SQUADS | 2023 Vic Country & Vic Metro trials
SQUADS for Under 16 and 18 trials between Vic Country and Vic Metro have been announced, ahead of fixtures across Friday and Saturday at Trevor Barker Oval. The Under 16s will compete in tomorrow’s double-header, before the Under 18s take the field the following day.
Start times for both days of action are 11:00am and 1:30pm, with all four fixtures set to be streamed via Cluch. The games will go a long way to deciding which players make the cut for each final squad, ahead of the Under 16 Development Championships and Under 18 National Championships.
Players who have not been name to participate in the trials can still be selected to compete at each carnival. Keep scrolling to check out the list of prospects in action, and stay tuned to Rookie Me Central for match wraps, scouting notes and more.
SQUADS
UNDER 16 GAME ONE
Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
Friday April 21, 11:00am @ Trevor Barker Oval
| VIC METRO | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 1 | Darcy | Jamieson | 170 | Eastern Ranges |
| 2 | Connor | Brown | 174 | Eastern Ranges |
| 3 | Flynn | McNamara | 175 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 4 | Thomas | Burton | 176 | Western Jets |
| 5 | Lachy | Dovaston | 176 | Eastern Ranges |
| 6 | Eddie | McCorkell | 177 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 7 | Sam | Grij | 178 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 8 | Sam | Allen | 180 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 9 | Jeremy | Newsome | 181 | Eastern Ranges |
| 10 | Kobe | Williams | 181 | Western Jets |
| 11 | Callum | Smith | 182 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 12 | Jack | Ison | 183 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 13 | Rory | Wright | 181 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 14 | Jamie | Gilchrist | 185 | Eastern Ranges |
| 15 | Charlie | Sammartino | 188 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 16 | Finnegan | Davis | 189 | Western Jets |
| 17 | Oliver | Greeves | 190 | Eastern Ranges |
| 18 | Xavier | Taylor | 190 | Eastern Ranges |
| 19 | Charlie | Whitehead | 190 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 20 | Andrew | Barker | 191 | Eastern Ranges |
| 22 | Max | Nicoll | 193 | Eastern Ranges |
| 23 | Ben | Fergusson | 195 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 24 | Louis | Emmett | 197 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 25 | Marcus | Krasnadamskis | 197 | Eastern Ranges |
| VIC COUNTRY | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 3 | Jack | Lawrence | 174 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 6 | Tyson | Anic | 178 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 7 | Zachary | O’Keefe | 177 | Gippsland Power |
| 8 | Jobe | Scapin | 186 | Gippsland Power |
| 9 | Louis | Hodder | 175 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 10 | Jaidi | Jackson-Leahy | 177 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 12 | Brodie | Atkins | 182 | Gippsland Power |
| 13 | Patrick | Blake | 185 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 14 | Charlie | King | 178 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 15 | Mitch | Stevens | 185 | Gippsland Power |
| 16 | Oliver | Wilson | 185 | Gippsland Power |
| 17 | Toby | Sinnema | 180 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 18 | Hunter | Wright | 187 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 19 | Shaun | Watson | 192 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 22 | Wilhem | Bennett | 193 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 23 | Willem | Duursma | 191 | Gippsland Power |
| 24 | Finn | O’Brien | 192 | Gippsland Power |
| 25 | Riley | Dillon | 189 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 26 | Zak | Smith | 185 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 27 | Jai | Firth | 194 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 28 | Josh | Granger | 194 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 29 | Jackson | Long | 195 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 30 | Tarion | Ah-Mu | 199 | Dandenong Stingrays |
UNDER 16 GAME TWO
Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
Friday April 21, 1:30pm @ Trevor Barker Oval
| VIC METRO | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 1 | Ricky | Theodoropoulas | 167 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 2 | Tyson | Gresham | 169 | Northern Knights |
