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AFL football has produced countless stories of players being drafted from obscure places- from talented youngsters playing in remote country outposts to mature-age recruits who just needed a lucky break.
Since the advent of the TAC Cup and the AFL National Draft, fewer players slip through the cracks, but the VFL’s annual North Vs South Under-23 Representative match gives promising players another chance to launch an AFL career.
This year’s match will be played as a curtain raiser to the Victoria vs. Western Australian state representative game at TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, commencing at 10.30am.
[u][b]North Squad[/b][/u]
[b]Bendigo Bombers[/b] Simon Plummer
[b]Calder Cannons [/b]Peter Robertson
[b]Coburg Tigers[/b] Ryan Anderson Myles Sewell Nick Lynch Jason Morgan
[b]Geelong [/b]Drew Barnes Shane Mumford
[b]Murray Bushrangers [/b]James Saker
[b]North Ballarat [/b]Lachlan George Justin Hardy
[b]Northern Bullants[/b] Paul Colbert Adam Iacobucci
[b]Werribee[/b] Sam Wormald Jak Kennedy-Hunt Andrew Ericksen Michael Rockefeller
[b]Western Jets[/b] Steven Morris
[b]Williamstown[/b] Cameron Lockwood Scott Meyer Patrick Rose Liam Picken * Dean Limbach *
[u][b]South Squad[/b][/u]
[b]Box Hill Hawks[/b] Kris Shore Evan Johnson
[b]Casey Scorpions [/b]Matthew Rosier Stefan Garrubba Kyle Mathews
[b]Frankston[/b] Paul Rebeschini Mathew Burns Trent Shinners Dale Whelan
[b]Gippsland Power [/b]Luke Webber
[b]Port Melbourne[/b] Dean Kelly Julian Rowe Robin Nahas * Tom Langford Adrian Bonaddio
[b]Sandringham[/b] Rennie Gilchrist Stefan Martin Tomi Johnston
[b]Sandringham Dragons [/b]John Shaw Dean Scheetz
[b]Tasmania[/b] Sam Carins Brodie Moles Sam Whish-Wilson
* Subject to selection in the VFL State Team
[u][b]TAC Cup 19 Year Old Players[/b][/u]
AFL Victoria have determined that TAC Cup 19 year old players should be available for selection in the Under 23 match to assist their assessment by AFL club recruiters. The Under 23 selectors have selected 3 such players in each of the North and South teams. AFL Victoria talent program staff, David Code and Leon Harris, provided recommendations regarding the TAC Cup 19 year old players to the Under 23 match selectors for consideration.
