Wentworth’s homegrown AFL talent back in town

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CURRENT AFL listed players Kobe Mutch and Jarrod Brander headed back to where their football journey’s began yesterday when they joined Wentworth Football Netball Club for their final training session of 2018.

The former Wentworth juniors are on a break from their AFL clubs, back in Sunraysia to catch-up with friends and spend Christmas with their families.

Brander has just completed his first year with the West Coast Eagles after being taken number 13 in the 2017 AFL national draft, while Mutch is about to embark on his third season with the Essendon Football Club.

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