FORMER Melbourne tough nut Rod Grinter will make a guest appearance in a Ballarat Football Club legends match at Simmons Oval, Alfredton, on Saturday.
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Grinter and the Swans’ coaching director John Northey will go head-to-head as coaches.
Northey coached Grinter while with the Demons from 1986 to 1992.
Ballarat players from the 1980s and 1990s will line up for the “Swans” and “Rats”
Karl Drever is captaining the Swans and Matt Ilsley is the Rats’ skipper.
Northey and Grinter will round out the day with an “on the couch” interview session at the Alfredton Sports and Community Centre.
The legends’ match at 2.45pm will follow a full-scale senior practice match between Ballarat Swans and Warrack Eagles.
Players lining up:
SWANS: Paul Aikman, Andrew Ford, Troy Topp, Mathew Diretic, Nick Heath, Tony Seagrave,Paul Jennings, Troy Oldaker, Les Furness, Leigh Trethowan, Troy Drever, Karl Drever, Andrew Madigan, Gerard Seagrave, Darren Sims, Mark Hynes, Travis Ford, Bryce Nicholson, Scott Petrie, Jason Baynes, Clint Mathews, Jeremy Ellard
RATS: Brendan Gleeson, Peter Brugman, Matt Ilsley, Peter Grist, Mal Sargent, Andrew Burke, Stuart Baker, Joey Gleeson, Rod Ford, Ben Ingleton, Paul Nicholls, Mick Marney, Mark Oraniky, Ian Edwards, Peter Tunbridge, Daryl Jarred, Travis Jones, Kyle Drendal, Adrian Smith, Brent Wardley, Paul Burke, David Johnstone, Dean Matthews, Mark Lake
