LIVE STREAM: WA Country v South Australia

Western Australia has named its strongest New Holland State Country team in the past decade to take on a South Australian country side at Fremantle Community Bank Oval at 5pm on Saturday, July 29.

The game will be played following the WAFL League match between South Fremantle and West Perth and streamed live below.

WA Coach Craig Walker is confident that the squad has the potential to turn the tables on their South Australian counterparts and arrest a winning streak which has seen the Croweaters unbeaten in State Country matches against WA since 2011.

“Selecting the squad this year has been the most difficult in my time as coach and trying to settle on a final 22 will be even more difficult which is a great problem to have given the caliber of players that are jumping at the bit to represent the state,” he said.

“We put on a much-improved showing last year but left disappointed that we didn’t get the win. The selectors and I are confident that we can continue on that improvement.”

The WA squad includes some elite performers, with the majority of players all starring at the recent Landmark Country Championships. Several will also make their State Country debuts in a side that will be captained by former Subiaco player Scott Worthington.

Former AFL listed players Greg Broughton, Josh Bootsma and Brett Peake will add welcome experience, whilst the midfield will feature former WAFL players Stephen Payne, Lewis Harvey, Mitch Boyle, Joel Leeson and Andrew Haydon.

Jurien Bay trio Simon Moore, Rhys Waters and Jayden Magro, who were part of the successful Central Midlands Coastal side at the recent Landmarks Country Championships, are also in terrific form.

Waroona stalwart Courtney Lakay, who will return to State Country football for the first time since 2012, has also been included after winning the Landmark Medal for his performance for Peel in the Division 1 Landmark Grand Final.

Two certain starters in Brad Holmes and Brendan Jones have been forced to withdraw due to injury.

WA New Holland State Country Squad

No.

Surname

Name

Club

League

DOB

1

BOYLE

Mitch

Railways

GNFL

22/4/1992

2

LEESON

Joel

Dalwallinu

MFL

8/8/1991

3

JONES

Brendon

Harvey

SWFL

18/4/1986

4

HAYDON

Andrew

South Mandurah

PFNL

21/10/1993

5

DANN

Eddie

Baldivis

PFNL

21/8/1989

6

ORZEL

Matt

North Albany

GSFL

5/1/1985

7

PAYNE

Steven

AMR

SWFL

10/7/1990

8

WORTHINGTON

Scott

Boulder

GFL

28/1/1991

9

LAKAY

Courtney

Waroona

PFNL

28/12/1984

10

BOOTSMA

Josh

Katanning

UGSFL

22/2/1993

11

MOORE

Simon

Jurien Bay

CMCFL

18/1/1993

12

RUSSELL

Michael

Eaton

SWFL

4/6/1991

13

HARVEY

Lewis

Cervantes

CMCFL

16/10/1990

14

BUXTON

Matthew

Centrals

PFNL

22/2/1992

15

OELSNIK

Will

Eaton

SWFL

28/09/1985

16

RUSSELL

Arron

Wongan-Ballidu

MFL

27/7/1987

17

BROUGHTON

Greg

Toodyay

MFL

29/9/1986

18

BORRETT

Blake

York

AFA

5/11/1992

19

PEAKE

Brett

Bunbury

SWFL

5/7/1983

20

DICKIE

Matt

Newman Tigers

NNFL

1/7/1988

21

JOHNSTON

David

Wagin

UGSFL

17/6/1990

22

HOUGHTON

Joel

Collie

SWFL

26/11/1991

23

HOLMES

Brad

South Mandurah

PFNL

3/9/1988

24

HISLOP

Mason

South Bunbury

SWFL

20/2/1995

25

WATERS

Rhys

Jurien Bay

CMCFL

14/10/1993

26

MAGRO

Jayden

Jurien Bay

CMCFL

6/9/1996

27

ROSS

Dylan

Wickepin

UGSFL

26/6/1990

28

McALLISTER

Jordan

Ravensthorpe

RDFA

28/3/1991

29

PHILLIPS

Tyson

Halls Head

PFNL

10/9/1991

30

ZIS

Karl

Rovers

GNFL

7/3/1990