Ballarat Football League duo Jarrah Maksymow and Brian Graham will represent AFL Victoria Country.
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They will line up against the Victorian Amateur Football Association at Frankston on Saturday.
Maksymow is a dynamic power forward in his second season with Bacchus Marsh, while Graham has quickly established himself as one of the BFL’s best on-ballers since arriving at Darley this year.
This is Graham’s second major accolade inside a week, with Essendon having added him to its VFL list.
Graham moved to the Devils with his older brother Chris from Wyndhamvale in the Western Region league this year after earning AFL Vic Metro selection last season.
Maksymow was pivotal in the Cobras landing their first BFL premiership last year
Maksymow will miss Bacchus Marsh’s clash with Sebastopol on Saturday, while Darley will be without Graham against North Ballarat City.
St Kilda great and former Richmond coach, and Bungaree legend Danny Frawley is coaching Vic Country for the first time.
The BFL’s Shane Page, Scott Sherlock and Liam Hoy were also included in the initial squad.
AFL Vic Country and VAFA meet every two years for the Brian Molony Cup, named in honour a former VCFL chairman.