Players in Elite Talent Pathways

Over the course of the season we always have a large number of athletes who get selected to go to the next stage of their chosen sport. 

The RDFNL are proud of their junior pathways and the way our athletes can go on to bigger and better things.

 

Congratulations to the following footballers and netballers for their outstanding achievements in 2024.

 

Football Squads:

 

U16 Nation Championships - Vic Metro

Ben Taylor (Riddells Creek)

 

Calder Cannons Boys

Archie Maher (Macedon)

Cooper Reed (Woodend)

Harvey Meacham (Gisborne)

Jayden Hodgson (Sunbury Lions)

Kobe Zerafa (Gisborne Rookies)

Noah Ploog (Sunbury Kangaroos)

Occy Cuthbert (Gisborne Rookies)

Will Elliott (Sunbury Lions)

Zayne Gadsden (Sunbury Kangaroos)

 

Calder Cannon Girls 

Mia Anderson (Diggers Rest)

 

Essendon Pathways Academy (Boys)

Ali Abou-eid (Sunbury Lions)

Archer Cook (Kyneton)

Archie Fuller (Sunbury Lions)

Cohen Sims (Sunbury Lions)

Dylan Romeril (Sunbury Lions)

Finley Watt (Woodend) 

Jack Magris (Sunbury Lions)

Logan Collins (Romsey)

Luke Hall (Sunbury Lions)

Oscar Kruss Alexander (Romsey)

Riley Loffts (Sunbury Lions)

Riley Evans (Gisborne)

Ronan Yow Yeh (Macedon)

 

 

Essendon Pathways Academy (Girls)

Kalea Brodie (Macedon)

Sian Andrews (Macedon)

 

Netball Squads:

 

SSV 13 & Under

Veilomani Fauonuku (Eynesbury)

Olioli Tiavo (Eynesbury)

Aliyah Lesa (Eynesbury)

 

17/U Vic 25 member squad

Charlize Bellette (Romsey)

Chloe Eyre (Melton Centrals)

Emily Fitzgerald (Woodend Hesket)

 

19/U Vic 25 member squad

Sahara Ball (Riddell)

Elisa Butterworth Gonebale (Melton Centrals)

 

21&U Australia Squad Fiji Tour

Ruby Shannon (Riddell)

 

2025 Talent Identified Athletes:

Jewel Evans (Romsey)

Hayley Hermelin (Sunbury Kangaroos)

Stella McDonald (Gisborne)

Grace Miles (Romsey)

 

Victorian First Nations Team

Chloe Eyre (Melton Centrals)

Elisa Butterworth Gonebale (Melton Centrals)