THE teams are in for tomorrow’s two Victorian trial games at Ikon Park which pits the best available from Vic Country against their Metro counterparts. Released today, there is plenty of talent across the four sides as players try to stake their claim for a spot at the National Under 18 Championships. Among the sides are a number of overagers including Eastern Ranges’ Cody Hirst and Riley Smith, Murray Bushrangers’ Will Christie, Gippsland Power’s Kyle Dunkley, Geelong Falcons’ Charlie Sprague and Sam Christensen, and Dandenong Stingrays premiership co-captain Mitch Riordan. In terms of team-by-team breakdown, Sandringham Dragons have the most with 14 available players named for tomorrow’s clashes, one more than Gippsland Power. Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges both have 10 players each, while Dandenong Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers have eight apiece, one more than Bendigo Pioneers (who have three players unavailable) and Northern Knights. Geelong Falcons have six that will take to the field tomorrow with two unavailable, while Calder Cannons and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels have five with one unavailable player each. Western Jets have just the four players.
Team-by-Team breakdown:
Bendigo Pioneers = 7 (+3 unavailable)
Calder Cannons = 5 (+1 unavailable)
Dandenong Stingrays = 8
Eastern Ranges = 10
Geelong Falcons = 6 (+2 unavailable)
Gippsland Power = 13 (+1 unavailable)
GWV Rebels = 5 (+1 unavailable)
Murray Bushrangers = 8
Northern Knights = 7 (+1 unavailable)
Oakleigh Chargers = 10
Sandringham Dragons = 14 (+1 unavailable)
Western Jets = 4
TRIAL MATCH 1, 10.30am
VIC COUNTRY (white jumpers)
| NO. | NAME | DOB | HT | WT | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | |
| 1 | Sam | Conforti | 15-Mar-02 | 173 | 65 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 2 | Ethan | Roberts | 10-Jul-01 | 180 | 78 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 3 | Toby | Mahony | 18-Aug-01 | 192 | 77 | GWV Rebels |
| 4 | Sam | Flanders | 24-Jul-01 | 182 | 81 | Gippsland Power |
| 6 | Liam | Herbert | 01-Mar-01 | 182 | 73 | GWV Rebels |
| 7 | Sam | Berry | 12-Feb-02 | 180 | 82 | Gippsland Power |
| 8 | Brady | Rowles | 10-Jul-01 | 188 | 72 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 9 | Isaac | Wareham | 24-Dec-01 | 187 | 80 | GWV Rebels |
| 10 | Will | Quirk | 05-Mar-01 | 191 | 89 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 11 | Ned | Cahill | 11-Jan-01 | 178 | 77 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 12 | Lachlan | Ash | 21-Jun-01 | 186 | 80 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 13 | Jay | Rantall | 10-Jun-01 | 184 | 82 | GWV Rebels |
| 14 | Brock | Smith | 13-Mar-01 | 188 | 81 | Gippsland Power |
| 15 | Ryan | Sparkes | 13-Apr-01 | 184 | 78 | Gippsland Power |
| 16 | Sam | Christensen | 04-Feb-00 | 192 | 80 | Geelong Falcons |
| 17 | Charlie | Sprague | 08-May-00 | 188 | 83 | Geelong Falcons |
| 18 | Mitchell | Riordan | 25-Jan-00 | 187 | 83 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 19 | James | Boyer | 31-Jan-01 | 181 | 74 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 20 | Elijah | Hollands | 25-Apr-02 | 188 | 80 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 21 | Zac | Skinner | 26-Mar-01 | 200 | 97 | Gippsland Power |
| 22 | Zach | Reid | 02-Mar-02 | 200 | 77 | Gippsland Power |
| 23 | Charlie | Comben | 20-Jul-01 | 199 | 82 | Gippsland Power |
| 24 | Henry | Walsh | 27-Jun-02 | 201 | 84 | Geelong Falcons |
| 25 | Josh | Smith | 20-May-01 | 194 | 100 | Gippsland Power |
VIC METRO (navy jumpers)
