General News
29 July, 2021
Zavier makes Vic team
MORTLAKE local Zavier Fowler will represent his state albeit in a different way to the norm next month.
MORTLAKE local Zavier Fowler will represent his state albeit in a different way to the norm next month.
The 12 year-old has been selected in the School Sport Victoria Country under 12 football team.
He was one of 24 players selected for the side, which was originally to play in Adelaide from August 7 to 14.
However, the side is now set to stay in Victoria and continue to train and play before it lines-up in a clash against the Victoria Metro team in a fortnight’s time.
Zavier, who progressed through trial days at Horsham and three in Melbourne, said he was thrilled to earn selection.
“It feels good to be picked,” he said.
“The trials were a bit difficult, just trying to show my skills with all the other players there.
“Everyone was trying to get each other’s ball but I went and got the ball a bit and got a few touches.”
Zavier, who plays in the backline and midfield, said he was disappointed to miss out on the trip to Adelaide.
But he said his focus will now be on finishing the Hampden league season at Camperdown as well as his impending matches with his Vic team.
“I love it at Camperdown, it’s good over there,” Zavier said.
“I mainly play centre and in the backline and my weakness is probably the forward line because I’m not great at that area.
“My strength is probably being tall for my age and I’m a left foot kick but most people think I’m a right footer.”
Zavier’s parents Jason and Melissa said the pair were thrilled their son had earned selection in the final squad.
They praised the selection process and said it had been well run in the current COVID climate, while adding the coaches had been “unreal” with the players.
“It was ran professionally,” Jason said.
“They rotated the kids through the forward line, midfield and backline so they all got the opportunity to have a good look at them.
“It’s been really well run with them not going to Adelaide, they’ve still been giving them the experience of training and they’re trying to get them to play against some schools down there (in Melbourne) and then finish with a game againstVic Metro.”