ST KILDA v HAWTHORN

St Kilda

B: Zac Dawson, Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert

HB: Jason Gram, Sam Fisher, James Gwilt

C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray

HF: Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Leigh Montagna

F: Andrew McQualter, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne

Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Adam Schneider

I/C: Jack Steven, Ben McEvoy, Brett Peake, Sean Dempster

Emg: Adam Pattison, Jarryn Geary, Rhys Stanley

In: Dal Santo, McEvoy

Out: Adam Pattison, Jarryn Geary

  • No huge surprises at the Saints with Dal Danto coming straight back into the squad after being a late withdrawal last week.
  • McEvoy also comes back from a weeks rest, whilst Geary is a surprise omission.

Hawthorn

B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy

HB: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Ben Stratton

C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Clinton Young

HF: Chance Bateman, Lance Franklin, Shaun Burgoyne

F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Michael Osborne

Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell

I/C: Campbell Brown, Xavier Ellis, Wayde Skipper, Brendan Whitecross

Emg: Rick Ladson, Jordan Lisle, Shane Savage

In: Franklin

Out: Carl Peterson (wisdom teeth)

  • Franklin is straight back in after passing his fitness test today at training. The Hawks are still suggesting that he is not 100%, but i would be very surprised if he didn’t play!
  • Peterson is out, having chosen a very bad point in the season to have his wisdom teeth removed.

COLLINGWOOD v RICHMOND

Collingwood

B: Nick Maxwell, Simon Prestigiacomo, Ben Reid

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

C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Jarryd Blair

HF: Luke Ball, Chris Dawes, Leon Davis

F: Dayne Beams, Leigh Brown, Steele Sidebottom

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas

I/C: Alan Didak, Tarkyn Lockyer, Ben Johnson, Brent Macaffer

Emg: Josh Fraser, Luke Rounds, Simon Buckley

In: Maxwell

Out: Heath Shaw (back)

  • Maxwell back is no huge DT news, although the loss of Shaw certainly is, especially after he found some good form against the Saints on Saturday. Chances are it will only be a short-term injury.

Richmond

B: Chris Newman, Luke McGuane, Alex Rance

HB: Brett Deledio, David Astbury, Daniel Connors

C: Mitch Morton, Dustin Martin, Shane Edwards

HF: Ben Nason, Andrew Collins, Ben Cousins

F: Jayden Post, Jack Riewoldt, Dean Polo

Foll: Angus Graham, Shane Tuck, Jake King

I/C: Robin Nahas, Andrew Browne, Mitch Farmer, Jeromey Webberley

Emg: David Gourdis, Troy Taylor, Robbie Hicks

In: Morton, Polo, Rance, Nason, Post, Browne

Out: Richard Tambling , Kelvin Moore (leg), Matt White (leg), Will Thursfield (concussion), Trent Cotchin (suspension), Tyrone Vickery

  • The Tigers swing the axe after their first loss in a month, with Tambling being the biggest name omission. The Tigers will also be short on defenders with Moore and Thursfield both injured.
  • Cotchin is out suspended for four weeks.
  • Nason is the good news inclusion, whilst Brown will play his first game of the year – don’t be expecting too much from him though!

GEELONG CATS v BRISBANE LIONS

Geelong Cats

B: Tom Lonergan, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt

HB: Darren Milburn, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright

C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Gary Ablett

HF: Paul Chapman, James Podsiadly, Travis Varcoe

F: Mathew Stokes, Cameron Mooney, Steve Johnson

Foll: Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Joel Corey

I/C: David Wojcinski, Andrew Mackie, Jimmy Bartel, Mark Blake

Emg: Taylor Hunt, Simon Hogan, Daniel Menzel

In: Johnson, Milburn

Out: Shannon Byrnes (soreness), Simon Hogan

  • The Cats further strengthen their team by bringing back Johnson from suspension and Milburn from injury. Byrnes makes was with soreness/resting, whilst Hogan has been dropped.

Brisbane Lions

B: Brent Staker, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull

HB: Pearce Hanley, Matt Maguire, Daniel Rich

C: Jack Redden, Jared Brennan, Tom Rockliff

HF: Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, Amon Buchanan

F: Aaron Cornelius, Brendan Fevola, Todd Banfield

Foll: Mitchell Clark, Michael Rischitelli, James Polkinghorne

I/C: James Hawksley, Matthew Leuenberger, Ryan Harwood, Albert Proud

Emg: Tom Collier, Justin Sherman, Cheynee Stiller

In: Proud, Hawksley, Cornelius, Harwood

Out: Ashley McGrath (suspension), Justin Sherman, Tom Collier, Travis Johnstone

New: Ryan Harwood (Tasmania U18s)

  • The Lions bring back last week’s surprise omission, Cornelius and also add debutant Ryan Harwood. Harwood is a very competitive midfielder who averaged 21 disposals through both the TAC cup and u18 championships. He is a good body size and his strength is around contests, averaging the most clearances of anyone in the Tasmanian team. He was picked by Brisbane at pick 47 in the 2009 draft and looks a likely type at AFL level.
  • Making way are McGrath (suspended for one week), Sherman and Johnstone – both who were AWFUL against Hawthorn last week.

