Thursday 28th April – Early news
very traditional weekend with no Thursday or Monday games, just a normal weekend with one friday game and saturday and sunday games for once! WARNING: A lot of ruck carnage lies ahead.
Important times to remember:
Weekend Teamsheets ~6:20pm EST Thurs 28/04/2022
Sunday games Extended bench selection ~5:00pm EST Friday 29/04/2022
GAME 1: Friday April 29, Eagles vs Tigers
| EAGLES | TIGERS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Greg Clark,Jeremy McGovern,Sam Petrevski-Seton | INS | Dylan Grimes,Ivan Soldo,Kane Lambert,Maurice Rioli,Sydney Stack |
| OUTS | Bailey J. Williams (Injured),Elliot Yeo (Injured),Luke Foley (HS Protocol),Zac Langdon (Omitted) | OUTS | Jack Ross (Omitted),Matthew Parker (Omitted),Rhyan Mansell (Omitted),Robbie Tarrant (Managed),Thomson Dow (Injured),Trent Cotchin (Managed) |
We heard all week mature age rookie Greg Clark will be playing. Im jumping straight on. A few would have had Luke Foley as a POD, after a poor effort last week he’ll be on their chopping block already. Annoyingly for owners Hugh Dixon is good to go after his injury, but is named emergency, they are giving ruck rookie Luke Strnadica another crack. Not a debut but Maurice Rioli is bargain basement fwd, only had 30s with his 2 games last year though.
8:10 pm EST Optus Stadium
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [25] Shannon Hurn, [37] Tom Barrass, [42] Harry Edwards |
| Half Back: | [23] Alex Witherden, [20] Jeremy McGovern, [14] Liam Duggan |
| Centre: | [28] Patrick Naish, [11] Tim Kelly, [36] Connor West |
| Half Forward: | [44] Willie Rioli, [27] Jack Darling, [15] Jamie Cripps |
| Full Forward: | [2] Jake Waterman, [17] Josh J. Kennedy, [1] Liam Ryan |
| Followers: | [34] Luke Strnadica, [8] Jack Redden, [13] Luke Shuey |
| Bench: | [24] Xavier O’Neill, [30] Jackson Nelson, [39] Greg Clark, [10] Sam Petrevski-Seton |
| Emergencies | [3] Andrew Gaff, [7] Zac Langdon, [35] Josh Rotham, [41] Hugh Dixon |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [28] Josh Gibcus, [21] Noah Balta. [2] Dylan Grimes |
| Half Back: | [7] Liam Baker, [1] Nick Vlastuin, [17] Daniel Rioli |
| Centre: | [33] Kamdyn McIntosh, [15] Jayden Short, [10] Shane Edwards |
| Half Forward: | [11] Jason Castagna, [23] Kane Lambert, [29] Shai Bolton |
| Full Forward: | [19] Tom J. Lynch, [44] Sydney Stack, [8] Jack Riewoldt |
| Followers: | [25] Toby Nankervis, [3] Dion Prestia, [26] Riley Collier-Dawkins |
| Bench: | [35] Nathan Broad, [34] Jack Graham, [20] Ivan Soldo, [49] Maurice Rioli |
| Emergencies | [47] Bigoa Nyuon, [16] Jake Aarts, [31] Rhyan Mansell, [5] Jack Ross |
GAME 2: Saturday April 30, Cats vs Freo
| CATS | DOCKERS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | – | INS | Josh Treacy,Lloyd Meek |
| OUTS | Luke Dahlhaus (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | Bailey Banfield (Omitted),Matt Taberner (Injured),Sean Darcy (Injured) |
Not too much relevance in changes here, other than O’Driscoll staying in. Maybe some might have considered Sean Darcy as a ruck replacement, but hes just part of the Ruck carnage this week as well.
