AFL Teamsheets: Finals week 1

7:00 pm Thursday 10/07/2016

All the remaining round finals teams are in! Scott Selwood is in for Cats and could be a bit of a Matchday smokey, and Ben McEvoy is in for hawks, and could be an option for ruck for that match. Rising star Callum Mills is in for swans, and is definitely a def option for the swans. Big ins for Crws with Brodie Smith, Rory Sloane named.

Remaining six teams for the week 1 finals to be named shortly on club sites / https://t.co/IBZE862aY1
Six changes in all across the clubs.

— Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) September 8, 2016

8:00 pm Wednesday 09/07/2016

Well, our DT seasons are over, and may of us have had the DT equivalent of mad monday. The ACTUAL finals are on, and even though the main DT comp is over, there still exists the possibility of making the finals campaign a bit more interesting. Feel free to join my Matchday Finals League (Shags DTTalk Finals League) code UVZ7C4FE if nothing else but a bit of a laugh over the finals campaign. Our first big game is Eagles vs Dogs on Thursday night, and it’s gunna be a ripper!
There are some important ins this week with Doggies throwing caution to the wind with inclusions of Jack Macrae, Tom Liberatore and Easton Wood as was reported to be the case during the week.

Thursday September 8

Second Elimination Final ,
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs at Domain Stadium, 6.10pm (8.10pm EST)

Thurs final teams named:
WC/WB
Brown for Jetta.
Roughead, Wood, Liberatore, Stringer, Macrae for Minson, Stevens, Roberts, Hrovat, Williams.

— Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) September 7, 2016

B Brad Sheppard, Will Schofield, Thomas Barrass
HB Shannon Hurn, Jeremy McGovern, Sharrod Wellingham
C Elliot Yeo, Matt Priddis, Jamie Cripps
HF Mark LeCras, Jack Darling, Chris Masten
F Jonathan Giles, Josh J. Kennedy, Josh Hill
FOL Scott Lycett, Andrew Gaff, Luke Shuey
I/C Mitchell Brown, Dom Sheed, Sam Butler, Mark Hutchings
EMG Jack Redden, Liam Duggan, Jackson Nelson
IN
Mitchell Brown
OUT
Lewis Jetta (Calf)
MILESTONES: Shannon Hurn – Playing 200th game

B Shane Biggs, Joel Hamling, Matthew Boyd
HB Jason Johannisen, Dale Morris, Easton Wood
C Lachie Hunter, Marcus Bontempelli, Liam Picken
HF Lin Jong, Zaine Cordy, Jake Stringer
F Tory Dickson, Tom Boyd, Caleb Daniel
FOL Jordan Roughead, Luke Dahlhaus, Josh Dunkley
I/C Matthew Suckling, Jack Macrae, Clay Smith, Tom Liberatore
EMG Tom Campbell, Toby McLean, Fletcher Roberts
IN
Easton Wood, Jake Stringer, Jordan Roughead, Jack Macrae, Tom Liberatore
OUT
Koby Stevens (Omitted), Fletcher Roberts (Omitted), Bailey Williams (Omitted), Nathan Hrovat (Omitted), Will Minson (Omitted)

Shags’ Watchlist

With Matchday you can afford to take a punt on a few smokeys and not your usual consistence mainstays. Luke Shuey has gone massive quite a few times this year, and the gambler in me is going to take a punt this week. His form leading into the finals has been very impressive with a 3 round average of 115.

For the doggies, I can’t go past Def mainstay Jason Johannisen who has been in stellar form leading up to the finals.

Friday September 9

Second Qualifying Final, Geelong Cats v Hawthorn at the MCG, 7.50pm

Full teams on club sites / https://t.co/IBZE862aY1
2nd Qual Final
Geel v Haw
S Selwood for Bews.
McEvoy, Stratton for Hartung, Pittonet.

— Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) September 8, 2016

B Corey Enright, Tom Lonergan, Tom Ruggles
HB Jake Kolodjashnij, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C Cameron Guthrie, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel
HF Sam Menegola, Rhys Stanley, Daniel Menzel
F Steven Motlop, Tom Hawkins, Lincoln McCarthy
FOL Zac Smith, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan
I/C Mark Blicavs, Josh Caddy, Josh Cowan, Scott Selwood
EMG Jed Bews, Nakia Cockatoo, Shane Kersten
IN
Scott Selwood
OUT
Jed Bews (Omitted)

