THE chance to play for one of the Hampden league’s biggest footballing exports – triple Brisbane Lions premiership player Jonathan Brown – has helped the Bottle Greens assemble a star-studded interleague team.
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Here The Standard takes a look at the players charged with getting Hampden back on the AFL Victoria community championships winner’s list on Saturday.
Brett Harrington: Reliable defender-midfielder who has three Hampden league premierships to his name.
Dallas Mooney: No fuss defender who can provide run and has played a key role in the Saints’ success at club level.
Ryan O’Connor: Tall who can be used in the back six or in the ruck.
Harry Lee: Defender who reads the play well and racks up intercept marks.
Sandy Robinson: Former VFL-listed tall who can play anywhere – ruck, forward, back. Moves well across the ground.
Tom Batten: Long-kicking key defender who will get one of the opposition’s most dangerous talls.
Jackson Bell: Line-breaking wingman with good skills.
James Hussey: Inside midfielder who can also float forward and be a threat in attack.
Jahd Anderson: Utility who likes to play off half-back but can move anywhere.
Tim McIntyre: Dangerous goalsneak who can rotate through the midfield.
Jeremy Hausler: A first-choice ruckman who will share the duties at interleague level. Can take a contested mark in attack.
Rory Taggert: Captain who has good goal sense and is dangerous as both a marking target and crumbing option.
Paddy Anderson: Emerging line-breaker who is relishing the chance to play a more attacking role at club level this season.
Jackson Hollmer: Swingman with VFL experience who relishes the big stage. Could fill a key back or forward post.
Taylor Mulraney: Multiple Koroit premiership player who can win his own ball or play a shut-down role.
Levi Dare: Three-time Maskell Medallist who casts an imposing figure in the ruck and up forward.
Brody Mahoney: Under an injury cloud but given all clear. A class act in the middle.
Josh Saunders: Former AFL midfielder who has pace and silky skills.
Matthew Wines: Reliable ball-winner who does the grunt work in contested situations.
Adam Wines: Swingman who is a threat in the air and at ground level when playing forward.
Tom Feely: One of the youngest in the squad, a talented midfielder who has overcome serious injury.
Nick Thompson: Tough midfielder who enjoys working in the contests.