Thursday – Updated news
New news before remaining round teamsheets, Bailey Smith has been banned for a further 2 games for admitting to illicit drug use. We have a much needed Ruck/fwd rookie debut for Port, straight from the midseason draft, with Brynn Teackle. Early reports are that Shannon Neale is on the plane to perth, so he could earn a game (Possibly the medical sub). Travis Boak is out due to Health and Safety protols, as is Luke Cleary for western Bulldogs. Lastly Darcy Parish has been ruled out of tomorrows clash with the saints.
NEW: In a late round of announcements there has been a glut of rookie debuts this week with def Massimo D’Ambrosio for Dons, def/fwd Rhett Bazzo for Eagles, def/mid Ryan Angwin for GWS.
Wednesday – Early news
Its round 13, the 3rd and final bye round. Another Thursday early game with Tigers vs Carlton, so we get their teamsheets a day early.
Its looking like a carnage round already, with popular rookies Owens out with concussion protocol. Also really sad news after his long awaited comeback, defender Caleb Marchbank is out for 6-8 weeks with a knee injury, this opens the way for mid season draft rookie Sam Durdin. Although its his bye round, Max Gawn has a syndesmosis injury, typically 4-8 weeks. and Dustin Martin is highly unlikely to play this week due to illness.
Dont forget that Lions, Pies, Dockers, Hawks, Dees and Roos all have a bye this week, so plan accordingly.
Important times to remember:
Thursday game Tigers vs Pies teamsheet ~6:20pm EST Wednesday June 15
Weekend Teamsheets ~6:20pm EST Thurs June 16
Sunday games Extended bench selection ~5:00pm EST Friday June 17
GAME 1: Thursday June 16, Tigers vs Blues
Notes: As already noted, Dusty Martin is out with illness, Marchbank is out with a knee injury, and we have midseason draft defender Sam Durdin as a debut. Some teams may also have Adam Cerra as a POD, who is out with an injury as well.
| TIGERS | PIES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Tom J. Lynch | INS | Sam Durdin |
| OUTS | Dustin Martin (Illness),Ivan Soldo (Omitted) | OUTS | Adam Cerra (Injured),Caleb Marchbank (Injured) |
7:20pm EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [35] Nathan Broad, [2] Dylan Grimes, [6] Robbie Tarrant |
| Half Back: | [7] Liam Baker, [1] Nick Vlastuin, [28] Josh Gibcus |
| Centre: | [50] Marlion Pickett, [15] Jayden Short, [33] Kamdyn McIntosh |
| Half Forward: | [42] Judson Clarke, [23] Kane Lambert, [45] Hugo Ralphsmith |
| Full Forward: | [8] Jack Riewoldt, [29] Shai Bolton, [19] Tom J. Lynch |
| Followers: | [25] Toby Nankervis, [3] Dion Prestia. [9] Trent Cotchin |
| Bench: | [17] Daniel Rioli, [10] Shane Edwards, [34] Jack Graham, [21] Noah Balta |
| Emergencies | [20] Ivan Soldo, [31] Rhyan Mansell, [5] Jack Ross, [49] Maurice Rioli |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [42] Adam Saad, [33] Lewis Young, [20] Lachie Plowman |
| Half Back: | [24] Nic Newman, [38] Sam Durdin, [15] Sam Docherty |
| Centre: | [46] Matthew Cottrell, [9] Patrick Cripps. [4] Lochie O’Brien |
| Half Forward: | [21] Jack Martin, [30] Charlie Curnow, [44] Matthew Owies |
| Full Forward: | [25] Zac Fisher, [10] Harry McKay, [1] Jack Silvagni |
| Followers: | [12] Tom De Koning, [18] Sam Walsh, [7] Matthew Kennedy |
| Bench: | [37] Jordan Boyd, [29] George Hewett, [32] Jack Newnes, [19] Corey Durdin |
| Emergencies | [2] Paddy Dow, [8] Lachie Fogarty, [43] Will Setterfield, [17] Brodie Kemp |
GAME 2: Friday June 17, Saints vs Dons
Notes:As mentioned above D’Ambrosio is a debut, and Parish and Owens is out. Add to rookie carnage with Windhager also out.
