MORE than 100 players have been named as inclusions across the twelve TAC Cup sides for round four as most sides are hit with forced omissions through the APS and AGVS competitions kicking off. The 101 players named as ‘ins’ include those named as emergencies, but there are still 83 players who were omitted from their respective sides from the round three clashes.

There are a number of big inclusions for those AFL Academy players who are not part of the school footballing system such as Isaac Quaynor (Oakleigh Chargers), Sam Walsh (Geelong Falcons), Hudson Garoni (Murray Bushrangers), Buku Khamis (Western Jets), Dandenong Stingrays pair Riley Bowman and Bailey Williams, and Calder Cannons trio Curtis Taylor, Rhylee West (who has the APS bye) and Jack Bytel. GWV Rebels star Thomas Berry and overager Tyrone Hayes (Gippsland Power) return, with the latter having not played TAC Cup since round one last season.

BENDIGO PIONEERS v. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS 

Round 4 – Friday, April 20, 7pm
Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo

The fourth round of TAC Cup action kicks off tomorrow night in Bendigo when the Pioneers host the Oakleigh Chargers under lights at Queen Elizabeth Oval. The Pioneers are searching for their second win of the season, while Oakleigh will be hoping to go three wins from four games. Brodie Kemp, Kobe Lloyd and Daniel Keating – the latter injured himself in the Pioneers’ last clash – are all outs, with overage pair Zac Denahy and Oscar Perez, and bottom-age ruck Matt Hird among the inclusions. Will Holt will look to go to outright leader on the goal kicking table early on Friday night, with the Pioneers full-forward currently sharing the lead with Sandringham’s Max King who is missing due to APS commitments. For Oakleigh, 13 changes have been made with Noah Anderson, Ben Silvagni, Kyle Dunkley, Will Kelly, Jack Ross, Matt Rowell, Joseph Ayton-Delaney and Matthew Warren among the outs. AFL Academy member Isaac Quaynor is a huge in for the Chargers, while Sam Harte, Lachlan Bugeja and Sam Elliott are among those called into the team.

Bendigo Pioneers

B: 27. M. Lias, 11. J. Grace, 33. J. McHale
HB: 9. Z. Keighran, 24. N. McHugh, 43. H. Lawrence
C: 7. L.  Chisholm, 5. N.  Wheeler, 57. A.  Smith-Ralph
HF: 3. L. Marciano, 20. J. Schischka, 51. B. Waasdorp
F: 18. B. Henderson, 45. W. Holt, 17. R. Ironside
R: 12. M. Hird, 37. C. McCarty, 25. F. Perez
Int: 35. Z. Denahy, 1. M. Goodwin, 10. D. Grace, 2. J. Williams
23P: 38. K. Stevens

In: C. McCarty, M. Lias, D. Loveridge, K. Stevens, T. Walters, Z. Denahy, F. Perez, M. Hird
Out: K. Walker,  B. Kemp,  D. Keating,  T. Dow,  C. Vick,  K. Lloyd

Oakleigh Chargers

B: 39. S. Fernandez, 36. C. Beasley, 22. D. Williams
HB: 12. N. Answerth , 23. I. Quaynor, 35. X. Fry
C: 13. A.  Bosenavulagi, 1. R.  Collier-Dawkins, 24. S.  Harte
HF: 6. M. Day, 7. J. Robertson, 26. J. Gasper
F: 25. D. Scala, 63. S. Elliott, 42. K. Viccars
R: 71. T. Hogan, 5. X. O’Neill, 9. J. Rowbottom
Int: 2. L. Bugeja, 47. U. Chol, 64. C. Cormack, 56. M. Fewings, 65. L. Harry, 27. J. May, 50. V. Zagari
23P: 19. D. Romero

In: L. Bugeja, C. Cormack, J. Gasper, L. Harry, I. Quaynor, U. Chol, M. Fewings, D. Romero, S. Elliott, S. Fernandez, S. Harte, V. Zagari, J. May, C. Beasley, K. Viccars
Out: N. Anderson, B. Silvagni, K. Dunkley, B. Wraith, C. Leon, T. Bianco, M. Warren, W. Kelly, C. Whitehead, J. Ross, M. Rowell, Z. Hart, J. Ayton-Delaney

GEELONG FALCONS v. EASTERN RANGES 

Round 4 – Saturday, April 21, 11.15am
Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee

In the early Saturday game, the two sides without a victory to their name will battle it out with Geelong Falcons hosting Eastern Ranges at Avalon Airport Oval in Werribee. Charlie Sprague and Cooper Stephens are a couple of omissions from the Falcons side that narrowly went down to Murray Bushrangers a fortnight ago, with school football returning. In their place comes a pretty handy player by the name of Sam Walsh, joining a couple of famous names in Finlay Parish and Sam Christensen in the 22. Eastern Ranges have also lost a couple of crucial players with Cody Hirst (injured) and Xavier Fry among the outs. Jordan Jaworski, Tyler Edwards and Ryan Einsporn will return to the team among at least six changes.

