2024 teams announced for Vic wheelchair league
Excitement is building towards the start of the 2024 Victorian Wheelchair Football League (VWFL) season, set to begin on Sunday April 28 at the State Netball & Hockey Centre. The VWFL is entering its seventh season in 2024, with wheelchair teams from five AFL clubs: Richmond, Collingwood, St Kilda, Hawthorn and Essendon.
The State Netball & Hockey Centre will be the home of Victorian wheelchair footy in 2024, with all AFL Clubs to also host a game throughout the season, with those dates and times to be confirmed at a later date. The 2024 season will consist of 10 rounds, followed by two weeks of finals, with the Grand Final being played on Sunday August 4 at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC).
Since 2023, the league has been split into two competitions, with the VWFL consisting of a primary list of seven players and four extras on a supplementary list.
All registered players who are not included in the primary list are eligible to play in the Community Wheelchair Football League (CWFL), previously known as the Development League. The seven players on the primary list will only be eligible for VWFL games, whilst the four that are named as supplementary players can play CWFL or VWFL games. The CWFL is an exciting opportunity for new players to become involved in the sport, where players can translate their skills from other codes to join the Wheelchair League.
VWFL Round 1 kicks off on Sunday April 28 with a double-header at the State Netball & Hockey Centre, with Hawthorn lining up against Richmond at 1pm before Essendon takes on St Kilda at 2pm. The Hawks-Tigers clash is a rematch of the 2023 Grand Final, won by Hawthorn by 65 points, the club’s first wheelchair title.
Click here to see the full fixture for both the VWFL and CWFL.
2024 VWFL Official Team Lists
Collingwood
Primary Players
Anothony Perito
Arnold Razon
Ben Jankovski
Josh Christian
Martyn Ford
Patrick McKay
Will Crooks
Supplementary Players
Alex McKay
Troy Hawkins
Matthew Blunt
Sam Maraldo
Essendon
Primary Players
Caleb Logan
Campbell Fraser
Hayden Farley
James Leonard
Jeremy Tyndall
Louis Rowe
Scott Van Germert
Supplementary Players
Adam Georgelin
Ben Milton
William Taylor
Jordan Kinniburgh
Hawthorn
Primary Players
Brady Cochrane
Finn Broadbent
Hayden Auber
Jo Argaet
Mitch Bond
Rhys Higgins
Yassin Hill
Supplementary Players
Aaron Jardim
Andrew Harrison
Andria Kauer
Richmond
Primary Players
Angelo Mavroudis
Chris Kotsanas
James Weinert
Judeland Antony
Mitchell Stretton
Teisha Shadwell
Vincent Naidu
Supplementary Players
Ben Noble
Miranda Charlton
Chris Henderson
Dan Yore
St Kilda
Primary Players
Campbell Message
Nick Briant
Ryan Smith
Sebastian Welsh
Shaun Groenewegen
Trent Johnson
Tyler Nash
Supplementary Players
Caitlyn Alger
Matt Ingram
Michael Milton
Shannan Sykes
