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ST KILDA v GEELONG CATS

St Kilda

B: Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert

HB: Jarryn Geary, 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: Robert Eddy, Jack Steven, Andrew McQualter, Rhys Stanley

Emg: Sean Dempster, Zac Dawson, Adam Pattison

In: Steven

Out: Raphael Clarke (hamstring)

  • Steven returns for his second game of the year, which was a significant surprise as he hasn’t been carving it up at Sandringham. He did however make a name for himself in the 2008 NAB cup by kicking the winning goal against Geelong – perhaps they want to see whether he is up to competing with the big boys as through the pre-season he seemed to be a big part of their plans.

Geelong Cats

B: Darren Milburn, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt

HB: Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright

C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel

HF: Mathew Stokes, James Podsiadly, Shannon Byrnes

F: Travis Varcoe, Cameron Mooney, Steve Johnson

Foll: Mark Blake, Gary Ablett, Joel Selwood

I/C: David Wojcinski, Taylor Hunt, Trent West, Tom Lonergan

Emg: Mitchell Duncan, Ryan Gamble, Simon Hogan

In: Mooney, Scarlett

Out: Paul Chapman (hamstring), Simon Hogan

  • HUUUUUUGE NEWS!! Chappy’s hamstring has finally gone ping! Devastating news for those who own him, as this will unfortunately put him out for 3-4 weeks…
  • Scarlett and Mooney return as expected, however question marks will still surround Mooney until he actually lines up.

SYDNEY SWANS v COLLINGWOOD

Sydney Swans

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

HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Tadhg Kennelly

C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Kieren Jack

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

F: Daniel Hannebery, Daniel Bradshaw, Jesse White

Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh

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

Emg: Gary Rohan, Patrick Veszpremi, Lewis Jetta

In: Shaw, Bradshaw

Out: Patrick Veszpremi, Gary Rohan

  • Shaw and Bradshaw are both good inclusions for the Swans, although Rohan’s dropping is a big blow to many – especially for those who own both him and Chapman.
  • Disappointing to see Veszpremi dropped as he didn’t actually perform too badly last week.

Collingwood

B: Heath Shaw, Simon Prestigiacomo, Leigh Brown

HB: Harry O’Brien, Tyson Goldsack, Alan Toovey

C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Steele Sidebottom

HF: Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, Brad Dick

F: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Leon Davis

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas

I/C: Alan Didak, Ben Johnson, Tarkyn Lockyer, Ben Reid

Emg: Josh Fraser, Brent Macaffer, Jaxson Barham

In: Johnson, Didak, Ball, Goldsack, Dawes

Out: Josh Fraser, Paul Medhurst, Nick Maxwell (calf), Brent Macaffer, Jaxson Barham

  • Plenty of changes for the Pies – there are several big ins with Johnson, Didak and Ball all returning from injury.
  • Plenty of big outs too though – clearly the Pies are fed up with the poor form of Medhurst and Fraser – both are clearly out of form and out of favour – look to trade them if they are holding a spot in your team.

ADELAIDE v MELBOURNE

Adelaide

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens

HB: Michael Doughty, Phil Davis, Matthew Jaensch

C: Brad Symes, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay

HF: Scott Thompson, Kurt Tippett, Nathan van Berlo

F: Richard Douglas, Taylor Walker, Ricky Henderson

Foll: Ivan Maric, Patrick Dangerfield, Brent Reilly

I/C (from): Jonathon Griffin, Bernie Vince, James Sellar, Rory Sloane, Jared Petrenko, Tony Armstrong, Jason Porplyzia

In: Sellar, Vince, Jaensch, Phil Davis

Out: Nathan Bock (groin)

  • Bock makes way again, whilst a raft of younger crows come onto the extended bench.
  • Jaensch and Davis are certainties to play, named on the field, whilst there is little doubting Vince will also get a game. Perhaps the out of form Griffin and Porplyzia will make way, however those with Armstrong will be sweating it out as his spot has already been proven insecure once this year.

Melbourne

B: Clint Bartram, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley

HB: Colin Garland, Jared Rivers, Jack Grimes

C: Brad Green, Jack Trengove, Cameron Bruce

HF: Cale Morton, Matthew Bate, Tom Scully

F: Neville Jetta, Brad Miller, Aaron Davey

Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Nathan Jones

I/C (from): Joel Macdonald, Jordie McKenzie, Jack Watts, Lynden Dunn, Jamie Bennell, Kyle Cheney, Jake Spencer

In: Macdonald, Cheney, Spencer, Bennell

Out: Jordan Gysberts

  • Another huge out in Gysberts – many weren’t worried trading him in after two huge first games, but his third game was well below par, leaving him to feel the wrath of the selection panel.
  • The other big news is the non-inclusion of Colin Sylvia – despite nearly making it to play a fortnight ago, he still seems not to have recovered from his toe injury. Maybe he should have a chat with Daniel Chick and just chop the bloody thing off!!