A squad of 42 players from the nine Hampden junior football clubs –  clubs put forward four or five players – will be split into two teams in both age groups for the May 20 round-robin tournament.

The coaches for this year’s interleague teams are Stephen Jewell (under 14 white), Ken Radley (under 14 green), Leon Lourey (under 16 white) and Steve Gurry (under 16 green).

Radley, who has 15 years’ coaching experience under his belt, said he was thrilled to be given the opportunity to coach one of the Hampden league’s interleague sides.

“I'm really excited about showcasing some of the best Hampden league talent and giving them the opportunity to play at the next level,” the former Deakin University coach told The Standard. 

“It gives them a chance to test themselves against the best players from some other leagues and play against kids they normally wouldn’t get a chance to play against during the season.” 

Full list of players for Hampden teams for May 20 competition:

Under 14s: Gryff Dwyer, Isaac McVilly, Tully Darcy, Safari McVilly, Josh McGlade (Cobden); Henry Rhodes, George Stevens, Flynn Wilkinson, Riley Thomas, Dan Thornton (South Warrnambool); Edward Johnstone, Darcy Duynhoven, Paddy Baker, Riley Henry (Camperdown); Koroit FNC Jamie Lloyd, Curran O'Donnell, Matthew Arms, Nyal Gurry, Harry Noonan (Koroit); Will White, Jas Lang, Harry Schrama, Tom Gedye, Cooper Hoffman (Hawks); Ryan Stow, Harry Keast, Dylan McKenzie, Blake Rousse, Samuel Slattery (North Warrnambool Eagles); Jake Bateman, Hugh Fleming, Finn Radley, Braedyn Ross (Warrnambool); Simon Atkinson, Oliver Martin, Tyler Humphries, Xavier Vickers (Terang Mortlake); Paddy Gleeson Archie Lay, Marcus Matuschka, Lucas Williams, Isaac Purcell (Port Fairy).

Under 16s: Lachie Gass, Micheal Koroneos, Rhys Zieglaar, Oliver Darcy (Cobden); Willem O'Sullivan, Riley Nicolson, Elijah Dawson, Logan McLeod, Zac Hussey (South Warrnambool); Joshua Place, Angus Gordon, Cameron Vagg, Kieren Coburn (Camperdown); Clem Nagorcka, Declan Gleeson, Jack Noonan, Kenny Abion, Matthew Sinnott (Koroit); Aiden Grant, Logan Lilley, Charlie Moncrieff, Jack Taylor, Benjamin Pennington (Hawks); Jett Bermingham, Jack Bourke, Bailey Keast, Campbell Love, Ned Bolden (North Warrnambool Eagles); Patrick Rea, Zac Dwyer, Joel Reinheimer, Ben Howard, Lochie Worden (Warrnambool); James Moloney, Oliver Mahncke, Lachlan Higginson, Oscar Baxter (Terang Mortlake); Mackenzie Royal, Sual Giblin, Liam Meeks, Brenton Dalton, Sam Jewell (Port Fairy).