GFNL season preview

THE 2025 Geelong Football Netball League season is almost upon us, with matches to start on April 12.

The Times News Group give you the ins and outs of each side ahead of next weekend.

Bell Park:

Football – INS: Jett Bermingham (North Warrnambool), Oliver Hicks. OUTS: Kaelan Bradtke (Corowa-Rutherglen), Will Tobin (Heathcote), Ben Worme (Blackburn)

Colac:

Football – INS: Seb Ross (St Kilda), Jack Skinner (Colac Imperials), Oskar Smartt (Keilor). OUTS: Ollie Butler (Modewarre), Rani Jamieson (Allansford), Bailey Scott (Colac Imperials)

Netball – INS: Nil. OUTS: Indya Forde, Amy Hammond, Bec Winch, Michelle Winch, Bridget Aughton

Geelong West:

Football: – INS: Riley Allan (Wangaratta Rovers), Noah Allen (Colac Imperials), Harper Costa (Geelong Amateur), Zekiah Davey (Lara), Jaymz Farrell (St Albans), Noah Gribble (returning), Bailey Harvey (Lara), Fin O’Keefe (Inverleigh), Rory Parnell (Albury), Judd Schubert (Wangaratta Rovers), August Stelma (Gisborne). OUTS: Emmanuel Ajang (South Adelaide), Jamieson Ballantyne (Portland), Jacson Collins (Geelong West GDFNL), Kade Lovell (Portland), Tanner Lovell (Portland), Tex Mitchell (Ballarat Swans), Frazer Robb (Koroit), Tylar Watts (Leopold)

Netball – INS: Zoey Prentice, Eloise Ritchie, Kealey Moore. OUTS: Hannah Buchanan

Grovedale:

Football – INS: Ed Adams (Shepparton United), Ben Davis (Stawell), Leigh Ellis (Winchelsea), Liam Jardine (Kerang), Matthew Kreuger (Ironbark Cherry Gardens), Nathan Kreuger (Collingwood), Tom Moloney (Winchelsea), Bailey Taylor (Horsham Saints). OUTS: Mitch Chafer (St Joseph’s), Blake Hodgson (St Albans), Harvey Murrant (Geelong West GDFNL), Tom Wisken (Western Australia)

Netball – INS: Sky Fulton, Tarnie Orr, Eunice Kidmas. OUTS: Ellen Brown, Ellie Feldman, Tahlia McConachy

Lara:

Football – INS: Daly Andrews (Werribee Centrals), Majok Bol (St Albans – EDFL), Stanley Brentnall (Uni Blues), Majak Daw (Deer Park), Jai Grayling (Red Cliffs), Lachie Grima (Werribee Districts), Darby Henderson (Williamstown/Grovedale), Ethan Mohr (Grovedale U/18), Aidan Tullio (Wyndham Suns). OUTS: Bayley Cockerill (St Mary’s), Zekiah Davey (Geelong West GFNL), Mitch Day (Geelong Amateur), Bailey Harvey (Geelong West GFNL), Dylan Jose (Thomson), Ben O’Brien (North Geelong), Dan Weigl (Geelong Amateur)

Netball – INS: Caitlin Hendrickson, Tilly Baker, Millie Van Diemon. OUTS: Courtney Lino, Erin Robertson, Keah Goodwin, Ricky Van Gemert

Leopold:

Football – INS: Jay Dahlhaus (Werribee), Lewis Gilbert (Lake Wendouree), Harry Hawkers (Robe), Tylar Watts (Geelong West). OUTS: Jye Cross (retired), James Edmonds (Port Fairy), Tom Gordon (retired), Mitch Howard (Portarlington), Riley Hayden (Portarlington), Nick Lane (Portarlington), Jake Pitt (Albury Tigers), Ollie Tate (Torquay), Bailey van de Heuvel (TBC)

Newtown and Chilwell:

