The WorkSafe Victorian Country Football League has named two very strong teams to represent Victoria in the Landmark Australian Country Football Championships to be held in Shepparton later this week.
The WorkSafe VCFL who are the current ACFC Champions in both divisions of the Landmark Australian Country Football Championships, will again have two teams in the carnival, a Division One team, made up of players from the 16 Major leagues across the State and a Division Two team which is selected from the District leagues from country Victoria. Division One will see the Vic boys take on Western Australia, South Australia, NSW and ACT while in Division Two will feature an Aboriginal All-Star team, Queensland and the Barooga Sports Club VCFL District side.
Seymour’s Paul Scanlon will lead the WorkSafe VCFL Division One side while Elmore’s Andy Grant will again lead the Barooga Sports Club WorkSafe VCFL District State team in Division Two.
The Landmark Australian Country Football Championships will see Austsralia’s best country footballers available in Shepparton this week and WorkSafe VCFL Division One coach Terry Daniher is confident the team selected will be very competitive. “We have selected a strong team who I think will be very competitive in the Landmark championships. The boys have been very keen at all the training runs so far and although we have lost one of our leaders in Joe McLaren through injury, I think we have a good mix of senior players and young fella’s and the boys will put up a good show” said Daniher
Barooga Sports Club District State Team coach Ron Thomas is also talking up his group. “We have a very dedicated group, keen to work hard and retain the championship title. We have had to make several changes (9) from the team that played the VAFA a few weeks ago but those that have been included have really deserved their opportunity” said Thomas.
The squads are:
Australian Country Football Championships 23 - 27, July,
Shepparton, Victoria
Team: WorkSafe VCFL Division One team
Name Age Hgt Wgt Club
Jarrod Edwards 29 180 86 Redan
Tim Little 26 197 102 Sunbury
Matthew Fitzgerald 24 172 73 Gisborne
Kain Robins 24 191 92 Eaglehawk
Mark Corrigan 25 181 83 South Barwon
Jarrod Garth 22 190 94 Bell Park
Paul Newman 25 188 95 Kyabram
Relton Roberts 22 170 74 Euroa
Paul Scanlon 31 178 85 Seymour
Josh Vick 24 190 92 Kyabram
Adam Hunter 25 185 84 Dromana
Luke Walker 22 183 77 Pakenham
Drew Barnes 21 185 82 Nathalia
Ben Cosgriff 22 188 92 Wangaratta
Craig Ednie 26 179 85 Yarrawonga
Dan Leslie 25 191 90 North Albury
Lee Schmidt 22 186 80 Corowa-Rutherglen
Lance Oswald 23 180 78 Yarrawonga
Matthew Pendergast 25 180 80 Lavington
Matt Wollington 25 180 80 Yarrawonga
Anthony Matthews 23 191 86 Mildura
Hayden Burgiel 29 180 80 Maffra
Ryan Davey 22 179 74 Warragul
Matt Gray 23 197 96 Warragul Coach: Terry Daniher
Captain: Paul Scanlon