B Taylor Duryea, James Frawley, Shaun Burgoyne
HB Luke Hodge, Josh Gibson, Grant Birchall
C Isaac Smith, Sam Mitchell, Bradley Hill
HF Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli
F Paul Puopolo, Jack Fitzpatrick, Ryan Schoenmakers
FOL Ben McEvoy, Jordan Lewis, Liam Shiels
I/C Ben Stratton, Brendan Whitecross, James Sicily, Ryan Burton
EMG Billy Hartung, Daniel Howe, Matt Spangher
IN
Ben McEvoy, Ben Stratton
OUT
Marc Pittonet (Omitted), Billy Hartung (Omitted)
MILESTONES: Ryan Schoenmakers – Playing 100th

Shags’ Watchlist

Captain obvious call, with brownlow in the bag no one would criticise you for putting Patrick Dangerfield in your matvhdaay team and putting captain on him.

For hawks throwing in a bit of a smokey with Bredan Whitecross, who hasnt scored huge but has been pretty consistent, and could easily be a good choice in your defence.

Saturday September 10

First Qualifying Final, Sydney Swans v GWS Giants at ANZ Stadium, 3.20pm

Full teams on club sites / https://t.co/IBZE862aY1
1st Qual Final
Syd Swans v GWS
Mills for Cunningham
GWS unchanged

— Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) September 8, 2016

B Dane Rampe, Aliir Aliir, Nick Smith
HB Jake Lloyd, Heath Grundy, Callum Mills
C Isaac Heeney, Josh P. Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh
HF Gary Rohan, Lance Franklin, George Hewett
F Ben McGlynn, Kurt Tippett, Luke Parker
FOL Sam Naismith, Kieren Jack, Dan Hannebery
I/C Harrison Marsh, Tom Mitchell, Tom Papley, Xavier Richards
EMG Harry Cunningham, Jeremy Laidler, Toby Nankervis
IN
Callum Mills
OUT
Harry Cunningham (Omitted)

B Heath Shaw, Phil Davis, Nick Haynes
HB Joel Patfull, Adam Tomlinson, Nathan Wilson
C Zac Williams, Callan Ward, Josh Kelly
HF Toby Greene, Rory Lobb, Jeremy Cameron
F Lachie Whitfield, Jonathon Patton, Devon Smith
FOL Shane Mumford, Dylan Shiel, Stephen Coniglio
I/C Jacob Hopper, Steve Johnson, Tom Scully, Ryan Griffen
EMG Rhys Palmer, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Adam Kennedy
IN
No Change
MILESTONES: Shane Mumford – Playing 150th game

Shags’ Watchlist

The swans midfield is full of talent, but i’m going with Star Luke Parker who missed out on last years finals campaign and will be rearing at the bit. I reckon hes as likely to huge as anyone.

For my GWS player, Im going with Toby Greene to slot in our forward lines. He has had a very good year and earnt his all Australian selection. DT wise he is very up and down, but Im going with up this week with the excitement of the finals!

First Elimination Final, Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm (7.40pm EST)

Full teams on club sites / https://t.co/IBZE862aY1
1st Elim Final
Adel v NM
Sloane, Smith in for Henderson, Ellis-Yolmen.
NMelb unchanged.

— Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) September 8, 2016

B Jake Lever, Kyle Hartigan, Luke Brown
HB Brodie Smith, Daniel Talia, Rory Laird
C Rory Atkins, Rory Sloane, David Mackay
HF Tom Lynch, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas
F Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Charlie Cameron
FOL Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Matt Crouch
I/C Brad Crouch, Kyle Cheney, Jarryd Lyons, Mitch McGovern
EMG Riley Knight, Reilly O’Brien, Ricky Henderson
IN
Brodie Smith, Rory Sloane
OUT
Ricky Henderson (Omitted), Cam Ellis-Yolmen (Omitted)

B Luke McDonald, Michael Firrito, Shaun Atley
HB Jamie Macmillan, Robbie Tarrant, Nick Dal Santo
C Sam Gibson, Ben Cunnington, Shaun Higgins
HF Jack Ziebell, Ben Brown, Lachlan Hansen
F Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
FOL Todd Goldstein, Daniel Wells, Andrew Swallow
I/C Jed Anderson, Trent Dumont, Aaron Mullett, Majak Daw
EMG Brad McKenzie, Ryan Clarke, Corey Wagner
IN
No Change

Shags’ Watchlist

Rory Sloane is a huge in for the crows. in their last game against the eagles they really missed the gun midfielder. As such you’d expect him to be making up for it this finals.

In matchday its great to be able to grab a main midfielder in forward line in Daniel Wells who was seen for many as almost a keeper rookie priced player this year. with most of the other choices being actual key forwards, Wells is a pretty safe choice.