2026 O&M Football league discussion.

[Trent from barwon Heads]

Trent ,, I hear you but with those recruits one would expect them to be right up there if they put it together

Yep agree, but weve been expecting this last year too, i think the culture is off there and you cant buy culture

 

[Long live the bump]

I’d have Hayes & Flynn Gardiner in Norths top 10 from this year

Winter didn’t look right this year.

I’d say they are keeping a lot in their top 10
Rigoni
Hayes
Broomhead
Penny
Fos gardner
Pope

The top players will still be as good as most sides, I feel they’ll drop off quickly though

 

[CalTech19]

Winter didn’t look right this year.

I’d say they are keeping a lot in their top 10
Rigoni
Hayes
Broomhead
Penny
Fos gardner
Pope

The top players will still be as good as most sides, I feel they’ll drop off quickly though

Have heard rumblings of a bit of a prominent figure at the club playing up off the field. You would hope that is just dribble considering what they have just been through with the president dipping his hand in the till…

 

[Peta Deutschland]

Have heard rumblings of a bit of a prominent figure at the club playing up off the field. You would hope that is just dribble considering what they have just been through with the president dipping his hand in the till…

I’ve heard the same

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Winter didn’t look right this year.

Yea spot on, with the recruitment of Rigoni, and A.Gardiner spending more time in the middle, plus with Broomhead & Penny first choices, Winter dropped down the pecking order this year.

 

[CalTech19]

I’ve heard the same

Smoke = fire. You have generally got your finger of the pulse Peta

 

[Wild Thing]

Smoke = fire. You have generally got your finger of the pulse Peta

Is this a reference to Peta’s exit from the All Stars?

 

[CalTech19]

Is this a reference to Peta’s exit from the All Stars?

No idea what you are talking about mate. Merely referring to the fact that Peta more often than not knows what’s happening around the traps. Must have some good inside sources about the league

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Thought I'd put together a list of confirmed Ins/Outs so far. Feel free to add any that i've missed

Mytrleford

Ins:
Ryan Crisp
Cooper Thomason

Outs:
Toby Cossor
Bowen Calogero
Mitch Tenardi
Levi Young

Raiders

In:
Ryan Bonham
Hayden Clarke
James Georgalis
Ty Shepherd

Outs:
Will Fordham
Corey Rich
Brad St.John
Charlie St.John
Mitch Way
Indhi Kotzur

Corowa

Ins:
Jesse Moloney
Will Axelby
Charlie St.John
Raven Jolliffe
Izaak Twelftree
Will Chandler
Tom Longmire

Outs:
Jack Rowston
Nathan Richards
Jordan Foote

Jordan Foote

Age

30

Ht

184cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

3.3

1star

HB

6.7

4star

M

1.3

2star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.2

3star

K

3.4

2star

HB

6.8

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

4.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

Hugh Canning
Jaiden Butson
Brady Morton

Lavington

Ins:
Sam Stening
Jayden Hucker
James Buchanan
Will Strauss
Jimmy Webster

29

Jimmy Webster

Age

32

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.7

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

288.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

Outs:
Tom Hargreave
Chris Annett
Caleb Clemson
Lachlan Gaffney
Alex Swinnerton

Wangaratta

Ins:
Tyson Young
Lachlan Di Sebastiano
Brady Bartlett
Jack Mapleson
James McLounan
Mark Anderson

Outs:
Alex Federico
Hunter Gottschling
Tyler Norton
Jasper Craven

Wodonga

Ins:
Hudson Garoni
Matt Jorgensen
Blake Jorgensen
Isaac Cassidey
Harry McKimmie

Outs:
Jack Yelland
Drew Cameron
Tom Johnson

North Albury

Ins:
Indhi Kotzur
Ben Ralph

Outs:
Nathan Dennis
Kieren Duncan
Sam Azzi*
Archer Gardiner
Josh Murphy
Jack Reynolds
Cayden Winter
Jackson Weidemann
George Godde
Josh Minogue

Yarrawonga

Ins:
Charles McKenna
Jack Elliott
Jimmy Hanrahan
Baxter Donovan
Jack McKay
Lachie Craig
Adam McKelvie

