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U19 Big V representative squad announced
A 62-man squad has been released ahead of the U19 Big V representative match against AFL Victoria Country on July 10 at Preston City Oval.
St Bernard’s leads the pack of nominations with five of their young players making the squad, while Beaumaris boasts four. Eight clubs each have three representatives, including Caulfield Grammarians, De La Salle, Kew, Old Haileybury, Old Melburnians, Old Xaverians, Ormond and University Blacks.
25 representatives come from clubs in William Buck Premier, while 19 are from Premier B and 16 from Premier C. Carl Giovannini of Whitefriars is the sole Division 1 representative and Brad Barker of St John’s has Division 2 covered.
| NAME: | CLUB: |
| Joshua BARON | Ajax |
| Liam HISCOCK | Beaumaris |
| Luke GLOBAN | Beaumaris |
| Matt LUCAS | Beaumaris |
| Sam GIBBINS | Beaumaris |
| Jack WALLACE | Caulfield Grammarians |
| Nicholas SILVESTRO | Caulfield Grammarians |
| Theo THOMPSON | Caulfield Grammarians |
| Chris MIDDLETON | Collegians |
| Andrew SCOTT | Collegians |
| Joshua TYQUIN | De La Salle |
| Mason MARTINEZ | De La Salle |
| Matt COLAK | De La Salle |
| Aiden BURKE | Fitzroy |
| Christan CARNOVALE | Hampton Rovers |
| Benjamin HURLEY | Kew |
| Rob MAIBAUM | Kew |
| Sam GLOVER | Kew |
| Jackson GREEN | Marcellin |
| Jack MAHER | Marcellin |
| Matthew SIER | Mazenod |
| Tom MCKENNA | Mazenod |
| Adam JOHNSON | Monash Blues |
| Nicholas WOODLAND | Monash Blues |
| Harry HILL | Old Brighton |
| Thomas FISHER | Old Brighton |
| James ALLEN | Old Camberwell |
| Will NICHOLS | Old Carey |
| Jack MUNRO | Old Haileybury |
| Connor RILEY | Old Haileybury |
| Corey CONNELLY | Old Haileybury |
| Alexander MCFARLANE | Old Melburnians |
| Hunter WATKIN | Old Melburnians |
| Will HORSFALL | Old Melburnians |
| Lachlan BYRNE-JONES | Old Scotch |
| Harry THOMPSON | Old Trinity |
| Nicholas MEERMAN | Old Trinity |
| Hayden TROIANI | Old Xaverians |
| Hamish MORRIS | Old Xaverians |
| Joe TOBIN | Old Xaverians |
| Jesse MAXFIELD | Ormond |
| James LANDMAN | Ormond |
| Luke GOGIS | Ormond |
| Kurt LOPO | Parkdale Vultures |
| Nathan PETERSON | Parkdale Vultures |
| Samuel HARRISON | Peninsula OB |
| Charlie VAGUE | St Bernard’s |
| Christopher HUGHES | St Bernard’s |
| Edyn SIBBALD | St Bernard’s |
| Michael CAVEN | St Bernard’s |
| Mitchell HUGHES | St Bernard’s |
| Benjamin DANCE | St Bedes/Mentone Tigers |
| Lachlan PALFREY | St Bedes/Mentone Tigers |
| Campbell MOORFIELD | University Blacks |
| Jake EDWARDS | University Blacks |
| Toby SHEAHAN | University Blacks |
| Matt BLAIR | University Blues |
| Francesco BONACCI | St Kevins OB |
| Lachlan SULLIVAN | St Kevins OB |
| Carl GIOVANNINI | Whitefriars |
| Brad BARKER | St Johns |
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