1:45pm EST GMHBA Stadium
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [16] Sam De Koning, [46] Mark Blicavs, [24] Jed Bews |
| Half Back: | [8] Jake Kolodjashnij, [44] Tom Stewart, [30] Tom Atkins |
| Centre: | [22] Mitch Duncan, [29] Cameron Guthrie, [7] Isaac Smith |
| Half Forward: | [28] Oliver Dempsey, [5] Jeremy Cameron, [42] Mark O’Connor |
| Full Forward: | [45] Brad Close, [26] Tom Hawkins, [18] Tyson Stengle |
| Followers: | [1] Rhys Stanley, [9] Max Holmes, [14] Joel Selwood |
| Bench: | [2] Zach Tuohy, [3] Brandan Parfitt, [4] Shaun Higgins, [32] Gryan Miers |
| Emergencies | [12] Cooper Stephens, [40] Luke Dahlhaus, [39] Zach Guthrie, [17] Esava Ratugolea |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [36] Brennan Cox, [25] Alex Pearce, [2] Griffin Logue |
| Half Back: | [9] Blake Acres, [13] Luke Ryan, [6] Jordan Clark |
| Centre: | [33] Travis Colyer, [8] Andrew Brayshaw, [11] James Aish |
| Half Forward: | [10] Michael Walters, [35] Josh Treacy, [39] Sam Switkowski |
| Full Forward: | [30] Nathan O’Driscoll, [37] Rory Lobb, [5] Lachie Schultz |
| Followers: | [22] Lloyd Meek, [17] Will Brodie, [3] Caleb Serong |
| Bench: | [18] Darcy Tucker, [16] David Mundy, [31] Brandon Walker, [32] Michael Frederick |
| Emergencies | [41] Bailey Banfield, [40] Karl Worner, [14] Nathan Wilson, [15] Ethan Hughes |
GAME 3: Saturday April 30, Crows vs Giants
| CROWS | GWS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | – | INS | Cooper Hamilton,Jesse Hogan |
| OUTS | Will Hamill (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | Jake Stein (Omitted),Matt de Boer (Medi-Sub),Tanner Bruhn (Omitted) |
Some would have had Jake Stein as a def rookie, and after not earning much hes out. Ouch. Giants have a budget rookie mid/fwd debut with Cooper Hamilton.
2:10pm EST Adelaide Oval
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [39] Tom Doedee, [41] Jordon Butts, [16] Luke Brown |
| Half Back: | [33] Brodie Smith, [22] Billy Frampton, [12] Jordan Dawson |
| Centre: | [15] Brayden Cook, [29] Rory Laird, [38] Lachlan Sholl |
| Half Forward: | [4] Lachlan Murphy, [34] Elliott Himmelberg, [25] Ned McHenry |
| Full Forward: | [23] Shane McAdam, [13] Taylor Walker, [8] Josh Rachele |
| Followers: | [43] Reilly O’Brien, [2] Ben Keays, [5] Matt Crouch |
| Bench: | [44] Lachlan Gollant, [6] Jackson Hately, [21] Sam Berry, [1] Chayce Jones |
| Emergencies | [32] Darcy Fogarty, [20] Mitchell Hinge, [10] Luke Pedlar, [26] Harry Schoenberg |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [25] Lachlan Keeffe, [15] Sam Taylor, [13] Isaac Cumming |
| Half Back: | [40] Adam Kennedy, [19] Nick Haynes, [36] Harry Perryman |
| Centre: | [6] Lachie Whitfield, [8] Callan Ward, [7] Lachie Ash |
| Half Forward: | [14] Tim Taranto, [27] Harry Himmelberg. [3] Stephen Coniglio |
| Full Forward: | [37] Bobby Hill, [23] Jesse Hogan, [4] Toby Greene |
| Followers: | [11] Braydon Preuss, [22] Josh Kelly, [12] Tom Green |
| Bench: | [30] Matt Flynn, [17] Finn Callaghan, [43] Cooper Hamilton, [39] Connor Idun |
| Emergencies | [24] Matt de Boer, [10] Jacob Wehr, [26] Jake Riccardi, [42] Jake Stein |
GAME 4: Saturday April 30, Dees vs Hawks
| DEES | HAWKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Jack Viney,Jake Lever,Tom McDonald | INS | Jackson Callow,Lachlan Bramble |
| OUTS | Harrison Petty (HS Protocol),Kysaiah Pickett (HS Protocol),Luke Jackson (HS Protocol),Tom Sparrow (HS Protocol) | OUTS | Denver Grainger-Barras (Managed),Finn Maginness (Omitted),Josh Ward (Managed) |
Luke Jackson is another ruck casualty, out due to covid protocols. Josh Ward has been rested, and he has peaked as a cashcow, so its time to trade anyway. Hawks are unleashing another debut with fwd Jackson Callow to throw on our watchlists. A couple of coaches started the omitted Denver Graiger-Baras as a pricey def rookie.
