North Melbourne pair Jack Watkins and Sam Lowson have been selected to represent the VFL in Saturday's hotly anticipated state v state clash against a SANFL team, after originally being included in the extended squad.
Players were originally chosen based on their pre-season and 2023 season form, and both Watkins and Lowson have continued to impress in the early rounds of the 2024 campaign.
Watkins is averaging 27.5 disposals and five tackles so far this year, while Lowson has booted two goals playing as a midfielder-forward over the opening two weeks.
The fierce rivalry between the VFL and SANFL League will reignite on Saturday, April 6 when the best players from both competitions face off during the AFL Gather Round which will take place in South Australia from April 4-7.
The match marks the first senior men’s representative clash between the VFL and SANFL since 2016 and the VFL’s first representative match since 2017.
Box Hill Hawks coach Zane Littlejohn will coach the VFL State Team, with Steve Daniel (Southport), Ben Hudson (Brisbane Lions) and Adam Skrobalak (Port Melbourne) to serve as assistants.
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SYNC NOWVFL STATE TEAM
| # | NAME | SURNAME | DOB | HT | CLUB |
| 1 | Dom | Brew | 23-01-97 | 180 | Werribee |
| 5 | Callum | Brown | 27-04-98 | 178 | Box Hill Hawks |
| 6 | Jack | Watkins | 18-12-00 | 178 | North Melbourne |
| 7 | Sam | Lowson | 24-10-95 | 183 | North Melbourne |
| 8 | Jack | Henderson | 01-10-99 | 177 | Werribee |
| 9 | Louis | Pinnuck | 24-09-98 | 188 | Werribee |
| 10 | Boyd | Woodcock | 05-03-00 | 177 | Southport Sharks |
| 11 | Ben | Jepson | 10-10-01 | 184 | Southport Sharks |
| 12 | Jacob | Dawson | 03-11-99 | 182 | Southport Sharks |
| 13 | Kye | Declase | 15-10-96 | 195 | Werribee |
| 14 | George | Grey | 31-01-01 | 183 | Frankston |
| 15 | Trent | Bianco | 20-01-01 | 181 | Footscray Bulldogs |
| 17 | Nick | Hayes | 11-08-94 | 190 | Werribee |
| 18 | Roarke | Smith | 11-09-96 | 181 | Port Melbourne |
| 25 | Lachlan | Young | 06-04-99 | 192 | Carlton |
| 26 | Campbell | Hustwaite | 28-09-00 | 190 | Casey Demons |
| 27 | Mitch | White | 10-04-96 | 189 | Casey Demons |
| 28 | Ned | Long | 05-02-03 | 194 | Collingwood |
| 33 | Tom | Highmore | 24-02-98 | 193 | Port Melbourne |
| 34 | Hudson | Garoni | 25-08-00 | 195 | Werribee |
| 36 | Nathan | Cooper | 30-08-97 | 195 | Werribee |
| 37 | Brayden | Crossley | 16-08-99 | 199 | Southport Sharks |
| 39 | Hugh | Dixon | 26-02-99 | 195 | Southport Sharks |
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| 2 | Callum | Porter | 22-02-99 | 183 | Box Hill Hawks |
SANFL STATE TEAM
| # | NAME | SURNAME | DOB | HT | CLUB |
| 1 | Frank | Szekely | 13-08-99 | 177 | North Adelaide |
| 2 | Will | Snelling | 06-08-97 | 175 | Sturt |
| 3 | Harry | Grant | 03-07-01 | 173 | Central District |
| 6 | Casey | Voss | 14-09-00 | 182 | Sturt |
| 7 | Riley | Knight | 27-03-95 | 181 | Eagles |
| 8 | Corey | Lyons | 31-05-98 | 182 | Glenelg |
| 9 | Darcy | Bailey | 20-06-94 | 176 | Glenelg |
| 10 | Joseph | Sinor | 16-03-94 | 180 | Eagles |
| 11 | Harrison | Wigg | 16-10-96 | 180 | North Adelaide |
| 12 | Baynen | Lowe | 29-07-03 | 177 | Norwood |
| 13 | Aiden | Grace | 28-08-97 | 189 | Central District |
| 14 | Mitchell | O'Neill | 21-02-01 | 178 | Norwood |
| 16 | James | Rowe | 17-09-99 | 173 | Eagles |
| 17 | Luke | Reynolds | 09-01-95 | 188 | Glenelg |
| 18 | Jez | McLennan | 07-09-00 | 184 | Central District |
| 19 | Josh | Ryan | 17-04-96 | 195 | West Adelaide |
| 20 | Lachie | Hosie | 25-02-97 | 189 | Glenelg |
| 21 | Max | Proud | 14-02-92 | 192 | Glenelg |
| 22 | Matthew | Allen | 18-10-97 | 193 | Glenelg |
| 23 | Jack | Heard | 27-05-00 | 192 | Norwood |
| 25 | Jackson | Callow | 11-06-02 | 195 | Norwood |
| 26 | Harry | Boyd | 11-02-98 | 196 | Norwood |
| 27 | Karl | Finlay | 14-07-01 | 193 | North Adelaide |
| 28 | Liam | McBean | 25-08-94 | 202 | Glenelg |
| 29 | William | Coomblas | 06-08-98 | 193 | Sturt |
BROADCAST
The AAMI State Game will be broadcast live in Victoria and South Australia by the Seven Network on 7mate and streamed on 7plus. The match also will be live streamed nationally on the AFL Live Official App, AFL.com.au and SANFL Now.
TICKETING
Entry to the match is just $15 for Adults and $10 for Concession, all under 18s receive free admission and do not require a ticket for entry. Tickets on sale here.
MATCH DETAILS
SANFL State Team vs VFL State Team
Saturday, April 6, 2024
12:40pm ACDT | 1:10pm AEDT
Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg, SA
