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NORTH MELBOURNE v CARLTON

North Melbourne

B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings

HB: Scott McMahon, Nathan Grima, Daniel Pratt

C: Jack Ziebell, Cruize Garlett, Ryan Bastinac

HF: Ben Cunnington, Lachlan Hansen, Brent Harvey

F: Daniel Wells, Todd Goldstein, Lindsay Thomas

Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood

I/C: Ed Lower, Matt Campbell, Ben Warren, Sam Wright

Emg: Nathan O’Keefe, Gavin Urquhart, Aaron Edwards

In: Warren

Out: David Hale (back)

  • Those whose teams still have Warren sitting on the bench will be happy to see his name back on the sheet, especially in a week where several other premium forwards are either missing or in doubt.

Carlton

B: Aaron Joseph, Michael Jamison, Bret Thornton

HB: Jordan Russell, Andrew Walker, Steven Browne

C: Kade Simpson, Chris Judd, Heath Scotland

HF: Jeff Garlett, Jarrad Waite, Ryan Houlihan

F: Matthew Kreuzer, Setanta O’hAilpin, Eddie Betts

Foll: Sam Jacobs, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy

I/C: Dennis Armfield, Andrew Carrazzo, Richard Hadley, Mitch Robinson

Emg: Lachie Henderson, Kane Lucas, Brock McLean

In: Armfield

Out: Joe Anderson

  • No Bower or Yarran is the big news here – despite articles coming from the Blues this morning intimating they were close, clearly they didn’t make the cut. Plenty will also be disappointed with the continued absence of Warnock, not that we are surprised!
  • Carlton’s two major off-season recruits, McLean and Henderson, again don’t make the grade!

HAWTHORN v ADELAIDE

Hawthorn

B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy

HB: Rick Ladson, Ben Stratton, Grant Birchall

C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis

HF: Shaun Burgoyne, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne

F: Carl Peterson, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli

Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell

I/C: Beau Muston, Ryan Schoenmakers, Wayde Skipper, Brendan Whitecross

Emg: Jordan Lisle, Garry Moss, Matt Suckling

In: Franklin, Muston, Schoenmakers

Out: Chance Bateman (susp), Clinton Young (quad), Liam Shiels (quad)

  • Franklin is clearly the big inclusion this week – it must be frustrating for him, being in and out of the side with several suspensions this year – hopefully he can build some form towards the end of the year with a good stretch of games in a row.
  • Both Young and Bateman should only miss a game each.

Adelaide

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Brad Symes

HB: Michael Doughty, Nathan Bock, Simon Goodwin

C: Rory Sloane, Nathan van Berlo, David Mackay

HF: Jared Petrenko, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas

F: Patrick Dangerfield, Kurt Tippett, Scott Stevens

Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly

I/C: Jonathon Griffin, Tony Armstrong, Jason Porplyzia, Ricky Henderson

Emg: Myke Cook, James Sellar, Chris Schmidt

In: Bock, Symes, Henderson

Out: Phil Davis (shoulder), Andrew McLeod (knee), Tyson Edwards (retired)

  • McLeod is out with knee surgery, which could derail the rest of his season, whilst Edwards has retired from the game. Davis, who has been in good recent form, should miss a few games with a shoulder injury sustained by getting knocked out by a 211cm tree named Aaron.
  • Bock is a big inclusion for the Crows, but it is the first game of 2010 for Symes that surely has a few DTers salivating. Many have been watching his progress as he returns from injury as he has in the past proven himself as a good ball-winner off half-back. A sustained run of games could finally turn his form around.

ESSENDON v GEELONG CATS

Essendon

B: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, David Myers

HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Dustin Fletcher, Mark McVeigh

C: Heath Hocking, Jobe Watson, Jason Winderlich

HF: Brent Stanton, Scott Gumbleton, Sam Lonergan

F: Leroy Jetta, Michael Hurley, David Zaharakis

Foll: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Jake Melksham

I/C: Alwyn Davey, Thomas Bellchambers, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Ricky Dyson

Emg: Brent Prismall, Bachar Houli, Jarrod Atkinson

In: Bellchambers, Dyson, Stanton, Slattery, Fletcher

Out: David Hille (hamstring), Angus Monfries (hamstring), Ben Howlett, Jarrod Atkinson, Brent Prismall

  • Knights loves a statement after a loss and several big names leave the side, including the injured Hille and Monfries (3 games each), Prismall (AGAIN!?!) and Howlett, all of which are huge DT blows. And unlike Prismall, Howlett is not even named as an emergency this week, so no chance of a late cal-up.
  • Fortunately, Stanton is back into the team, as well as big-man Bellchambers, who will replace Hille for 2-3 weeks.