| 3 | Freddie | Brayshaw | 173 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 4 | Seb | Murphy | 174 | Northern Knights |
| 5 | Nicholas | Driscoll | 175 | Northern Knights |
| 6 | Roman | Moxon | 175 | Northern Knights |
| 7 | Felix | Kneipp | 176 | Calder Cannons |
| 8 | Oliver | Watt | 178 | Calder Cannons |
| 10 | Jack | Dalton | 178 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 11 | Isaac | Dugdale | 178 | Northern Knights |
| 12 | Arden | Stevens | 180 | Calder Cannons |
| 14 | Hamish | Bird | 185 | Calder Cannons |
| 15 | Mitchell | Moate | 181 | Northern Knights |
| 16 | Hamish | Pearce | 182 | Calder Cannons |
| 17 | Kye | Fincher | 182 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 18 | Xavier | Bamert | 184 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 19 | Duncan | McKie | 186 | Northern Knights |
| 20 | Sacha | Levine | 186 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 21 | Nick | Canavan | 190 | Northern Knights |
| 22 | Archie | Ludowyke | 191 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 23 | Luke | McGinness | 192 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 24 | Miles | Tyrer | 196 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 25 | Cooper | Duff-Tytler | 196 | Calder Cannons |
| 26 | Sean | Tyrrell | 197 | Northern Knights |
| VIC COUNTRY | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 2 | Josh | Lindsay | 182 | Geelong Falcons |
| 4 | Giuseppe | Posterino | 176 | Geelong Falcons |
| 6 | Taj | Bowman | 181 | GWV Rebels |
| 7 | Harley | Hicks | 178 | GWV Rebels |
| 8 | Sam | Niklaus | 181 | GWV Rebels |
| 9 | Archie | Taylor | 180 | GWV Rebels |
| 10 | Harry | Dean | 185 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 11 | Will | Lane | 177 | Geelong Falcons |
| 12 | Sinclair | Burmeister | 182 | GWV Rebels |
| 13 | Jesse | Mellor | 184 | Geelong Falcons |
| 14 | Cody | Salmon | 177 | GWV Rebels |
| 15 | Sam | Kallio | 186 | GWV Rebels |
| 16 | Geordie | Richardson | 188 | Geelong Falcons |
| 18 | Hugh | Traynor-Murphy | 196 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 19 | Ben | Coote | 192 | Geelong Falcons |
| 22 | Riley | Onley | 191 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 23 | Lincoln | Koliba | 182 | GWV Rebels |
| 24 | Hamish | McGowan | 181 | Geelong Falcons |
| 25 | Ben | Rongdit | 190 | Geelong Falcons |
| 26 | Ned | Frostick | 192 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 27 | Oliver | Johnston | 192 | Geelong Falcons |
| 28 | Charlie | Lawless | 194 | Geelong Falcons |
| 29 | Charlie | McKinnon | 192 | GWV Rebels |
| 30 | Jack | Murray | 199 | GWV Rebels |
UNDER 18 GAME ONE
Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
Saturday April 22, 11:00am @ Trevor Barker Oval
| VIC METRO | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 1 | Isaac | Kako | 174 | Calder Cannons |
| 2 | Jesse | Dattoli | 178 | Northern Knights |
| 3 | Tarkyn | O’Leary | 179 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 4 | Josh | Docking | 179 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 5 | Caleb | Windsor | 180 | Eastern Ranges |
| 6 | Kynan | Brown | 180 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 7 | Tyson | Sruk | 180 | Eastern Ranges |
| 8 | Cooper | Lord | 185 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 9 | Diesel | Moloney | 180 | Western Jets |
| 10 | Zak | Johnson | 182 | Northern Knights |
| 11 | Jake | Smith | 185 | Western Jets |
| 12 | Amin | Naim | 186 | Calder Cannons |
| 14 | Rye | Penny | 186 | Calder Cannons |
| 15 | Charlie | Harrop | 187 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 16 | Miles | Enders | 190 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 17 | Ryan | Eyre | 190 | Calder Cannons |
| 18 | Logan | Morris | 192 | Western Jets |
| 19 | Josh | Tovey | 193 | Eastern Ranges |
| 20 | Remy | McLean | 195 | Eastern Ranges |
| 22 | Ollie | Murphy | 199 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 23 | Jordan | Croft | 199 | Calder Cannons |
| 24 | Will | Elliott | 200 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 25 | Clay | Tucker | 202 | Eastern Ranges |
| 26 | Flynn | Riley | 206 | Northern Knights |
| VIC COUNTRY | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 1 | Oliver | Poole | 183 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 3 | Xavier | Lindsay | 182 | Gippsland Power |
| 4 | Darcy | Wilson | 185 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 5 | Tom | Anastasopoulos | 176 | Geelong Falcons |
