2019 RECAP
After transferring over to the EDFL via the Riddell District league at the end of the 2018 season, the Sunbury Kangaroos went on to dominate the 2019 Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 season.
With a stacked line-up full of stars, the Kangaroos did not lose a single game on their way to premiership glory, earning promotion into Division 1 for the upcoming 2020 season.
Their final three games of the year were all against Moonee Valley, including the Qualifying Final and Grand Final, the latter in which Sunbury had to fight hard for its 16-point win at Windy Hill.
BEST & FAIREST TOP FIVE
1st - Tierone Cuffe*
2nd - Brenton Sutherland
3rd - Matt Quigley*
4th - Lachlan Baddeley
5th - Jake Young*
GOAL KICKING TOP FIVE
58 - Lachlan Baddeley
43 - Josh Burgess
39 - Michael Kilty
28 - Mitchell Streiff
26 - Jake Young*
DIVISION TWO BEST & FAIREST MEDAL
Brenton Sutherland (runner-up)
DIVISION TWO GRAND FINAL BEST-ON-GROUND MEDAL
Brenton Sutherland
DIVISION TWO TEAM OF THE YEAR
Daniel Gregory (centre half back & captain)
Lachlan Baddeley (centre half forward)
Josh Burgess (full forward)
Brenton Sutherland (ruck)
Matt Quigley* (ruck rover)
Tierone Cuffe* (rover)
*outgoing transfer lodged
2021 PREVIEW
Coach: Leigh Sporle (1st season, replacing Anthony Leydin)
LODGED TRANSFERS
In: Luke Baron (Sunbury), Scott Bedford (Towns), Josh Bowden (Riddells Creek), Dylan Caruana (Sunbury), Aiden Dann (Cable Beach), Joshua Deans (Williamstown CYMS), Adam Forth (Melton), Mark Freeth (Diggers Rest), Dylan Giles (East Sunbury), Dean Halliwell (Rupertswood), William Healy (Sunbury), Blake Henderson (Romsey), Johann Jack (Willetton), Blake Joannidis (Hillside), Joshua Kanellos (Airport West), Jason King (Warburton Millgrove), Christopher Lucas (Rupertswood), Zach McCasker (Greenvale), Ferras Merhi (Westmeadows), Haydn Millardship (Quambatook), Daniel Nutt (Sunbury Lions), Pavaan Parekh (Sunbury Lions Juniors), Ainsley Richardson (Willetton), Saad Saad (Mallee Eagles), Osama Saad (North Sunshine), Quentin Shandley (Willetton) & Clinton Young (Gisborne)
Out: Nicholas Agnello (Rupertswood), Aaron Andrews (Lancefield), Nathan Baker (North Shore Bombers), Nathan Caldone (Rupertswood), Tierone Cuffe (Strathmore), Lachlan Gray (Redan), Jeremy Murphy (Old Eltham Collegians), Nicholas Prodan (North Sunshine), Matt Quigley (Nullawil), Chris Tsardakis (Keilor) & Jake Young (Glenroy)
EDFL MEDIA SAYS
A new-look side is being led by a new coach in a new division, so nobody really yet knows where the Sunbury Kangaroos fit within Strathmore Community Bank Division 1.
What we do know is that following the post-premiership retirements of Lachlan Baddeley, Christian Monaco, Jeremy Murphy, Jared Pretty, Brad Slater and Matt Welsh, coach Leigh Sporle is keen to inject some youth into the Kangaroos' side this year.
Clinton Young isn't expected to feature due to coaching commitments, but Sunbury will be able to sprinkle in some added experienced through the likes of Ferras Merhi, Osama Saad and Saad Saad to help support established stars Brenton Sutherland in ruck and premiership skipper Daniel Gregory (pictured), among others.
2021 FIXTURE
