Thursday June 30 – Update
James Tsitas gets his chance this week, the suns mid rookie is debuting. unfortunately, saints rookie Owens will still not be available for selection due to concussion protocol. Early reports are that Parish will be back for the dons.
Wednesday June 29 – Early news
Teamsheets for Lions vs Dogs have dropped! We have heard during the week a new Rookie debut for the dogs with fwd Dom Bedendo. Unfortunately for those who held, Tim English has been already ruled out. However news reports indicate that Preuss will be (NOT PLAYING %&’$!). For those who took a punt on Luke Jackson, Gawn is also ruled out for this week, but is a good chance for the following week. For those who already didnt know (Must have been living under a rock), Tom Stewart has been reported for 4 weeks. Carltons Defender woes continue with rookie Jordan Boyd ruled out for a few months. Lastly, its confirmed that Zorko is almost certain to be named back this week.
Important times to remember:
Thursday Lions vs Dogs Teamsheet ~6:20pm EST Wednesday
Remaining Weekend Teamsheets ~6:20pm EST Thursday
Sunday games Extended bench selection ~5:00pm EST Friday
GAME 1: Thursday June 30, Lions vs Dogs
Notes: As confirmed earlier, Zorko is named back, and we have a debut for Doggies with fwd Dominic Bedendo. Its good to see Lachie Hunter back into the team, and it will be interesting to see what role he plays in the team. If any team took a punt on cheaply priced Tom Berry, unfortunately he is straight back out of the squad. In a bit of a shock seeing his injury last week, Jarryd Lyons has some how avoided major damage and is named again, to a sigh of relief for owners. On the flip side, a few squads would have the late minute out of Caleb Daniel with a knee injury.
| LIONS | DOGS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Dayne Zorko,Zac Bailey | INS | Dominic Bedendo,Lachie Hunter |
| OUTS | Deven Robertson (Omitted),Mitch Robinson (Omitted),Thomas Berry (Omitted) | OUTS | Caleb Daniel (Injured),Ed Richards (Injured),Lachlan McNeil (Medi-Sub) |
7:20pm EST Gabba
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [40] Jack Payne, [31] Harris Andrews, [24] Marcus Adams |
| Half Back: | [37] Brandon Starcevich, [10] Daniel Rich, [15] Dayne Zorko |
| Centre: | [7] Jarrod Berry, [33] Zac Bailey. [6] Hugh McCluggage |
| Half Forward: | [16] Cam Rayner, [30] Eric Hipwood, [11] Lincoln McCarthy |
| Full Forward: | [25] Daniel McStay, [3] Joe Daniher, [23] Charlie Cameron |
| Followers: | [46] Oscar McInerney, [17] Jarryd Lyons, [9] Lachie Neale |
| Bench: | [4] Callum Ah Chee, [18] Keidean Coleman, [29] James Tunstill, [43] Noah Answerth |
| Emergencies | [20] Jaxon Prior, [32] Darcy Fort, [35] Ryan Lester, [36] Rhys Mathieson |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [9] Hayden Crozier, [43] Ryan Gardner, [22] Tim O’Brien |
| Half Back: | [34] Bailey Williams, [42] Alex Keath, [31] Bailey Dale |
| Centre: | [7] Lachie Hunter, [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: | [41] Jordon Sweet, [5] Josh Dunkley, [1] Adam Treloar |
| Bench: | [14] Rhylee West, [26] Dominic Bedendo, [27] Robbie McComb, [13] Josh Schache |
| Emergencies | [10] Sam Darcy, [24] Buku Khamis, [30] Lachlan McNeil, [38] Riley Garcia |
GAME 2: Friday July 1, Blues vs Saints
Notes: Ryder is in which will likely affect Marshalls scoring. As reported rookie defender Jordan Boyd is out. Bradley Hill is back in for the saints if you have him as a POD.
| BLUES | SAINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Adam Cerra | INS | Bradley Hill,Jack Higgins,Mason Wood,Paddy Ryder |
| OUTS | Jordan Boyd (Injured),Will Setterfield (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | Ben Long (Omitted),Ben Paton (Omitted),Cooper Sharman (Omitted),Darragh Joyce (Omitted),Ryan Byrnes (Omitted) |
7:50pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [17] Brodie Kemp, [33] Lewis Young, [42] Adam Saad |
| Half Back: | [24] Nic Newman, [20] Lachie Plowman, [15] Sam Docherty |
| Centre: | [25] Zac Fisher, [9] Patrick Cripps, [32] Jack Newnes |
| Half Forward: | [1] Jack Silvagni, [30] Charlie Curnow, [18] Sam Walsh |
| Full Forward: | [3] Jesse Motlop, [10] Harry McKay, [36] Josh Honey |
| Followers: | [12] Tom De Koning. [5] Adam Cerra, [29] George Hewett |
| Bench: | [46] Matthew Cottrell, [7] Matthew Kennedy, [4] Lochie O’Brien, [19] Corey Durdin |
| Emergencies | [40] Will Hayes, [13] Liam Stocker, [43] Will Setterfield, [2] Paddy Dow |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [44] Callum Wilkie, [26] Josh Battle, [29] Jimmy Webster |
| Half Back: | [35] Jack Sinclair, [20] Dougal Howard, [11] Hunter Clark |
| Centre: | [15] Jack Billings. [6] Sebastian Ross, [8] Bradley Hill |
| Half Forward: | [28] Tim Membrey, [17] Marcus Windhager, [32] Mason Wood |
| Full Forward: | [16] Dan Butler, [12] Max King, [19] Rowan Marshall |
| Followers: | [18] Paddy Ryder, [9] Jack Steele, [4] Jade Gresham |
| Bench: | [3] Zak Jones, [7] Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, [5] Brad Crouch, [22] Jack Higgins |
| Emergencies | [34] Tom Highmore, [21] Ben Long, [13] Ryan Byrnes, [39] Darragh Joyce |
GAME 3: Saturday July 2, Dons vs Swans
Notes: Parish is back after a spell out, at the cost of Popular rookie Ben Hobbs.
