The EDFL is proud to announce the 2026 Community Bank Strathmore Division Two Team of the Year, as selected by the coaches!
The undefeated Coburg Districts will lead the side with Damien Cavka selected by his peers as the coach of the Team of the Year, and Riley Bentley selected as captain.
Bentley will start in the centre and was the one of two players unanimously selected in the side, East Sunbury's Todd Elton the other at centre half forward.
The top three goal kickers in the competition will comprise the full forward line in Curtis Rawlings (62 goals - Coburg Districts), Mohammed Moustafa (59 goals - Hadfield), and Shaun O'Grady (54 goals - Westmeadows).
Robbie Gray (East Sunbury) and Nick Maric (Glenroy) both made an immediate impact upon joining the competition this year and will start on the half forward flanks.
It's a different on-ball brigade this year with Bentley joined by Jordan Kosteas (Westmeadows) and Daniel Micevski (Glenroy), with Lachlan Evans (Burnside Heights) starting in the ruck.
Keilor Park's Jai Bahnert and Hadfield's Jake Polizzi will start on the wings.
Glenroy duo Cody Wight and Julian Hemala retain their spots on the half back line with East Sunbury's James Strauss joining them.
Jarrod Petersen (Westmeadows), Ryan Potter (Hadfield), and Mitchell Kook (Sunbury Kangaroos) will make up the full back line and add another selection to their list of achievements.
Starting on the interchange is Sam Godden (Hadfield), Travis Cooke (Roxburgh Park), Hisham Kerbatieh (Northern Saints), and Ryan Capron (Westmeadows).
SELECTION PROCESS & CRITERIA
All EDFL Teams of the Year are compiled based solely on the input of each club’s senior coach.
The 2026 Community Bank Strathmore Division Two Team of the Year was to recognise the best players of the 2026 home-and-away season.
Other factors such as reputation or form in previous seasons were not to be taken into account.
The Coach and Captain of the Year are determined based on the feedback provided by the senior coaches.
