CARLTON v BRISBANE LIONS
Carlton
B: Aaron Joseph, Michael Jamison, Andrew Walker 
HB: Jordan Russell, Shaun Grigg, Dennis Armfield 
C: Kade Simpson, Bryce Gibbs, Heath Scotland 
HF: Andrew Carrazzo, Lachie Henderson, Jeff Garlett 
F: Chris Yarran, Setanta O’hAilpin, Eddie Betts 
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Marc Murphy, Chris Judd 
I/C: Shaun Hampson, Ryan Houlihan, Mitch Robinson, Bret Thornton 
Emg: Richard Hadley, Kane Lucas, Simon Wiggins 

In: O’hAilpin, Murphy, Grigg, Hampson, Robinson 
Out: Richard Hadley, Jarrad Waite (suspension), Paul Bower (soreness), Matthew Kreuzer (knee), Kane Lucas

  • Just as many big outs as there are ins for the Blues. Murphy will be a welcome inclusion after being a late withdrawal last week. Hampson will also come in as the Blues’ choice ruckman as Kruezer’s replacement. Warnock misses out.
  • Waite will miss two weeks with suspension, whilst Bower is an unknown, now missing another game with his injuries. Kruezer will miss the rest of the season with his knee injury.

Brisbane Lions
B: Joel Patfull, Daniel Merrett, Ashley McGrath 
HB: Travis Johnstone, Tom Collier, Sam Sheldon 
C: Justin Sherman, Daniel Rich, Tom Rockliff 
HF: Luke Power, Jared Brennan, Amon Buchanan 
F: Todd Banfield, Brent Staker, Aaron Cornelius 
Foll: Mitchell Clark, Michael Rischitelli, Simon Black 
I/C: Matthew Leuenberger, Jack Redden, James Polkinghorne, Jesse O’Brien 
Emg: James Hawksley, Matt Austin, Andrew Raines

In: McGrath, Polkinghorne, O’Brien, Black
Out: Troy Selwood , Andrew Raines , James Hawksley , Brendan Fevola (groin)

New: Jesse O’Brien (North Adelaide)

  • A couple of good inclusions for Brisbane – McGrath will be handy off the backline, whilst Black is a huge inclusion for the midfield.
  • As promised, O’Brien will make his debut – he is a speedy, lightly built wingman, who is expected to play along the half-forward line. Not one to trade in straight away, but as Brisban’e season begins to go down the gurgler, they will begin to play more and more kids.
  • Fevola is the big (yet expected) out for Brisbane – expect him to miss a few weeks.

HAWTHORN V WESTERN BULLDOGS
Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Ben Stratton
HB: Thomas Murphy, Ryan Schoenmakers, Grant Birchall
C: Clinton Young, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Xavier Ellis
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Shaun Burgoyne
Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
I/C: Rick Ladson, Jordan Lewis, Beau Muston, Wayde Skipper
Emg: Jordan Lisle, Carl Peterson, Brendan Whitecross

No change

  • No news is good news for the Hawks!

Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Robert Murphy, Dale Morris, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Callan Ward, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Shaun Higgins, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney
I/C: Will Minson, Sam Reid, Easton Wood, Liam Picken
Emg: Nathan Eagleton, Brennan Stack, Tom Williams

In: Higgins, Reid, Ward
Out: Brennan Stack, Josh Hill, Nathan Eagleton

  • Higgins back in is great news, whilst Ward will play his first game of the year.
  • A couple of big name outs, but fortunately none are DT relevant.

FREMANTLE v PORT ADELAIDE
Fremantle
B: Nat Fyfe, 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, Michael Johnson, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
I/C: Dylan Roberton, Rhys Palmer, Paul Hasleby, Matt de Boer
Emg: Alex Silvagni, Nic Suban, Jesse Crichton

In: Johnson
Out: Alex Silvagni

  • Johnson is back after finishing his suspension for drug posession.
  • Silvagni comes out of the team after showing average form last week.

Port Adelaide
B: Paul Stewart, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Steven Salopek, Chad Cornes, Matt Thomas
C: Kane Cornes, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak
HF: Justin Westhoff, Jack Trengove, David Rodan
F: Cameron Hitchcock, Daniel Motlop, Brett Ebert
Foll: Dean Brogan, Danyle Pearce, Tom Logan
I/C: Daniel Stewart, Mitchell Banner, Jay Schulz, Matthew Broadbent
Emg: Jay Nash, Nick Salter, Jasper Pittard

In: Salopek, Ebert, Chaplin, Westhoff, Broadbent
Out: Jay Nash, Jacob Surjan (knee), Danny Meyer, Jason Davenport, Josh Carr (ribs)

  • Several good ins for Port; Salopek is a big inclusion, as is Ebert.
  • Westhoff comes back in after plenty of time on the sidelines, whilst Broadbent comes back in for his   third game.

COLLINGWOOD v WEST COAST
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, John Anthony
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, Jarryd Blair, Luke Rounds

In: Anthony
Out: Brad Dick (shoulder)

  • Despite nearly coming up from a shoulder injury, Dick will miss.
  • Anthony showed good form in the VFL on the weekend as a defender, although he will likely play as a forward this week.

West Coast
B: Beau Waters, Eric MacKenzie, Beau Wilkes
HB: Andrew Embley, Will Schofield, Brad Sheppard
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Bradd Dalziell
HF: Andrew Strijk, Josh Kennedy, Chris Masten
F: Ben McKinley, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Brad Ebert
I/C: Patrick McGinnity, Nic Naitanui, Scott Selwood, Tom Swift
Emg: Ashley Smith, Koby Stevens, Brett Jones

In: Adam Selwood, Masten, Swift
Out: Shannon Hurn (calf), Mitchell Brown, Koby Stevens

  • Some big midfield inclusions to West Coast’s midfield will see Koby Stevens miss after playing his first game last week. Hurn also misses with injury.
  • All of Selwood, Masten and Swift will return to bolster the side.

