Recruiting Update

[Dale61]

The Williamstown Football Club is close to finalising its playing list for the 2005 VFL season. A large number of players have been retained from last year, whilst a large number of young players from the TAC Cup competition will be given an opportunity.

Players from 2004 who have re-signed with the club include:
Anthony Chiu
Sam Cranage
Ryan Crawford
Jeremy Dukes
Conor Dullard
Kurt Gowers
Matthew Grossman
Richard Handreck
Brendon Hollow
Luke Jarrad
Heath Lawry
Brad Lloyd
Kane McKenzie
Matthew Pearce
Clinton Proctor
Scott Ralph
Craig Smoker
Luke Theodore
Troy West

The Seagull's have also recruited the following players:
Jackson Barling - Calder Cannons
Dean Benson - Collingwood Rookie
Murray Boyd - Carlton Rookie
Ben Clifton - Hawthorn Rookie
Troy Coates - Bendigo Pioneers
Adam Cook - Drouin
Malcolm Dow - Gippsland Power
Dean Galea - Spotswood
Chris Goullet - St. Bernards
Tom Langlands - Western Jets
Christin Macri - Wodonga Raiders
Lachlan McGhie - Western Jets (Son of Robbie)
Jess McInneny - Western Jets
Scott Meyer - Gippsland Power
Liam Picken - Ballarat Rebels (Son of Billy)
Michael Puhar - Western Jets
Patrick Rose - Western Jets
Paul Shelton - Hawthorn Rookie
David Stretton - Western Jets
Rayden Tallis - Hawthorn

More players will be signed, with the list to be finalised in the coming weeks.

Players delisted from the 2004 playing list include:
Brian Ashton - Retired/Study
Marcus Baldwin - America
Adam Butler - Lavington
Matthew Cape - England
Stephen Glenn - Sunbury
Terry Knight - Doutta Stars
Joe Laverde - Doutta Stars
Gary Lee - Northern Eagles (QLD)
Stephen Maher - Spotswood
Brenton Male - Hoppers Crossing
David McEwan - Retired
Shaun Neeson - Doutta Stars
Stephen Puhar - Spotswood
Aaron Ramsay - Doutta Stars
Clint Rippon - Spotswood
Leigh Sheehan - South Fremantle
Tevita Tauelangi - Queensland
Salesi Uhi - Swan Hill

http://williamstown.footballvictoria.co ... leid=31670

Still no news re: practice matches as yet, but finalising the list would be first priority.

[Johnson#26]

The Seagull's have also recruited the following players:

Dean Benson - Collingwood Rookie

Looks like my mail was right.

http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopi ... son#253465

I have spoken to a neighbour of Benson, who said if he is not picked up by another club, he will play for Williamstown.

[hoggy]

Is there a guy by the name of Mark Lee Thompson playing for Williamstown from Lower Plenty?

[Dale61]

The 2005 playing list for Williamstown has been finalised, and along with the players mentioned above, the following have been signed.

Andrew Nicholson - Western Jets
Kane Maghamez - Fitzroy Reds
Tom O'Dwyer - Geelong VFL list.

[hoggy]

So that would be a no???

[Dale61]

Sorry hoggy, but at this stage, it doesn't appear so.

I'm just waiting on the full list to be forwarded to me, and then I'll be able to give you a definite answer.

[hoggy]

Cool ta.

I have been hearing all these rumours from Lower Plenty players saying that bloke is having something to do with Collingwood and they weren't just asking me the same thing. They had both come out of nowhere to ask such a question.

Of course I had no answer.