2019 RECAP
Aberfeldie scored an impressive 16 wins from 18 starts in the home-and-away season but it was only good enough for a second-placed finish after Keilor went 18-0.
The Gorillas did again reach the grand final for the seventh consecutive year, but they struggled to recover from a slow start in the decider and eventually went down by eight points.
Keilor was the only opponent Aberfeldie could not defeat across four meetings in 2019.
BEST & FAIREST TOP FIVE
1st - Sam Cattapan
2nd - Victor Carboni
3rd - Nic Cattapan (pictured)
4th - Luke Davis & Josh Toy
GOAL KICKING TOP FIVE
43 - Jayden Foster
31 - Kyle Reimers
28 - Josh Pound*
23 - James Peters*
20 - Sam Cattapan
PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Josh Toy (back pocket)
Jayden Foster (forward pocket)
Sam Cattapan (rover)
*outgoing transfer lodged
2021 PREVIEW
Coach: Adam Potter (6th season)
LODGED TRANSFERS
In: Joshua Best (Greenvale), Callum Brown (Keilor Park), Tye Browning (Craigieburn), Jake Conolan (Riddell), Sean Crawford (Woodend-Hesket), Costa Detsikas (West Coburg), David Fahey (PEGS), Peter Faulks (Echuca), Patrick Grady (Woodend-Hesket), Jack Hayward (Trentham District), Lachlan Langwell (East Keilor), Adam Marcon (West Preston-Lakeside), Thomas McConville (Seymour), Byron McConville (PEGS), Nicholas Meese (West Preston-Lakeside), Christos Raptis (Fitzroy JFC), Mitchell Robinson (Oak Park) & Lucas Rocci (Werribee Districts)
Out: Kurtis Barnard (Essendon Doutta Stars), Jorden Braddy (Rupertswood), Jaryd Cachia (Golden Square), Mark Gregory (St Bernards), Andrew Macdonald (PEGS), Rhys Moylan (Mulwala), James Peters (Essendon Doutta Stars), Mitchell Podhajski (Greenvale), Josh Pound (PEGS), Lucas Rocci (Werribee Districts), Jean-Luc Velissaris (Maribyrnong Park) & Jordan Whybrow (Moonee Valley)
EDFL MEDIA SAYS
It's a pretty steady ship that Adam Potter is running at Clifton Park, with the list coming together nicely for another tilt at premiership glory.
Star ex-Williamstown ruckman Nick Meese might arguably be the best recruit coming into the division, while fellow ex-Seagull Peter Faulks and 2019 Morrish Medallist Lucas Rocci add plenty of quality of their own.
There's no sign of Aberfeldie dropping too far back from the lofty standard it has set over several years and you'd be expecting such a professional unit to emerge from the pandemic-caused layoff contending at the top of the ladder once again.
2021 FIXTURE
