2024 Division 2 Men’s Team of the Year
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Old Brighton boasts the highest number of representatives with six, including Round 7 Grill’d Rising Star nominee Anthony Zimmerman, while Beaumaris, Caulfield Grammarians and St Kevin’s OB each have five.
12 players have been named Rising Star nominees over the past two years; including, Nick Baltas (CG), Liam Murphy (DLS), Nino Lazzaro (Fitz), Anthony Larkey (OT) and Daniel Mott (Brunswick FC).
Full squad below:
Toby | Lipton | Ajax |
Jak | Nardino | Beaumaris |
Joshua | Gorman | Beaumaris |
Kai | Owens | Beaumaris |
Lewis | Diggins | Beaumaris |
Max | Williams | Beaumaris |
Daniel | Mott | Brunswick Football Club |
Ethan | Hanley | Caulfield Grammarians |
Lachie | Harris | Caulfield Grammarians |
Nicholas | Baltas | Caulfield Grammarians |
Sam | Dorevitch | Caulfield Grammarians |
Jackson | Hill | Caulfield Grammarians |
Campbell | Walker | Collegians |
Michael | Schwab | Collegians |
Nathan | Boucher | Collegians |
Geordie | Nagle | De La Salle |
Howard | Persson | De La Salle |
Liam | Murphy | De La Salle |
Donovan | Toohey | Fitzroy FC |
Nino | Lazzaro | Fitzroy FC |
Ted | Clayton | Fitzroy FC |
Oscar | Roberts | Hampton Rovers |
Lachlan | Rush | Marcellin OC |
Patrick | Howe | Marcellin OC |
Shaun | Lovell | Mazenod |
Beau | Harris | Monash Blues |
Anthony | Zimmerman | Old Brighton |
Ari | Sakeson | Old Brighton |
Fraser | Gregson | Old Brighton |
Max | Lohan | Old Brighton |
Quintin | Montanaro | Old Brighton |
Thomas | Yorgey | Old Brighton |
Charlie | Thompson | Old Carey |
Jack | Alexander | Old Carey |
Matthew | King | Old Carey |
Tom | Jepson | Old Carey |
Matthew | Kirkwood | Old Geelong |
Durras | Seccull | Old Haileyburians |
Riley | Thompson | Old Haileyburians |
Angus | Hicks | Old Melburnians |
Caleb | Sheahan | Old Melburnians |
Harry | Bede | Old Melburnians |
Robbie | Morrison | Old Melburnians |
Matthew | Bennett | Old Scotch |
Max | Martin | Old Scotch |
Anthony | Larkey | Old Trinity Grammarians |
James | Dalbosco | Old Xaverians |
Michael | Batten | Old Xaverians |
Jack | McCartney | Ormond |
Max | Kennedy | Ormond |
Zac | Straker | Parkdale Vultures |
James | Mangoni | St Bedes / Mentone Tigers |
Kye | Beveridge | St Bedes / Mentone Tigers |
Ben | Huggard | St Bernard’s |
Ethan | Schumann | St Bernard’s |
Jordan | Farrell | St Bernard’s |
Luke | Di Lizio | St Bernard’s |
Ethan | Phillips | St Kevin’s OB |
Cam | Hodges | St Kevin’s OB |
Michael | Romero | St Kevin’s OB |
Ned | Reeves | St Kevin’s OB |
Sam | Barnett | St Kevin’s OB |
Campbell | Moorfield | University Blacks |
Joshua | Broderick | University Blacks |
Lachie | Haysman | University Blacks |
Injidup | Fyfe | University Blues |
Thomas | Hotchin | University Blues |
Ben | Connolly | Williamstown CYMS |
Jack | Noonan | Williamstown CYMS |
James | Connellan | Whitefriars |
*Feature photo: Fitzroy FC
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