Six Lions in interleague

Riley Miller. (Ljubica Vrankovic) 413383_02

The Sunbury Lions strong start to the Ballarat Football League season has been reported with the most players named in the interleague squad.

An initial 32-player squad has been named for the clash with the Hampden Football League to be played in Warrnambool on July 6.

Players selected are aged 23 and under. The side will again be coached by Anthony Koutoufides who coached the side to a win last year.

Six Lions have been selected in the side.

Jake Egan, Jake Sutton, Riley Miller, Ben Cameron, Mitch McLean and Cody Bramble have all been named in the initial squad.

Egan, Miller and Sutton were part of the Ballarat team last year, with Egan named among the best while Sutton kicked two goals.

Four Bacchus Marsh and Melton South players have been named.

Jack Parente, Rye Penny, Josh Huxtable and Isaac Nixon have been selected from the Cobras, while Cody Chapman, Mitch Fino, Broden Collins and Jarrod Bibby are the Panthers selected.

Parente, Chapman, and Fino were all part of last year’s team

Darley’s Brady Wright, Zane Le Huray and Will Johnson, along with Melton’s Conrad Farrugia, Adrian Monitto and Kyle Borg are also in the squad.

Farrugia and Borg were in last season’s season with Borg one of the best in the win.

Players from all 11 teams have been selected.