AFL Goldfields is excited to announce the representative Under 17 football team that will travel to Far North Queensland next weekend to play matches against representative sides from AFL Cairns and AFL Townsville/Mackay.
After the success of the inaugural trip last year, with several members of last year’s squad now playing senior football or TAC Cup football, AFL Goldfields have expanded the squad this year to include players from the Central Highlands Football League, taking the playing squad to 26 players.
The team will play against a representative team from AFL Cairns at Cazaly Stadium, Cairns on Sunday 29th June at 2pm, and a second game against a combined team from AFL Townsville and AFL Mackay at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, the site of the Under 19 cricket World Cup final held in late 2012, on Wednesday 2nd July at 1pm.
The squad flies out from Melbourne on Saturday 28th June, returning on Thursday 3rd July.
AFL Goldfields Football Development Manager Brett Anderson will coach the side, with Wayne Baker (BFNL Junior Director), Rob Beatson (RDFNL Junior Coordinator), Jono Leoncini (CHFL Junior Interleague coach) and Brandon Weatherson (MCDFNL Junior Development Officer) assisting. AFL Goldfields Regional General Manager Rod Ward, BFNL Operations Manager Aaron Nunn, MCDFNL Operations Manager Scott Carey, Ballarat FNL Director John Seeary and Ballarat Football Umpires Association Operations Manager Liam Brady will also join the trip in a supervisory capacity.
A developing umpire from each of the umpiring associations that officiate in AFL Goldfields leagues will also travel with the team, with Liam McQualter representing the Ballarat Football Umpires Association and Paul McGarry representing Riddell Umpires.
The final selected side, which is listed below, includes 12 players from the Ballarat FNL, six players from the MCDFNL, six players from the Riddell District FNL and two players from the Central Highlands FL.
The team will have a final training run next Thursday 26th June at Ballarat’s City Oval starting at 6:30pm, which will be followed by a Jumper Presentation at Saxon House.
AFL Goldfields Under 17 FNQ Representative Side
Coach: Brett Anderson
Ballarat FNL
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Billy Griffiths
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Bacchus Marsh
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Dylon Bishop
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Bacchus Marsh
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Hamish Coulton
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Bacchus Marsh
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Bailey Fraser
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Ballarat
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Will Garner
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Ballarat
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Jack Buttler
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East Ballarat
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Sean Bourke
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East Ballarat
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Tom Wakefield
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East Ballarat
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Lloyd Meek
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North Ballarat
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Jack Mason
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Redan
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Lakota Stranks
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Redan
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Xavier Curran
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Redan
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Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL
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Joel Howell
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Avoca
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Mitchell Whelan
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Carisbrook
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Trent Mortlock
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Natte Bealiba
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Tom Hannett
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Navarre
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Dale Bott
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Newstead
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Callan Wellings
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Trentham
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Riddell District FNL
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Jack Reaper
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Gisborne Rookies
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Ryan Baker
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Gisborne Rookies
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Connor Griffiths
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Melton
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Ryan Carter
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Melton
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Tom Alkemade
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Riddell’s Creek
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Dean Muir
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Sunbury Lions
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Central Highlands FL
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Lachlan Pfeifer
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Beaufort
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Cameron Lovig
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Daylesford
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Last Modified on 19/06/2014 10:10