Players vie for positions at Country Championships

THE South East Zone Squad which will compete in the South Australian Country Championships on July 10, 11 and 12, in the Barossa Valley has been unveiled.

Training has been set down for Sunday, July 5, in Naracoorte at 11am and Wednesday, July 8, in Naracoorte, at 6.30pm when a team of 24 players will be selected, including a minimum of six players aged under 21.

The coach of the team is Jack Kelly with assistant coaches Daron McElroy, who led the team to victory in 2025 when Kelly was a late withdrawal, and Troy Hall and the below squad was finalised by the selectors, Zac Richards (KNTFL), Peter Mitchell, Ben McGregor (MSEFL) and Scott Duncan, as well as the appointed coaching staff.

The selectors can add to the squad before the championships and if players are unable to attend, they must contact Jack Kelly on 0429 647 872.2026 SOUTH EAST SQUAD

Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League

Bordertown

Troy Blackwell

Keith

Riley Wilsdon; Will Schrieber

Kingston

Hagan Wright; Alex Barns; Will Watts

Kybybolite

Charlie Brodie*; Jack Barker*; Elliott Chalmers

Lucindale

Tom Fisher

Mundulla

Billy Wiese*; Darcy King; Elliott Jaescke

Padthaway

Mitch Minns

Limestone Coast Football Netball League

Casterton Sandford

Colby Munro; Hamish McCrae

East Gambier

Shaun Lock; Noah Gollan*; Matt Willson

Millicent

Kade Varcoe

Penola

Beau Shinnick; Louis Merrett; Noah Duka*

South Gambier

Todd Reid; Mitch Sims

West Gambier

Jack Casey; Daron McElroy; Connor Gentile*; Lawrey Bradley-Brown

Mid South Eastern Football League

Glencoe

Dylan Childs

Hatherleigh

Michael Telford; Mitch Pulmer; Frazer Bradley; Kade Bradley; Lewis Walker

Kalangadoo

Mitch Lowe

Mount Burr

Sam Wallis

Port MacDonnell

Ned Wilke

Robe

Joel Bryant*

Tantanoola

Cade Kelly*; Ellis Cushion** Players under 21