NPL
St Albans Saints have made some changes to their squad for the rest of the National Premier League season. The club announced Aaron Oppedisano, Troy Ruthven, George Ott, Lathan Dunn and Gabriel Matti were departing the club. The Saints were sitting in 11th spot before the weekend’s matches after failing to capitalise on a strong start to the season. which were after deadline.
Basketball
Keilor Thunder’s Sa Pilimai has received a scholarship to the NBA Global Academy. The academy is a partnership with Basketball Australia and serves as the NBA’s hub for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. Up to sixteen elite athletes attend NBA Global Academy each year at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra. NBA star Josh Giddey was the first graduate of the program to be drafted to the NBA.
Football
Several Western Jets players from Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds featured in a Victorian Diversity All-Stars game on Wednesday. Werribee Centrals’ Giselle Lambley, Maribyrnong Park’s Jade Cilla and Caroline Springs Mira Diab represented the Western Jets in the girls match. Sam Esokni (Altona) Alex Tsia (Hillside), Noah Eldebs (Keilor), Edwin Nyembo (Werribee Centrals), Isaac Abbay (Hillside) were the boys Jets representatives. Victorian talent manager – country, Lee Fraser said the Victorian Diversity All-Stars matches have been introduced this year to provide another opportunity for emerging young footballers from diverse backgrounds to put their talent on display.
