An AFL duo and a pair of talented teenagers have been added to the GIANTS’ VFL side for Sunday’s clash with the Kangaroos at GIANTS HQ.
Jake Riccardi and Toby McMullin will both feature at VFL level this week after exiting the AFL side, while GIANTS Academy young guns Ethan Matthews and Jim Houston will also take on the Kangaroos.
A talented young defender, Sunday’s clash will mark Houston’s VFL debut.
This week’s VFL side will feature a total of 12 AFL-listed GIANTS, with the likes of Kieren Briggs, Jack Ough and Joey Delana set to continue their push for senior selection via the VFL.
Both the GIANTS and North Melbourne sit at 2-1 entering Sunday’s contest which will get under way at 9:30am at Tom Wills Oval.
VFL ROUND 5
GIANTS v Kangaroos
Sunday, April 26
Tom Wills Oval, GIANTS HQ | Wangal Country
FB: Kye Pfrengle, Nick Kelly, Jim Houston
HB: Finn Davis, Oskar Taylor, Harry Oliver
C: Conor Stone, Jack Ough, Ethan Matthews
HF: Riley Hamilton, Joey Delana, Lachlan Grubb
FF: Jake Riccardi, Callum Brown, Max Gruzewski
RR: Kieren Briggs, Toby McMullin, Harvey Hooper
Interchange: Sam McMeeken, Cameron Edwards, Louie Montgomery, Declan Fitzgerald, Ryan Hebron
In: Jake Riccardi, Toby McMullin, Ethan Matthews, Jim Houston (VFL debut)
Out: James Leake (AFL), James Bell (injured), Riley Dillon, Ethan Roberts (omitted)
