PORT ADELAIDE v COLLINGWOOD

Port Adelaide

B: Paul Stewart, Alipate Carlile, Nick Salter

HB: Steven Salopek, Troy Chaplin, Matt Thomas

C: Kane Cornes, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak

HF: Justin Westhoff, Jay Schulz, David Rodan

F: Jackson Trengove, Daniel Motlop, Brett Ebert

Foll: Dean Brogan, Danyle Pearce, Tom Logan

I/C: Mitch Banner, Cameron Hitchcock, Matt Broadbent, Daniel Stewart

Emg: Jason Davenport, Danny Meyer, Jay Nash

In: Boak

Out: Chad Cornes (susp)

  • Boak comes straight back into the team after missing just the one week.
  • Chadly Cornes will miss with suspension, although the rest will likely to his withering body some good.

Collingwood

B: Heath Shaw, Simon Prestigiacomo, Leigh Brown

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

C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Jarryd Blair

HF: Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, John Anthony

F: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas

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

Emg: Josh Fraser, Luke Rounds, Brent Macaffer

In: Sidebottom

Out: Leon Davis

  • Sidebottom returns to the side, whilst Davis will miss. Whilst there is no injury listed on the team sheets, Collingwood have stated that Davis in fact has a calf injury.
  • Jarryd Blair will play his second game whilst Fraser and Medhurst again miss out.

GEELONG CATS v HAWTHORN

Geelong Cats

B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie

HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn

C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel

HF: Paul Chapman, James Podsiadly, Travis Varcoe

F: Mathew Stokes, Brad Ottens, Shannon Byrnes

Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett

I/C: Joel Corey, Tom Lonergan, David Wojcinski, Mitch Duncan

Emg: Simon Hogan, Taylor Hunt, Trent West

In: Ottens, Ling, Taylor

Out: Simon Hogan, Taylor Hunt, Trent West

  • Ottens makes his usual late-season return before finals, however do not consider him for your team! He is soooo injury prone it is ridiculous!
  • Ling and Taylor also return, whilst youngsters West and Hunt miss out.

Hawthorn

B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Brent Guerra

HB: Ben Stratton, Ryan Schoenmakers, Thomas Murphy

C: Chance Bateman, Luke Hodge, Clinton Young

HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Shaun Burgoyne

F: Carl Peterson, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli

Foll: Brent Renouf, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis

I/C: Josh Gibson, Wayde Skipper, Grant Birchall, Xavier Ellis

Emg: Beau Muston, Jordan Lisle, Shane Savage

In: Brown, Gibson

Out: Sam Mitchell (hand), Beau Muston

  • Gibson returns from his long-term hamstring injury, whilst Brown will also bolster Hawthorn’s defence.
  • Muston is an unlucky casualty, whilst Mitchell should miss two weeks with a broken hand.

WEST COAST v ADELAIDE

West Coast

B: Will Schofield, Eric MacKenzie, Ashley Smith

HB: Beau Waters, Mitchell Brown, Brad Sheppard

C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Andrew Embley

HF: Andrew Strijk, Quinten Lynch, Brad Ebert

F: Dean Cox, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras

Foll: Nic Naitanui, Chris Masten, Adam Selwood

I/C: Scott Selwood, Brett Jones, Lewis Stevenson, Ashton Hams

Emg: Koby Stevens, Ben McKinley, Callum Wilson

In: Jones, Hams, Brown, Smith, Stevenson

Out: Ben McKinley, Beau Wilkes, Bradd Dalziell, Tom Swift, Patrick McGinnity

New: Ashley Smith

  • West Coast are finally making a statement at selection with plenty of experienced players to miss, including Swift and McKinley.
  • Hams finally returns, whilst Stevenson is also a good inclusion to plenty of midfield benches.
  • Smith is named to make his debut – he is a very fast attacking defender who has been playing WAFL seniors for a while. He averages 13 disposals and could be a reasonable target, although i prefer his teammate Strijk, who will play his third game.

Adelaide

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens

HB: Michael Doughty, Phil Davis, Brad Symes

C: Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane

HF: Ricky Henderson, Taylor Walker, Nathan van Berlo

F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Richard Douglas

Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Simon Goodwin

I/C: Brent Reilly, Jonathon Griffin, Tony Armstrong, Matthew Jaensch

Emg: Myke Cook, Jack Gunston, James Sellar

No change

  • As advertised, no change at Adelaide, meaning McLeod, Knights and Bock will continue to miss. Griffen is a chance to be a late withdrawal, although he did pass a fitness test today.

