{"id":26193,"date":"2017-05-31T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=26193"},"modified":"2017-06-01T17:43:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T07:43:19","slug":"star-cricketer-headlines-vic-metro-u18-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2017\/05\/31\/star-cricketer-headlines-vic-metro-u18-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Star cricketer headlines Vic Metro U18 squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUAL-SPORTS athlete\u00a0<strong>Will Sutherland<\/strong>\u00a0headlines a strong Vic Metro U18 squad hunting for back-to-back titles at next month&#8217;s NAB AFL Under 18 Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Under 19 cricket captain has trained with Metro on a handful of occasions and will be fast-tracked into the squad without playing TAC Cup football.<\/p>\n<p>With nearly a dozen clubs watching on at Scotch College on Saturday, Sutherland clunked nine marks (five contested) and booted three goals in a strong first half performance. A number of scouts believe Sutherland is a potential top-five prospect at November&#8217;s NAB AFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/2017\/05\/24\/tough-decision-looms-for-will-sutherland\/\"><u>TOUGH DECISION LOOMS FOR SUTHERLAND<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Metro squad is chock full of\u00a0tall timber including Eastern Ranges&#8217; 2016 All-Australian <strong>Sam Hayes<\/strong> who will hold down the number one ruck spot whilst spending time deep up forward. Calder Cannons athletic tall <strong>Noah Balta<\/strong> was impressive as a key defender\u00a0in Sunday&#8217;s Metro trial and is expected to play\u00a0as a tall defender in the Championships.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/2017\/05\/28\/u18-trial-vic-countryvic-metroallies-scouting-notes\/\"><u>U18 Trial: Vic Metro Scouting Notes<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sandringham Dragons bottom-age twins <strong>Max<\/strong> and <strong>Ben King<\/strong> will be two names to keep an eye on and the pair should\u00a0excite\u00a0as key posts at either ends of the ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Cerra<\/strong> (Eastern Ranges) may be the first midfielder picked in the draft and will do the bulk of the work load through the midfield alongside <strong>Joel Garner<\/strong>. Teammate <strong>Jaidyn Stephenson<\/strong> has shown off his exceptional overhead marking this season and will be a tough match up for opposition defenders.<\/p>\n<p>Western Jets dynamic duo <strong>Lachlan Fogarty<\/strong> and <strong>Cameron Rayner<\/strong> are two first round prospects that will run out for Metro, likely to spend time at the centre bounces and up forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Higgins<\/strong> might be an early favourite for the Vic Metro MVP and could contend for the Larke Medal for the best player in Division One, able to play in the midfield and\u00a0up forward using his good goal sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Petruccelle&#8217;s<\/strong> elite speed should catch the eye and strong performances in the championships will continue to push his name up the rankings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NthKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NthKnights<\/a> midfielder Jack Petruccelle continuing to star in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TACCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TACCup<\/a>. Wouldn&#39;t put it past him to push for Top 10 honours. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFLDraft<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cYWE3pgCv\">pic.twitter.com\/9cYWE3pgCv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Balmer (@MattBalmer7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattBalmer7\/status\/866594600961531904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The squad will be coached\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Martin Allison<\/strong>, who is taking over the reigns from<strong>\u00a0David Flood<\/strong>. Allison is the new AFL Victoria Metro Talent Pathways Manager and previously coached the Vic Metro Academy back in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>He will be joined by former Western Bulldogs player\u00a0<strong>Steve Wallis<\/strong>\u00a0and current Director of Coaching at Eastern\u00a0<strong>Michael Rizio<\/strong> \u2013 who were part of last year\u2019s assistant coaching set up, while Carlton AFL Women\u2019s and Sandringham Dragons midfield\u00a0coach\u00a0<strong>Jackson Kornberg<\/strong>\u00a0and Uni Blues (VAFA) senior coach\u00a0<strong>Quinton Gleeson<\/strong>\u00a0will join as Metro assistants.<\/p>\n<p>Vic Metro have the bye in the opening round of the Under 18 Championships, before travelling\u00a0to Western Australia for their first game at Domain Stadium on Sunday 18th June.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Knights pair Marcus Lentini and Alex Federico have been named as emergencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SQUAD:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm.png 1724w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm-768x740.png 768w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm-1024x987.png 1024w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm-128x123.png 128w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-31-at-5.53.48-pm-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" 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West<\/td>\n<td>12\/7\/2000<\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>Calder Cannons\/Strathmore\/St Kevins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Joel Garner<\/td>\n<td>21\/5\/1999<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>Eastern Ranges\/Wandin\/ Scotch College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Brayshaw<\/td>\n<td>8\/11\/1999<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>Sandringham Dragons\/ Haileybury College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Max Dreher<\/td>\n<td>12\/4\/1999<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td>Northern Knights\/Ivanhoe Grammar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Ryley Stoddart<\/td>\n<td>15\/10\/1999<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>Eastern Ranges\/Blackburn\/Yarra Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Callum Searle<\/td>\n<td>12\/10\/1998<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>Oakleigh Chargers\/Waverley Blues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Trent Mynott<\/td>\n<td>4\/10\/1999<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>Eastern 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Bytel<\/td>\n<td>14\/3\/2000<\/td>\n<td>188<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>Calder Cannons\/Aberfeldie FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Buku Khamis<\/td>\n<td>24\/3\/2000<\/td>\n<td>188<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>Western Jets\/St Albans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Riley Jones<\/td>\n<td>5\/4\/1999<\/td>\n<td>191<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>Oakleigh Chargers\/Beverley Hills FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Jaidyn Stephenson<\/td>\n<td>15\/1\/1999<\/td>\n<td>189<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<td>Eastern Ranges\/Ferntree Gully FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Charlie Constable<\/td>\n<td>18\/5\/1999<\/td>\n<td>190<\/td>\n<td>83<\/td>\n<td>Sandringham Dragons\/ Haileybury College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Nicholas Coffield<\/td>\n<td>23\/10\/1999<\/td>\n<td>190<\/td>\n<td>83<\/td>\n<td>Northern Knights\/Eltham FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Mitchell Podhajski<\/td>\n<td>4\/1\/1999<\/td>\n<td>190<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td>Calder Cannons\/Aberfeldie FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Toby Wooller<\/td>\n<td>16\/3\/1999<\/td>\n<td>193<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>Oakleigh Chargers\/Old Scotch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Noah Balta<\/td>\n<td>23\/10\/1999<\/td>\n<td>194<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>Calder Cannons\/Essendon\/Doutta Stars\/ St Bernards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Harrison Nolan<\/td>\n<td>11\/6\/1999<\/td>\n<td>195<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>Eastern Ranges\/Mt Evelyn FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Hayden McLean<\/td>\n<td>20\/1\/1999<\/td>\n<td>197<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>Sandringham Dragons\/Beaumaris\/St Bedes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Will Sutherland<\/td>\n<td>27\/10\/1999<\/td>\n<td>195<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>Scotch College \/ East Malvern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Joel Grace<\/td>\n<td>23\/6\/1999<\/td>\n<td>199<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>Northern Knights\/Sth Morang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Ben 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