| NO. | NAME | DOB | HT | WT | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | |
| 1 | Mitch | Mellis | 05-Sep-01 | 173 | 72 | Eastern Ranges |
| 2 | Lachlan | Stapleton | 14-Apr-01 | 177 | 72 | Eastern Ranges |
| 4 | Finlay | Macrae | 13-Mar-02 | 181 | 64 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 5 | Trent | Bianco | 20-Jan-01 | 178 | 70 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 6 | Miles | Bergman | 18-Oct-01 | 186 | 75 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 7 | Ryan | Gardner | 22-Mar-01 | 184 | 72 | Northern Knights |
| 8 | Adam | Carafa | 22-Feb-01 | 181 | 76 | Northern Knights |
| 9 | Curtis | Brown | 03-Feb-01 | 181 | 76 | Calder Cannons |
| 10 | Lachlan | Potter | 26-Jan-01 | 184 | 70 | Northern Knights |
| 11 | Hugo | Ralphsmith | 09-Nov-01 | 186 | 70 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 12 | Ryan | Byrnes | 03-May-01 | 181 | 80 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 13 | Zakery | Pretty | 27-Jul-01 | 183 | 80 | Eastern Ranges |
| 14 | Eddie | Ford | 21-Jun-02 | 184 | 73 | Western Jets |
| 15 | Noah | Anderson | 17-Feb-01 | 188 | 86 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 16 | Jamieson | Rossiter | 17-Nov-01 | 190 | 77 | Eastern Ranges |
| 18 | Emerson | Jeka | 18-Sep-01 | 197 | 87 | Western Jets |
| 21 | Harrison | Jones | 25-Feb-01 | 194 | 75 | Calder Cannons |
| 22 | Corey | Watts | 02-Feb-01 | 194 | 94 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 23 | Dylan | Williams | 01-Jul-01 | 185 | 79 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 24 | Joshua | Worrell | 11-Apr-01 | 195 | 74 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 25 | Nikolas | Cox | 15-Jan-02 | 197 | 80 | Northern Knights |
| 26 | Jack | Bell | 26-Jan-01 | 200 | 73 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 27 | Josh | May | 29-Jun-01 | 195 | 86 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 28 | Samuel | Tucker | 07-Jan-02 | 196 | 84 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 30 | Andrew | Courtney | 06-Jun-01 | 199 | 81 | Sandringham Dragons |
TRIAL MATCH 2, 12.30pm
VIC COUNTRY (red jumpers)
| NO. | NAME | DOB | HT | WT | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | |
| 1 | Jye | Chalcraft | 02-May-01 | 176 | 78 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 2 | Caleb | Serong | 09-Feb-01 | 178 | 83 | Gippsland Power |
| 3 | Harrison | Pepper | 09-Aug-01 | 180 | 83 | Gippsland Power |
| 4 | Cody | Weightman | 15-Jan-01 | 177 | 73 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 5 | Cameron | Wild | 28-Nov-01 | 184 | 80 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 6 | Oliver | Henry | 29-Jul-02 | 186 | 72 | Geelong Falcons |
| 7 | Mitch | Martin | 26-Mar-01 | 183 | 78 | GWV Rebels |
| 8 | Jai | Nanscawen | 31-Mar-00 | 184 | 78 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 9 | Fraser | Phillips | 15-May-01 | 186 | 71 | Gippsland Power |
| 10 | Leo | Connolly | 07-Aug-01 | 180 | 72 | Gippsland Power |
| 11 | Kyle | Dunkley | 20-Jun-00 | 185 | 84 | Gippsland Power |
| 12 | Lachlan | Williams | 12-Sep-01 | 182 | 76 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 13 | Noah | Gadsby | 12-Mar-02 | 185 | 72 | Geelong Falcons |
| 14 | Riley | Wilson | 08-Jan-01 | 184 | 76 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 15 | Ethan | Baxter | 31-Jan-02 | 192 | 79 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 16 | Jesse | Clark | 23-Feb-01 | 188 | 79 | Geelong Falcons |