Geelong Cats

B: Josh Hunt, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie

HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn

C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel

HF: Steve Johnson, James Podsiadly, Travis Varcoe

F: Mathew Stokes, Trent West, Gary Ablett

Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Paul Chapman

I/C: Shannon Byrnes, Taylor Hunt, David Wojcinski, Simon Hogan

Emg: Ryan Gamble, Mitch Duncan, Tom Gillies

In: West, Ling

Out: Cameron Mooney (ankle), Dawson Simpson

  • The big news here is that Podsiadly has kept his spot in the team, as was suggested by Bomber Thompson during the week.
  • Dawson Simpson is dropped for Trent West – West has shown some good form as a forward in the Geelong VFL squad, but he is also a reasonable ruckman. He could be a good target at his price – he has played some AFL before (in 2008), so does understand how to play at this level.

PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY SWANS

Port Adelaide

B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin

HB: Paul Stewart, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek

C: Jay Nash, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak

HF: Matt Thomas, Jack Trengove, David Rodan

F: Brett Ebert, Daniel Motlop, Tom Logan

Foll: Dean Brogan, Danyle Pearce, Kane Cornes

I/C: Jason Davenport, Hamish Hartlett, Daniel Stewart, Cameron Hitchcock

Emg: Matthew Lobbe, Danny Meyer, Josh Carr

In: Hitchcock

Out: Matthew Broadbent

  • Hitchcock is very welcome return after a one week shoulder injury, taking the spot of the disappointing Matthew Broadbent.
  • Lobbe is an emergency, which is a blow for those relying on him for Hille’s spot in the team for the next couple of weeks.

Sydney Swans

B: Rhyce Shaw, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Nick Smith

HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Tadhg Kennelly

C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Gary Rohan

HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy

F: Daniel Hannebery, Jesse White, Kieren Jack

Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C: Paul Bevan, Craig Bird, Ben McGlynn, Mike Pyke

Emg: Matt O’Dwyer, Ted Richards, Patrick Veszpremi

In: Kennelly, McGlynn

Out: Henry Playfair (soreness), Lewis Jetta

  • The General Soreness strikes again, this time attacking Henry Playfair and Jetta. Roos says Jetta will be back soon – he just needs a rest, whilst Playfair may find it hard to force his way back in.
  • Kennelly is a great return for many teams, whilst many will be keeping an eye on McGlynn, hopeful he can recapture his early season form.

RICHMOND v WEST COAST

Richmond

B: Chris Newman, Luke McGuane, Jake King

HB: Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio, Daniel Connors

C: Ben Cousins, Daniel Jackson, Shane Edwards

HF: Matt White, Jack Riewoldt, Ben Nason

F: Richard Tambling, Ben Griffiths, David Astbury

Foll: Angus Graham, Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin

I/C (from): Mitch Farmer, Jeromey Webberley, Will Thursfield, Andrew Collins, Tyrone Vickery, Robin Nahas, Kelvin Moore

In: Moore, Jackson, Connors, Vickery, Griffiths

Out: Mitch Morton, Troy Simmonds (retired)

  • No surprises with the outs, whilst Connors leads the inclusions. After an eight week club suspension he is slotted straight back into the squad. Ben Griffiths also gets his second game after he was a late withdrawal last week against the Saints.
  • Webberley named on the extended bench is worrying, especially with Connors back into the side – taking the position Webberley has been playing.

West Coast

B: Scott Selwood, Eric Mackenzie, Will Schofield

HB: Beau Waters, Beau Wilkes, Shannon Hurn

C: Andrew Embley, Matt Priddis, Bradd Dalziell

HF: Brad Sheppard, Josh Kennedy, Ben McKinley

F: Nic Naitanui, Mitchell Brown, Mark LeCras

Foll: Dean Cox, Brad Ebert, Tom Swift

I/C (from): Brett Jones, Quinten Lynch, Patrick McGinnity, Mark Nicoski, Matt Rosa, Adam Selwood, Lewis Stevenson

In: Lynch, Nicoski, Jones, McGinnity

Out: Sam Butler (foot)

  • No huge news here, but the non-selection of Hams is annoying. After round 11, teams can nominate one rookie to elevate onto their list, clearly WCE have not done this with Hams after he was put back on the rookie list 3 weeks ago.

WESTERN BULLDOGS v BRISBANE LIONS

Western Bulldogs

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Dale Morris, Tom Williams

HB: Easton Wood, Brian Lake, Lindsay Gilbee

C: Ryan Griffen, Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken

HF: Brennan Stack, Mitch Hahn, Robert Murphy

F: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa

Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Daniel Cross

I/C (from): Dylan Addison, Nathan Eagleton, Andrejs Everitt, Josh Hill, Will Minson, Brodie Moles, Sam Reid

In: Everitt, Reid, Wood, Murphy

Out: Shaun Higgins (ankle)

  • Higgins out is an expected blow, whilst the continued absence of Hargrave is equally frustrating.
  • Murphy is a good inclusion, and personally i am hoping that his inclusion will see Gia pushed more into the midfield this week – i won’t be holding my breath though.

