THE young guns from the Bendigo squad in the AFL Central Victoria Academy capped an unbeaten run at this week's V/Line Cup regional titles for under-15 football teams.
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Bendigo won all three contests played in or near Midura.
Football Development Manager for AFL Central Victoria, Rick Coburn said high-quality matches were played.
Coburn was manager of the Bendigo under-15s squad which was coached by Carl Hardingham and had Andrew Cooney and Danny O'Bree as assistant coaches.
Bendigo won closely-fought matches against Central Murray and Sunraysia.
The run rolled on against North Central Academy.
Stand-out players for Bendigo were Sandhurst Marist Dockers team-mates Daniel Clohesy and Hunter Lawrence.
Golden Square's Jye Caldwell, Jacob Atley from Rochester and Brodie Fry from Kangaroo Flat were in hot form in the three-match series.
"The carnival was a great experience for all the players," said Coburn.
A 60-player squad was chosen at carnival end and will be announced on July 6.
"All four regions are represented in the Bendigo Pioneers under-15 squads to play in the V/Line Cup in Gippsland during AFL grand final week.
The Pioneers will field two teams at the Cup carnival.
A training camp will be held in Bendigo on July 25 and 26.
