Sandringham will be hoping one-time Coburg Tigers coach now St Kilda coach Alan Richardson is more receptive to the Sandringham alignment than his predecessors.
Sandringham now has an agreement where eight Zebras players will be selected on a weekly basis unless there is some special circumstance.
The Zebras however go into the 2014 season without its best two VFL players – Marcus Marigliani, its captain from last year, and Chris Michaliades, a State representative.
It makes it a tough equation for Sandringham to return to the finals for just the second time since the 2007 season.
FAST FACTS
Coach: Simon McPhee (3rd year)
Captain: Adam Cockie
Affiliate: St Kilda
Last season record: 6-11-1
Last season finish: 11th
Best & fairest: Adam Cockie
Welcome: Conrad Hudghton (Western Magpies), Luke Verna (Hampton Rovers), Jack Davis (North Shore), Dominic Waterman (Knox), Piers Flanagan (Geelong VFL), William Taggart (Port Melbourne), Dalton Graham (Box Hill), James Munro (Sandringham Dragons), Elliott Le Grice (Sandringham Dragons), Josh Bennett (Ainslie), Jayme Gottliebsen (Balwyn)
Farewell: Marcus Marigliani (Port Melbourne), Chris Michaliades (Port Melbourne), Anthony Soriano (Port Melbourne), Hamish Shepheard
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Last Modified on 02/04/2014 17:24