BRISBANE LIONS v ST KILDA

Brisbane Lions

B: Tom Collier, Daniel Merrett, Ashley McGrath

HB: Daniel Rich, Joel Patfull, Travis Johnstone

C: Jared Brennan, Tom Rockliff, Justin Sherman

HF: James Polkinghorne, Brent Staker, Luke Power

F: Todd Banfield, Brendan Fevola, Aaron Cornelius

Foll: Mitchell Clark, Michael Rischitelli, Simon Black

I/C: Matthew Leuenberger, Pearce Hanley, Jack Redden, Amon Buchanan

Emg: James Hawksley, Cheynee Stiller, Jesse O’Brien

In: Hanley, Fevola

Out: Sam Sheldon, Jesse O’Brien

  • Fevola will return, although question-marks remain as to which Fev we will see. Brown is apparently another week away.
  • O’Brien is omitted after debuting last week against Carlton.

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, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne

Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna

I/C: Sean Dempster, Jack Steven, Ben McEvoy, Zac Dawson

Emg: Alistair Smith, Adam Pattison, Jason Gram

In: Riewoldt, Koschitzke

Out: Adam Pattison, Rhys Stanley

  • The biggest news of the week is the return of Riewoldt – it has been heavily hyped and rumoured that he would return, but still it is great to see his name finally on the teams sheet. The Saints have intimated he will play a much deeper forward role for the first few weeks back, keeping him away from the harder centre-squares.
  • The second twin-tower, Kosi, will also return from his ankle injury.
  • Talls Stanley and Pattison make way, although rumour is that Gardiner may miss, making way for Patto.
  • Gram seems not to have made it into the squad again – potentially he may line up for Sandringham on the weekend, or simply miss another week.

RICHMOND v FREMANTLE

Richmond

B: Chris Newman, Will Thursfield, David Astbury

HB: Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio, Daniel Connors

C: Mitch Farmer, 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: Kelvin Moore, Tyrone Vickery, Jake King, Jeromey Webberley

Emg: Mitch Morton, Dean Polo, Robin Nahas

In: Webberley

Out: Ben Cousins (illness)

  • As expected, Cousins is out due to his early week hospital visit.
  • Webberley is a great inclusion for plenty of dream teams. Hopefully he can take a spot in the guts, just as he has been playing at Coburg.

Fremantle

B: Clancee Pearce, Alex Silvagni, Kepler Bradley

HB: Nick Suban, Ryan Crowley, Roger Hayden

C: Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Anthony Morabito

HF: Jay Van Berlo, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill

F: Adam McPhee, Michael Johnson, Hayden Ballantyne

Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Rhys Palmer, Paul Duffield

I/C: Dylan Roberton, Tim Ruffles, Paul Hasleby, Matt de Boer

Emg: Justin Bollenhagen, Byron Schammer, Steven Dodd

In: Tim Ruffles, Nick Suban, Clancee Pearce

Out: Michael Barlow (leg), Antoni Grover (hamstring), Nat Fyfe (concussion)

  • With the huge news of Riewoldt’s return, the other huge news, albeit bad news, is the injury to Barlow, as discussed thoroughly this week on Footy Tragic. He will miss the remainder of the season. Fellow midfielder Suban will return.
  • Fyfe should miss just the one week with concussion sustained in last week’s win over Port.

SYDNEY SWANS v NORTH MELBOURNE

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: Daniel Hannebery, Ryan O’Keefe, Josh Kennedy

F: Ben McGlynn, Adam Goodes, Jarred Moore

Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C (from): Paul Bevan, Trent Dennis-Lane, Lewis Johnston, Brett Meredith, Mike Pyke, Ted Richards, Patrick Veszpremi

In: Richards, Bevan, Meredith, Veszpremi, Johnston

Out: Henry Playfair (back), Craig Bird (foot)

New: Lewis Johnston

  • The Sydney forward line has taken another hit with the injury to Playfair and non-showing of Bradshaw. This has led to the inclusion of debutant Lewis Johnston, the Swans first pick in the 2008 draft. He is a tall, fast leading forward, with a great set of hands. Whilst he won’t be expected to make much impact this year, he may prove a permanent replacement for Playfair with his much stronger upside.

North Melbourne

B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings

HB: Sam Wright, Robbie Tarrant, Daniel Pratt

C: Leigh Adams, Brent Harvey, Ryan Bastinac

HF: Matt Campbell, Lachlan Hansen, Ben Warren

F: Daniel Wells, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas

Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood

I/C (from): Ed Lower, Ben Cunnington, Todd Goldstein, Cruize Garlett, Gavin Urquhart, Leigh Harding, Scott McMahon

In: Petrie, Harding, Urquhart, Tarrant

Out: Jack Ziebell (Leg)

New: Robbie Tarrant (Mildura/Bendigo U18)

  • A few good inclusions for North, with the most important being the return of Petrie from two separate broken feet.
  • Robbie Tarrant is named to debut, and he has been confirmed by the club as a certain starter. He has been in good form for Werribee at CHB, the exact position he has been named for North. Like his brother, he is a very good athlete with a good set of hands and will hopefully be able to play out the season. He showed in the NAB cup he is capable of scoring between 50-70 points.
  • Ziebell is out and will miss the remainder of the season with a broken leg.