| 17 | Hayden | Young | 11-Apr-01 | 188 | 82 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 19 | Ben | Worme | 18-Jun-01 | 189 | 72 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 20 | James | Schischka | 24-Feb-01 | 190 | 79 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 21 | Aaron | Gundry | 17-Feb-01 | 200 | 82 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 22 | Will | Christie | 14-Jul-00 | 200 | 85 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 23 | Jamarra | Ugle-Hagan | 04-Apr-02 | 195 | 79 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 24 | Sam | De Koning | 26-Feb-01 | 200 | 85 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 25 | Bigoa | Nyuon | 18-May-01 | 196 | 86 | Dandenong Stingrays |
VIC METRO (navy jumpers)
| NO. | NAME | DOB | HT | WT | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | |
| 2 | Jake | Bowey | 12-Sep-02 | 175 | 60 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 3 | Jack | Mahony | 12-Nov-01 | 176 | 70 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 4 | Joshua | D’Intinosante | 07-Jul-01 | 177 | 76 | Northern Knights |
| 5 | Cody | Hirst | 19-Jan-00 | 178 | 67 | Eastern Ranges |
| 6 | Daniel | Mott | 01-May-01 | 182 | 73 | Calder Cannons |
| 7 | Darcy | Cassar | 31-Jul-01 | 183 | 75 | Western Jets |
| 8 | Connor | Downie | 31-May-02 | 183 | 81 | Eastern Ranges |
| 10 | Will | Phillips | 22-May-02 | 181 | 76 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 11 | Matthew | Rowell | 01-Jul-01 | 178 | 74 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 12 | Josh | Honey | 17-Oct-01 | 184 | 79 | Western Jets |
| 13 | Louis | Butler | 26-Aug-01 | 183 | 74 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 14 | Lachlan | Gawel | 13-Aug-01 | 186 | 76 | Eastern Ranges |
| 15 | Jackson | Davies | 19-Mar-01 | 188 | 78 | Northern Knights |
| 16 | Oscar | Lewis | 13-Aug-01 | 189 | 77 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 20 | Campbell | Edwardes | 07-Oct-02 | 193 | 77 | Calder Cannons |
| 21 | James | Ross | 11-Dec-01 | 187 | 83 | Eastern Ranges |
| 22 | Ryan | Sturgess | 16-Nov-01 | 187 | 78 | Northern Knights |
| 23 | Brodie | Newman | 14-Jan-01 | 191 | 88 | Calder Cannons |
| 24 | Finn | Maginness | 23-Feb-01 | 187 | 80 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 25 | Charlie | Dean | 19-Jun-01 | 194 | 86 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 26 | Billy | McCormack | 15-Jan-01 | 197 | 84 | Eastern Ranges |
| 28 | Nick | Bryan | 22-Oct-01 | 202 | 87 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 29 | Fischer | McAsey | 08-Mar-01 | 195 | 86 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 30 | Riley | Smith | 31-Jul-00 | 199 | 101 | Eastern Ranges |
UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
| NAME | DOB | HT | WT | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | REASON | |
| Brodie | Kemp | 01-May-01 | 192 | 82 | Bendigo Pioneers | Managed |
| Thomson | Dow | 16-Oct-01 | 182 | 72 | Bendigo Pioneers | Corked thigh (managed) |
| Riley | Baldi | 20-Feb-01 | 178 | 74 | Gippsland Power | Groin (1 week) |
| Flynn | Perez | 25-Aug-01 | 187 | 82 | Bendigo Pioneers | Knee (season) |
| Tanner | Bruhn | 27-May-02 | 182 | 73 | Geelong Falcons | Knee (TBC) |
| Cooper | Stephens | 17-Jan-01 | 188 | 83 | Geelong Falcons | Fractured fibula (8 weeks) |
| Nick | Stevens | 23-Mar-02 | 191 | 86 | GWV Rebels | Hip flexor (2-3 weeks) |
| Darcy | Chirgwin | 25-Jul-01 | 191 | 80 | Sandringham Dragons | Broken fibula (TBC) |
| Sam | Ramsay | 21-Mar-01 | 180 | 68 | Calder Cannons | Concussion |
| Ben | Major | 11-Oct-02 | 192 | 87 | Northern Knights | Shoulder |
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