THE Western Region Football League has announced a 53-person Interleague squad ahead of next month’s Community Championship match against Ballarat.
Spearheaded by two-time Barry Priest medallist Tim Jenkins, and individual winners Matt Dean and Wayde Skipper the team is aiming to make amends after last year’s Interleague loss.
Former AFL champions Brendan Fevola, Brian Lake and Mark Williams have also been picked.
In total, players from 12 different clubs across Division 1, 2 and 3 were named in the initial squad.
WRFL reigning Division 1 premiers Deer Park leads the way with 13 selections.
Training for the May 21 showdown with Ballarat began on Wednesday night, with preparations continuing to build over the next two weeks.
Senior coach Anthony Eames said he and his coaching team were impressed with the talent they assembled.
“We have received some strong support from within the competition,” he said.
“When you have a squad of the best players from the league you are going to be a very strong team, not matter what league are from.
“The players are committed, which is all we can ask for.”
Eames said with the game less than a month away the coaching panel was getting excited about the match.
“We are all fired up, but it is important we stay focussed until the game and we get what we want out of the weeks leading up to the match,” he said.
Eames said the squad would be cut to 25 a week before the match.
The WRFL will take on Ballarat at Whitten Oval on May 21. The Under-19 match will be played at 11.45am and the Senior match is at 2.30pm.
More news surrounding the Under-19 and Senior team will be announced in coming weeks.
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Last Modified on 29/04/2016 15:20