Murray United's Ryan Kemp and Linus Bourke off to A-League giants

Linus Bourke (under-14) and Ryan Kemp (under-12) have impressed at recent trials and have both been offered contracts with the A-League outfit.

Kemp was identified by Melbourne Victory scouts playing at Murray this year, as well as Mitch Spokes and Sam Noble, and all were invited to trial with the powerhouse club along with 63 other hopefuls.

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Bourke captained the under-14s this year and consistently showed why he is considered one of the state's best centre backs.

"The gap between our club's development program and the A-League's has never been smaller and we are thrilled our players are now frequently being watched by A-League scouts," Murray United technical director Adam Carty said.

"From a club perspective, it's fantastic to be able to talk with A-League clubs such as Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City about players who they are regularly watching and whom they know on a first name basis.

"It didn't seem all that long ago where players had a small window at a community representative tournament to be identified by selectors to go onto the next level of a representative tournament, before they had to be considered for a spot to trial in a state team.

"Now we have an NPL club in our region that's so closely aligned with Victory and City, it means more kids playing at Murray United are seen more often."