Basketball
Keilor Thunder guard Maddy Rocci has been named in the Australian Opals squad for the Trans-Tasman Throwdown, while Abbey Ellis is set to make her debut. The Opals and Boomers will face the Tall Ferns and Tall Blacks in a re-ignited series between long-standing FIBA Oceania rivals, with games set to tip off in Adelaide, the Sunshine Coast, and Hamilton. Rocci will play a key role for the Opals, having played in all the lead up games to last year’s Paris Olympics. Ellis has made her first Opals squad after a breakout season with the Townsville Fire. Ellis has been combining netball and basketball in the off season, being part of the Western Warriors’ Victorian Netball League squad.
Basketball
Mading Kuany has been named in the extended Australian under-19 squad ahead of the under-19 World Cup. Kuany, who has played most of his basketball at Wyndham, is part of a 20 player squad that will gather for a camp in May from where the final team will be selected.
AFL
Former Keilor player Campbell Grey made his AFL debut on Thursday night. Selected as a mid-season pick last year by the Tigers, Gray earned another contract for 2025. The 21-year-old’s call up comes after strong performances across the 2024 and 2025 Victorian Football League seasons.
Coates Talent League
Western Jets’ Thomas McGuane, Kobe Williams, Lachlan Hicks, Oskar Ainsworth and Jacob Marron were named in the under-18 squads Vic Metro squad across two matches the past two weekends. The matches will help form the final under-18 squad. The Jets’ Sam Juricskay, Bailey Summers, Hugo Hanrahan, Oliver Castro, Griffin Barker, Curtis Lamont, Oliver Dreaver, Jake Miller and Archie King were named in the under-16 Vic Metro squad for game two of the trials.
