Rochester’s Cale James is one of many local young guns to feature in Junior Country Week 2025.
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The bright future of northern Victorian cricket will converge for a week of competition in towns across the region as part of Junior Country Week 2025.
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Goulburn Murray Cricket announced squads that will play in the under-12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 divisions in the boys and under-14 and 17 in the girls.
The competition format for each division is three rounds of cricket across three days, the sixth-eighth before the top two teams face off in the grand final, with times and locations for that match yet to be announced
The under-12 boys will play their fixtures in Bendigo, the under-13s will travel to Strathfieldsaye, the under-14s will go to Mooroopna, the under-15s will play at Seymour and Avenel, the under-16s will take their talents to Cobram and Katunga, while the under-17s will battle it out in Cohuna and Tongala.
The under-14 and 17 girls will travel to Bendigo to play their games.
Moama's Sadie Laffy and Mia Arthurson have been selected in the under-14 and under-17 representative sides, respectively.
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Squad lists with junior clubs are as following:
Under-12
Coach — Tim Rasmussen
Alby Bull (Moama), Toby Teasdale (Moama), Kai Maddox (Echuca), Hugh Napier (Echuca), Cooper Rasmussen (Rochester), Archer Watson (Rochester), Seth Hunter (Rochester), Walt James (Rochester), Finn Mundie (BLU), William Forster (BLU), Billy Sheppard (Ky Fire Brigade), Cooper Fisher (Stanhope)
Under-13
Coach — Duane Johns
Sam McCleary (Moama), Max Johns (Moama), Ted Palmer (Moama), Tighe Teasdale (Moama), Tom Arthurson (Moama), Hamish Teasdale (Moama), Sam Henson (Echuca), Wil Hayler (Rochester), Aiden Greiner (Ky Fire Brigade), Max Gould (Ky Fire Brigade), Anantveer Sachdeva (Nondies-Cohuna), Jax Hare (Leitchville-Gunbower), Heath Ogden (Rushworth)
Under-14
Coach — Dylan Cuttriss
Angus Clyne (Moama), Landyn Maher (Moama), Taj Maddox (Echuca), Judd Cuttriss (Rochester), Asher Rasmussen (Rochester), Harry Rasmussen (Rochester), Mac Dickinson (Rochester), Charlie Pekin (Ky Fire Brigade), Jonty Sefton (Ky Fire Brigade), Archie Shepard (Ky Fire Brigade), Max Stockdale (Ky Fire Brigade), Ollie Moore (Nondies-Cohuna)
Under-15
Coach — Jay Caldwell
Ben Henson (Echuca), Ryan Caldwell (Echuca), Xavier Charmichael (Echuca), Mac Dalziel (Echuca), Jack Mundie (BLU/Rochester), Antonio De Pasquale (Ky Fire Brigade), Paddy Westerfield (Ky Fire Brigade), River Townsend (Tongala), Hugo Monich Vo (Tongala), Jasper Hare (Leitchville-Gunbower), Jack Pollock (Nondies-Cohuna), Ollie Stewart (Stanhope)
Under-16
Coach — Darryl Harrison
Charlie Connors (Moama), Jackson Groves (Moama), Kane Scott (Moama), Geordie Teasdale (Moama), William Kerr (Echuca), Liam Beasley (Echuca), Mitch Cornwall (Echuca), Cale James (Rochester), Ben Hewes (Rochester), Morgan Boyack (Rochester), Archer Backway (Ky Fire Brigade), Wil Harrison (Ky Fire Brigade), Royce Serpell (BLU)
Under-17
Coach — Kale Edwards
Nash Giri (Moama/ Echuca South), Easton Carlile (Echuca), Ky Henson (Echuca), Bill Hipwell (Rochester), Jim Hipwell (Rochester), Lucas Holgate (BLU), Kade Pearse (BLU), Broden Wishart (BLU), Gideon Flett (BLU), Riley Carver (Ky Fire Brigade), Hamish Stewart (Stanhope), Jack Donaldson (Stanhope)
Under-14 Girls
Coach — Brad Major
Sadie Laffy (Moama), Emma Moyle (Echuca), Sophie Miller (Echuca), Sophie McKee (Echuca), Georgia Wiltshire (Echuca), Jordi Cain (Echuca), Keeley Major (Rochester), Evie Riordan (Rochester), Trinity Hayler (Rochester), Shae Christie (BLU), Alyssa Braithwaite (Stanhope), Chelsea Braithwaite (Stanhope)
Under-17 Girls
Coach — Delaney Laffy
Isla Laffy (Moama), Jordan Dalziel (Moama), Mia Arthurson (Moama), Beatrix Bray (Moama), Grace Riddell (Echuca), Taya Munro (Rochester), Cadence Major (Rochester), Miranda Crawford (Rochester), Harriet East (Rochester), Hayley Broucek (Rochester), Sophie McDonald (Cooma), Sienna Hutchinson (Katamatite)
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