Failli joins Blues, Xavier departs

Key points

• Keilor has signed forward Lucas Failli from Hillside for next season. Failli played 17 games and kicked 14 goals for the Sharks this year.
• Meanwhile, defender Brad Xavier has signed with Bacchus Marsh for the next two seasons after leaving Keilor, where he had played since 2012. Xavier was in the Blues leadership group and is a three-time premiership player.
• Bacchus Marsh also says he will join its coaching panel as a senior assistant coach.