AFTER a long off-season, the Victorian Under 18s Boys competition is back under a new name with the NAB League Boys kicking off from 3pm Saturday afternoon at Mars Stadium. In the standalone game on Saturday, the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels will be looking to exact revenge on reigning premiers, Dandenong Stingrays with the Stingrays bundling them out of last year’s finals series. In an all-Metro double header to start Sunday, Sandringham Dragons host Calder Cannons, before Eastern Ranges tackle Oakleigh Chargers, both at RSEA Park in Moorabbin.
Up north, Murray Bushrangers and Gippsland Power meet in the middle at Craigieburn’s RAMS Arena from 1pm, with Northern Knights and Western Jets going head-to-head in the other Metro clash at Ikon Park. The final game is out in the state’s west with Geelong Falcons and Bendigo Pioneers beginning their NAB League seasons at Central Reserve in Colac.
GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS v. DANDENONG STINGRAYS
Round 1 – 23/03/2019
3:00pm
Mars Stadium – Ballarat
GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS
B: 26. N. Nash, 28. I. Ewing, 6. J. Tillig
HB: 8. J. Cleaver, 20. C. Giddings, 11. J. Dwyer
C: 21. N. Stevens, 7. M. Martin, 9. I. Wareham
HF: 14. L. Herbert, 43. J. Wright, 4. J. Hill
F: 47. T. Mahony, 5. M. Jorgensen, 30. I. Thomas
R: 29. P. Glanford, 10. M. Lloyd, 1. C. Craig-Peters
Int: 22. M. Burgess, 19. N. Caris, 35. C. Hinkley, 23. D. McEldrew, 12. R. Polkinghorne, 24. J. Quick, 13. J. Rantall, 32. H. Sharp
DANDENONG STINGRAYS
B: 10. C. Gay, 46. D. Popa, 50. L. Williams
HB: 38. M. Gregory, 20. S. De Koning, 2. H. Young
C: 13. N. Heath, 18. M. Riordan, 40. S. Merrick
HF: 39. J. Toner, 1. H. Berenger, 44. C. Weightman
F: 27. K. George, 24. B. Nyuon, 37. B. Welsh
R: 28. B. Schmidt, 45. L. Goonan, 42. J. Nanscawen
Int: 47. W. Bravo, 11. E. Cahill, 52. C. Ellison, 14. D. Smith, 25. J. Stuart, 33. H. Sullivan, 30. J. Thomas
Emg: 12. M. Haywood, 23. J. Neal
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS v. CALDER CANNONS
Round 1 – 24/03/2019
10:00am
RSEA Park – Moorabbin
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS
B: 10. J. Le Grice , 33. C. Watts, 37. W. Mackay
HB: 13. L. Butler, 29. F. McAsey, 7. J. Voss
C: 36. O. Lewis, 1. J. Mahony, 31. J. Worrell
HF: 9. N. Burke, 12. C. Dean, 11. H. Ralphsmith
F: 15. A. Hanrahan, 28. R. Bowman, 39. B. O’Leary
R: 32. J. Bell, 5. R. Byrnes, 4. F. Maginness
Int: 6. M. Bergman, 43. J. Bowey, 42. L. Cleary, 30. A. Courtney, 19. J. Goddard, 47. N. Grech, 51. D. Hipwell, 16. J. Mifsud, 44. L. Riley
CALDER CANNONS
B: 23. C. Brand, 24. T. Cartwright, 16. J. Keeping
HB: 5. C. Brown, 38. B. Newman, 33. T. Browning
C: 8. S. Ramsay, 10. H. Minton-Connell, 32. M. Simpson
HF: 27. N. Gentile, 21. H. Jones, 30. J. Kemp
F: 3. J. Cardillo, 46. S. Callander, 2. J. Sutton
R: 12. J. O’Sullivan, 35. S. Graham, 1. D. Mott
Int: 49. M. Allison, 14. S. Bell-Bartels, 13. J. Flanigan, 36. P. Luckins, 25. J. Martin, 20. B. Morgan, 39. B. Overman, 55. A. Righele, 19. B. Rigoni
EASTERN RANGES v. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
Round 1 – 24/03/2019
12:30pm
RSEA Park – Moorabbin
EASTERN RANGES
B: 12. J. Gilbee, 31. J. Blanck, 40. J. Hourihan
HB: 20. C. Downie, 21. J. Ross, 16. T. Garner
C: 11. M. Mellis, 7. L. Stapleton, 45. M. Zalac
HF: 17. C. Hirst, 18. B. McCormack, 13. J. Rossiter
F: 9. J. Duffy, 36. B. Hickleton, 14. L. Gawel
R: 49. R. Smith, 15. S. Feagaimalii, 10. C. Black
Int: 6. M. Brown, 4. J. Clarke, 1. K. Hubber, 23. Z. Pretty, 2. M. Silvaggi, 53. J. Tilly, 61. C. Tilyard, 25. L. Vassis, 48. S. Woodward