Geelong Falcons

B: 40. J. Clark, 31. C. Cartledge, 7. C. Harris
HB: 15. L. Handley, 49. D. Hollenkamp, 3. K. Rayner
C: 6. D.  Madigan, 25. L.  Taylor, 2. S.  Torpy
HF: 20. B. Ham, 32. F. Parish, 22. S. Walsh
F: 39. C. Idun, 48. B. Schlensog, 26. F. Wilson
R: 44. S. Conway, 30. O. Brownless, 10. B. Mensch
Int: 50. J. Grigsby, 9. B. Morton, 28. C. O’Connor, 16. B. Scott
23P: 17. S. Ham

In: L. Handley, F. Wilson, S. Christensen, S. Walsh, S. Ham, F. Parish, J. Grigsby, H. Spiller
Out: C. Sprague,  N. Young,  T. Richardson,  J. Muhor,  C. Stephens,  S. Bourke,  N. Conway

Eastern Ranges

B: 12. J. Gilbee, 53. J. Drake, 26. C. Norris
HB: 24. K. Quirk, 31. J. Blanck, 21. J. Ross
C: 4. R.  Clausen, 8. J.  Burleigh, 11. M.  Mellis
HF: 10. C. Black, 42. T. Lockman, 45. M. Zalac
F: 9. J. Duffy, 18. B. McCormack, 5. R. Einsporn
R: 41. J. Corless, 7. L. Stapleton, 2. A. Kalcovski
Int: 38. M. Briggs, 20. B. Cardamone, 39. C. Daraio, 30. T. Edwards, 27. J. Jaworski, 32. F. Smith, 25. L. Vassis
23P: 37. J. Weichard

In: J. Drake, F. Smith, R. Einsporn, T. Edwards, J. Weichard, M. Briggs, J. Jaworski, C. Black
Out: T. Garner, S. Kapahnke, H. Chinn, J. Kritopoulos, C. Hirst, X. Fry

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 

Round 4 – Saturday, April 21, 11.30am
Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta

Also on Saturday morning is the clash between Murray Bushrangers and Sandringham Dragons. The Bushrangers have made at least four changes for the clash after their victory over the Geelong Falcons a fortnight ago, with Ben Kelly missing due to the Academy Series, and Finbar O’Dwyer who was named in Murray’s best in that win, also out of this weekend’s clash. Star key position player Hudson Garoni returns to the team and will line-up at centre-half forward, while Fraser Ellis has been named in a back pocket. Sandringham have had their annual APS cleanout with 16 players making way in wholesale changes. The changes do not include the King brothers and Bailey Smith who were also missing from the Dragons’ round three clash. As always, the Dragons depth will be tested, with the likes of Tom Long, Ronan Ladds and Tom Fogarty among a huge list of inclusions.

Murray Bushrangers

B: 28. K. Clarke, 16. N. Murray, 33. F. Ellis
HB: 12. L. Ash, 8. J. Koschitzke, 34. T. Boyd
C: 6. W.  Chandler, 17. N.  Amery, 4. L.  Vandermeer
HF: 26. R. Bice, 18. H. Garoni, 10. P. Warner
F: 14. J. Chalcraft, 2. J. Butts, 13. B. Frauenfelder
R: 23. M. Marriott, 20. J. Bradshaw, 5. E. Smith
Int: 19. J. Boyer, 38. D. Clarke, 22. A. Dang, 32. E. Dayman
23P: 40. N. Irvine

In: N. Irvine, H. Garoni, E. Dayman, F. Ellis, W. Christie, M. Oates
Out: B. Kelly,  C. Hill,  F. O’Dwyer,  B. St John

Sandringham Dragons

B: 3. T. Fogarty, 20. H. Bede, 16. J. Paul
HB: 19. S. Forbes, 69. C. Watts, 18. A. Seaton
C: 14. R.  O’Meara, 2. A.  Richards, 46. L.  Witts
HF: 12. C. Jones, 34. C. Birmingham, 1. T. Long
F: 23. A. Hanrahan, 28. J. Rendell, 11. N. Stamatis
R: 32. J. Griffiths, 7. L. Stocker, 8. K. Owens
Int: 37. N. Bufalo, 50. T. Deane-Johns, 24. H. Ferdinand, 56. J. Hannah, 15. R. Ladds, 25. O. McMaster, 22. C. Millar
23P: 42. T. Murray

