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Junior club profiles

Jumper colours: Blue and White (North Melbourne)

Ground location: Corner of Princes Highway and Starling Road, Officer

Junior president: Mick Sparkes

No. of teams in 2009: 8

Former players who graduated to AFL: Our club is only in its 9th season

Current player to watch/why?: Sean Corrigan because he was highlighted on the day by the umpire as a good performer and a player of the future.

(The Wickers)

Jumper colours: Navy Blue and White

Ground location: Arch Brown Reserve Berwick and Berwick Fields Reserve, Berwick

Junior president: Andrew Young

No. of teams in 2009: 16 teams

Former players who graduated to AFL: Justin Leppitsch, Brendan Fevola, Mark Graham, Travis Tuck, Shane Tuck, Ash Smith and potential draft pick Tom Scully.

Current player to watch/why?: Most of our guys don’t like the limelight. We feel it would be unfair of us to name names this early in the season, but we certainly have some rising stars in our teams.

Jumper colours: Blue, Yellow &White

Ground location: Upper Beaconsfield Recreation Reserve, Stoney Creek Road, Upper Beaconsfield.

Junior president: Anthony Thomas

No. of teams in 2009: 16 teams

Former players who graduated to AFL: Michael McKenna and Austinn Jones

Current player to watch/why?: Alex Benbow U16 Premier Division.
Highly decorated Premiership Player.

Jumper colours: Red, Black, Yellow & White
Ground location: Hallam Recreational Reserve, Frawley Rd, Hallam
Junior president: Tony Ferguson
No. of teams in 2009: 6
Former players who graduated to AFL: Tom Gillies (Geelong) 2008 draft.

Jumper colours: Silver, Teal, and Black

Ground location: Narre Warren North Reserve, 203A Belgrave-Hallam Road, Narre Warren North.

Junior president: Brendan Gray

No. of teams in 2009: 14 and Auskick

Former players who graduated to AFL: Nil

‘Pakky’ ‘Lion Cubs’

Jumper colours: Maroon, Royal Blue & Gold (Brisbane Lions colours)

Ground location: Toomuc Reserve (Oval 2) Princes Hwy, Pakenham

Junior president: Steve Moloney

No. of teams in 2009: 14

Former players who graduated to AFL: Most recently, Tyson Goldsack (Collingwood)

Current player to watch/why?: Jacob Wheeler (U/16).
Not quite 16, Jake has made the Gippsland Power under 15/16 teams, the Vic Metro Schoolboys team and has been picked for a few games in the St Kevin’s First 18.

Jumper colours: Red and Green

Ground location: Tooradin Recreation Reserve, South Gippsland Highway, Tooradin

Junior president: Shane Sutton

(The Titans)

Jumper colours: Royal Blue and Green

Ground location: Berwick Springs Reserve, Berwick Springs Promenade, Narre Warren South

Junior president: Len Fletcher

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