NORTH MELBOURNE v ESSENDON

North Melbourne

B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings

HB: Jamie Macmillan, Nathan Grima, Daniel Pratt

C: Leigh Adams, Brent Harvey, Ryan Bastinac

HF: Matt Campbell, Lachlan Hansen, Ben Warren

F: Daniel Wells, Todd Goldstein, Aaron Edwards

Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood

I/C: Ben Cunnington, Ed Lower, Gavin Urquhart, Josh Smith

Emg: Leigh Harding, David Hale, Ben Speight

In: Smith, Macmillan

Out: Robbie Tarrant (thumb), Sam Wright (concussion)

New: Jamie Macmillan (Oakleigh Chargers)

  • The big news here is that Jamie Macmillan WILL make his debut this week – i talked about him in last week’s teams review, so check that out if you want to know more.
  • Tarrant makes way with a thumb injury which will see him miss a few weeks, whilst Wright still hasn’t recovered from the bump given to him by Cotchin.

Essendon

B: Heath Hocking, Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher

HB: Mark McVeigh, Michael Hurley, Courtenay Dempsey

C: Kyle Reimers, Jobe Watson, Travis Colyer

HF: David Zaharakis, Scott Gumbleton, Angus Monfries

F: Leroy Jetta, Jay Neagle, Sam Lonergan

Foll: Patrick Ryder, Jason Winderlich, Ben Howlett

I/C: Bachar Houli, Brent Stanton, Kyle Hardingham, Alwyn Davey

Emg: Brent Prismall, David Myers, Nathan Lovett-Murray

In: Houli, Jetta, Hardingham

Out: Jake Melksham, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tom Bellchambers (foot)

New: Kyle Hardingham (East Fremantle)

  • Essendon’s emergency list almost looks like their best line at the moment, with Lovett-Murray dropped and Prismall not getting a recall. Melksham is the other player to be omitted.
  • Houli and Jetta, two players seemingly out of favour at the Bombers are back, whilst Hardingham will make his debut. Hardingham is a mature aged midfielder and one who has strong dream team potential. He is  21 years old and was drafted to Essendon is last year’s pre-season draft after taking home East-Fremantle’s B&F in 2009. Despite playing off half-back, Hardingham was the club’s leading goalkicker, kicking 25 goals in his 15 games. He averaged 19 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles a game in 2009.

WEST COAST v CARLTON

West Coast

B: Will Schofield, Eric Mackenzie, Brad Sheppard

HB: Beau Waters, Mitchell Brown, Shannon Hurn

C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Andrew Embley

HF: Andrew Strijk, Josh Kennedy, Brad Ebert

F: Dean Cox, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras

Foll: Nic Naitanui, Adam Selwood, Chris Masten

I/C: Ashton Hams, Scott Selwood, Ashley Smith, Lewis Stevenson

Emg: Tim Houlihan, Patrick McGinnity, Callum Wilson

No change

Carlton

B: David Ellard, Michael Jamison, Paul Bower

HB: Jordan Russell, Jarrad Waite, Bryce Gibbs

C: Chris Yarran, Chris Judd, Heath Scotland

HF: Marc Murphy, Lachie Henderson, Kade Simpson

F: Jeff Garlett, Shaun Hampson, Eddie Betts

Foll: Robert Warnock, Andrew Walker, Aaron Joseph

I/C: Dennis Armfield, Andrew Carrazzo, Shaun Grigg, Chris Johnson

Emg: Marcus Davies, Richard Hadley, Mitch Robinson

In: Johnson, Warnock, Ellard

Out: Sam Jacobs, Kane Lucas (hamstring), Mitch Robinson

  • The Blues had suggested that Warnock would earn a recall this week, which is fantastic news, however it is surprising it came at the expense of Jacobs, who has been more than serviceable this year. Chris Johnson is another inclusion, who like Warnock, will have a lot to prove in this game with his career just about on the line.
  • Lucas is out with a hamstring injury that the club has said will make him miss the rest of the year.

WESTERN BULLDOGS v FREMANTLE

Western Bulldogs

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris

HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee

C: Daniel Cross. Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken

HF: Robert Murphy, Brad Johnson, Shaun Higgins

F: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa

Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen

I/C (from): Dylan Addison, Nathan Eagleton, Andrejs Everitt, Brodie Moles, Jordan Roughead, Callan Ward, Easton Wood

In: Addison, Roughead, Hall

Out: -

  • No outs yet for the dogs (except Aker of course!), but they have included Roughead and Hall into the game – both of which are almost certainties to play.

