Likely contenders start strong – William Buck Premier Men’s Round 1 in Review
The Top 3 from 2025 all got away to a winning start in William Buck Premier Men’s, while two teams with the potential to climb into the upper echelon both
| Chris | Hudson | Westbourne Grammarians | 22 |
| Thomas | Lowden | Canterbury Football Club | 19 |
| Michael | Culliver | Westbourne Grammarians | 18 |
| Esubalew | Ramsay | Uhs-Vu Afc | 16 |
| David | Thwaites | Swinburne University AFC | 16 |
| Adam | Collett | Power House AFC | 15 |
| Matthew | Ogle | La Trobe University AFC | 14 |
| James | McGee | Uhs-Vu Afc | 13 |
| Thushan | Shrimpton | Albert Park AFC | 11 |
| Mitchell | Gleeson | La Trobe University AFC | 11 |
| Sam | Confait | Power House AFC | 11 |
| Sam | Murphy | Canterbury Football Club | 11 |
| Ashley | Woodhead | Swinburne University AFC | 10 |
| Alex | Lockett | La Trobe University AFC | 10 |
| Jackson | Manning | Swinburne University AFC | 10 |
| Benjamin | Circosta | Power House AFC | 10 |
| Nicholas | Nagel | Power House AFC | 9 |
| Fraser | Allen | Uhs-Vu Afc | 9 |
| Cameron | Pullen | Richmond Central | 9 |
| Marcus | Groves | Point Cook | 9 |
| Mitchell | Szabo | Canterbury Football Club | 9 |
| River | Carroll | Power House AFC | 9 |
| Simon | Kenny | Richmond Central | 8 |
| Jake | Munro | Richmond Central | 8 |
| Robbie | Milne | Point Cook | 8 |
| Andrew | Hummerston | Canterbury Football Club | 8 |
| Jaxon | Cooke | Westbourne Grammarians | 7 |
| Kynan | Barnes | Uhs-Vu Afc | 7 |
| Mason | Kip | Point Cook | 7 |
| Jared | Goldsack | Richmond Central | 7 |
| Tristan | Furr | Point Cook | 6 |
| Andrew | Auciello | Point Cook | 6 |
| Richard | Lugg | Swinburne University AFC | 6 |
| Ryal | Yak | Power House AFC | 5 |
| Nicholas | Ingleton | Uhs-Vu Afc | 5 |
| Douglas | Payton | Uhs-Vu Afc | 5 |
| Jack | Amies | Albert Park AFC | 5 |
| Nicholas | Devereux | Uhs-Vu Afc | 5 |
| Benjamin | Johnson | Westbourne Grammarians | 4 |
| Charles | Hunter | Westbourne Grammarians | 4 |
| Luke | Stubbs | Power House AFC | 4 |
| Tal | Sardone | Power House AFC | 4 |
| Ben | Higgins | Swinburne University AFC | 4 |
| Alex | Grigg | Point Cook | 4 |
| Fiachra | O’deasmhunaigh | Power House AFC | 4 |
| Jeremy | Corby | South Melbourne Districts | 4 |
| Andrew | Robinson | Point Cook | 4 |
| Steve | Devine | Power House AFC | 4 |
| Ali | Eqbal | Westbourne Grammarians | 4 |
| Edward | Behrens | Uhs-Vu Afc | 3 |
| Nicholas | Szabo | Canterbury Football Club | 3 |
| Benjamin | May | Albert Park AFC | 3 |
| Steve | Clarke | South Melbourne Districts | 3 |
| Scott | Fitzgerald | Canterbury Football Club | 3 |
| Tom | Bates | Uhs-Vu Afc | 3 |
| Adrian | Snowden | Albert Park AFC | 3 |
| Steven | Bugeja | Richmond Central | 3 |
| Daniel | Ella | Albert Park AFC | 3 |
| Daniel | Close | Swinburne University AFC | 3 |
| Joshua | Sharp | Richmond Central | 3 |
| Kane | Fitzpatrick | Swinburne University AFC | 3 |
| Haydon | Day | Richmond Central | 3 |
| Michael | Burrowes | La Trobe University AFC | 3 |
| Charles | Betts | Power House AFC | 3 |
| Brenton | Anderson | La Trobe University AFC | 3 |
| Harry | Crowe | Richmond Central | 3 |
| Mitchell | Sweeney | Uhs-Vu Afc | 3 |
| Patrick | O’Brien | Westbourne Grammarians | 3 |
| Elliot | Kelly | La Trobe University AFC | 3 |
| Patrick | Healey | Power House AFC | 3 |
| Charles | Jackson | Uhs-Vu Afc | 3 |
| Carl | Rivett | Richmond Central | 2 |
| Clayton | Skate | Canterbury Football Club | 2 |
| Jason | Blakemore | Canterbury Football Club | 2 |
| Ryan | Smith | Uhs-Vu Afc | 2 |
| Tim | Kenneally | Power House AFC | 2 |
| Luke | Money | South Melbourne Districts | 2 |
| Jeremy | Olman | Swinburne University AFC | 2 |
| Declan | Nannery | Power House AFC | 2 |
| Aaron | Lynn | Swinburne University AFC | 2 |
| Nishan | Coyne | Westbourne Grammarians | 2 |
| Brandon | Jackson | Uhs-Vu Afc | 2 |
| Justin | Nelson | La Trobe University AFC | 2 |
| Cameron | Spence | Richmond Central | 2 |
| Timothy | Rogers | Westbourne Grammarians | 2 |
| James | Brick | Albert Park AFC | 2 |
| Rohan | Walmsley | Canterbury Football Club | 2 |
| Jordan | Heis | South Melbourne Districts | 2 |
| Edward | Buffon | La Trobe University AFC | 1 |
| David | Hacker | La Trobe University AFC | 1 |
| James | Huf | Power House AFC | 1 |
| David | Robertson | South Melbourne Districts | 1 |
| Haydn | Glass | Swinburne University AFC | 1 |
| James | Coghlan West | Canterbury Football Club | 1 |
| Michael | McKenzie | Richmond Central | 1 |
| Jimmy | Wilson | Canterbury Football Club | 1 |
| Tom | Foott | Richmond Central | 1 |
| Oliver | Noonan | Swinburne University AFC | 1 |
| Alexander | Wheeler | Canterbury Football Club | 1 |
| Sam | Griggs | Richmond Central | 1 |
| Sam | McSweeney | Uhs-Vu Afc | 1 |
| Jackson | Miller | La Trobe University AFC | 1 |
| Zac | Wilson | Richmond Central | 1 |
| Luke | Meeking | Richmond Central | 1 |
| Jonathon | Neville | La Trobe University AFC | 1 |
| Luke | Liddiard | Albert Park AFC | 1 |
| Ethan | Clarke | Uhs-Vu Afc | 1 |
| Charlie | McMahon | South Melbourne Districts | 1 |
| Kirk | Heberle | Point Cook | 1 |
| John | Clelland | Albert Park AFC | 1 |
The Top 3 from 2025 all got away to a winning start in William Buck Premier Men’s, while two teams with the potential to climb into the upper echelon both
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