Border Mail |Craig Ednie will captain the Ovens and Murray for its interleague showdown against Peninsula at Albury Sportsground on Saturday.
Ednie will lead a squad that was yesterday trimmed to 25 players. Albury co-coach Daniel Maher was named as his deputy.
The Yarrawonga champion, who will play his 200th match for the Pigeons on Saturday week, is a long-time O and M representative.
Lavington midfielder Matt Pendergast has been recalled to the squad, with the final 22 to be announced after training at the Albury Sportsground tonight.
In a boost to the O and M's chances of pushing back up the VCFL rankings, most of the league's biggest names remain in the squad.
Reigning Morris medallist Kristan Height, Jydon Neagle, James Saker and brother's Setanta and Aisake o'hAilpin were some of the high-profile players missing from the latest squad.
The team will be coached for a second year by star Pigeon Brendan Fevola. Ladder leaders Albury, Lavington and Yarrawonga all have five players in the squad.