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STAR players from Casey Cardinia, Ellinbank and District and the Yarra Valley Mountain District football leagues have been selected in initial training squads for Victorian Country Football League teams to take on the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) on Sunday 7 July.
Narre Warren’s Nick Scanlon will join Wandin pair, Jarrod Bayliss and Justin Myers in the VCFL Vic 1 side while rival skippers, Cranbourne’s Marc Holt and Narre Warren’s Michael Collins headline a strong contingent selected for the Vic 2 side.
Narre Warren’s Ryan Morrison has been selected in the Vic Country Under-19 squad alongside three players from the Yarra Valley league.

WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country – Vic 1 initial Training Squad
Player Team League
Nick Scanlon Narre Warren Casey Cardinia
Jarrod Bayliss Wandin Yarra Valley
Justin Myers Wandin Yarra Valley
WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country – Vic2 initial Training Squad
Michael Harold Berwick Casey Cardinia
Nathan Lieshout Bunyip Ellinbank and District
Brendan Kimber Cora Lynn Ellinbank and District
Marc Holt Cranbourne Casey Cardinia
Daniel Zajac Doveton Casey Cardinia
Kain Baskaya Narre Warren Casey Cardinia
Michael Collins Narre Warren Casey Cardinia
Matt Lee Narre Warren Casey Cardinia
VCFL under 19 Representative Team – initial training squad
Jack Nugent Healesville Yarra Valley
Lachy Meadows Olinda Ferny Yarra Valley
Jason Coghlan Warburton Yarra Valley
Ryan Morrison Narre Warren Casey Cardinia
Fixture:
WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country No.1 v VAFA Seniors. Junction Oval, Melbourne at 2.00pm.
WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country No.2 v VAFA B to Div 4. Harry Trott Oval, Albert Park at 12.30pm
WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country U19 v VAFA U19. Junction Oval, Melbourne at 11.15am.

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