The AFL Goldfields Regional Administration Centre is excited to announce the make-up of the Under 16.5 team which will tour Far North Queensland in the upcoming school holidays.
With both the Red Onion Creative Ballarat FNL and the Melton Toyota Riddell District FNL having hosted junior teams representing AFL Cairns in recent years, including matches against both leagues in April 2013, a decision was made by the leagues administered by the AFL Goldfields RAC to take a team representing all three leagues, the two leagues aforementioned plus the Bendigo Bank Maryborough & Castlemaine District FNL, up to Far North Queensland to play representative games.
The team will play against a representative team from AFL Cairns at Cazaly Stadium, Cairns on Sunday 30th June at 3pm, and a second game against a combined team from AFL Townsville and AFL Mackay at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, the site of the Under 19 cricket World Cup final held in late 2012, on Wednesday 3rd July at 12pm.
The squad flies out from Melbourne on Saturday 29th June, returning on Thursday 4th July.
Ballarat FNL director Jeff Whittaker will coach the side, with Greg Stewart (BFNL Junior Director), Rob Beatson (RDFNL Junior Coordinator) and Brandon Weatherson (MCDFNL Junior Development Officer) assisting. AFL Goldfields Regional General Manager Rod Ward, BFNL Operations Manager Aaron Nunn and RDFNL Operations Manager Toby Boyle will also join the trip in a supervisory capacity.
The final selected side, which is listed below, includes 12 players from the Ballarat FNL, six players from the MCDFNL and six players from the Riddell District FNL.
AFL Goldfields Under 16.5 FNQ Representative Side
Coach: Jeff Whittaker
Ballarat FNL
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Daniel Foley
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Bacchus Marsh
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Leigh Spiteri
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Darley
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Ben Simpson
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East Ballarat
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Max Lawrence
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Lake Wendouree
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Bailey Veale
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Mount Clear
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Ben Lusby
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Mount Clear
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Jordan Taylor
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Mount Clear
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Cody Grant
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North Ballarat
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Matthew Johnston
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North Ballarat
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Peter Smith
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Redan
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Ryan Noether
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Sebastopol
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Toby Hutt
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Sebastopol
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Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL
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Beauden Rinaldi
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Campbells Creek
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Jakob Tidyman
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Carisbrook
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Jarrod Burman
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Carisbrook
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Tom Horne
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Maldon
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Trent Mortlock
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Natte Bealiba
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Aaron Slorach
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Navarre
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Riddell District FNL
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Kayne Wilson
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Melton
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Joel Flanigan
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Rupertswood
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Dylan Tarczon
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Sunbury Lions
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Jayden Eales
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Sunbury Lions
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Billy Fellows
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Sunbury Lions
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Michael Crozier
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Woodend Hesket
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Last Modified on 20/06/2013 09:59