The VFL Squad of 24 to represent the VFL against the WAFL (with jumper numbers):

Backs Cory McGRATH 17 (Port Melbourne) Jarrod DALTON 30 (Port Melbourne) Stephen BREWER 8 (Port Melbourne)

Half backs Michael STOCKDALE 13 (Casey Scorpions) Peter FAULKS 32 (Williamstown) Adam IACOBUCCI 15 (Northern Bullants)

Centeline Ben DAVIES 18 (Williamstown) Myles SEWELL 20 (North Ballarat) James WALL 35 (Casey Scorpions)

Half forwards Jarrod McCORKELL 29 (Northern Bullants) Cameron PEDERSEN 24 (Box Hill Hawks) Marcus MARIGLIANI# 25 (Bendigo Bombers)

Forwards Patrick ROSE # 2 (Williamstown) Matthew LITTLE 22 (Williamstown) Luke BREUST# 31 (Box Hill Hawks)

Followers Orren STEPHENSON 34 (North Ballarat) Brett JOHNSON 19 (Williamstown) Stephen CLIFTON 14 (North Ballarat)

Interchange Adam BENTICK 12 (Port Melbourne) Jarryd BLAIR# 7 (Collingwood) Ed CURNOW 16 (Box Hill Hawks) Kris PENDELBURY 23 (Collingwood) Toby PINWILL 28 (Port Melbourne) Jonothan SIMPKIN 21 (Geelong)

# - AFL Rookie.

Watched a fair bit of the match and I must say from the game on saturday and the Casey-v-Coburg match I watched a few weeks back I am really impressed with Stockdale, the guy is a gun!

In the Jarrod Harbrow fashion IMO. Can play midfield or as a small defender and provides a heap of run for the team, whether it's Casey or the Vic's! Really damaging when he uses it also.

Looks to be a very good player, I'm not sure how old he is but I hope Melbourne look at rookie listing him at the end of the season, was shatetred when we didn't do this with Silvagni end of 09', would hate to see it happen twice in 2 years and have Stockdale go somewhere else and make a good impact.

Watched a fair bit of the match and I must say from the game on saturday and the Casey-v-Coburg match I watched a few weeks back I am really impressed with Stockdale, the guy is a gun!

In the Jarrod Harbrow fashion IMO. Can play midfield or as a small defender and provides a heap of run for the team, whether it's Casey or the Vic's! Really damaging when he uses it also.

Looks to be a very good player, I'm not sure how old he is but I hope Melbourne look at rookie listing him at the end of the season, was shatetred when we didn't do this with Silvagni end of 09', would hate to see it happen twice in 2 years and have Stockdale go somewhere else and make a good impact.

Forget about rookie listing him, pick him up with one of our first 2 draft picks. We need a new Whelan.

Forget about rookie listing him, pick him up with one of our first 2 draft picks. We need a new Whelan.

If our 2nd pick isn't till about pick 40 odd in an already weakend draft it probably wouldn't be a bad idea you're probably right. depends what else is out there I guess, I just hope we get him assuming he's young enough, not sure if you know how old he is KC?

If our 2nd pick isn't till about pick 40 odd in an already weakend draft it probably wouldn't be a bad idea you're probably right. depends what else is out there I guess, I just hope we get him assuming he's young enough, not sure if you know how old he is KC?

He's 19 years old - turns 20 in August.

Forget about rookie listing him, pick him up with one of our first 2 draft picks. We need a new Whelan.

175cm, 75kgs. You need to be exceptional to make it at that size unfortunately.

Not saying he doesn't deserve the shot, but I'd think he'd be a pretty long shot to make it. And I wouldn't bother outside of the rookie draft. He's probably the sort you'd take as a rookie if there was literally nobody else you fancied left.

175cm, 75kgs. You need to be exceptional to make it at that size unfortunately.

Not saying he doesn't deserve the shot, but I'd think he'd be a pretty long shot to make it. And I wouldn't bother outside of the rookie draft. He's probably the sort you'd take as a rookie if there was literally nobody else you fancied left.

The next Shane Valenti?

The next Shane Valenti?

Exactly who I was thinking of when I wrote that. Different type of player, but same story really.