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THE Bendigo Pioneers have announced their invitation training squads ahead of the start of pre-season next month.
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The Pioneers' pre-season training program will get under way in Swan Hill on Sunday, November 19.
Under-18 and under-16 training squads for both the boys and girls programs have been released.
The under-18 boys program has had 116 players invited and there are 76 players invited to try-out for the under-16 boys squad.
The under-18 girls program has had 55 players invited and there are 48 players for the under-16 girls.
The Pioneers will have four training bases for their pre-season in Bendigo, Echuca/Moama, Swan Hill and Mildura.
The release of the 2024 training squads come on the back of the Pioneers last weekend having touted No.1 pick Harley Reid test at the AFL National Draft Combine, as well as Hugh Byrne, Ollie Poole, Oskar Smartt, Bryde O'Rourke, Lila Keck and Keely Fullerton test at the AFL State Combine.
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UNDER-18 BOYS
Glen Gillbee - Balranald
Sebastion Papa - Balranald
Alton Bracken - Castlemaine
Curtis McLennan - Castlemaine
Archie Rixon - Castlemaine
Chaz Holman - Castlemaine
Mitchell McKnight - Castlemaine
Nick Thompson - Charlton
Angus Donat - Cohuna
Jasper McArdle - Colbinabbin
Jude Ryan - Colbinabbin
Marcus Moorse - Deniliquin
Harry Way - Deniliquin
Cam Wills - Deniliquin
Logan Geddes - Donald
Jack O'Shannessy - Eaglehawk
Tom Conlan - East Point
Tom Evans - Echuca
James Head - Echuca
Isaac Watson - Echuca
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Liam Gronow - Echuca
Luke Oellermann - Echuca
Hunter Beveridge - Echuca United
Jackson Lewis - Echuca United
Jack McMahon - Golden Square
Riley Dillon - Golden Square
Bailey Warfe - Golden Square
Hunter Wright - Golden Square
Thomas Johnson - Heathcote
Sosaia Christian-Ale - Irymple
Dusty Geister - Irymple
Alex Hollingworth - Irymple
Ned Bottams - Irymple
Connor Evans - Kangaroo Flat
Jay Newman - Kangaroo Flat
Ray McNamara - Kangaroo Flat
Harry Bremner - Kerang
Ryan Bassett - Koondrook Barham
Nicholas Jephson - Kyabram
Angus Scoble - Kyabram
Archie Watt - Kyabram
Max Carroll - Kyabram
Lachlan Carver - Kyabram
Tyler Norman - Kyabram
Jye Chambers - Kyneton
Angus Mills - Kyneton
Hunter Murray - Kyneton
Bailey Ryan - Kyneton
Bailey Ryan - Kyneton
Kai Everett - Lake Boga
James Barrat - Leitchville Gunbower
Noah Hore - Leitchville Gunbower
Darby Jones - Leitchville Gunbower
Jai Milligan - Lockington Bamawm
Kaian Constable - Maryborough
Thomas Rutledge - Macedon
Sam Whinfield - Macorna
Liam Edge - Moama/Cohuna
Jonty Davis - Marong
Angus Smith - Merbin
Wil Hemming - Merebein
Aiden Avery - Mildura
Sam Gosman - Mildura
Zac De Rosa - Mildura
Beau Kiel - Mildura
Spenser Seward - Mildura
Shaun Watson - Mildura
Mitch Bell - Moama
Lachlan Hogan - Moama
Jobe Shanahan - Moama
Trent Gray - Moama
Zade Maschewski - Moama
Jett Gundry - North Bendigo
Sol Kelly - Nullawil
Darcy Butler - Nyah Nyah West
Ethan Curran - Nyah Nyah West
