THE best young football talent in country Victoria will converge on the QEO on Sunday for a NAB League triple-header.
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The three games will feature the majority of this year's Victoria Country under-18 squad that competed in the national under-18 championships.
The home team Bendigo Pioneers host Gippsland Power in the first match at 10am.
"It's going to be a great day of footy with some outstanding talent in all three games,'' Pioneers' coach Rick Coburn said.
"The teams play an exciting brand of footy... and the players are encounraged to play on their natural instincts."
The Pioneers will unveil two first-gamers in Kyabram key position player Aidan Robinson and Mildura midfielder Ty Atkinson.
The clash with the Power is the final home and away game before the Pioneers play in next week's wildcard round.
The Power are in second place of the NAB League ladder with a 10-4 record, while the Pioneers are 10th with a 5-9 record.
"Gippsland are a tough, contested team and they've had a very good season,'' Coburn said.
In the other games on Sunday, the Dandenong Stingrays play the Geelong Falcons from 12.30pm and the Greater Western Victoria Rebels tackle the Murray Bushrangers at 3pm.
Teams for Sunday's matches at the QEO:
BENDIGO PIONEERS v. GIPPSLAND POWER
BENDIGO PIONEERS
B: 59. R. Clarke, 10. B. Vaz, 44. S. O'Farrell
HB: 31. R. Ironside, 20. J. Schischka, 38. B. Rowles
C: 1. S. Conforti, 4. T. Dow, 25. W. Shaw
HF: 40. J. Evans, 22. J. Treacy, 29. J. Ginnivan
F: 51. S. Mitchell, 34. W. Wallace, 19. B. Worme
R: 11. A. Gundry, 6. J. Rodi, 21. R. Wilson
Int: 17. L. Fitzgerald, 9. E. Roberts, 36. A. Robinson, 26. N. Walsh, 46. L. White
23P: 45. T. Atkinson
GIPPSLAND POWER
B: 14. T. Hourigan, 22. Z. Reid, 37. H. Pepper
HB: 10. L. Connolly, 12. B. Smith, 24. B. Maslen
C: 36. M. Bentvelzen , 6. R. Baldi, 15. R. Sparkes
HF: 21. M. McGarrity, 13. T. Fitzpatrick, 20. H. Neocleous
F: 30. T. Baldi, 16. J. Smith, 19. F. Phillips
R: 17. C. Comben, 4. S. Flanders, 7. S. Berry
Int: 1. R. Angwin, 29. T. Rees, 35. J. van der Pligt, 32. L. Williams
23P: 44. K. Robinson
Emg: 26. C. Doultree, 40. T. Mann, 33. N. Prowd
GEELONG FALCONS v. DANDENONG STINGRAYS
GEELONG FALCONS
B: 27. C. Brauer, 53. C. Fleeton, 40. J. Clark
HB: 16. C. Ham, 38. S. Bourke, 21. L. Smith
C: 12. N. Gribble, 15. T. Bruhn, 3. K. Rayner
HF: 4. G. Bove, 39. K. Skene, 8. C. Lazzaro
F: 1. J. Dahlhaus, 36. C. Sprague, 37. O. Henry
R: 46. H. Walsh, 34. C. Page, 11. C. Karpala
Int: 35. O. Barrow, 32. N. Gadsby, 6. A. Hildebrandt, 55. M. Langan, 26. J. Mullen, 48. J. Paterson, 44. S. Witherden
23P: 31. S. Fonseca-Hateley
DANDENONG STINGRAYS
B: 13. N. Heath, 1. H. Berenger, 35. D. Popa
HB: 39. J. Toner, 32. B. Kuipers, 50. L. Williams
C: 14. D. Smith, 58. L. Scott, 2. H. Young
HF: 47. W. Bravo, 23. J. Neal, 10. C. Gay
F: 34. R. Orchard, 9. W. Howe, 44. C. Weightman
R: 24. B. Nyuon, 45. L. Goonan, 11. E. Cahill
Int: 26. J. Andrews, 55. P. Gerdan, 29. F. Hynes, 4. W. Lewis, 25. J. Stuart, 37. B. Welsh, 41. T. Westworth
23P: 49. C. Macdonald
GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS v. MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS
B: 8. J. Cleaver, 18. J. Wright, 6. J. Tillig
HB: 22. M. Burgess, 11. J. Dwyer, 12. R. Polkinghorne
C: 14. L. Herbert, 13. J. Rantall, 21. N. Stevens
HF: 2. I. Grant, 45. J. Rentsch, 7. M. Martin
F: 19. N. Caris, 5. M. Jorgensen, 41. F. Marris
R: 29. P. Glanford, 3. T. Mahony, 1. C. Craig-Peters
Int: 27. M. Herbert, 44. B. Hobbs, 10. M. Lloyd, 42. L. Spalding
23P: 43. C. Molan
Emg: 17. E. Ajang, 23. D. McEldrew, 33. R. O'Keefe
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
B: 11. N. Irvine, 49. C. McLeod, 8. Z. Maher
HB: 42. H. Beasley, 25. L. Fiore, 2. C. Byrne
C: 26. S. Durham, 38. D. Clarke, 24. T. Panuccio
HF: 6. W. Chandler, 54. D. Bedendo, 31. J. Rachele
F: 19. J. Boyer, 3. B. Kelly, 53. C. Wilson
R: 1. W. Christie, 14. J. Chalcraft, 12. L. Ash
Int: 22. E. Baxter, 9. K. Chalcraft, 28. J. O'Dwyer, 5. C. Wild
23P: 40. T. Brown
Emg: 17. B. Ashley-Cooper, 32. W. Bowden, 21. D. Everett
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