A former AFL player is headed to the Western Football League for season 2026, while a club captain appears on the move for next year.
With the division 1 season over, teams are starting to announce new pieces of the puzzle for next season.
Hoppers Crossing’s first new signing is a big one with former North Melbourne-listed player Phoenix Spicer joining the club.
Spicer was taken by the Kangaroos at pick 42 in the 2020 national draft.
Spicer developed through South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and also played for Morphettville Park and Henley High School.
He made his AFL debut in round 23 of the 2021 season and played 12 games over three seasons.
His new coach Jared Polec was his teammate at North Melbourne between 2021 and 2022.
Spicer made the Victorian Football League state team squad this year while playing with Footscray.
While Spicer is joining the Western Football League, Point Cook skipper Nick Buykx is set to be on the move.
Langwarrin in Melbourne’s south-east announced on its social media that he was joining the club next season in a massive signing for them.
Buykx captained the Bulldogs to its first division 1 grand final in 2023 which it lost to Werribee Districts.
The former VFL player played 16 games in 2025, kicking 19 goals and being named in the best nine times.
He was named in the division 1 team of the year on the bench.
