AFL Goldfields released its Rebels V/Line Cup squad to take on North East Border and Geelong Falcons in Gippsland in late September.
The 48-man squad was selected from the McDonalds Cup trials at Willaura earlier this month across the Rebels’ recruiting zones.
The team will travel to Moe Football ground to play matches on September 26 and 28 and will be coached by current Ballarat Football League Interleague coach Shaun O'Loughlin and Rebels' assistant coaches Ricky Andrews and Johnno Leoncini.
Team Manager Jason Muldoon said these matches were a great opportunity to challenge the regions most talented youngsters against fellow junior players across Country Victoria. With the hope the V/Line Cup is the beginning of the pathway towards TAC Cup football.
Squad: Cooper Craig-Peters (Redan), Ben Dodd (East Ballarat), Riley Polkinghorne (North Ballarat), Mitch Phillips (Lakers), Sam Kyatt (Redan), Ned Nash (Lakers), Dean O'Brien (Carngham Linton), Luke Saligari (Carisbrook), Mitchell Welsh (East Ballarat), Will Peucker (North Ballarat), Tom McKechnie (Lakers), Patrick Glanford (Mt Clear), Darcy McEldrew (North Ballarat), Izaac Grant (Hepburn), Alex Lavithis-Davies (Sth Warrnambool), Ethan Harvey (Sth Warrnambool), Isaac Kenna (Kolora Noorat), Mitch Reed (Cobden), Eddy Gattek (Warrnambool Hawks), Bailey Jenkinson (Nth Warrnambool), Cooper Atchison (Sth Warrnambool), Jackson Grundy (Nth Warrnambool), Luke Byrne (Merrivale), Josh Dwyer (Dennington), Josh Worboys (Cobden), Connor Hinkley (Warrnambool Hawks), Jack Hookway (Simpson), Liam Herbert (Sth Warrnambool), Isaac Thomas (Sth Warrnambool), Jay Rantall (Sth Warrnambool), Ben Cullinane (St Mary's Monivae), Izaac Ewing (Penshurst), Connor Giddings (West Portland), Rory Gill (St Mary's Monivae), Richard Johnston (College Magpies), Alistair McCrae (St Andrews), Dylan Starkie (College Magpies), Joshua Bibby (Warrack Eagles), Nicholas Caris (Horsham Saints), Jakob Cocks (Jeparit-Rainbow), Cori Corrigan (Ararat), Cooper Heard (Ararat), Matthew Jones (Harrow Balmoral), Cody Lindsay (Ararat), Mitch Martin (Horsham Saints), Benson Miller (Horsham Demons), Joshua Reid (Swifts), Jayden Wright (Ararat)
