Coburg’s on ball brigade featuring Captain Tom Goodwin, as well as Midfielders Liam Hunt and Nick Mellington have all been rewarded for their early season form, being selected in the initial 42-man Victorian State League squad to take on the WAFL on Saturday the 27th of May at North Port Oval. A final 23-man squad will be named leading up to the clash.
Goodwin, announced as Captain of the Lions prior to Round One and the clubs reigning Jim Sullivan Medallist, is one of three Ruckmen in the squad. Hunt, in his third season at the club has established himself as one of the club’s premier midfielders and Mellington has made an instant impact since arriving from Richmond at the end of the 2016 season. All three have caught the eye of the Victorian Selectors with their start to the season.
Ben Allan has also been named in the squad for ‘Talented Developing Players,’ where each club has one player nominated and will train with the squad to in order to aid their Development.
The club would also like to congratulate Coburg’s Derek McConn and Briana Martin-Bashtannyk who have also been selected to represent the VFL as High Performance Manager and Trainer respectively.
Full squad:
David Mirra Box Hill Hawks
Sam Switkowski Box Hill Hawks
Angus Scott Casey Demons
Tom Goodwin Coburg Lions
Nick Mellington Coburg Lions
Liam Hunt Coburg Lions
Jordan Kelly Collingwood
Michael Chippendale Collingwood
Nick O’Brien Essendon
James Ferry Essendon
Nick Hind Essendon
Alex Boyse Essendon
Lauchlan Dalgleish Footscray
Nick Jamieson Footscray
Tom Atkins Geelong
Sam McLachlan Geelong
Nick Rippon North Ballarat
Andrew Hooper North Ballarat
Tom Wilson Northern Blues
Cam O’Shea Northern Blues
Tom O’Sullivan Port Melbourne
Eli Templeton Port Melbourne
Jordan Lisle Port Melbourne
Brody Mihocek Port Melbourne
Brodie Murdoch Port Melbourne
Toby Pinwill Port Melbourne
Robin Nahas Port Melbourne
Jacob Ballard Richmond
Sam Darley &
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Elliot Le Grice Sandringham
Tom Curren Sandringham
Matt Hanson Werribee Tigers
Michael Sodomaco Werribee Tigers
Michael Gibbons Williamstown
Brett Bewley Williamstown
Josh Newman Williamstown
Ayce Cordy Williamstown
Leigh Masters Williamstown
Ben Cavarra Williamstown
Sam Dunell Williamstown
Adam Marcon Williamstown
Nick Meese Williamstown
Talented Developing Players:
Nick Evans Box Hill
Bailey Fritsch Casey Demons
Ben Allan Coburg Lions
Lachlan Tardrew Collingwood
Nash Holmes Essendon
Andrew Tashevski-Beckwith Footscray
Dan Capiron Geelong
Brenton Payne North Ballarat
Marcus Stavrou Northern Blues
Mack Rivett Port Melbourne
Kade Answerth Sandringham
Joe Maishman Werribee Tigers
Billy Meyers Williamstown