4:35 pm EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [24] Trent Rivers, [1] Steven May, [44] Joel Smith |
| Half Back: | [23] James Jordon, [8] Jake Lever, [17] Jake Bowey |
| Centre: | [10] Angus Brayshaw, [5] Christian Petracca, [15] Ed Langdon |
| Half Forward: | [25] Tom McDonald, [26] Sam Weideman, [31] Bayley Fritsch |
| Full Forward: | [12] Toby Bedford, [50] Ben Brown, [4] James Harmes |
| Followers: | [11] Max Gawn, [13] Clayton Oliver, [7] Jack Viney |
| Bench: | [9] Charlie Spargo, [27] Luke Dunstan, [29] Jayden Hunt, [30] Alex Neal-Bullen |
| Emergencies | [20] Adam Tomlinson, [33] Oskar Baker, [37] Kade Chandler, [38] Mitch Brown |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [14] Jack Scrimshaw, [8] Sam Frost, [15] Blake Hardwick |
| Half Back: | [1] Harry Morrison, [6] James Sicily, [12] Will Day |
| Centre: | [10] Jaeger O’Meara, [3] Tom Mitchell, [26] Liam Shiels |
| Half Forward: | [11] Conor Nash, [22] Luke Breust, [31] Connor Macdonald |
| Full Forward: | [13] Dylan Moore, [19] Jack Gunston, [4] Jarman Impey |
| Followers: | [18] Max Lynch, [44] Jai Newcombe, [5] James Worpel |
| Bench: | [45] Jackson Callow, [16] Lachlan Bramble, [20] Chad Wingard, [23] Jacob Koschitzke |
| Emergencies | [32] Finn Maginness, [24] Denver Grainger-Barras, [27] Ned Long, [17] Daniel Howe |
GAME 5: Saturday April 30, Saints vs Power
| SAINTS | PORT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Paddy Ryder,Tom Campbell | INS | – |
| OUTS | Jack Hayes (Injured),Jarrod Lienert (Omitted),Rowan Marshall (Injured) | OUTS | Lachie Jones (Omitted) |
We already knew about ruck carnage with the horrible injury to Jack Hayes, and also now Rowan Marshall adds to the carnage.
7:25pm EST Cazalys Stadium QLD
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [44] Callum Wilkie, [20] Dougal Howard, [26] Josh Battle |
| Half Back: | [33] Ben Paton, [36] Daniel McKenzie, [29] Jimmy Webster |
| Centre: | [8] Bradley Hill, [6] Sebastian Ross, [32] Mason Wood |
| Half Forward: | [5] Brad Crouch, [28] Tim Membrey, [16] Dan Butler |
| Full Forward: | [12] Max King, [4] Jade Gresham, [22] Jack Higgins |
| Followers: | [18] Paddy Ryder, [9] Jack Steele, [35] Jack Sinclair |
| Bench: | [21] Ben Long. [17] Marcus Windhager, [38] Tom Campbell, [7] Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera |
| Emergencies | [31] Jarrod Lienert, [34] Tom Highmore, [13] Ryan Byrnes, [24] Mitch Owens |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [3] Ryan Burton, [21] Aliir Aliir, [17] Tom Clurey |
| Half Back: | [5] Dan Houston, [1] Tom Jonas. [33] Darcy Byrne-Jones |
| Centre: | [15] Karl Amon, [28] Willem Drew, [26] Riley Bonner |
| Half Forward: | [18] Zak Butters, [19] Mitch Georgiades, [20] Connor Rozee |
| Full Forward: | [9] Robbie Gray, [4] Todd Marshall, [2] Sam Powell-Pepper |
| Followers: | [25] Sam Hayes, [16] Ollie Wines, [10] Travis Boak |
| Bench: | [6] Steven Motlop, [11] Jeremy Finlayson, [24] Kane Farrell, [43] Trent Dumont |
| Emergencies | [7] Xavier Duursma, [41] Jed McEntee, [32] Sam Mayes, [48] Jake Pasini |
GAME 6: Saturday April 30, Blues vs Roos
| BLUES | ROOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Jack Silvagni,Liam Stocker,Lochie O’Brien,Matthew Kennedy | INS | Aiden Bonar,Callum Coleman-Jones,Jaidyn Stephenson |
| OUTS | Jordan Boyd (Omitted),Luke Parks (Injured),Marc Pittonet (Injured),Matthew Cottrell (Omitted),Will Setterfield (Omitted) | OUTS | Atu Bosenavulagi (Omitted),Ben McKay (Suspension),Eddie Ford (Medi-Sub),Tristan Xerri (Injured) |
Oh look at this, yet another ruckman out this week with Tristan Xerri , he has peaked as a cashcow and is a must trade. Matthew Kennedy a mid premo POD is back in to spice up blues midfield even more. Def Rookie Jordan Boyd is in and out of the blues like a yo yo.
