By RUSSELL BENNETT
FORMER St Kilda star Aussie Jones has named a 63-man preliminary Ellinbank and District Football League (EDFL) interleague squad to take on the Southern Football League on Saturday 21 May.
Jones, who most recently held a match-day role at Cora Lynn in the club’s second successive premiership last season, will again coach the EDFL side after leading it to a resounding victory away against Maryborough Castlemaine last year.
Many of those players have been selected once again, with Cobras midfield champion Ricky Clark, Warragul Industrials centreman Tye Holland, Kooweerup on-baller Tim Miller and Buln Buln ruckman Matt Gray among them.
This year’s initial list is a who’s who of the EDFL’s finest, with Neerim Neerim South gun Chris Urie, Dusties player-coach Shane Brewster, and Kooweerup trio Mitch and David Collins and Ben Kerrigan all among the selections.
Pick up a copy of next week’s Gazette for Jones’ take on the initial squad, as well as comments from SFL coach Ben Lockwood.
EDFL INTERLEAGUE SQUAD 2016
Bunyip
Lachlan Petch
Jack Blakey
Nathan Lieshout
Mitch Davies
Jeb McLeod
Michael Whyte
Brent Heus
Buln Buln
Matt Gray
Mitch Nobelius
James Davidson
Dylan Farrell
Catani
Nick Visser
Dylan Williams
Brandon Scammell
Cora Lynn
Ricky Clark
Nathan Muratore
Nathan Gillis
Ryan Gillis
Brady White
Anthony Giuliano
Tim Payne
Ellinbank
Mark Vassett
Shaun Phelan
Daniel Barrand
Garfield
Sam Whibley
Tyson Payne
Daniel Helmore
Darcy Payne
Saxon Watson
Sam Batson
Kooweerup
David Collins
Mitch Collins
Tim Miller
Ben Miller
Ben Kerrigan
Daniel Calteri
Brodie Yapp
Lang Lang
Dylan Wilson
Longwarry
Stephen Hawkins
Aaron Serong
Semir Zijai
Nar Nar Goon
Chris Adams
Dwayne Scott
Brent Hughes
Mark McManus
Neerim Neerim South
Chris Urie
Mick Urie
Callum Shiels
Tyssen Morrow
Nilma Darnum
Nick Wilcox
Shaun White
Harley Parker
Zeke Lamb
Nyora
Dylan Heylen
Poowong
Tim Hancock
Brenton Lockhart
Warragul Industrials
Tye Holland
Shane Brewster
Tyson Bale
Corey Nickels
Jay Wells
Ben Northover
Josh Peterson