Zak O'Shannassy - Nyah Nyah West
Bryce Manzie - Red Cliffs
Tyler Bounias - Red Cliffs
Cooper Germane - Red Cliffs
Jagar Guthrie - Red Cliffs
Giulian Iudica - Robinvale
Jordy Rasmussen - Rochester
Nate Rasmussen - Rochester
Archer Day-Wicks - Sandhurst
Oliver Morris - Sandhurst
Declan Stevenson - Sandhurst
Tobie Travaglia - Sandhurst
Lachy Borchard - Sandhurst
Oscar Cail - Sandhurst
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Zane Connick - Sandhurst
Charles Duke - Sandhurst
Gus Hay - Sandhurst
Jaxon Howard - Sandhurst
Finlay Lockhart - Sandhurst
Felix Warne - Sea Lake
Durie Isaac - Sea Lake
Zaydyn Lockwood - South Bendigo
Oliver Turnbull - South Bendigo
Charlie Cook - South Mildura
Jarvas Munn - South Mildura
Jackson Needs - St Arnaud
Jed Daniels - Strathfieldsaye
Hugh Behrens - Strathfieldsaye
Jaidi Jackson-Leahy - Strathfieldsaye
Alex Wingrave - Strathfieldsaye
Wilhem Bennett - Swan Hill
Koby McMillan - Swan Hill
Lachlan Vrolijks - Swan Hill
James Coulson - Tongala
Jessie Johnstone - Tongala
Patrick Blake - Tyntynder
Archie Littore - Wentworth
Patrick Conlan - White Hills
Charlie King - Woorinen
Hugh Thompson - Woorinen
UNDER-16 BOYS
Brian Shaflik-Eid - Carisbrook
Oliver Britt - Castlemaine
Oscar Giddings - Castlemaine
Charlie Bull - Deniliquin Rams
Sam Crossley - Deniliquin Rams
Baxter Cowley - Deniliquin Rovers
Jessie Jervis - Deniliquin Rovers
Will Addicott - Echuca
Jett Kervin - Echuca Bombers
Angus Watson - Echuca Bombers
Ned Ash Townrow - Echuca
Kristian Fitzsimmons - Echuca
Max McCarty - Echuca
Cody Walker - Echuca
Xavier Grant - Golden Square
Elijah Hurley - Heathcote
Ben Miller - Huntly
Antonio Cavallaro - Irymple
Colby Geister - Irymple
Sam Tassone - Irymple
Harper Milsom - Irymple
Hugh Bremner - Kerang
Hamish Stewart - Kyabram
Charlie Isaac - Kyabram
Isaiah Scoble - Kyabram
Angus Hoyne - Kyneton
Willem Holmes - Lake Boga
Max O'Reilly - Lake Boga
Will Pye - Lake Boga
Zac Coghlan - Leitchville Gunbower
Will Hann - Lockington
Anthony Gray - Maiden Gully YCW
Lewis Pigdon - Maiden Gully YCW
Zac Cicchini - Maryborough
Archie Chadwick - Maryborough
Logan Howell - Maryborough
Campbell Wood - Maryborough
Phoenix Hemming - Merbein
Max Kiel - Mildura FC
Wil Anderson - Moama
Jake Barden - Moama
Tom Naujok - Moama
Ryleigh Wilkinson - Murrabit
Finn Brown - Ouyen United
Felix Smith - Red Cliffs
Tom Connelly - Red Cliffs
Harrison Keating - Rochester
Eamon Austin - Sandhurst
Lenny McNamara - Sandhurst
Miller Nihill - Sandhurst
Carter Reid - Sandhurst
Oliver Stewart - Sandhurst
Noah Willits - Sandhurst
Cruze O'Sullivan - Sea Lake Nandaly
Mitchell Clark - South Bendigo
Sonny Cluff - South Bendigo
Louis Eddy - South Bendigo
Aydin Price - South Bendigo
Jack Bell - South Bendigo
Francis Boulton - South Mildura
Frankie Donald - St Arnaud
Will Bartlett - Strathfieldsaye
Ezekiel Cousins - Strathfieldsaye
Lachie Hargreaves - Strathfieldsaye
Lane Cardenas - Swan Hill
Sonny Beasy - Swan Hill
Seamus Doherty - Swan Hill
Bodhi Kelly - Swan Hill FC
Darcy Uebergang - Swan Hill
Rydar Morris - Tooleybuc Manangatang
Rory Bell - Ultima FNC