| SAINTS | DONS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Hunter Clark,Jack Billings,Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera,Ryan Byrnes | INS | Andrew McGrath,Brayden Ham,Massimo D’Ambrosio |
| OUTS | Daniel McKenzie (Injured),Jarrod Lienert (Omitted),Marcus Windhager (Omitted),Mason Wood (Omitted),Mitch Owens (Injured) | OUTS | Alec Waterman (Medi-Sub),Darcy Parish (Injured),Tom Cutler (Omitted),Zach Reid (Omitted) |
7:50pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [44] Callum Wilkie, [20] Dougal Howard, [26] Josh Battle |
| Half Back: | [33] Ben Paton, [29] Jimmy Webster, [35] Jack Sinclair |
| Centre: | [11] Hunter Clark, [6] Sebastian Ross, [8] Bradley Hill |
| Half Forward: | [15] Jack Billings, [21] Ben Long, [19] Rowan Marshall |
| Full Forward: | [28] Tim Membrey. [12] Max King, [22] Jack Higgins |
| Followers: | [18] Paddy Ryder, [5] Brad Crouch, [4] Jade Gresham |
| Bench: | [16] Dan Butler, [13] Ryan Byrnes, [7] Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, [3] Zak Jones |
| Emergencies | [17] Marcus Windhager, [43] Cooper Sharman, [39] Darragh Joyce, [32] Mason Wood |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [29] Jake Kelly, [14] Jordan Ridley, [15] Jayden Laverde |
| Half Back: | [27] Mason Redman, [21] Dyson Heppell, [19] Nick Hind |
| Centre: | [37] Nic Martin, [7] Zach Merrett, [1] Andrew McGrath |
| Half Forward: | [16] Archie Perkins, [35] Matt Guelfi, [42] Massimo D’Ambrosio |
| Full Forward: | [25] Jake Stringer, [20] Peter Wright, [23] Harrison Jones |
| Followers: | [2] Sam Draper, [9] Dylan Shiel, [22] Sam Durham |
| Bench: | [33] Brayden Ham, [6] Jye Caldwell, [8] Ben Hobbs, [34] Andrew Phillips |
| Emergencies | [17] James Stewart, [30] Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, [45] Alec Waterman, [12] Tom Cutler |
GAME 3: Saturday June 18, Port vs Swans
Notes: Another debut with Teakle, and Boak is out with covid protocols. Maybe a few teams were still carrying Mead on their bench, they’d be delighted at his inclusion.
| PORT | SWANS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Brynn Teakle,Jackson Mead,Mitch Georgiades | INS | Harry Cunningham,Lance Franklin |
| OUTS | Robbie Gray (Injured),Steven Motlop (Omitted),Travis Boak (HS Protocol),Trent Dumont (Injured) | OUTS | Ben Ronke (Medi-Sub),Joel Amartey (Omitted),Robbie Fox (Omitted) |
1:45pm EST Adelaide Oval
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [1] Tom Jonas, [21] Aliir Aliir, [5] Dan Houston |
| Half Back: | [3] Ryan Burton, [17] Tom Clurey, [33] Darcy Byrne-Jones |
| Centre: | [15] Karl Amon, [28] Willem Drew, [24] Kane Farrell |
| Half Forward: | [18] Zak Butters, [4] Todd Marshall, [20] Connor Rozee |
| Full Forward: | [11] Jeremy Finlayson, [22] Charlie Dixon, [2] Sam Powell-Pepper |
| Followers: | [27] Brynn Teakle, [16] Ollie Wines, [44] Jackson Mead |
| Bench: | [19] Mitch Georgiades, [26] Riley Bonner, [34] Lachie Jones, [45] Martin Frederick |
| Emergencies | [7] Xavier Duursma, [32] Sam Mayes, [37] Taj Schofield, [36] Jase Burgoyne |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [39] Paddy McCartin, [30] Tom McCartin, [27] Justin McInerney |
| Half Back: | [13] Oliver Florent, [24] Dane Rampe, [44] Jake Lloyd |
| Centre: | [7] Harry Cunningham, [26] Luke Parker, [22] Nick Blakey |
| Half Forward: | [9] Will Hayward, [20] Sam Reid, [1] Chad Warner |
| Full Forward: | [6] Logan McDonald, [23] Lance Franklin, [11] Tom Papley |
| Followers: | [19] Peter Ladhams, [14] Callum Mills, [5] Isaac Heeney |
| Bench: | [38] Colin O’Riordan, [8] James Rowbottom, [21] Errol Gulden, [15] Sam Wicks |
| Emergencies | [42] Robbie Fox, [16] Braeden Campbell, [36] Joel Amartey, [3] Dylan Stephens |
GAME 4: Saturday June 18, Eagles vs Cats
Notes: Its a rookie debut extravaganza, with Bazzo getting a debut. Those stuck with Willie Rioli on their bench, have him back in. A bit of a shock here is Greg Clark getting dropped, and POD defender Witherden is also omitted. Menegola is finally back for the cats. Will he affect the cats midfielders?