7:25pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [24] Nic Newman, [33] Lewis Young, [13] Liam Stocker |
| Half Back: | [42] Adam Saad, [23] Jacob Weitering, [15] Sam Docherty |
| Centre: | [4] Lochie O’Brien, [9] Patrick Cripps, [32] Jack Newnes |
| Half Forward: | [25] Zac Fisher, [30] Charlie Curnow, [21] Jack Martin |
| Full Forward: | [18] Sam Walsh, [10] Harry McKay, [19] Corey Durdin |
| Followers: | [12] Tom De Koning, [29] George Hewett, [5] Adam Cerra |
| Bench: | [1] Jack Silvagni, [6] Zac Williams, [44] Matthew Owies, [7] Matthew Kennedy |
| Emergencies | [43] Will Setterfield, [16] Jack Carroll, [20] Lachie Plowman, [46] Matthew Cottrell |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [28] Kayne Turner, [4] Aidan Corr, [17] Lachie Young |
| Half Back: | [11] Luke McDonald, [19] Josh Walker, [7] Jack Ziebell |
| Centre: | [5] Curtis Taylor, [9] Luke Davies-Uniacke, [8] Bailey Scott |
| Half Forward: | [2] Jaidyn Stephenson, [20] Nick Larkey, [26] Tarryn Thomas |
| Full Forward: | [25] Paul Curtis, [44] Cameron Zurhaar, [1] Jack Mahony |
| Followers: | [22] Todd Goldstein, [12] Jy Simpkin, [6] Jason Horne-Francis |
| Bench: | [16] Aiden Bonar, [18] Hugh Greenwood, [21] Callum Coleman-Jones. [39] Flynn Perez |
| Emergencies | [15] Atu Bosenavulagi, [24] Tom Powell, [27] Miller Bergman, [30] Charlie Comben |
GAME 7: Sunday May 1, Pies vs Suns
Make sure you check out Sunday Extended team selection ~5pm Friday
| PIES | SUNS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Aiden Begg,Mason Cox,Oliver Henry,Trent Bianco,Tyler Brown | INS | Darcy Macpherson,Jack Lukosius,Jy Farrar,Malcolm Rosas,Rory Atkins |
| OUTS | Brodie Grundy (Injured),Nathan Kreuger (Injured) | OUTS | Josh Corbett (Injured),Wil Powell (Injured) |
We already knew it, but the whole ruck carnage started this week with Brodie Grundy out. Ruck Rookie Aiden Begg is on the extended bench list, could be a good one if selected as pies main ruck. Sigh of relief for Malcolm Rosas trade inners last week, he was a late out, but looks to be back in this week, but still on extended bench.
1:10pm EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [3] Isaac Quaynor, [30] Darcy Moore, [25] Jack Crisp |
| Half Back: | [37] Brayden Maynard, [38] Jeremy Howe, [7] Josh Daicos |
| Centre: | [22] Steele Sidebottom, [13] Taylor Adams, [35] Nick Daicos |
| Half Forward: | [32] Will Hoskin-Elliott, [33] Jack Ginnivan, [14] Darcy Cameron |
| Full Forward: | [31] Beau McCreery, [2] Jordan De Goey, [17] Callum L. Brown |
| Followers: | [41] Brody Mihocek, [1] Patrick Lipinski, [10] Scott Pendlebury |
| Extended Bench: | [39] Aiden Begg, [8] Trent Bianco, [6] Tyler Brown, [46] Mason Cox, [16] Oliver Henry, |
| [44] Jack Madgen, [26] Reef McInnes, [9] John Noble |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [35] Connor Budarick, [25] Sam Collins, [23] Sean Lemmens |
| Half Back: | [14] Lachie Weller, [10] Charlie Ballard, [50] Jy Farrar |
| Centre: | [24] David Swallow, [11] Touk Miller, [4] Brandon Ellis |
| Half Forward: | [9] Ben Ainsworth, [30] Levi Casboult, [22] Izak Rankine |
| Full Forward: | [13] Jack Lukosius, [1] Mabior Chol, [7] Nick Holman |
| Followers: | [28] Jarrod Witts, [18] Matt Rowell, [15] Noah Anderson |
| Extended Bench: | [2] Rory Atkins, [29] Chris Burgess, [5] Alex Davies, [8] Brayden Fiorini, |
| [44] Darcy Macpherson, [17] Oleg Markov, [41] Malcolm Rosas, [20] Jeremy Sharp |
GAME 8: Sunday May 1, Dogs vs Dons
Make sure you check out Sunday Extended team selection ~5pm Friday
| DOGS | DONS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Hayden Crozier,Jordon Sweet,Laitham Vandermeer,Mitch Wallis,Roarke Smith | INS | Nick Bryan,Tom Cutler,Zach Reid |
| OUTS | Anthony Scott (HS Protocol),Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Omitted) | OUTS | – |
Honestly, cant see anything much of note DT wise for ins and outs for this game, other than Robbie McComb on the extended bench, check if he makes the team on Friday if you already have, or want to trade in.
