Goulburn Valley: Echuca premiership quartet make VFL lists
Major stars from Victoria’s country footy leagues figure prominently in the final lists for VFL clubs across the state.
Victorian Country major league stars figure prominently in the final player lists submitted by Melbourne-based Victorian Football League clubs.
Goulburn Valley league premiers Echuca has players on the primary lists at Carlton, Footscray and Geelong with Angus Byrne named captain of the Cats’ VFL line-up.
Logan Prout has joined Carlton and Sam Willoughby has been recruited by Footscray.
The trio played in Echuca’s premiership team last season along with Riley Smith, who has also been named on Footscray’s development list.
Moorhead won the Bendigo league’s Michelsen Medal last year.
Dual Geelong league Mathieson Medal winner Harry Benson has been recruited by the Cats VFL side this year.
Former Ovens and Murray league players dominate leadership positions at Werribee with Albury’s Nick Coughlan named captain and North Albury’s Dom Brew and Lavington’s Shaun Mannagh chosen as vice-captains.
Albury rising star Riley Bice has been named on GWS’ primary list.
PRIMARY LIST PLAYERS
BOX HILL
Patrick Naish (Wangaratta), Callum Porter (Officer)
CARLTON
Zavier Maher (Shepparton United), Luke Parks (Warrnambool), Archie Stevens (South Warrnambool), Logan Prout (Echuca)
CASEY
Riley Baldi (Moe), Heath Briggs (Cora Lynn), Charlie Muley (Berwick)
COBURG
Daniel Johnston (Mooroopna)
COLLINGWOOD
Sam Glover (North Ballarat), Lachlan Tardew (Sandhurst), Tom Wilson (Myrtleford), Jake Long (Bacchus Marsh), Josh Eyre (Warragul)
ESSENDON
Brad Bernacki (Gisborne), Will Golds (Kyabram), Will Madden (Redan), Callum McCarty, Jake Moorhead (Strathfieldsaye), Harry Minton-Connell (Sunbury)
FOOTSCRAY
Josh Chatfield (North Ballarat), Caleb Poulter (Wandin/Wonthaggi), Jay Rantall (South Warrnambool), Ned Harris (Newtown & Chilwell), Sam Willoughby (Echuca)
FRANKSTON
Has built its list with players predominantly from southeast suburban and Mornington Peninsula region players.
GEELONG
Brayden Ham (St Mary’s), Tynan Smith (Torquay), Daniel Capiron (St Joseph’s), Darby Schilder (Modewarre), Matty Lloyd (Newtown & Chilwell), Bailey Van De Heuvel (Ballarat Swans), Jye Chalcraft (Shepparton United), Harry Benson (St Mary’s), Mitch Chafer (Grovedale), Benjamin Worme (Bell Park), Tom Feely (Leopold), Will Christie (Wangaratta Rovers), Ben Lloyd (Bell Park), Lewis Antonac (St Joseph’s), Angus Byrne (Echuca)
NORTH MELBOURNE
Jarrod Lienert (Bairnsdale)
NORTHERN BULLANTS
Liam Mackie (Mooroopna)
PORT MELBOURNE
Cody Hennes (Sale), Zach Walter (Newtown & Chilwell), Jackson Weidemann (North Albury)
RICHMOND
Brad Melville (Wangaratta), Cam Olden (Leongatha)
SANDRINGHAM
Phil Moi Moi (Geelong West)
WERRIBEE
Bailey Henderson (Castlemaine), Michael Sodomaco (St Joseph’s), Tom Gribble (Newtown & Chilwell), Nick Coughlan (Albury), Shaun Mannagh (Lavington), Jack Henderson (St Mary’s), Louis Pinnuck (Seymour), Matthew Hanson (Myrtleford), Keegan Gray (Bell Park), Nathan Cooper (Wangaratta Rovers), Sam Azzi, Dom Brew (North Albury), Jay Dahlhaus, Jesse Clark (Sebastopol), Jack Riding (North Ballarat), Charlie Ham (Torquay), David Handley (Geelong West)
WILLIAMSTOWN
Marty Hore (Echuca), Tom Downie (Benalla), Finbar O’Dwyer (Yarrawonga), Jake Greiser (Melton), Joel Ottavi (Bunninyong), Darby Henderson (Echuca), Robert Paradzayi (South Barwon), Yilber Zijai (Kilcunda Bass)
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