Debutants aplenty for 2021 Hampden league round three matches

Jacob Hill (Hamilton Kangaroos), Tom Baulch (Koroit), Sam Clarke (Cobden), Riley Riordan (Port Fairy) and Ben Kellett (North Warrnambool Eagles) will make their senior debuts.

Warrnambool has also picked former WDFNL senior player Josh Irving (Nirranda) for his first game for the club.

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BEN KELLETT

"He'll go through the ruck a little bit and go up forward. He's a good athlete. He can run and jump at it and he's a good kick and good with the ball on the ground too. He's 196 centimetres. He's probably not quite big enough for a TAC Cup ruckman but in terms of here he probably is." - Eagles coach Adam Dowie

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SAM CLARKE

"He is six-foot-seven, he's been at the footy club his whole life. It's great to give another opportunity to another young Cobden person. We know Koroit have got a few more talls so we thought we'd go a bit taller this week, it gives us a little bit more flexibility over the ground." - Bombers coach Adam Courtney

RILEY RIORDAN

"Riley will play through the wing and half-forward. He's a really good mover, he's a left-footer, uses the ball well and has a penetrating kick and his attitude has improved to the point where he's earned the right to play senior footy. He's really eager, he watches vision and he's comfortable with our structures and that's all you can ask from a young man who is really invested in his footy and also in how we want to play." - Seagulls coach Winis Imbi

TOM BAULCH

"Tom is a 190-centimetre plus winger. He would be our best endurance runner and has good pace as well. He has worked super hard on his game and is developing into a very good player." - Saints coach Chris McLaren

JACOB HILL

"A developing key forward who is on GWV Rebels' list. He is a very impressive young man." - Kangaroos coach Gerard FitzGerald

JOSH IRVING

"He's actually Jason Rowan's brother-in-law. When 'Rowy' came back he said he reckoned Josh could make a Hampden league footballer if he came and trained with us and was around a better style of training and game-style. He did every day of pre-season with Jason, who is really fit, so Josh is just as fit. We couldn't have asked for anything more of a new recruit. He well and truly deserves his chance." - Blues coach Ben Parkinson

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