A HANDFUL of big-name players have been selected for the Celebrity All Stars to take on the Upper Murray Legends in their Footy For Fires fund-raiser match at Cudgewa on Saturday.
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Former Brisbane Lions premiership player Daniel Bradshaw is set to line-up in the goal-square with former Richmond forward Ben Hollands at his feet.
Reigning Hume league Azzi medallist Matt Seiter, leading Culcairn goalkicker Adam Prior, Rand-Walbundrie-Walla coach Lucas Mellier and former Wodonga ruckman Sam Maher have also been named.
While Upper Murray Legends coach Evan Nicholas noted the All Stars talent, he likes his side's depth.
"The competition was hot for spots," Nicholas said.
"There has been a lot of talk about the game up here with everyone wanting to play.
"It supports the fact that he generosity from outside has been really well received from up our end.
"It also shows how important footy is to our community."
Upper Murray has loaded up with home-grown stars including Jim Cleven, Nev Nugent, Clint Ried and Marcus Clarke.
Seiter admitted he has concerns about the All Stars' depth.
"I'm a little worried about some of my teammates, particularly my radio colleagues from Hit FM and MMM Breaky," Seiter said.
"This is definitely not a team of champions or a champion team coming from the radio."
The match starts at 1pm and is a curtain-raiser to the Osborne and Thurgoona clash and Wangaratta Rovers and Wodonga Raiders women's match.
Netball starts at 1pm with Cudgewa playing Federal.
Celebrity All Stars:
Daniel Bradshaw, Ben Hollands, Matt Seiter, Adam Prior, Sam Maher, David Kapay, Riley Rose-Harper, Tim Bolch, Tyson Witham, Luisa Pelizzari, Jess Pantou, Matt Griffiths, Alicia Marotta, Blake Wayenberg, Shane O'Toole, Kirby Nankervis, Kirby Hillier, Brett Kohlhagen, Lucas Mellier, Harry Heath, Eddie Dunlop, Harry Surtees, Hamish McDonald, Elvis, Andrew Reid.
Upper Murray legends:
Mitch Pynapples, Jim Cleven, Josh Boers, Maz Jarvis, Adam and Greg Wheeler, Megan Nankervis, Adam Bloom, Ted Coughlan, Ash Greenhill, Stephen McCormick, Marcus Clarke, Glenn Lavis, Josh Molketein, James Crozier, Brendon Lane, Evan Nicholas (coach), Andrew Whitehead, Dan McInnes, Peter 'Einstein' Shaw, Megan Spurgeon, Cam and Ash Tyrell, George Galbriath, Cam Sheather, Nev Nugent, Brent Ohlin, Chrissie (captain) and Scott McKimmie, Mark Nicol, Taylor Fenton, Peter Paton, Clint Ried.