Archer Lancaster - Wandella
Russel Clark - Wentworth District
Bohdi Edwards - Wentworth District
Jarrell Ratcliffe - White Hills
Shaun Kirby - Woorinen
UNDER-18 GIRLS
Jemmika Douglas - Bambill
Kelsey Laubsch - Bambill
Demi Zanoni - Bambill
Lola Modoo - Bambill
Chloe Butcher - Castlemaine
Chelsea Cole - Castlemaine
Chloe Drew - Castlemaine
Ainsley Taft - Castlemaine
Sam Brasher - Castlemaine
Lavinia Cox - Eaglehawk
Sienna Hobbs - Eaglehawk
Jayda Mathews-Shanley - Eaglehawk
Mackenzie Gard - Eaglehawk
Neve Nisbet - Eaglehawk
Marli Hollamby - Echuca United
Emma Daley - Gol Gol
Abbey Collihole - Gol Gol
Ava Barker - Golden Square
Gabrielle Drage - Golden Square
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Gemma Roberts - Golden Square
Abby Weir - Golden Square
Jayda Lockwood - Golden Square
Gemma McPhee - Golden Square
Eliza Coutts - Kyneton
Nikola Cox - Kyneton
Charlotte Pennefather - Kyneton
Ella Jeffrey - Kyneton
Jasmine Short - Kyneton
Kaneesha Williams - Meringur
Bree Church - Moama
Kaitlyn Davidson - Moama
Lexi Gregor - Moama
Jemika Cooper - Moama
Tilly Cooke - Moama
Shaleah Cooper - Moama
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Ella Plattfuss - Moama
Scout Carmody - Sandhurst
Ava Bibby - Sandhurst
Ava Franklin - Sandhurst
Olivia Lacy - Sandhurst
Neve Pinner - Sandhurst
Charlotte Scanlon - Sandhurst
Michelle Vanzuyden - Sandhurst
Jerrah Caruso - Shepparton Swans
Tessa Skipper - Strathfieldsaye
Ava Hinton - Werrimull
Tahlia Kendall - White Hills
Lucia Painter - White Hills
Sasha Pearce - White Hills
Nadia Peebles - White Hills
Sophie Sarre - White Hills
Amelie Haigh - White Hills
Sam Johnston - Woorinen
Nevaeh Roberts - Woorinen
Issy Boulton - Woorinen
UNDER-16 GIRLS
Ruby Mayger-Pollock - Cardross
Imogen McAskill - Cardross
Rhani Evans - Carisbrook
Lori Whaley - Castlemaine
Shayla Daffy - Eaglehawk
Jasmine Gowty - Eaglehawk
Gracie Whitfort - Eaglehawk
Elise Napier - Echuca
Sage Dennis - Echuca United
Matilda Fowler - Echuca United
Grace Riddell - Echuca United
Megan Collihole - Gol Gol
Tiara Davies - Golden Square
Ruby Demeo - Golden Square
Lucy Johansen - Golden Square
Summer Lowther - Golden Square
Lily Mansfield - Golden Square
Ella Meharry - Golden Square
Makayla Roberts - Golden Square
Skye Twitt - Golden Square
Jayda Alford - Huntly
Carrie Harris - Kyneton
Hayley Johnston - Merbein
Miranda King - Meringur
Grace McMillan - Moama
Beth Morris - Moama Junior
Ellie Bellenger - Sandhurst
Georgia Garlick - Sandhurst
Ryah Mackie - Sandhurst
Hannah Cochrane - Sandhurst
Lacey Nihill - Sandhurst
Ruby Tierney - South Mildura
Alysha Boyd - Strathfieldsaye
Leni Brown - Strathfieldsaye
Maddie Dunn - Strathfieldsaye
Gemma Fox - Strathfieldsaye
Evie Nuttall - Strathfieldsaye
Scarlett Ward - Strathfieldsaye
Tayvia Wilkie - Wentworth
Lottie Adams - Werrimul
Emmersen Lihou - Werrimul
Mia Clark - White Hills
Matilda Meersbergen - White Hills
Grace Ayars - Woorinen
Lauren Clarke - Woorinen
Eva Coffey - Woorinen
Lanie Somerville - Woorinen
Milla Stewart - Woorinen
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