| 6 | Coby | James | 176 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 8 | Sam | Frangalas | 187 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 10 | Cooper | Hynes | 188 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 11 | Tom | Hanily | 179 | Gippsland Power |
| 12 | Harrison | Hewitt | 188 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 14 | Sam | Lalor | 187 | GWV Rebels |
| 17 | Harvey | Langford | 188 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 18 | Malik | Gordon | 189 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 19 | Angus | Hastie | 189 | Geelong Falcons |
| 20 | Ziggy | Toledo Glasman | 192 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 21 | Wil | Dawson | 200 | Gippsland Power |
| 22 | Archer | Reid | 203 | Gippsland Power |
| 23 | George | Stevens | 189 | GWV Rebels |
| 24 | Tom | Peirce | 195 | Geelong Falcons |
| 25 | Hugh | Byrne | 191 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 26 | Will | Burke | 191 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 27 | Flynn | Penry | 200 | GWV Rebels |
| 28 | Jacob | Noble | 191 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 29 | Jacob | Grant | 191 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 30 | Lachlan | Smith | 202 | Gippsland Power |
UNDER 18 GAME TWO
Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
Saturday April 22, 1:30pm @ Trevor Barker Oval
| VIC METRO | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 1 | Oliver | Badr | 176 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 2 | Taj | Hotton | 180 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 3 | Nash | King | 180 | Calder Cannons |
| 4 | Aleksander | D’Arro | 180 | Northern Knights |
| 5 | Murphy | Reid | 181 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 6 | Tom | Gross | 182 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 7 | Mahmoud | Taha | 182 | Calder Cannons |
| 8 | Lucca | Grego | 182 | Western Jets |
| 10 | Darcy | Weeks | 182 | Western Jets |
| 11 | Harvey | Johnston | 183 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 12 | Hugo | Garcia | 183 | Calder Cannons |
| 14 | Charlie | Naish | 186 | Northern Knights |
| 15 | Billy | Hicks | 188 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 16 | Matt | Carroll | 190 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 17 | Nate | Caddy | 191 | Northern Knights |
| 18 | Cooper | Trembath | 192 | Eastern Ranges |
| 19 | Will | Brown | 192 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 20 | Harry | O’Farrell | 194 | Calder Cannons |
| 21 | Calsher | Dear | 194 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 22 | Christian | Mardini | 195 | Northern Knights |
| 23 | Riley | Weatherill | 195 | Eastern Ranges |
| 24 | Vigo | Visentini | 199 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 25 | Levi | Young | 199 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 26 | William | Green | 202 | Northern Knights |
| VIC COUNTRY | ||||
| # | First Name | Surname | HT | Coates Talent League Program |
| 1 | Joziah | Nannup | 183 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 2 | Lachlan | Charleson | 176 | GWV Rebels |
| 3 | Tobie | Travaglia | 187 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 4 | Finn | O’Sullivan | 181 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 5 | Oscar | Ryan | 187 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 6 | Luamon | Lual | 181 | GWV Rebels |
| 7 | Joel | Freijah | 191 | GWV Rebels |
| 10 | Patrick | Hughes | 182 | Geelong Falcons |
| 11 | Billy | Wilson | 182 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 12 | Oskar | Smartt | 179 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 13 | Kade | De La Rue | 184 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 14 | Kobe | Shipp | 187 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 15 | Liam | Kershaw | 189 | Geelong Falcons |
| 16 | Archer | Day-Wicks | 185 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 18 | Ben | Hopkins | 188 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 21 | Brady | Hall | 188 | Geelong Falcons |
| 22 | Zac | Harding | 197 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 23 | Noah | Mraz | 197 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 24 | Harper | Fox | 195 | Gippsland Power |
| 25 | Michael | Rudd | 192 | Geelong Falcons |
| 27 | Boston | Dowling | 203 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 28 | Ryan | Maric | 193 | Gippsland Power |
| 29 | Joe | Pike | 203 | Geelong Falcons |
| 30 | Mac | Scoullar | 202 | GWV Rebels |
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