Around the grounds in Melton and Moorabool

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NAB League

Western Jets’ Lucca Grego has been named in the Vic Metro team for the 2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships. Grego, who is from Bacchus Marsh and goes to school at Maribyrnong College, was named in the Vic Metro squad that will compete against nine other sides from across Australia. The championships were set to start on Saturday, after deadline.

AFL

Former Caroline Springs footballer Tristan Xerri has signed a new contract with North Melbourne. The AFL big man has signed a three-year contract extension tying him to the Kangaroos until the end of 2025. Xerri has taken his game to the next level this year and has been one of the highlights in a tough season for the club. Xerri said there was no other club he would like to play for.

VTCA

Caroline Springs will have a new coach for the next Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 3. The Falcons announced on Wednesday that premiership winning coach Gary Turner would take a back seat and set down from the main coaching role. He will still be part of the coaching panel “While Smackers’ time as our head coach was always limited, there’s no doubting the impact he has had on our playing group, both on and off the field,” the club said on social media. Turner, in his first season as coach of the Falcons, led them to the division 4 premiership.