2026 VAFA Finals Fixture – August 29-30
The fixture has been released for Week 2 of the 2026 VAFA Finals Series, featuring Men’s Thirds Preliminary Finals, Premier B, Divisional Women’s Preliminary Finals and Holmesglen U19 Finals. PREMIER
U19 Big V squad released
53 players have been named in the initial U19 Big V squad set to face AFL Victoria Country on July 8 at Frankston City Oval.
Hampton Rovers boast the highest number of selected players with four, while De La Salle, Fitzroy, Monash Blues, Old Melburnians, Old Scotch, St Bedes/Mentone Tigers, St Kevin’s and University Blues each have three.
2016 captain, Christian Carnovale (HR), headlines those who played against the Country in Mernda last year, alongside Alex Mastromanno (OB), Lachlan Byrne-Jones (OS), Ben Dance (SBMT) and Matt Blair (Blues).
Six 2017 Men’s Rising Star nominees are on the list; including, Nick Baltas (CG), Jonathon Aujard (OS), Kye Beveridge (SBMT), Joe Harrison (MB), Lachlan Sullivan (SKOB) and Mastromanno (OB).
Further information will be distributed to clubs and selected players in coming days.
| Player Name | Club | |
| 1 | Max WILLIAMS | Beaumaris |
| 2 | Joel CUSACK | Beaumaris |
| 3 | Nicholas BALTAS | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 4 | Fraser CAMERON | Collegians |
| 5 | Cam TENNANT | Collegians |
| 6 | Sam MICHAEL | De La Salle |
| 7 | Sam PENNELL | De La Salle |
| 8 | Xavier MORGAN | De La Salle |
| 9 | Jacob LONG | Fitzroy |
| 10 | Nino LAZZARO | Fitzroy |
| 11 | Ted CLAYTON | Fitzroy |
| 12 | Christian CARNOVALE | Hampton Rovers |
| 13 | Luke DEVILLE | Hampton Rovers |
| 14 | Nicholas PAVLOU | Hampton Rovers |
| 15 | Oscar ROBERTS | Hampton Rovers |
| 16 | Matthew DE LUCA | Marcellin |
| 17 | Jacob MURDOCK | Mazenod |
| 18 | Jayden HILL | Mazenod |
| 19 | Beau HARRIS | Monash Blues |
| 20 | Ethan EAST | Monash Blues |
| 21 | Joe HARRISON | Monash Blues |
| 22 | Alessandro MASTROMANNO | Old Brighton |
| 23 | Danyon REINBOLD | Old Carey |
| 24 | Harry MORRISON | Old Geelong |
| 25 | Matthew KIRKWOOD | Old Geelong |
| 26 | Tom CAMERON | Old Melburnians |
| 27 | Fergus LAPPIN | Old Melburnians |
| 28 | Jim REEVES | Old Melburnians |
| 29 | Angus HILL | Old Mentonians |
| 30 | Jonathan AUJARD | Old Scotch |
| 31 | Lachlan BYRNE-JONES | Old Scotch |
| 32 | Max MARTIN | Old Scotch |
| 33 | Campbell LANE | Old Xaverians |
| 34 | Sam RALPH | Old Xaverians |
| 35 | Jarrod PEAKE | Parkdale Vultures |
| 36 | Ryan O’LEARY | Parkdale Vultures |
| 37 | Ben DANCE | St Bedes./Mentone Tigers |
| 38 | Kye BEVERIDGE | St Bedes./Mentone Tigers |
| 39 | Tate SHORT | St Bedes./Mentone Tigers |
| 40 | Lachlan SULLIVAN | St Kevin’s OB |
| 41 | Michael PISKER | St Kevin’s OB |
| 42 | Campbell MOORFIELD | University Blacks |
| 43 | Lachie HAYSMAN | University Blacks |
| 44 | Jack SHERIDAN | University Blues |
| 45 | Ryan KILPATRICK | University Blues |
| 46 | Matt BLAIR | University Blues |
| 47 | Ben CONNOLLY | Williamstown CYMS |
| 48 | Kallan DAWSON | Williamstown CYMS |
| 49 | Darius WARD | Old Haileybury |
| 50 | Brodie WORLAND | St Johns OC |
| 51 | Isaac ROMANO | Parkside |
| 52 | Jedd TAYLOR | Therry Penola |
| 53 | Sam BARNETT | St Kevin’s OB |
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