| EAGLES | CATS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Dom Sheed,Elliot Yeo,Jack Petruccelle,Jamaine Jones,Jeremy McGovern,Rhett Bazzo,Willie Rioli | INS | Jake Kolodjashnij,Sam Menegola |
| OUTS | Alex Witherden (Omitted),Greg Clark (Omitted),Harry Edwards (Omitted),Isiah Winder (Omitted),Jackson Nelson (Omitted),Luke Foley (Omitted),Patrick Naish (Medi-Sub),Sam Petrevski-Seton (Illness) | OUTS | Brandan Parfitt (Injured),Gary Rohan (Illness),Quinton Narkle (Medi-Sub) |
4:35pm EST Optus Stadium
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [25] Shannon Hurn, [37] Tom Barrass, [14] Liam Duggan |
| Half Back: | [31] Jamaine Jones, [20] Jeremy McGovern, [19] Brady Hough |
| Centre: | [3] Andrew Gaff, [11] Tim Kelly, [8] Jack Redden |
| Half Forward: | [4] Dom Sheed, [27] Jack Darling. [2] Jake Waterman |
| Full Forward: | [15] Jamie Cripps, [17] Josh J. Kennedy, [44] Willie Rioli |
| Followers: | [32] Bailey J. Williams, [6] Elliot Yeo, [13] Luke Shuey |
| Bench: | [21] Jack Petruccelle, [33] Rhett Bazzo. [36] Connor West, [40] Callum Jamieson |
| Emergencies | [23] Alex Witherden, [29] Luke Foley, [30] Jackson Nelson, [39] Greg Clark |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [44] Tom Stewart, [16] Sam De Koning, [30] Tom Atkins |
| Half Back: | [24] Jed Bews, [46] Mark Blicavs, [39] Zach Guthrie |
| Centre: | [22] Mitch Duncan, [29] Cameron Guthrie, [7] Isaac Smith |
| Half Forward: | [2] Zach Tuohy, [5] Jeremy Cameron, [12] Cooper Stephens |
| Full Forward: | [45] Brad Close, [26] Tom Hawkins, [18] Tyson Stengle |
| Followers: | [1] Rhys Stanley, [27] Sam Menegola, [14] Joel Selwood |
| Bench: | [8] Jake Kolodjashnij, [42] Mark O’Connor, [40] Luke Dahlhaus, [32] Gryan Miers |
| Emergencies | [4] Shaun Higgins, [31] Francis Evans, [28] Oliver Dempsey, [33] Shannon Neale |
GAME 5: Saturday June 18, Giants vs Dogs
Notes: Woohoo..moar rookies! Angwin is a debut for the giants. The huge in for this, is big man Preuss who is finally back in after being sick. Perryman is out for awhile with a rib injury, and Stein had a nice lil cameo as medi sub last week, dropped unless he is medisub again.Those hoping Buku Khamis could cover a hole, will be disappointed, he is out. And as well reported Bailey Smith has extended his time out with an extra 2 week illicit drug ban.