Football – INS: Mitch Dodos (Kyabram), Charlie Field (Hamilton Kangaroos), Archer Harkness (Torquay), Felix Katsaros (Sturt), Perry Lewis-Smith (Yarrawonga), Ben McGlade (Cobden/GWV Rebels), Logan Morey (Yarrawonga), Oscar Murdoch (Geelong). OUTS: Rhys Devlin (Ocean Grove), Joe McDonald (Ocean Grove), Matt McMahon (retired), Kane Reid (Woorinen), Zach Walter (Barwon Heads), Flynn Young (Barwon Heads)’

Netball – INS: Charity Nasalio. OUTS: Alex Booker.

North Shore:

Football – INS: Ryder Cerny (Horsham Demons), Dylan Harmer (returning) Bailey St John (Otway Districts). OUTS: Kobe Annand (Central Districts), Nathan Arbon, James Chadwick (Eaton), Brad Gerrard (Anakie), Mahli King, Cam Primmer (Winchelsea), Jordan Purcell (North Geelong), Aaron Seller (Bannockburn), Ryan Wentworth (Bannockburn), Josh Widdison (North Geelong)

South Barwon:

Football – INS: Paddy Bourke (Inverleigh), Jackson Carrick (Hepburn), Josh Corbett (Fremantle), Jaxon Elzinga (Bannockburn), Leigham Elzinga (Bannockburn), Tyson Funston (St Arnaud), Joel Hogan (North Beach), Oscar Pollock (Port Fairy), Dan Richardson (Casterton Sandford), Nick Stevenson (Warragul), Connor Weideman (Rupunyap/GWV Rebels). OUTS: Jackson Carmody (TBC), Jake Peters (Ararat)

Netball – INS: Ash Berman, Olivia Rodda, Monique Parker, Alana Nicol. OUTS: Charlotte Morey, Kiahna Fallon, Caitie Kennedy

St Albans:

Football – INS: Max Askew (Apollo Bay), Nic Clarke (Clunes), Sam Cunningham (Point Cook), Angus Evans (Birregurra), Lucas Gray (Torquay), Marcus Groves (Point Cook), Koby Harris (Point Cook), Tom Higgins (Wickham), Blake Hodgson (Grovedale), Matt Kasparian (Clunes), Seth Morrell (returning), Tyson Roberts (Geelong West), Dion Robertson (Modewarre), Jed Warrin (Apollo Bay), Kye Warrin (Shepparton/Apollo Bay). OUTS: Jaymz Farrell (Geelong West GFNL), Ben Miller (Koroit), Riley Somers (Belmont Lions)

St Joseph’s:

Football – INS: Keelin Betson (Mooroopna), Ed McCoy (Torquay), Mitch Chafer (Grovedale), Joey Chaplin (Perth WAFL), James Hose (Bannockburn), Cal Mitchell (returning), Cooper Ward (Barwon Heads). OUTS: Ayden Gras (Anglesea), Oscar Hocking (Modewarre), Jay Kirwood (St Arnaud), Ben Kamaric (Thomson), Oli Northam (South Adelaide)

Netball – INS: Ella Closter, Larni Howard, Kiahna Fallon. OUTS: Claudia Plange.

St Marys:

Football – INS: Ben Berry (Cobden), Bayley Cockerill (Lara), Paddy Dowling (Geelong Amateur), Charlie Lang (Finley), Charlie Lazzaro (North Melbourne), Ryan Pendlebury (Euroa). OUTS: Harry Benson (Palm Beach-Currumbin), Kade Chalcraft (Shepparton United), Sam Dobson (Koroit), Dion Johnstone (Newcomb), Harry Ling (Anglesea), Kane Loftus (Uni Blacks), Damian McMahon (Barwon Heads), Joe Maishman (Geelong Amateur), Nick Minchin (Murrumbeena)

Netball – INS: Renee Garing, Monique Pedretti. OUTS: Nil.