ADELAIDE v ESSENDON
Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty
HB: Brad Symes, Phil Davis, Nathan van Berlo
C: Tony Armstrong, Patrick Dangerfield, Scott Thompson
HF: Ricky Henderson, Taylor Walker, Brent Reilly
F: Matthew Jaensch, Kurt Tippett, Richard Douglas
Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Rory Sloane, Simon Goodwin
I/C: Ivan Maric, Jason Porplyzia, Scott Stevens, Bernie Vince
Emg: Jack Gunston, Shaun McKernan, Jared Petrenko

In: Jason Porplyzia
Out: David Mackay (ankle)

  • No surprises that Mackay will miss, whilst it is good to see the Porpoise back into the squad. Whether he will play midfield or forward will be seen on Saturday.

Essendon
B: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tyson Slattery, Heath Hocking
HB: Mark McVeigh, Cale Hooker, Michael Quinn
C: Brent Prismall, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton
HF: Leroy Jetta, Scott Gumbleton, David Zaharakis
F: Alwyn Davey, Michael Hurley, Jake Melksham
Foll: Patrick Rydey, Jason Winderlich, Andrew Welsh
I/C: Tom Bellchambers, Sam Lonergan, Kyle Reimers, Henry Slattery
Emg: Bachar Houli, Courtenay Dempsey, Ricky Dyson

In: T. Slattery, Reimers, Quinn
Out: Fletcher (susp), Pears (pancreas), Atkinson

New: Tyson Slattery (West Adelaide)

  • Slattery will make his debut for the Dons in the absense of Pears and Fletcher. He is a rebounding defender with good dash and reasonable defensive skills. It is his second year on Essendon’s list and is a reasonable size to play at senior level.
  • Reimers also returns from injury.


GEELONG CATS v NORTH MELBOURNE
Geelong Cats
B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Corey Enright, Tom Lonergan, Darren Milburn
C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Paul Chapman, James Podsiadly, Travis Varcoe
F: Mathew Stokes, Trent West, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C (from): Joel Corey, Taylor Hunt, David Wojcinski, Daniel Menzel, Ryan Gamble, Simon Hogan, Mitch Duncan

In: Chapman, Kelly, Corey, Hogan, Duncan, Menzel
Out: Steve Johnson (susp), Cameron Mooney (susp), Harry Taylor (foot)

New: Daniel Menzel (Central Districts)

  • Plenty of changes for the Cats: Johnson will miss three weeks with suspension, whilst Mooney will miss two. Taylor will likely miss just one week with a foot laceration.
  • Chapman is back, as is Kelly and Corey. Duncan and debutant Menzel have been named on the extended bench.
  • Menzel is a half-back flanker and was the Cats first pick in last year’s draft. Whilst i doubt he will make the team, he does seem a likely type for the future.


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 (from): Ed Lower, Matt Campbell, Ben Warren, Sam Wright, Leigh Adams, Leigh Harding, Gavin Urquhart

In: Harding, McMahon, Adams

RICHMOND v SYDNEY SWANS
Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Will Thursfield, David Astbury
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, Andrew Collins
Foll: Angus Graham, Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin
I/C (from): Mitch Farmer, Tyrone Vickery, Jake King, David Gourdis, Kelvin Moore, Jeromey Webberley, Alex Rance

In: Moore, Gourdis, Rance, Webberley
Out: Luke McGuane (leg)

New: David Gourdis (Subiaco/rookie list)

  • Webberley could be a good inclusion for dream teams, if picked, whilst the other big inclusion of Moore is not very DT relevant.
  • Goudis may make his debut after impressing in the VFL as a defender.

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: Ben McGlynn, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarred Moore
Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh
I/C (from): Paul Bevan, Craig Bird, Trent Dennis-Lane, Daniel Hannebery, Brett Meredith, Henry Playfair, Mike Pyke

In: Kennelly, Playfair, Moore, Meredith, Dennis-Lane, Bradshaw
Out: Jesse White, Lewis Jetta, Gary Rohan

New: Trent Dennis-Lane (Subiaco)

  • Kennelly, Playfair and Bradshaw are huge ins for Sydney, whilst the goal-sneek TDL may finally get a guernsey.
  • Jesse White suffers from his poor form, whilst Jetta and Rohan have also been dropped.

ST KILDA v MELBOURNE
St. Kilda
B: Brett Peake, 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: Andrew McQualter, Ben McEvoy, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna
I/C (from): Zac Dawson, Sean Dempster, Jason Gram, Nick Heyne, Adam Pattison, Rhys Stanley, Jack Steven

In: Gram, Dawson, Pattison, Heyne
Out: Steven Baker (suspension)

  • Expect Gram to be the only inclusion this week if he is labelled fit. Dawson, surely won’t make the cut.
  • Baker will miss… don’t get me started on why…

Melbourne
B: Clint Bartram, James Frawley, Kyle Cheney
HB: Colin Garland, Jared Rivers, Jack Grimes
C: Brad Green, Jack Trengove, Cameron Bruce
HF: Jamie Bennell, Matthew Bate, Lynden Dunn
F: Neville Jetta, Jack Watts, Aaron Davey
Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Nathan Jones
I/C (from): Joel Macdonald, Tom Scully, Jordie McKenzie, Jake Spencer, Brad Miller, Matthew Warnock, Addam Maric

In: Cheney, Maric, Spencer, Bennell
Out: Cale Morton

  • The inclusion we wanted to see was Sylvia, but he misses AGAIN, as does McDonald.
  • Morton has been surprisingly dropped to the VFL