Fremantle

B: Dylan Roberton, Antoni Grover, Greg Broughton

HB: Matthew de Boer, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden

C: Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Nathan Fyfe

HF: Jay van Berlo, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill

F: Adam McPhee, Michael Johnson, Hayden Ballantyne

Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nick Suban, Paul Duffield

I/C (from): Justin Bollenhagen, Jesse Crichton, Clancee Pearce, Byron Schammer, Paul Hasleby, Rhys Palmer, Anthony Morabito

In: Schammer, Suban, Pearce, Bollenhagen, Crichton, Grover

Out: Kepler Bradley (knee), Ryan Crowley (knee), Alex Silvagni (groin)

New: Justin Bollenhagen (South Adelaide), Jesse Crichton (North Launceston)

  • No huge ins for the Dockers, although it is good to see them name two debutants (albeit to the extended bench). Neither are particularly impressive for Dream Team unfortunately with Bollenhagen being Freo’s last pick in the 2009 draft as a player who can play either end of the ground. He wasn’t spectacular in the draft camp, failing to get in the top 30% of any tests – he is a project player and will take time.
  • Crichton has the junior stats to suggest he could be a good dream teamer, although at just 72kgs, i doubt it will be in 2010. in the under 18s he impressed as a midfielder both capable of winning the ball, but also ferocious tackling, averaging a huge 6 tackles per game. He also averaged 19 disposals in his 5 games. As I said, he is probably too skinny, but we must remember the debut of Stephen Hill last year who was 69kgs!
  • Bradley, Silvagni and Crowley are all big outs for Freo – all forced by injury.

MELBOURNE v SYDNEY SWANS

Melbourne

B: Colin Garland, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram

HB: Jordie McKenzie, James Frawley, Joel Macdonald

C: Jamie Bennell, Cameron Bruce, Brad Green

HF: Lynden Dunn, Cale Morton, Tom Scully

F: Colin Sylvia, Jack Watts, Liam Jurrah

Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Aaron Davey

I/C (from): Nathan Jones, Paul Johnson, Rohan Bail, Matthew Bate, Austin Wonaeamirri, Addam Maric, Matthew Warnock

In: Wonaeamirri, Warnock, Maric

Out: -

  • Nothing too exciting here, except for Wona being back, which may help those coaches who traded him in earlier in the year. I wouldn’t even consider him if you don’t have him though!

Sydney Swans

B: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Martin Mattner

HB: Paul Bevan, Heath Grundy, Tadhg Kennelly

C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Kieren Jack

HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Mike Pyke, Josh Kennedy

F: Ben McGlynn, Adam Goodes, Jarred Moore

Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C (from): Trent Dennis-Lane, Daniel Hannebery, Lewis Jetta, Brett Meredith, Gary Rohan, Sam Reid, Jesse White

In: Dennis-Lane, Jetta, Reid, Rohan

Out: Nick Smith (hamstring)

New: Sam Reid (Murray Bushrangers)

  • Sydney are bringing in a few young guns, TDL, Jetta, Reid and possible debutant Reid. All are named on the extended bench though, so don’t get too excited!
  • Reid is a key defender, and undersized at that. He was never a big ball winner in juniors, averaging just 8 disposals in the TAC cup, proof he is not a dream teamer!

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE

Port Adelaide

B: Paul Stewart, Alipate Carlile, Nick Salter

HB: Tom Logan, Troy Chaplin, Matt Thomas

C: Kane Cornes, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak

HF: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, David Rodan

F: Robbie Gray, Daniel Stewart, Brett Ebert

Foll: Dean Brogan, Danyle Pearce, Josh Carr

I/C (from): Mitchell Banner, Jack Trengove, Matthew Broadbent, Justin Westhoff, Andrew Moore, Jasper Pittard, Chad Cornes

In: Thomas, Boak, Carlile, Stewart, Gray, Moore, Pittard, Cornes

Out: Daniel Motlop (suspension), Jay Nash, Steven Salopek (shoulder), Scott Harding, Jason Davenport

New: Jasper Pittard (Geelong Falcons)

  • I am going to be honest and say I simply cannot wait till this game – in fact, I am rarely so excited about a game played by two interstate teams outside the eight. Why? It is the last ever game of one of the AFL’s toughest players – Josh Carr. I doubt he will go out swinging (aka. Doing a Lynch), but if let loose, he is going to make the game worth watching. The icing on the cake is the return of Thomas from injury – aka. “The Crow Killer.”
  • Cornes may also be back (fingers crossed this isn’t another last game), with Gray, Moore and Boak other big inclusions.
  • Jasper Pittard is named on the bench for his first game, although i doubt he will play. He is an incredible football talent and a great footballer to match – he is a great athletic tall who will play most of his football on a wing or off half-back thanks to his great ability to read the play and mark above his head. He is a little undersized for AFL level, but not too small. He averaged 20 disposals in the TAC cup and there is little doubt he will be a future gun!
  • Salopek is out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, whilst Harding, Davenport and Nash have been dropped.

Adelaide

B: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Graham Johncock

HB: Simon Goodwin, Scott Stevens, Andrew McLeod

C: David Mackay, Patrick Dangerfield, Nathan van Berlo

HF: Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas

F: Ricky Henderson, Kurt Tippett, Matthew Jaensch

Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Scott Thompson, Bernie Vince

I/C (from): Brent Reilly, Brad Symes, Phil Davis, Ivan Maric, James Sellar, Tony Armstrong, Nathan Bock

In: Bock, Sellar, Armstrong

Out: -

  • Bock is really the only exciting news. Played well in the SANFL on the weekend and there is little doubt he will play.