VWFL draft brings new faces as full squads are revealed

The Robert Rose Victorian Wheelchair Football League Draft took place earlier this week with a number of new faces to join the league and several seasoned stars set to have an impact for a new side in 2022.

After a number of years at St Kilda, Judeland Antony will return to Tigerland after being selected by Richmond with the first pick, as full squads were revealed ahead of the return of the 2022 season on April 10th.

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Richmond Football Club Social Impact and Sustainability Manager, Rita Nehme commented on the draft and the upcoming season.

"We are thrilled to welcome seven new players to the Richmond VWFL team this year. We're excited to have Jude as the well-deserving first pick for the 2022 VWFL season. Jude played with Richmond in the 2018 season and it's great to have him back with the Tigers this year. In addition to being an outstanding player on the court with exceptional footy skills, Jude's positive attitude and great energy will bring a lot of value and excitement to our team."

Captain, Chris Henderson spoke about the excitement the new players will bring to the club.

"We too are so excited to have a player of Jude’s skills and football talents as well as his character which is going to be a real acquisition. Likewise to have Teisha and Matt both out of retirement is so exciting for the Tigers. Adding Chris, Bryant and josh to the team also adds some real top end talent and some genuine depth to our existing list."

Top 5 Picks

• Pick 1: Judeland Antony (Richmond)
• Pick 2: John Secombe (Hawthorn)
• Pick 3: Brady Cochrane (St Kilda)
• Pick 4: Adam Georgelin (Essendon)
• Pick 5: Troy Hawkins (Collingwood)

The game continues to flourish, and 2022 has seen 22 new participants join the league and will be the first time we see the development league competition which has been introduced to help new players develop their skills and work their way up to the main competition.

Another great story to come from draft night was new St Kilda player, Nathan Tanner who shared his excitement about being drafted and having the opportunity to play football.