Gallery | Preston Lions and Dandenong City go head to head as pre-season fever sweeps Shepparton

By Liam Nash

Feb 7, 2024

Jack at the back: Dandenong City's Jackson Lino pumps a long ball forward against Preston Lions. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Shepparton Sports City has played host to a number of Melbourne round-ball powerhouses in the past few weeks.

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First up was Melbourne Knights, who travelled to McEwen Reserve to take on Goulburn Valley Suns in a January practice match, before Preston Lions and Dandenong City squared off in a pre-season friendly more recently.

At the weekend, 2022 Australia Cup semi-finalist Oakleigh Cannons rolled into town to take on the Suns in another exhibition game, capping an epic month of top-level football.

News photographer Rechelle Zammit strolled the sidelines to snap action shots of the Dandenong City-Preston match.