Outs:
Matt Casey
Jacob Adkins
Jess Koopman

Albury

Ins:
Lochie Conboy
Connor Newnham
Ben Kelly
Hunter Galvin
Tom Rake
Ben Paton
Wadih El Achkar
Fraser Bennett
Jarrod Walker
Caleb Clemson
James Cousins

24

James Cousins

Age

27

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.3

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.1

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

0.6

3star

Jack Lipscombe
Anthony Miles

Outs:
Will Blomeley
Lenny Dattoli
Riley Collier-Dawkins*

Rovers

Ins:
Mitch Hardie

Outs:
Jez Rigoni

 

[bedford]

Thought I'd put together a list of confirmed Ins/Outs so far. Feel free to add any that i've missed

Mytrleford

Ins:

Outs:
Toby Cossor
Bowen Calogero
Mitch Tenardi
Levi Young

Raiders

In:
Ryan Bonham
Hayden Clarke
James Georgalis
Ty Shepherd

Outs:
Will Fordham
Corey Rich
Brad St.John
Charlie St.John
Mitch Way
Indhi Kotzur

Corowa

Ins:
Jesse Moloney
Will Axelby
Charlie St.John
Raven Jolliffe
Izaak Twelftree
Will Chandler
Tom Longmire

Outs:
Jack Rowston
Nathan Richards
Jordan Foote
Hugh Canning
Jaiden Butson
Brady Morton

Lavington

Ins:
Sam Stening
Jayden Hucker
James Buchanan
Will Strauss
Jimmy Webster

Outs:
Tom Hargreave
Chris Annett
Caleb Clemson
Lachlan Gaffney
Alex Swinnerton

Wangaratta

Ins:
Tyson Young
Lachlan Di Sebastiano
Brady Bartlett
Jack Mapleson
James McLounan
Mark Anderson

Outs:
Alex Federico
Hunter Gottschling
Tyler Norton
Jasper Craven

Wodonga

Ins:
Hudson Garoni
Matt Jorgensen
Blake Jorgensen
Isaac Cassidey
Harry McKimmie

Outs:
Jack Yelland
Drew Cameron

North Albury

Ins:
Indhi Kotzur
Ben Ralph

Outs:
Nathan Dennis
Kieren Duncan
Sam Azzi
Archer Gardiner
Josh Murphy
Jack Reynolds
Cayden Winter
Jackson Weidemann
George Godde

Yarrawonga

Ins:
Charley MvKenna
Jack Elliott
Jimmy Hanrahan
Baxter Donovan
Jack McKay
Lachie Craig
Adam McKelvie

Outs:
Matt Casey
Jacob Adkins
Jess Koopman

Albury

Ins:
Lochie Conboy
Connor Newnham
Ben Kelly
Hunter Galvin
Tom Rake
Ben Paton
Wadih El Achkar
Fraser Bennett
Jarrod Walker
Caleb Clemson
James Cousins
Jack Lipscombe
Anthony Miles

Outs:
Will Blomeley
Lenny Dattoli

Rovers

Ins:
Mitch Hardie

Outs:
Jez Rigoni

Thanks , that's great stuff

 

[Foopyrox]

Heard whispers of Dan Howe not playing at Yarra next year, potentially due to his brother not playing

Not sure how reliable the source was, but something to think/talk about when weighing up if they’ll be back in the 5 next season

 

[Trent from barwon Heads]

Heard whispers of Dan Howe not playing at Yarra next year, potentially due to his brother not playing

Not sure how reliable the source was, but something to think/talk about when weighing up if they’ll be back in the 5 next season

Is young Hargreaves staying or heading back to hay?

 

[stuyd1]

Thought I'd put together a list of confirmed Ins/Outs so far. Feel free to add any that i've missed

Mytrleford

Ins:
Ryan Crisp

Outs:
Toby Cossor
Bowen Calogero
Mitch Tenardi
Levi Young

Raiders

In:
Ryan Bonham
Hayden Clarke
James Georgalis
Ty Shepherd

Outs:
Will Fordham
Corey Rich
Brad St.John
Charlie St.John
Mitch Way
Indhi Kotzur

Corowa

Ins:
Jesse Moloney
Will Axelby
Charlie St.John
Raven Jolliffe
Izaak Twelftree
Will Chandler
Tom Longmire

Outs:
Jack Rowston
Nathan Richards
Jordan Foote
Hugh Canning
Jaiden Butson
Brady Morton

