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PLAYER CHANGES
INS: Dan Tuddenham, Harrison Bell (Old Xaverians), Jordan Anderson (Heidelberg), Ryan Grace (Tooleybuc Manangatang), Ty Demaj (Undera), Brendan Redding, Christian Vaitohi, Liam Adams (Tatura), Ash Hockey, Dan Collyer (Violet Town)
OUTS: Ethan Hunt (Aberfeldie), Logan Campbell (Nathalia), Jordan Formica (West Preston Lakeside), Nathan Drummond (retired)
ONE TO WATCH - DAN TUDDENHAM
Mooroopna is in need of a threat in the forward 50, and Tuddenham might just be it. An on-ball forward who provides good leg drive and height, the Old Xaverians recruit will hope to latch onto service from the Cats’ premier mids and make a real difference inside the arc. The departure of Logan Campbell - who kicked 38 goals in 2025 - leaves room for a new target, and Mooroopna will hope Tuddenham is a bullseye.
COACHES CORNER / JOHN LAMONT
What’s the biggest focus for your group in 2026?
To improve. One of the things we want to improve on is growing our numbers across our senior team and just build on last year.
What will supporters notice about this team?
You want to hope they’ll see the improvement in our younger brigade. And with the addition of some older heads, we'll hope that’s what’ll be noticeable.
What’s your side’s greatest strength?
I think we’ll have speed. We’re not a tall side, but I think we’ll run the footy quite well and have a good game plan that’ll back that.
What still needs the most work?
Given we have a young group, it’s about how quick you can get that young group to be playing consistent footy. The sooner that happens, you’re partway there.
What does success look like for this group in 2026?
If we build consistency and we get the young group to improve and our newbies fire, we want to be knocking on the door if we could.
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