FAST FACTS >> COACH: ALEC YOUNG AND TOM HEPBURN 2024 FINISH: SEVENTH (10-6) 2024 BEST-AND-FAIREST: JACK DONNELL 2024 LEADING GOALKICKER: TOM RENNIE, TYSON MCKENZIE (22) HOME GROUND: STANHOPE RECREATION RESERVE NICKNAME: LIONS
PLAYER CHANGES
INS: Sam Spedding, Luke Rennie (Lancaster), Bol Wol (Sunshine Heights), Josh Bruce (Billabong Crows), Luke Cornwell (South Cairns)
OUTS: Daniel Maher, Blake McAuliffe (Tongala), Adam Lovison, Rhys Smith, Anthony Huismann
An athletic Sudanese key defender from the Western Football League is set to turn plenty of heads when he lines up with Stanhope to start the 2025 Kyabram District League season.
Twenty-year-old Bol Wol, who has recently tried his hand at punting in the US College system, has played with Caroline Springs and Sunshine Heights in recent seasons.
He will join Lancaster premiership star Sam Spedding, the athletic Luke Rennie and Geelong recruit Luke Cornwell at the club.
Rennie, who was in and out of Lancaster’s best teams during their recent domination of the KDL, will pinch hit in ruck and play key position.
Spedding will most likely play on-ball, while Josh Bruce will join the club from the Hume League’s Billabong Crows.
Three time best and fairest Alec Young will co-coach the club and his former best and fairest brother Jack will also play at some point of the season.
Rennie and Wol will be important to the Lions with the departure of former coach, and key defender, Adam Lovison.
Ruckman Daniel Maher is returning to Tongala, as is another big-bodied mid-fielder Blake McAuliffe.