In: N. Bufalo, R. Ladds, T. Long, J. Griffiths, H. Ferdinand, J. Paul, R. O’Meara, L. Witts, C. Millar, C. Birmingham, J. Hannah, O. McMaster, T. Deane-Johns, T. Murray, H. Bede, T. Fogarty
Out: H. Ralphsmith, F. Maginness, J. Goddard, J. Mahony, D. McNeish, W. Kennedy, J. Denborough, J. Worrell, D. Chirgwin, M. Bergman, S. Sofronidis, H. Houlahan, E. Casey, A. Courtney

GIPPSLAND POWER v. NORTHERN KNIGHTS 

Round 4 – Saturday, April 21, 12.45pm
Morwell Recreation Reserve, Morwell

Gippsland hosts a lunchtime clash against Northern on Saturday, with both sides losing key players to the school football system. Talented bottom-agers Caleb Serong and Sam Flanders are out, as is captain Xavier Duursma and over-ager Austin Hodge, all of whom have been in good form. Returning to the team sheet for the first time in more than 12 months is the excitement machine Tyrone Hayes who has been names on an extended bench, with Bailey Patterson and Zac Skinner also named in the team. Northern will miss Tom McKenzie‘s influence in the middle, with Oscar White and Justin McInerney also omissions from the team. In their place the likes of Sunny Brazier, Evan Tsitsis and Mitch Wild return to the fold.

Gippsland Power

B: 14. T. Hourigan, 23. N. Gown, 12. B. Smith
HB: 18. M. McGannon, 25. K. Reid, 15. R. Sparkes
C: 10. L.  Connolly, 13. N.  Lowden, 29. B.  Motton
HF: 9. I. Mosquito, 38. J. Wykes, 20. H. Neocleous
F: 3. M. McGannon, 16. J. Smith, 19. F. Phillips
R: 22. R. Henkel, 6. R. Baldi, 8. B. Beck
Int: 1. T. Hayes, 21. M. McGarrity, 7. B. Patterson, 43. Z. Skinner, 33. B. Thorson, 35. J. van der Pligt, 45. A. Young
23P: 36. M. Bentvelzen

In: T. Hayes, B. Patterson, A. Young, Z. Skinner, M. McGarrity, M. Bentvelzen
Out: C. Serong,  A. Hodge,  S. Flanders,  X. Duursma

Northern Knights

B: 5. L. Potter, 33. J. Randall, 11. R. Sturgess
HB: 25. J. Davies, 28. S. Uzelac, 14. E. Tsitsis
C: 1. R.  Gardner, 10. B.  Bell, 22. M.  Wild
HF: 24. R. Bowkett, 20. P. Della Rocca, 44. C. Wild
F: 17. J. D’Intinosante, 21. M. Baker, 40. N. Mayne
R: 16. T. Hallebone, 7. H. Grace, 3. B. Gillard
Int: 35. K. Agosta, 31. N. Barro, 18. S. Brazier, 34. Z. Hudson, 43. J. Murphy, 29. K. Nasser, 13. S. Philp
23P: 37. K. Brandt

In: E. Tsitsis, M. Wild, N. Barro, S. Brazier, K. Agosta, K. Nasser, Z. Hudson, J. Murphy, K. Brandt
Out: T. McKenzie, C. Simonsen, J. McInerney, A. Carafa, X. Naish, O. White, J. Naylor

DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. WESTERN JETS 

Round 4 – Sunday, April 22, 12.30pm
Shepley Oval, Dandenong

On Sunday, Dandenong Stingrays host the Western Jets at Shepley Oval, with plenty of talented talls switching places. The Stingrays lose a handful of top graders with twin talls Matthew and Stephen Cumming (Academy Series commitments with NT), midfield leader Mitch Riordan (School Football), pocket rocket Jai Nanscawen and rebounding defender Hayden Young all out. In their place the Stingrays welcome back twin towers Bailey Williams and Riley Bowman, while Sam De Koning will line-up at centre-half back. For Western, they have made just the two confirmed changes, losing star bottom-age tall Emerson Jeka, and Lucas Rocci, but have regained AFL Academy defender Buku Khamis, as well as Jaksyn Grant.