MELBOURNE v ESSENDON

Melbourne

B: Jamie Bennell, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram

HB: Colin Garland, James Frawley, Tom Scully

C: Nathan Jones, Jack Trengove, Brad Green

HF: Lynden Dunn, Jack Watts, Cameron Bruce

F: Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate, Jordie McKenzie

Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Aaron Davey

I/C (from): Joel Macdonald, Kyle Cheney, Rohan Bail, Paul Johnson, Addam Maric, Neville Jetta, Liam Jurrah

In: Johnson, Sylvia, Bail, Jurrah, Maric

Out: Jack Grimes (hamstring), Jake Spencer (back)

  • Several very good inclusions for Melbourne, and most importantly, Sylvia has returned – this will surely excite plenty of dream teamers.
  • The other good news for Melbourne is the return of Jurrah after missing most of the season with injury – he has played a couple of good games for Casey, including a four-goal game on the weekend. Bail will also return to the side after some good early DT form.
  • Grimes is out of the side with a hamstring injury which will likely set him back a few weeks.

Essendon

B: Andrew Welsh, Cale Hooker, Heath Hocking

HB: Mark McVeigh, Michael Hurley, Kyle Reimers

C: Leroy Jetta, Jobe Watson, Courtenay Dempsey

HF: Brent Stanton, Scott Gumbleton, Angus Monfries

F: Alwyn Davey, Jay Neagle, David Zaharakis

Foll: Patrick Ryder, Jason Winderlich, Ben Howlett

I/C (from): Ricky Dyson, Brent Prismall, Sam Lonergan, Tom Bellchambers, Travis Colyer, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Jake Melksham

In: Dyson, Dempsey, Monfries, Howlett, Neagle, Colyer

Out: Henry Slattery (soreness), Tyson Slattery , Michael Quinn

  • Howlett is back – great news for all those depleted midfields in DT world, whilst Colyer also brings a simliar boost.
  • Essendon will be very happy to include Dyson, Dempsey and Monfries, whilst Hille is another 1-2 weeks away.
  • Tyson Slattery will miss after debuting last week, whilst no-one should be surprised that Quinn has been omitted.

CARLTON v WESTERN BULLDOGS

Carlton

B: Aaron Joseph, Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison

HB: Andrew Walker, Paul Bower, Jordan Russell

C: Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson, Bryce Gibbs

HF: Jeff Garlett, Setanta O’hAilpin, Ryan Houlihan

F: Marc Murphy, Lachie Henderson, Eddie Betts

Foll: Sam Jacobs, Heath Scotland, Chris Judd

I/C (from): Dennis Armfield, Shaun Grigg, Shaun Hampson, Kane Lucas, Mitch Robinson, Simon Wiggins, Chris Yarran

In: Wiggins, Bower, Lucas

Out: Nil

  • Bower is back – again – but can he stay back this time is the question. If you have him, feel relieved and stop have thoughts of trading anyway.
  • Lucas also returns onto the extended bench, although i don’t like his chances of making the final cut.

Western Bulldogs

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave

HB: Robert Murphy, Dale Morris, Lindsay Gilbee

C: Ryan Griffen, Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken

HF: Shaun Higgins, Brad Johnson, Brennan Stack

F: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa

Foll: Ben Hudson, Daniel Cross, Adam Cooney

I/C: Nathan Eagleton, Andrejs Everitt, Andrew Hooper, Jordan Roughead, Callan Ward, Tom Williams, Easton Wood

In: Williams, Stack, Everitt, Roughead, Hooper, Eagleton

Out: Mitch Hahn (hamstring), Will Minson (ankle), Sam J. Reid (shoulder)

New: Andrew Hooper (rookie)

  • Plenty of changes at the Dogs with Hahn and Minson set to miss a couple of matches each and Reid to miss the year.
  • Amongst the inclusions are Roughead, who should play, and Hooper – a young debutant off the club’s rookie list. Hooper is one of the smallest players in the league, standing at just 172cm. However, this doesn’t effect his attack on the ball, averaging over 20 possessions, 5 marks and 3.5 tackles per game in the TAC cup – some of the best stats of all participants. He can be picked as a defender, although i worry about picking him for his job security.