| GIANTS | DOGS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Braydon Preuss,Nick Haynes,Ryan Angwin | INS | Jamarra Ugle-Hagan,Jason Johannisen,Josh Schache |
| OUTS | Harry Perryman (Injured),Jake Stein (Medi-Sub),Matt de Boer (Injured),Zach Sproule (Omitted) | OUTS | Bailey Smith (Suspension),Buku Khamis (Omitted),Lachlan McNeil (Omitted),Mitch Wallis (Medi-Sub) |
7:25pm EST Giants stadium
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [39] Connor Idun, [15] Sam Taylor, [13] Isaac Cumming |
| Half Back: | [40] Adam Kennedy, [25] Lachlan Keeffe, [8] Callan Ward |
| Centre: | [26] Jake Riccardi, [12] Tom Green, [20] James Peatling |
| Half Forward: | [3] Stephen Coniglio, [27] Harry Himmelberg, [6] Lachie Whitfield |
| Full Forward: | [30] Matt Flynn, [23] Jesse Hogan, [4] Toby Greene |
| Followers: | [11] Braydon Preuss, [22] Josh Kelly, [7] Lachie Ash |
| Bench: | [10] Jacob Wehr, [5] Tanner Bruhn, [9] Ryan Angwin, [19] Nick Haynes |
| Emergencies | [31] Jarrod Brander, [43] Cooper Hamilton, [28] Zach Sproule, [33] Xavier O’Halloran |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [20] Ed Richards, [43] Ryan Gardner, [22] Tim O’Brien |
| Half Back: | [35] Caleb Daniel, [42] Alex Keath, [31] Bailey Dale |
| Centre: | [34] Bailey Williams, [11] Jack Macrae, [28] Anthony Scott |
| Half Forward: | [39] Jason Johannisen, [2] Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, [21] Tom Liberatore |
| Full Forward: | [4] Marcus Bontempelli, [33] Aaron Naughton, [19] Cody Weightman |
| Followers: | [44] Tim English, [5] Josh Dunkley, [1] Adam Treloar |
| Bench: | [14] Rhylee West, [15] Taylor Duryea, [27] Robbie McComb, [13] Josh Schache |
| Emergencies | [3] Mitch Wallis, [9] Hayden Crozier, [24] Buku Khamis, [30] Lachlan McNeil |
GAME 6: Sunday June 19, Suns vs Crows
Notes: Dont forget Sunday extended bench is selected about 5pm Friday. The name that pops out for me here is Elijah Hollands, although only just on the extended bench selection, he has been a name bandied around from the preseason. Doubtful people still have him, but worth mentioning, Rachele is back in for the crows. Parnell is named in the extended bench, and has reportedly been training with the firsts.
| SUNS | CROWS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Elijah Hollands,Jack Bowes,Levi Casboult,Sam Flanders,Sean Lemmens | INS | Elliott Himmelberg,Jordon Butts,Josh Rachele |
| OUTS | Jeremy Sharp (Omitted),Lachie Weller (Injured) | OUTS | – |
3:20pm EST Metricon
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [23] Sean Lemmens, [25] Sam Collins, [46] Caleb Graham |
| Half Back: | [50] Jy Farrar, [10] Charlie Ballard, [27] Wil Powell |
| Centre: | [35] Connor Budarick, [15] Noah Anderson, [4] Brandon Ellis |
| Half Forward: | [9] Ben Ainsworth, [1] Mabior Chol, [7] Nick Holman |
| Full Forward: | [22] Izak Rankine, [30] Levi Casboult, [40] Joel Jeffrey |
| Followers: | [28] Jarrod Witts, [18] Matt Rowell, [11] Touk Miller |
| Extended Bench: | [5] Alex Davies, [24] David Swallow, [17] Oleg Markov, [41] Malcolm Rosas, [36] Elijah Hollands, [26] Sam Flanders, [12] Sam Day. [3] Jack Bowes |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [39] Tom Doedee, [41] Jordon Butts, [28] Nick Murray |
| Half Back: | [33] Brodie Smith, [17] Will Hamill, [12] Jordan Dawson |
| Centre: | [6] Jackson Hately, [2] Ben Keays, [14] Jake Soligo |
| Half Forward: | [30] Wayne Milera, [32] Darcy Fogarty, [31] James Rowe |
| Full Forward: | [23] Shane McAdam, [13] Taylor Walker, [8] Josh Rachele |
| Followers: | [43] Reilly O’Brien, [29] Rory Laird, [21] Sam Berry |
| Extended Bench: | [7] Riley Thilthorpe, [25] Ned McHenry, [5] Matt Crouch, [20] Mitchell Hinge, |
| [26] Harry Schoenberg, [37] Patrick Parnell, [4] Lachlan Murphy, [34] Elliott Himmelberg |
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