VTCA
Dan Blatherwick has signed with St Albans for the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior season. Blatherwick comes from Lincolnshire and Hucknall clubs and has made more than 500 runs and taken 24 wickets in the Nottinghamshire Premier League. He played with Lara last Australian summer in the Geelong Cricket Association, winning league and club best and fairests.
AFL
Western Jets Thomas McGuane, Oscar Ainworth and Finn Davis were named in the Victoria Metro young guns side that was in action on Saturday, The trial games assist with selection for the national AFL Futures Boys match, which will be played as a curtain-raiser to the AFL grand final. The futures match and trials will feature players born in 2007 who will be eligible for selection in the 2025 draft. Vic Metro faced Queensland in its trial match on Saturday.
NPL
Melbourne Knights Ivan Franjic will be handing up the boots. The Melbourne Knights captain-coach was set to play his last home game at Knights Stadium on Friday night. Franjic played 20 games for the Socceroos and had a long career in the A-League and overseas before returning to the Knights where he played as a junior and early in his senior career. The Knights entered the second last round in eighth spot, two points outside the top six.
VTCA
Caroline Springs has announced the re-signing of Roshan Laksiri for the Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 3 season. This season will be the fourth season he has been at the club. “His most recent outing saw him produce one of the best innings’ in Falcons history and we couldn’t be more excited to see his fierce competitiveness on display once again as we strive for the ultimate success in the coming months,” the Falcons said on social media.
