Pioneers and country rivals to play at QEO in NAB League triple-header

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 10^th 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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