Western FL
Caroline Springs has been busy early in the Western Football League division 1 off season, signing a number of recruits. Ethan Mantas, Cooper Reid and Carlo Riccardi return to the club having come through the junior ranks before going elsewhere. Cooper Bond and Frank Campisi and Ben Caluzzi have also committed to the club. Campisi is another returning player, whose elusiveness and forward craft will complement our current playing group. Caluzzi joins the club from East Keilor and has played with the Calder Cannons and Carlton’s Victorian Football League side.
Soccer
Western United’s Anthony Didulica and Besian Kutleshi have been named in the Joeys squad for the upcoming AFC under-17 Asian Cup qualifiers. The pair played their junior soccer in Brimbank. Coach Brad Maloney has selected a 23-player squad for the qualifiers between 19-27 October. The preliminary stage of the under-17 continental tournament comprises 43 teams, divided into 10 groups, featuring seven of four teams and three of five teams. The Joeys have been drawn in Group G alongside Indonesia, Kuwait, and Northern Mariana Islands.
SSN
City West Falcons stars Montana Holmes and Uneeq Palavi will again be part of the Suncorp Super Netball environment. The pair have been named as Melbourne Mavericks training partners for a second straight season.Holmes and Palavi, who both played key roles in the City West Falcons’ Victorian Netball League championship, both made their Super Netball debuts this year.
FV
Western Suburbs will have a new coach next FV state league 1 season. The club announced that it had amicably agreed to part ways with Jim Gacovski. The club thanked Gacovski and his assistant and wished them well in the future. Western Suburbs finished this year in eighth spot