Dandenong Stingrays

B: 32. D. Frampton, 43. W. Geurts, 16. J. Frawley
HB: 37. B. Angwin, 20. S. De Koning, 12. M. Gahan
C: 9. Z.  Foot, 23. C.  Hustwaite, 3. J.  Plumridge
HF: 27. L. McDonnell, 29. B. Williams, 7. J. Taylor
F: 17. F. Bayne, 28. B. Schmidt, 57. R. Nanscawen
R: 13. R. Bowman, 58. W. Hamill, 33. J. Carosella
Int: 49. M. Cottrell, 52. C. Ellison, 47. J. Hickey, 5. A. Paterson, 41. L. Stenning, 50. L. Williams, 10. L. Young
23P: 19. J. Burton

In: L. Stenning, L. Young, J. Burton, R. Bowman, S. De Koning, W. Geurts, B. Angwin, B. Williams, L. Williams
Out: T. Bedford,  H. Briggs,  M. Riordan,  S. Cumming,  J. Nanscawen,  H. Young,  M. Cumming

Western Jets

B: 25. S. Johnson, 37. H. Murphy, 28. J. Papachatzakis
HB: 30. L. Pettigrove, 38. B. Khamis, 39. S. Radovanovic
C: 17. D.  Andrews , 33. X.  O’Halloran, 20. D.  Cassar
HF: 11. Z. Butters, 2. T. Rudic, 4. J. Jenkins
F: 24. J. Honey, 45. A. Clarke, 10. S. Kyriazis
R: 47. D. Walters, 36. J. Rice, 12. C. Thar
Int: 40. J. Grant, 22. O. Manton, 35. T. Warner, 7. J. Watkins
23P: 9. J. Dodemaide

In: J. Grant, D. Fruscalzo, J. Dodemaide, B. Khamis
Out: L. Rocci, E. Jeka

GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS v. CALDER CANNONS 

Round 4 – Sunday, April 22, 1.30pm
MARS Stadium, Ballarat

In the final game of the round, Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels host Calder Cannons at MARS Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Both sides are relatively unscathed from their top-end talent, although Calder will miss co-captain Mitch Podhajski and reliable defender Mason Fletcher who are among at least nine changes. However, the Cannons have loaded up in the midfield with Rhylee West returning (with St Kevin’s having the APS bye), joining fellow AFL Academy members Curtis Taylor and Jack Bytel back in the side. The Rebels also have a big name returning with Tom Berry coming back into the team for the first time since running into a post and suffering concussion in round one. He is joined by Ethan Harvey and Tom Clark in the side among five changes with Josh Bibby named as 23rd man. Tylar Watts is named back in the ruck, the third positional change in as many weeks after being centre-half forward in rounds one and two, centre-half back in round three and now back to his bottom-age year position of first ruck.

Greater Western Victoria Rebels

B: 10. J. Lohmann, 18. B. Helyar, 34. J. O’Connell
HB: 4. B. Annett, 8. H. Butler, 3. S. Carlin
C: 12. A.  Gove, 13. T.  Berry, 5. H.  Jennings
HF: 14. J. Hill, 11. J. Chatfield, 7. M. Martin
F: 47. T. Mahony, 19. J. Henderson, 2. M. Schnerring
R: 20. T. Watts, 6. C. Wilson, 9. L. Dawson
Int: 17. T. Clark, 48. J. Cleaver, 29. P. Glanford, 16. E. Harvey, 27. E. Lamb, 33. J. Ross, 25. T. Shannon
23P: 37. J. Bibby

In: J. Ross, E. Lamb, T. Clark, J. Bibby, E. Harvey, J. Cleaver, T. Berry
Out: C. Perks,  K. Councillor,  J. Wright,  I. Grant,  M. Clarke

Calder Cannons

B: 4. K. Baker, 43. L. Cavallaro, 33. J. Evans
HB: 48. S. Ramsay, 38. B. Newman, 8. L. Sholl
C: 2. D.  Landt, 42. N.  Croft, 3. I.  Moussa
HF: 27. T. Browning, 12. J. O’Sullivan, 44. N. Gentile
F: 11. J. Firebrace, 29. J. Riccardi, 5. C. Taylor
R: 60. D. Pretty, 16. J. Bytel, 39. L. Sultana
Int: 17. N. Doyle, 54. C. Lamb, 1. D. Mott, 20. R. West
23P: 34. O. Sasalu

In: O. Sasalu, D. Pretty, L. Goater, C. Lamb, C. Taylor, J. Bytel, B. Rigoni, B. Newman, R. West
Out: S. Skidmore, P. Mahoney, L. Johnson, M. Podhajski, J. Westphal, H. Minton-Connell, S. Graham, M. Fletcher