Lavington

Ins:
Sam Stening
Jayden Hucker
James Buchanan
Will Strauss
Jimmy Webster

Outs:
Tom Hargreave
Chris Annett
Caleb Clemson
Lachlan Gaffney
Alex Swinnerton

Wangaratta

Ins:
Tyson Young
Lachlan Di Sebastiano
Brady Bartlett
Jack Mapleson
James McLounan
Mark Anderson

Outs:
Alex Federico
Hunter Gottschling
Tyler Norton
Jasper Craven

Wodonga

Ins:
Hudson Garoni
Matt Jorgensen
Blake Jorgensen
Isaac Cassidey
Harry McKimmie

Outs:
Jack Yelland
Drew Cameron

North Albury

Ins:
Indhi Kotzur
Ben Ralph

Outs:
Nathan Dennis
Kieren Duncan
Sam Azzi*
Archer Gardiner
Josh Murphy
Jack Reynolds
Cayden Winter
Jackson Weidemann
George Godde

Yarrawonga

Ins:
Charles McKenna
Jack Elliott
Jimmy Hanrahan
Baxter Donovan
Jack McKay
Lachie Craig
Adam McKelvie

Outs:
Matt Casey
Jacob Adkins
Jess Koopman

Albury

Ins:
Lochie Conboy
Connor Newnham
Ben Kelly
Hunter Galvin
Tom Rake
Ben Paton
Wadih El Achkar
Fraser Bennett
Jarrod Walker
Caleb Clemson
James Cousins
Jack Lipscombe
Anthony Miles

Outs:
Will Blomeley
Lenny Dattoli
Riley Collier-Dawkins*

Rovers

Ins:
Mitch Hardie

Outs:
Jez Rigoni

This is good stuff- well done - can you tell me where Jack Yelland is off to

 

[TheGreatBambino]

This is good stuff- well done - can you tell me where Jack Yelland is off to

Assistant coach at Finley.
Joining ex Wodonga coach Jordan Taylor.

 

[stuyd1]

Assistant coach at Finley.
Joining ex Wodonga coach Jordan Taylor.

yes Finley spending the bucks after loosinf the grand final by 1 point some 3 seasons ago...then they dropped to the lower rungs of the ladder over the past 2 seasons, obviously saving dollars

 

[stuyd1]

any whispers on Josh Minogue down there ... nothing further up here so dont know if it will be Surfers, Labrador or Broadbeach

 

[RickyStaniky]

yes Finley spending the bucks after loosinf the grand final by 1 point some 3 seasons ago...then they dropped to the lower rungs of the ladder over the past 2 seasons, obviously saving dollars

They went from losing by 1 point in 24 to bottom 3 in 2025. Hardly spending big bucks though

 

[A Week At A Time]

Cooper Thomason announced at Myrtleford, good to see the young fella having a crack at the higher level

 

[bedford]

Cooper Thomason announced at Myrtleford, good to see the young fella having a crack at the higher level

Not your fault , but for some that don't know some of these , can you please let us know from where they are

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Will be interesting to see how Thomason, Bartlett & Newnham, century goal kickers from the O&K, TDFL, go next season in the O&M

 

[jonno23]

Thanks , that's great stuff

Fantastic research. Better than anything the Border Mail produces with their paid subscription. In fact, most of their articles seem to be created after the rumours or information is stated on this tread.

 

[Magnets]

Assistant coach at Finley.
Joining ex Wodonga coach Jordan Taylor.

Partner of new coaches sister is the draw

 

[Magnets]

Will be interesting to see how Thomason, Bartlett & Newnham, century goal kickers from the O&K, TDFL, go next season in the O&M

Newman isn’t consistently playing in the ones in that forward line. Would need to strip 15kgs to start with. Depth at best

 

[elitecool]

Newman isn’t consistently playing in the ones in that forward line. Would need to strip 15kgs to start with. Depth at best

This will be interesting, to lose 15kg takes away a fair advantage he had in the TDFL, his height wont help being 15kg lighter. Exciting guy to watch the last few years hope he gets a crack.

 

[Trent from barwon Heads]

Yep.i think he could be a very good o&m player, maybe should have gone elsewhere though, albury have stacked their fwd half. He should have gone to Myrtleford or wodonga or even yarra