3:20pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [20] Ed Richards, [43] Ryan Gardner, [15] Taylor Duryea |
| Half Back: | [35] Caleb Daniel, [22] Tim O’Brien, [31] Bailey Dale |
| Centre: | [30] Lachlan McNeil, [11] Jack Macrae, [37] Roarke Smith |
| Half Forward: | [6] Bailey Smith, [12] Zaine Cordy, [5] Josh Dunkley |
| Full Forward: | [21] Tom Liberatore, [33] Aaron Naughton, [19] Cody Weightman |
| Followers: | [8] Stefan Martin, [4] Marcus Bontempelli, [1] Adam Treloar |
| Extended Bench: | [27] Robbie McComb, [23] Laitham Vandermeer, [3] Mitch Wallis, [34] Bailey Williams, |
| [9] Hayden Crozier, [13] Josh Schache, [14] Rhylee West, [41] Jordon Sweet |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [21] Dyson Heppell, [15] Jayden Laverde, [14] Jordan Ridley |
| Half Back: | [1] Andrew McGrath, [29] Jake Kelly, [27] Mason Redman |
| Centre: | [37] Nic Martin, [7] Zach Merrett, [13] Nik Cox |
| Half Forward: | [16] Archie Perkins, [45] Alec Waterman, [35] Matt Guelfi |
| Full Forward: | [8] Ben Hobbs, [20] Peter Wright, [22] Sam Durham |
| Followers: | [2] Sam Draper, [3] Darcy Parish, [25] Jake Stringer |
| Extended Bench: | [9] Dylan Shiel, [30] Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, [6] Jye Caldwell, [26] Kaine Baldwin, |
| [19] Nick Hind, [12] Tom Cutler, [24] Nick Bryan, [31] Zach Reid |
GAME 9: Sunday May 1, Swans vs Lions
Make sure you check out Sunday Extended team selection ~5pm Friday
| SWANS | LIONS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Callum Sinclair,Dylan Stephens,Sam Reid,Tom Papley,Will Gould | INS | Deven Robertson,James Madden,Nakia Cockatoo,Tom Fullarton |
| OUTS | Logan McDonald (Injured),Paddy McCartin (Injured) | OUTS | Kai Lohmann (Injured) |
The name that stands out for me is def rookie Will Gould who was on my watchlist all last year. will he make his long awaited debut? Paddy McCartin is out after his head knock last week, and with his history we wish him all the best on his recovery. Promising rookie Kai Lohmann is also injured for lions.
4:40pm EST SCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [7] Harry Cunningham, [24] Dane Rampe, [16] Braeden Campbell |
| Half Back: | [44] Jake Lloyd, [30] Tom McCartin, [27] Justin McInerney |
| Centre: | [13] Oliver Florent, [14] Callum Mills, [22] Nick Blakey |
| Half Forward: | [26] Luke Parker, [23] Lance Franklin, [9] Will Hayward |
| Full Forward: | [25] Ben Ronke, [20] Sam Reid, [2] Hayden McLean |
| Followers: | [19] Peter Ladhams, [5] Isaac Heeney, [1] Chad Warner |
| Extended Bench: | [21] Errol Gulden, [12] Josh P. Kennedy, [8] James Rowbottom, [11] Tom Papley, |
| [18] Callum Sinclair, [17] Will Gould, [3] Dylan Stephens, [32] James Bell |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [27] Darcy Gardiner, [31] Harris Andrews, [24] Marcus Adams |
| Half Back: | [37] Brandon Starcevich, [10] Daniel Rich, [15] Dayne Zorko |
| Centre: | [43] Noah Answerth, [7] Jarrod Berry, [6] Hugh McCluggage |
| Half Forward: | [33] Zac Bailey, [25] Daniel McStay, [11] Lincoln McCarthy |
| Full Forward: | [16] Cam Rayner, [3] Joe Daniher, [23] Charlie Cameron |
| Followers: | [46] Oscar McInerney, [17] Jarryd Lyons, [9] Lachie Neale |
| Extended Bench: | [2] Deven Robertson, [4] Callum Ah Chee, [12] Nakia Cockatoo, [14] James Madden, |
| [18] Keidean Coleman, [20] Jaxon Prior, [21] Tom Fullarton, [32] Darcy Fort |
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