ESSENDON v COLLINGWOOD

Essendon

B: Henry Slattery, Michael Hurley, Heath Hocking

HB: Kyle Reimers, Cale Hooker, Mark McVeigh

C: Stewart Crameri, Jobe Watson, David Zaharakis

HF: Angus Monfries, Jake Carlisle, Travis Colyer

F: Kyle Hardingham, Jay Neagle, Patrick Ryder

Foll: David Hille, Jake Melksham, Ben Howlett

I/C: Brent Stanton, Ricky Dyson, Sam Lonergan, Courtenay Dempsey

Emg: Leroy Jetta, Brent Prismall, David Myers

In: Dyson, Slattery, Melksham, Carlisle, Crameri

Out: Alwyn Davey (arm), Jason Winderlich (hand), Brent Prismall, Bachar Houli, Dustin Fletcher (hamstring)

New: Jake Carlisle (Calder Canons), Stewart Crameri (Bendigo Bombers)

  • As usual, the Bombers have gone to town on their list with usual scapegoats Houli and Prismall dropped.
  • Winderlich, Davey and Fletcher are all out with injuries and it is unlikely we will see any of them again this season.
  • Melksham returns to boost benches and Carlisle and Crameri will both debut, unfortunately at the wrong end of the season to have any DT relevance. Carlisle is a tall defender and Crameri and medium sized defender.

Collingwood

B: Nick Maxwell, Simon Prestigiacomo, Ben Johnson

HB: Harry O’Brien, Nathan Brown, Heath Shaw

C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey

HF: Alan Didak, Travis Cloke, Tarkyn Lockyer

F: Dayne Beams, Leigh Brown, Steele Sidebottom

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas

I/C: Paul Medhurst, Brent Macaffer, Chris Dawes, Jarryd Blair

Emg: Josh Fraser, Luke Rounds, Simon Buckley

In: Medhurst, Brown, Blair, Lockyer

Out: Leon Davis (quad), Luke Ball (hip), Ben Reid (quad), Tyson Goldsack (ankle)

  • Some big outs for Collingwood with Ball and Davis being large DT casualties.
  • Medhurst will return, but surely that’s irrelevant now. Blair will be a good inclusion for some teams though.

CARLTON v RICHMOND

Carlton

B: Aaron Joseph, Michael Jamison, Marcus Davies

HB: Jordan Russell, Paul Bower, Dennis Armfield

C: Heath Scotland, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson

HF: Jeff Garlett, Lachie Henderson, Bryce Gibbs

F: Shaun Hampson, Jarrad Waite, Eddie Betts

Foll: Robert Warnock, Andrew Carrazzo, Marc Murphy

I/C: David Ellard, Shaun Grigg, Richard Hadley, Mitch Robinson

Emg: Joe Anderson, Setanta O’hAilpin, Andrew Walker

No change

Richmond

B: Chris Newman, David Gourdis, David Astbury

HB: Brett Deledio, Kelvin Moore, Daniel Connors

C: Mitch Morton, Dustin Martin, Shane Edwards

HF: Ben Nason, Jayden Post, Jake King

F: Matt White, Jack Riewoldt, Ben Cousins

Foll: Angus Graham, Shane Tuck, Daniel Jackson

I/C: James O’Reilly, Andrew Browne, Robbie Hicks, Andrew Collins

Emg: Robin Nahas, Alex Rance, Dean Polo

In: Collins, Gourdis, Post, O’Reilly

Out: Luke McGuane (virus), Will Thursfield , Mitch Farmer (knee), Jeromey Webberley

New: Jamie O’Reilly (County Down, Ireland)

  • Two big outs for plenty of defence benches with Farmer and Webberley to miss.
  • O’Reilly – a Irish import will get his AFL debut. He has been groomed as a defender and is more a project player than anything else, so don’t expect much DT scoring from him in his first outing.

FREMANTLE v SYDNEY SWANS

Fremantle

B: Dylan Roberton, Antoni Grover, Greg Broughton

HB: Stephen Hill, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden

C: Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Nat Fyfe

HF: Byron Schammer, Matthew Pavlich, Michael Walters

F: Adam McPhee, Michael Johnson, Matthew de Boer

Foll: Kepler Bradley, Nick Suban, Paul Duffield

I/C: Paul Hasleby, Anthony Morabito, Jessie Crichton, Zac Clarke

Emg: Justin Bollenhagen, Clancee Pearce, Jay van Berlo

In: Clarke, Walters, Schammer

Out: Jay van Berlo, Rhys Palmer, Justin Bollenhagen

  • The HUGE news here is that lack of Sandilands! The big 211 has not been named for the second week in a row, burning plenty of coaches! My advice is to trade if you are in an elimination final!
  • Palmer and Bollenhagen are victims of the side’s thrashing last week.

