WDFNL round one teams: Recruits out to impress, Cats blood debutants

Boom Allansford recruit Bradley Bull will make his debut for the club in Saturday's opening round Warrnambool and District league clash against Old Collegians.

After a distinguished Hampden league career with Warrnambool, which saw the defender win three senior premierships, the experienced campaigner will feature in his new colours against the Warriors.

Fellow recruit Bradley Williams has also been named for his first game at the club since 2017.

"He's such a versatile player, we can play him forward, back, in the mid so we're excited to see how he goes on Saturday," Nowell said of Bull.

"He brings that maturity to the young group, the leadership we really need and that's the same for Brad Williams too who may have only been training for a few weeks but has impressed with his leadership.

"The way both have got around the young group at training has been great. It's critical for us, we need that leadership around those boys.

"Having those two in the side is going to help us when we do have lulls on the field."

Nowell confirmed the club would blood some exciting youngsters for senior debuts including Flynn Gleeson, Lachlan Read, Ruben Swan and Reuben Gleeson.

"We're looking forward to seeing how our under 18 graduates go, we're excited by them for sure," he said.

Clubs across the league will also unveil their recruits in the season-opening matches.

Impressive defender Josh Keen will make his debut for Dennington in the clash against Timboon Demons alongside a swag of new faces for the Dogs.

The strong marking player, who has caught the attention of new coach Leigh Anderson after an impressive pre-season will join the likes of recruits Tyler Duynhoven, Leigh McKane, Nicholas Alexandrou and Brandon Barton to play their first game for the Dogs after crossing to the club.

Panmure is another side set to go into this weekend's grand final rematch against reigning premiers Nirranda with a new-look outfit, naming a host of new players for the blockbuster clash.

With some key injuries and unavailability in the early stages of the season, including new skipper Jacob Moloney, the Bulldogs have named recruits Wil Fleming, Zac Leddin, Harry Searle, Darcy Bourke and Rylan Rattley in their side.

The reigning premiers, in coach Nick Couch's first match, will unveil prized recruit Isaac Stephens from Camperdown in the clash.

In what looms as a fascinating opening round, South Rovers will also play host to Russells Creek at Walter Oval with both teams desperate for an early scalp, while Merrivale and Kolora-Noorat will draw significant interest after active pre-seasons from a recruitment perspective.

Merrivale Seniors v Kolora-Noorat Seniors

Merrivale

B: S.Barnes, S.Doukas, W.Lenehan

HB: O.Watson, D.Scoble, O.Doukas

C: B.Bell, E.Barker, J.Porter

HF: A.Campbell, C.Rix, J.Wilson

F: J.Neave, N.Krepp, J.Johnstone

R: M.Hausler, T.Porter, S.Gleeson

Int: T.Stephens, J.Gleeson, C.Britton

Kolora-Noorat

B: J.Brooks, R.O'Connor, S.O'Connor

HB: T.McKenzie, N.Bourke, L.Tebble

C: J.Vaughan, J.Moloney, J.Dillon

HF: J.Larcombe, J.Evans, E.Lee

F: F.Beasley, S.Uwland, B.Lucas

R: S.Judd, J.Wallace, B.Moloney

Int: N.Marshall, C.Kavanagh, T.Glennen

Allansford Seniors v Old Collegians Seniors

Allansford

B: B.Lee, J.Kirkwood, T.Membrey

HB: B.Edge, Z.Mungean, B.Hunger

C: B.Coutts, C.McLean, F.Gleeson

HF: B.Williams, R.Swan, A.Gordon

F: C.Day, L.Read, R.Hare

R: K.Jans, B.Bull, Z.Jamieson

Int: D.Finnigan, R.Gleeson, K.Gordon

Old Collegians

**Team not provided

Nirranda Seniors v Panmure Seniors

Nirranda

B: C.Wagstaff, R.Nutting, J.Walsh

HB: J.Irving, B.Harkness, M.Lloyd

C: D.Willsher, J.Stacey, J.Willsher

HF: I.Stephens, B.Kew, D.Philp

F: J.Lee, D.Lees, M.Primmer

R: J.Paulin, L.Irving, H.Giblin

Int: D.Craven, J.Primmer, J.McLaren

Panmure

B: L.Lyons, M.Colbert, T.Wright

HB: J.Taylor, L.Kew, Z.Reeves

C: L.Gavin, L.McLeod, T.Murnane

HF: C.Bant, W.Fleming, P.Ryan

F: H.Turnham, J.Dalton, Z.Ledin

R: H.Searle, N.Keane

Int: B.Gedye, R.Rattley, J.Norton

South Rovers Seniors v Russells Creek Seniors

South Rovers

B: L.Hopkinson, S.Nicolson, B.Bushell

HB: J.Harvey, B.Oates, J.Morton

C: B.Turland, P.Higgins, M.Edwards

HF: C.Stewart, D.Dews, J.Dalton

F: A.Bosse, J.Bell, B.White

R: K.Lenehan, S.Williams, A.Koutsoukis

Int: B.Goodall, A.Park, W.Oval

Russells Creek

B: D.Finlayson, Z.Welsford, B.Hewett

HB: T.Wason, D.Burns, J.Edwards

C: L.Edwards, B.Rudland-Castles, X.Short

HF: T.Smith, J.Brown, C.Templeton

F: S.Brady, J.Chatfield, D.Herbertson

R: D.Morris, S.Alberts, T.Lovett

Int: P.Brady, S.Grinter, J.Chatfield

Dennington Seniors v Timboon Demons Seniors

Dennington

B: T.Lee, L.Pearson, J.Dwyer

HB: M.Clark, J.Turner, L.Campbell-Gavin

C: B.Thornton, J.Woodall, J.Hamilton

HF: T.Noonan, J.Keen, B.Baker

F: L.McKane, T.Duynhoven, E.Dowd

R: J.Garner, J.Noonan, T.Fitzgerald

Int: D.Threlfall, G.Serra, C.Remine, N.Alexandrou

Timboon Demons

*Team not provided

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