FREMANTLE v ST KILDA

Fremantle

B: Byron Schammer, Chris Tarrant, Kepler Bradley

HB: Antoni Grover, Adam McPhee, Roger Hayden

C: Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Anthony Morabito

HF: Jay van Berlo, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill

F: Ryan Crowley, Alex Silvagni, Hayden Ballantyne

Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield

I/C (from): Nick Suban, Nathan Fyfe, Clancee Pearce, Rhys Palmer, Zac Clarke, Tim Ruffles, Matthew de Boer

In: Schammer, Ruffles, Silvagni, Pearce, Clarke

Out: Steven Dodd, Chris Mayne (ankle)

  • Schammer will get his first game for the year (watch as he tags Montagna – guaranteed!), whilst Silvagni is also named on the field, confirming he will certainly play.
  • Mayne is out with an expected 3 week ankle injury which is a blow for plenty of sides.

St Kilda

B: Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert

HB: Raphael Clarke, Sam Fisher, James Gwilt

C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray

HF: Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Adam Schneider

F: Brett Peake, Ben McEvoy, Stephen Milne

Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna

I/C (from): Robert Eddy, Jarryn Geary, Andrew McQualter, Alistair Smith, Adam Pattison, Nick Heyne, Rhys Stanley

In: Pattison, Heyne, Smith

Out: –

New: Alistair Smith (Perth)

  • The Saints have named three changes and are the only side to name a possible debutant. Smith was one of the surprise packets of the 2010 NAB cup, showing his ability as a ball-winning wingman in the first three games. He can win his own ball, but also find it in space. Lyon also dropped him forward on occasions, getting him to play the defensive forward role currently held by Eddy and McQualter. McQ saved his bacon against Adelaide, whilst Eddy has shown nothing in his two games, suggesting that either Smith or Heyne will get a game. Smith has a huge engine (he clocked a beep test of over 16.0 in the WA state screenings), suggesting Subiaco could be a good debut ground for him.
  • Stanley as an emergency will need to be watched, however Ross has commented he likes his two tall forwards/ two ruckman structure. Dawson’s absence is also interesting, but not DT relevant.

MELBOURNE v COLLINGWOOD

Melbourne

B: Clint Bartram, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley

HB: Cameron Bruce, Jared Rivers, Jack Grimes

C: Colin Sylvia, Jack Trengove, Tom Scully

HF: Neville Jetta, Matthew Bate, Lynden Dunn

F: Brad Green, Brad Miller, Aaron Davey

Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Jordie McKenzie

I/C (from): Colin Garland, Cale Morton, Jordan Gysberts, Nathan Jones, Jack Watts, Paul Johnson, Jamie Bennell

In: Johnson, Dunn, Frawley, McKenzie

Out: James McDonald (hamstring)

  • Dunn, McKenzie and Frawley are all certain inclusions, meaning that at least two more will miss when the team is culled on Saturday. Watts may miss due to Dunn’s good form for Casey, however plenty will fear the security of Gysberts – he will clearly be the most targeted trade of the week, but we won’t even know for sure if he will play until Saturday arvo (due to it being a Monday game) which is very scary. McKenzie’s inclusion further clouds his selection…
  • Captain McDonald will miss, hence McKenzie’s inclusion.

Collingwood

B: Heath Shaw, Simon Prestigiacomo, Leigh Brown

HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Alan Toovey

C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Steele Sidebottom

HF: Paul Medhurst, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak

F: Dayne Beams, Brent Macaffer, Leon Davis

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas

I/C (from): Jaxson Barham, Chris Dawes, Josh Fraser, Tyson Goldsack, Tarkyn Lockyer, Shane O’Bree, Ben Reid

In: Barham, Dawes, Goldsack, Lockyer, O’Bree

Out: Luke Ball (groin), Ben Johnson (ankle)

  • Two big outs for Collingwood – Ball is a very popular option and the fact it is his groin that is injured is a bit concern considering he has spent many years recovering from Osteitis Pubis.
  • Expect O’Bree and Goldsack to come in, whilst Dawes is surely a chance to replace Fraser.
  • Once again, teams are named Saturday arvo.

Richmond, West Coast, the Western Bulldogs, the Brisbane Lions, Fremantle and St Kilda will name their final sides (22 plus three emergencies) from 5pm AEST on Friday.

Melbourne and Collingwood will name theirs at 4pm AEST on Saturday.