May 20, 2008 by Mark Block
National Head Coach Mark Block has announced the first 25 player selections representing Canada for the International Cup 2008 in Melbourne. These players are only selections from Ontario. Players from Alberta and B.C. will be scouted at the Kelowna Footy Tournament on June 7th 2008. Final selections will round out the national team after the Kelowna tournament and may include other prospects or players on injury reserve. The roster will not exceed 32 players.
The first 25 selections out of Ontario are:
- Stefan Leyhane, Captain
- Aaron Falcioni, Assistant Captain
- Chris Buczkowski
- Steve Carew
- George Dimacakos
- Tasos Dimacakos
- Andrew Garth
- Oliver Hayward
- Rhys Harris
- Adam Jacobs
- Sean Kennedy
- Kien La
- Chet Long
- Matt Lowden
- Murray Lovett
- Frank Luisser
- Manny Matata
- George McCullagh
- Danny McIlravey
- Kevin Minaker
- Mario Pareja
- Bruce Parker
- Dale Simnett
- Jacob Sone
- Dan Zimmerman
Injury Reserve (alphabetical):
- Matt Bernardo
- Alex Hendrix
- Marc Magierowicz
- Lee Pope
- Gared Postance
- Kevin Toner
For remaining players with aspirations for Australia in 2008, work hard to take the final spots remaining. We will name the final selections on Monday, June 9th. Thank you to everyone for your participation.