May 15, 2007
From Bendigo Advertiser
METRICON Bendigo Bombers skipper Simon Rosa has been selected in a 39-man Victorian Football League squad to play Western Australia on May 26.
Rosa and star recruit Jason Cloke are the only two Bendigo players to make the training squad.
METRICON Bendigo Bombers skipper Simon Rosa has been selected in a 39-man Victorian Football League squad to play Western Australia on May 26.
Rosa and star recruit Jason Cloke are the only two Bendigo players to make the training squad.
Rosa was rewarded for his consistent start to the season with the Bombers.
'‘It's a bit of a surprise," Rosa said after only hearing of his inclusion in the squad when contacted by The Advertiser yesterday.
‘‘It's not something I set as a goal or anything, but when something like this comes along it's nice to be picked.
‘‘If I'm lucky enough to make the final team it will be a great honour to represent the VFL." The squad will have its first training run tonight, but Rosa is unlikely to train after suffering a corked quadricep in Sunday's loss to Geelong.
‘‘I'm a bit sore, but I think I'll be right for this weekend's game (against Frankston)," Rosa said.
The VFL has named a powerful squad that includes a number of former AFL players.
Aside from Cloke, Matthew Ball (Box Hill), Phil Read (Geelong), John Baird, Luke Livingston, David Spriggs (Port Melbourne) and Steven Greene, Brett Johnson and Andrew Williams (Williamstown) are just some former AFL-listed players to make the squad.
Former Bendigo Bombers trio Tristan Cartledge (North Ballarat), Peter Summers (Sandringham) and Ken Hall (Tasmania) were also picked in the training squad.
