For the senior side, it will be the final warm-up for next month’s Melbourne Country Week carnival.

Kangaroo Flat all-rounder Adam Burns will captain a new-look Bendigo representative squad.

Burns, Ben De Araugo, Brad Orton, Brent Hamblin and Richard Tibbett are the only players to have played in a Melbourne Country Week carnival.

Strathdale duo Andy Chalkley and Jon Davidson and Huntly-North Bendigo’s Sam Johnston are among a group of in-form players that have been rewarded with Country Week selection for the first time.

BDCA squads for games against Ballarat in Ballarat this Sunday.

Seniors – Adam Burns (c), Dom Taylor, Cam Taylor, Ben DeAraugo, Andrew Chalkley, Travis King, Jon Davidson, Brad Orton, Brent Hamblin, Sam Johnston, Aaron Monro, Miggy Podoski, Richard Tibbett.

Under-17 – Dylan Bailie (c), Zac Poole, Alex Pearson, Elijah Slatter, Cameron McGlashan, Andy Mead, Josh Williams, Jordan Ilsley, Jesse Harding, Hamish McCartney, Jotham Higgs, Nick Ryan.

Under-14 – Jack Neylon (c) Beauden Rinadi, Xavier Crone, JRohn Harvey, Zac Elliott, Sam Elliott, Callum Draper, Sam Maloney, Jeremy Hancock, Isaac Watson, Isaac West, Connor Aldous.

Under-13 – Cooper Jones (c), Xavier Ryan (vc), Riley Treloar, Jasper Stewart, Trent Davies, Jack Bouwmeester, Sam Dean, Jack Ryan, Mack Wade, Bailey Goodwin, Mathew Harvey, Josh Williams. Emergencies: Jack Francis, Caleb Sheahan, Will Keck, Jeremy Holland.

Under-12s, under-15s, under-16s and under-21s not supplied.