For the Love of the Game’s Week 18, 2026 in Review
Jason Bennett, Matthew Donald & Brayden May unpack another crazy weekend of VAFA action as teams strive to make finals and avoid relegation, with desperate races all over the competition
U23 REPRESENTATIVE SQUAD ANNOUNCED
Coached by ex-Saint Mick Dwyer, the side will be looking to avenge last years loss to our arch rivals. Training for the squad commences on Wednesday 2nd July at Sportscover Arena. The squad is –
|
Fergus |
Watts |
Collegians |
| Hugh | Apted | Collegians |
| David | Lowe | De La Salle |
| Aaron | Shields | De La Salle |
| Matthew | Moore | De La Salle |
| Scott | Olliver | Old Brighton |
| Andrew | McGuinness | Old Brighton |
| Tom | Mentiplay | Old Brighton |
| Nick | Marston | Old Brighton |
| Angus | Gray | Old Scotch |
| Nicholas | Hilderbrandt | Old Scotch |
| Lachlan | Armstrong | Old Scotch |
| Richard | Eva | Old Scotch |
| Brendan | Iezzi | Old Trinity |
| Jack | Osborn | Old Trinity |
| Matthew | Handley | Old Xaverians |
| Michael | Darvell | Old Xaverians |
| Jack | Hellier | St Bedes / Mentone Tigers |
| Peter | McGettigan | St Bedes / Mentone Tigers |
| Jamie | Maddocks | St Bedes / Mentone Tigers |
| James | Tyquin | St Bedes / Mentone Tigers |
| Huw | Lacey | University Blacks |
| Marty | Pask | University Blacks |
| Daniel | Costello | University Blacks |
| Jack | Watts | University Blues |
| George | Knowles | University Blues |
| Jarrod | Carlson | Marcellin |
| Cameron | MacLaren | Marcellin |
| Julian | Rowe | Old Carey |
| Steven | Freemantle | Old Carey |
| Daniel | Cooper | Old Essendon |
| Robert | Baddeley | Old Essendon |
| Huw | Wilson | Old Essendon |
| Farooq | Mohammed | Old Haileybury |
| Tom | Chisholm | Old Haileybury |
| Chris | Liberatore | St Bernards |
| Ben | Dowd | St Kevins |
| Michael | Harold | Oakleigh |
| Lachlan | Baddeley | Rupertswood |
| Paul | Florence | Bulleen Templestowe |
| Anthony | Hickey | Emmaus St Leos |
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