Essendon Royals confirm goalkeeping duo for 2024 with Ryan Mudaliar joining Andre Russo

Essendon Royals are thrilled to announce our Senior Men’s Goalkeeping unit of Ryan Mudaliar and Andre Russo to their senior men’s squad for 2024.

Russo is back for season two at the club, having impressed in his debut campaign.

With the club scrapping for survival towards the back-end of the season, Russo proved a reliable shot-stopper in goals, making a number of excellent – and crucial – saves as the Club produced a strong run of form home to secure survival in the VPL2 competition.

Mudaliar joins the Royals after two seasons playing for Western United’s academy side, following stints at both Gold Coast United and Brisbane Strikers in Queensland.

The young goalkeeper was part of the highly successful Western side which achieved promotion to VPL1 (NPL2) in 2022, and the same team that came close to a top two finish last season, falling just short on the final day.

After two years in one of the state’s best academies, we can’t wait to see Mudaliar continue his development at Royals this season as we embark on a big season in VPL2.