In the lead-up to the 2018 local footy league seasons, SEN will be dissecting a number of competitions. Today, we take a look at the Ovens & Murray Football League.
Super signings: Craig Evans, Mat Suckling, Jamie Anderson, Mark Anderson (Wangaratta), Harry Wheeler (Yarrawonga), Chris Schmidt, Clem Smith (North Albury), Nick Meredith, Matt Pendergast (Lavington), Sam Stubbs, Daniel Bowles, Jarrod Hodgkin (Wodonga Raiders), Jake Gaynor, John Buchanan, Charles Gaylard (Albury), Shaun Huy, James Atkinson (Corowa Rutherglen).
Coaching merry-go-round: Chris Hyde and Shaun Daly (Albury), Simon Curtis (Lavington), Zac Fulford (Wodonga), Marc Almond (Corowa-Rutherglen), Terry Burgess and Tim Looby (Myrtleford), Chris Schmidt and Clinton Gilson (North Albury).
League Insider says:
Premier: Albury.
Watch out for: Corowa Rutherglen, which has gone 0-36 in the past two years, to record its first victory since Round 16 of the 2015 season.
SEN says:
Premier: Wangaratta.
Watch out for: North Albury to come back into finals calculations after enduring a couple of years in the wilderness.
As it was:
2017 ladder:
- Albury
- Wangaratta (premier)
- Yarrawonga
- Wodonga Raiders
- Lavington
- Myrtleford
- Wodonga
- North Albury
- Wangaratta Rovers
- Corowa Rutherglen
As it will be?
Projected 2018 ladder:
- Albury
- Wangaratta
- Wodonga Raiders
- Yarrawonga
- Lavington
- North Albury
- Myrtleford
- Wangaratta Rovers
- Corowa Rutherglen
- Wodonga
Just for openers:
Albury vs Wangaratta (Saturday, April 14)
Wodonga vs Wodonga Raiders (Wednesday, April 25)
Wangaratta vs Yarrawonga (Saturday, April 28)