RDFL
Rupertswood has added another former player to its squad for next year’s Essendon District Football League division 2 season. Joel Flanigan, who was a Rupertswood junior, made his senior debut for the Sharks in 2014 as a 17-year-old before joining Tullamarine. Flanigan, who is 200 centimetres, will add some more height to the Sharks squad and can play either end of the ground.
VTCA
Sunbury was no match for St Albans in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition on Tuesday night. The Saints made 3-189 with John Moon top scoring with 59.
The Roar finished 7-90 in reply. Jack McGann top scored with 33. Akila Isanka and Daniel Blatherwick took three wickets each. The Roar has a 2-1 record and will play the rest of its games in the new year.
Big V
The Sunbury Jets and Hume City Broncos will start their Big V championship seasons with a local derby. The Big V season will kick off on March 29, with the Jets to host the Broncos women’s and men’s sides. Both Jets sides will then be on the road the following day against the Bellarine Storm. The rest of the fixture was released late last week, with the other fixtures to be released next year.
Bendigo FL
The Bendigo Football League has announced Simon Rosa as the league’s new Senior interleague coach for 2025. Rosa brings a wealth of experience to the role having played Golden Square, the Bendigo Bombers and Peel Thunder. Rosa has previous representative football experience including playing for the Bendigo league four times. His coaching journey includes with Golden Square Junior Football Club the AFL Central Victoria Academy while also being the midfield coach for the BFL Interleague team in 2019.