Sydney Swans

B: Paul Bevan, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw

HB: Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Tadhg Kennelly

C: Lewis Jetta, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh

HF: Ben McGlynn, Ryan O’Keefe, Josh Kennedy

F: Mike Pyke, Adam Goodes, Jarred Moore

Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Kieren Jack

I/C: Trent Dennis-Lane, Daniel Hannebery, Martin Mattner, Jesse White

Emg: Brett Meredith, Sam Reid, Gary Rohan

No change

WESTERN BULLDOGS v GEELONG CATS

Western Bulldogs

B: Ryan Hargrave, Brian Lake, Dale Morris

HB: Robert Murphy, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee

C: Callan Ward, Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken

HF: Andrejs Everitt, Liam Jones, Brad Johnson

F: Shaun Higgins, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa

Foll: Will Minson, Ryan Griffen, Daniel Cross

I/C: Nathan Eagleton, Brodie Moles, Jordan Roughead, Easton Wood

Emg: Mitch Hahn, Josh Hill, Dylan Addison

In: Murphy, Minson, Higgins, Ward

Out: Adam Cooney (virus), Ben Hudson (virus), Josh Hill, Jarrad Grant (soreness)

  • We all know about the virus spreading around Whitten Oval, and at this stage only Cooney and Hudson will miss thanks to the cold. There are also still doubts surrounding Moles, Gilbee, Morris, Hargrave and the returning Higgins and Murphy.

Geelong Cats

B: Darren Milburn, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt

HB: Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright

C: Paul Chapman, James Kelly, David Wojcinski

HF: Mathew Stokes, Cameron Mooney, Travis Varcoe

F: Steve Johnson, James Podsiadly, Jimmy Bartel

Foll: Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett

I/C: Joel Corey, Shannon Byrnes, Tom Hawkins, Taylor Hunt

Emg: Simon Hogan, Ryan Gamble, Daniel Menzel

In: Hunt, Wojcinski

Out: Cameron Ling (hamstring), Harry Taylor (shoulder)

  • Geelong haven’t made the plethora of changes perhaps expected of them, but both Ling and Taylor should each miss a week with injuries. Fortunately, neither of these are particularly DT relevant! It could be much worse!

PORT ADELAIDE v WEST COAST

Port Adelaide

B: Paul Stewart, Alipate Carlile, Tom Logan

HB: Nick Salter, Troy Chaplin, Danny Meyer

C: Kane Cornes, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak

HF: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, David Rodan

F: Justin Westhoff, Daniel Stewart, Brett Ebert

Foll: Dean Brogan, Danyle Pearce, Robbie Gray

I/C: Matt Broadbent, Andrew Moore, Matt Thomas, Jackson Trengove

Emg: Mitch Banner, Scott Harding, Jasper Pittard

In: Salter, P. Stewart

Out: Mitch Banner, Nathan Krakouer

  • Krakouer has deservedly been dropped after his abysmal showing against the Saints (could that have been the last time we see him in Port colours?) and has been joined on the sidelines by Banner.

West Coast

B: Will Schofield, Eric MacKenzie, Ashley Smith

HB: Beau Waters, Matthew Spangher, Brad Sheppard

C: Andrew Embley, Adam Selwood, Matt Rosa

HF: Brad Ebert, Josh Kennedy, Andrew Strijk

F: Nic Naitanui, Callum Wilson, Mark LeCras

Foll: Dean Cox, Scott Selwood, Luke Shuey

I/C: Koby Stevens, Quinten Lynch, Patrick McGinnity, Tom Swift

Emg: Tim Houlihan, Ben McKinley, Lewis Stevenson

In: Adam Selwood, Waters, MacKenzie, Wilson, Shuey

Out: Matt Priddis (ankle), Ben McKinley , Brett Jones (fractured cheekbone), Mitchell Brown (groin), Lewis Stevenson

  • Plenty of positive inclusions here with Selwood and Waters both named. Shuey is the exciting news for all the players who have angrily held onto him all season! It seems he is returning at the right time of year and hopefully he can provide adequate cover if needed.
  • On the other hand, the absence of Priddis will certainly hurt a few teams.