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
B: 49. H. Mastras, 52. N. Guiney, 14. C. Oglethorpe
HB: 5. T. Bianco, 7. J. Robertson, 39. R. McInnes
C: 27. J. May, 3. J. Ayton-Delaney, 9. W. Phillips
HF: 28. L. Johnson, 30. S. Tucker, 23. D. Williams
F: 67. H. Mundy, 22. T. Graham, 25. J. Ugle-Hagan
R: 4. N. Bryan, 8. N. Anderson, 11. M. Rowell
Int: 33. N. Dempsey, 18. F. Elliot, 12. L. Jenkins, 29. F. Macrae, 19. D. Romero, 15. K. Schreiber, 63. J. Woodfull, 34. V. Zagari, 10. Z. Hart
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS v. GIPPSLAND POWER
Round 1 – 24/03/2019
1:00pm
Rams Arena – Craigieburn
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
B: 28. J. O’Dwyer, 35. T. Matthes, 29. K. Williamson
HB: 12. L. Ash, 3. B. Kelly, 42. H. Beasley
C: 17. B. Ashley-Cooper, 19. J. Boyer, 26. S. Durham
HF: 9. J. Chalcraft, 23. E. Keogh, 20. E. Hollands
F: 6. W. Chandler, 1. W. Christie, 53. C. Wilson
R: 25. L. Fiore, 38. D. Clarke, 5. C. Wild
Int: 2. C. Byrne, 14. K. Chalcraft, 34. K. Davies, 44. J. Hillary, 27. A. Martin, 10. W. Quirk
Emg: 22. E. Baxter, 15. P. Parnell, 4. A. Shepherd
GIPPSLAND POWER
B: 14. T. Hourigan, 22. Z. Reid, 35. J. van der Pligt
HB: 29. T. Rees, 12. B. Smith, 15. R. Sparkes
C: 10. L. Connolly, 7. S. Berry, 19. F. Phillips
HF: 30. T. Baldi, 17. C. Comben, 37. H. Pepper
F: 11. K. Dunkley, 16. J. Smith, 13. T. Fitzpatrick
R: 43. Z. Skinner, 4. S. Flanders, 32. L. Williams
Int: 31. B. Macfarlane, 24. B. Maslen, 3. M. McGannon, 21. M. McGarrity, 25. J. McGrath, 20. H. Neocleous, 9. W. Papley, 5. F. Shields, 23. Z. Soutar
GEELONG FALCONS v. BENDIGO PIONEERS
Round 1 – 24/03/2019
2:00pm
Colac Football Ground – Colac
GEELONG FALCONS
B: 40. J. Clark, 52. S. Christensen, 20. W. Kilpatrick
HB: 3. K. Rayner, 47. L. Peck, 21. L. Smith
C: 5. W. Batson, 41. C. Stephens, 42. O. Lewis
HF: 1. J. Dahlhaus, 51. N. Conway, 30. H. Stubbings
F: 8. C. Lazzaro, 49. M. Annandale, 29. B. Miller
R: 54. O. Balderas, 36. C. Sprague, 7. C. Harris
Int: 38. S. Bourke, 12. N. Gribble, 17. S. Ham, 37. O. Henry, 6. A. Hildebrandt, 11. C. Karpala, 43. J. Paatsch, 34. C. Page, 46. H. Walsh
BENDIGO PIONEERS
B: 14. M. Lias, 34. W. Wallace, 41. Z. Shelton
HB: 1. S. Conforti, 10. B. Vaz, 20. J. Schischka
C: 38. B. Rowles, 8. B. Kemp, 25. W. Shaw
HF: 9. E. Roberts, 22. J. Treacy, 49. C. Vick
F: 35. C. Fisher, 24. M. Johnson, 11. A. Gundry
R: 12. A. Cole, 31. R. Ironside, 4. T. Dow
Int: 52. J. Atley, 59. R. Clarke, 30. J. Dick-O’Flaherty, 17. L. Fitzgerald, 6. J. Rodi, 21. R. Wilson, 19. B. Worme
NORTHERN KNIGHTS v. WESTERN JETS
Round 1 – 24/03/2019
3:40pm
Ikon Park – Carlton
NORTHERN KNIGHTS
B: 29. J. Collins, 51. R. Uwandu, 11. R. Sturgess
HB: 4. J. Davies, 23. N. Cox, 1. L. Potter
C: 7. R. Gardner, 18. S. Brazier, 41. N. Kitchell
HF: 9. C. Simonsen, 40. L. Mcmahon, 16. O. Simpson
F: 5. J. D’Intinosante, 34. Z. Costello, 3. B. Nikolovski
R: 15. N. Howard, 8. A. Carafa, 13. S. Philp
Int: 26. D. Akuei, 28. K. Brandt, 30. B. Leonard, 10. J. Lucente, 27. E. Macpherson, 52. J. Mazzarella, 6. X. Naish, 2. L. Perry, 19. J. Trudgeon
WESTERN JETS
B: 34. E. Bentley, 42. E. Acevski, 8. J. Kellett
HB: 37. L. Conway, 28. K. Crimmins, 25. S. Johnson
C: 17. N. Reynolds, 29. B. Ryan, 2. H. White
HF: 20. D. Cassar, 18. E. Jeka, 3. E. Ford
F: 5. K. Borg, 44. A. Manton, 31. S. Clifford
R: 47. W. Kennedy, 24. J. Honey, 7. D. Andrews
Int: 13. D. Bolkas, 45. A. Clarke, 33. S. El-Hawli, 1. L. Failli, 38. L. Heaney, 19. J. Horo, 36. C. Mackenzie-George, 41. L. Rzanovski
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