BRISBANE LIONS v ADELAIDE

Brisbane Lions

B: Brent Staker, Daniel Merrett, Ashley McGrath

HB: Jed Adcock, Matt Maguire, Pearce Hanley

C: Jared Brennan, Daniel Rich, Michael Rischitelli

HF: Luke Power, Mitchell Clark, Albert Proud

F: Todd Banfield, Jonathan Brown, Tom Rockliff

Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Joel Patfull, Jack Redden

I/C (from): Simon Black, Cheynee Stiller, Travis Johnstone, Ryan Harwood, James Polkinghorne, Tom Collier, Aaron Cornelius

In: Collier, Polkinghorne, Johnstone

Out: Nil

Adelaide

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Phil Davis

HB: Michael Doughty, Nathan Bock, Brad Symes

C: Nathan van Berlo, Richard Douglas, David Mackay

HF: Rory Sloane, Ricky Henderson, Bernie Vince

F: Chris Knights, Kurt Tippett, Jason Porplyzia

Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly

I/C (from): Taylor Walker, Scott Stevens, James Sellar, Patrick Dangerfield, Shaun McKernan, Will Young, Chris Schmidt

In: Sellar, Dangerfield, McKernan, Davis, Young

Out: Jonathon Griffin (ankle), Brodie Martin

  • Some exciting young inclusions for Adelaide with McKernan, Davis and Dangerfield all returning, although this will unlikely help too many teams.

HAWTHORN v MELBOURNE

Hawthorn

B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy

HB: Ben Stratton, Josh Gibson, Grant Birchall

C: Chance Bateman, Sam Mitchell, Rhan Hooper

HF: Jordan Lewis, Lance Franklin, Shaun Burgoyne

F: Michael Osborne, Jarryd Roughead, Wayde Skipper

Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell

I/C (from): Campbell Brown, Xavier Ellis, Rick Ladson, Jarryd Morton, Garry Moss, Carl Peterson, Brendan Whitecross

In: Skipper, Brown, Hooper, Morton, Whitecross, Peterson

Out: Clinton Young (soreness), Simon Taylor, Matt Suckling

  • Fortunately the ‘Hodge Out’ rumours were false and the only real big out for Hawthorn is Young.
  • Skipper returns just in time to cover for Sandilands and Peterson also looks a likely inclusion.

Melbourne

B: Colin Garland, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram

HB: Joel Macdonald, James Frawley, Rohan Bail

C: Tom Scully, James McDonald, Cameron Bruce

HF: Jamie Bennell, Jack Watts, Austin Wonaeamirri

F: Liam Jurrah, Brad Green, Colin Sylvia

Foll: Mark Jamar, Lynden Dunn, Aaron Davey

I/C (from): Jordie McKenzie, Nathan Jones, Jack Trengove, Brad Miller, Matthew Warnock, Paul Johnson, Cale Morton

In: Miller, Warnock, Morton

Out: Nil

NORTH MELBOURNE V ST KILDA

North Melbourne

B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings

HB: Daniel Pratt, Nathan Grima, Scott McMahon

C: Leigh Adams, Brent Harvey, Sam Wright

HF: Ryan Bastinac, Aaron Edwards, Daniel Wells

F: Ben Cunnington, Lachlan Hansen, Lindsay Thomas

Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood

I/C (from): Todd Goldstein, Leigh Harding, Matt Campbell, Cruize Garlett, Ben Warren, Marcus White, David Hale

In: Hale, Campbell, Warren, White

Out: Jamie MacMillan (calf)

  • Nothing too exciting coming in (in fact, that bench looks like the list of ‘players to watch’ at North prior to round one this year… oh how things have changed!).
  • MacMillan is the only player out at this stage, although this shouldn’t hurt too many coaches.

St Kilda

B: Jason Gram, Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert

HB: Clinton Jones, Sam Fisher, James Gwilt

C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray

HF: Andrew McQualter, Justin Koschitzke, Leigh Montagna

F: Brett Peake, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne

Foll: Ben McEvoy, Lenny Hayes, Adam Schneider

I/C (from): Jarryn Geary, Adam Pattison, Jack Steven, Luke Miles, Sean Dempster, Robert Eddy, Rhys Stanley

In: Pattison, Miles, Steven, Stanley

Out: Michael Gardiner (hamstring)

New: Luke Miles (Swan Districts)

  • All we know at this stage is that Gardiner is out – Lyon was very unconvincing during the week as to whether he would bring in a runner or another ruckman. Ideally, Steven would be the best inclusion (or Stanley as a smokey), but expect Pattison to get the nod, despite not playing VFL on the weekend.