| DONS | SWANS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher,Darcy Parish | INS | Justin McInerney |
| OUTS | Ben Hobbs (Omitted),Brayden Ham (Medi-Sub),Nick Bryan (Omitted) | OUTS | Lewis Taylor (Medi-Sub),Ryan Clarke (Omitted) |
1:45pm EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [30] Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, [15] Jayden Laverde, [14] Jordan Ridley |
| Half Back: | [35] Matt Guelfi, [29] Jake Kelly, [27] Mason Redman |
| Centre: | [22] Sam Durham, [7] Zach Merrett, [4] Kyle Langford |
| Half Forward: | [37] Nic Martin, [11] Will Snelling, [16] Archie Perkins |
| Full Forward: | [20] Peter Wright, [25] Jake Stringer, [23] Harrison Jones |
| Followers: | [2] Sam Draper, [9] Dylan Shiel, [3] Darcy Parish |
| Bench: | [19] Nick Hind, [42] Massimo D’Ambrosio, [6] Jye Caldwell, [21] Dyson Heppell |
| Emergencies | [8] Ben Hobbs, [34] Andrew Phillips, [31] Zach Reid, [33] Brayden Ham |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [42] Robbie Fox, [30] Tom McCartin, [24] Dane Rampe |
| Half Back: | [27] Justin McInerney, [39] Paddy McCartin, [44] Jake Lloyd |
| Centre: | [21] Errol Gulden, [14] Callum Mills, [13] Oliver Florent |
| Half Forward: | [9] Will Hayward, [20] Sam Reid, [3] Dylan Stephens |
| Full Forward: | [5] Isaac Heeney, [23] Lance Franklin, [11] Tom Papley |
| Followers: | [31] Tom Hickey, [26] Luke Parker, [8] James Rowbottom |
| Bench: | [22] Nick Blakey, [16] Braeden Campbell, [6] Logan McDonald, [1] Chad Warner |
| Emergencies | [4] Ryan Clarke, [17] Will Gould, [25] Ben Ronke, [19] Peter Ladhams |
GAME 4: Saturday July 2, Crows vs Dees
Notes: Nothing DT relevant here, other than Gawn still isnt back, and the shady reports that Laird was injured seem not to be true. Id monitor for late out news however.
| CROWS | DEES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Lachlan Murphy,Riley Thilthorpe | INS | – |
| OUTS | Ned McHenry (Injured),Shane McAdam (Injured),Will Hamill (Injured) | OUTS | Jayden Hunt (Medi-Sub) |
4:35pm EST Adelaide Oval
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [39] Tom Doedee, [41] Jordon Butts, [1] Chayce Jones |
| Half Back: | [33] Brodie Smith, [28] Nick Murray, [12] Jordan Dawson |
| Centre: | [6] Jackson Hately, [29] Rory Laird, [20] Mitchell Hinge |
| Half Forward: | [8] Josh Rachele, [32] Darcy Fogarty, [14] Jake Soligo |
| Full Forward: | [4] Lachlan Murphy, [13] Taylor Walker, [31] James Rowe |
| Followers: | [43] Reilly O’Brien, [2] Ben Keays, [21] Sam Berry |
| Bench: | [30] Wayne Milera, [26] Harry Schoenberg, [37] Patrick Parnell, [7] Riley Thilthorpe |
| Emergencies | [42] Tariek Newchurch, [38] Lachlan Sholl, [5] Matt Crouch, [44] Lachlan Gollant |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [1] Steven May, [35] Harrison Petty, [14] Michael Hibberd |
| Half Back: | [17] Jake Bowey, [8] Jake Lever, [3] Christian Salem |
| Centre: | [10] Angus Brayshaw, [13] Clayton Oliver, [15] Ed Langdon |
| Half Forward: | [4] James Harmes, [31] Bayley Fritsch, [30] Alex Neal-Bullen |
| Full Forward: | [36] Kysaiah Pickett, [50] Ben Brown, [12] Toby Bedford |
| Followers: | [6] Luke Jackson, [5] Christian Petracca, [7] Jack Viney |
| Bench: | [9] Charlie Spargo, [23] James Jordon, [32] Tom Sparrow, [26] Sam Weideman |
| Emergencies | [18] Jake Melksham, [20] Adam Tomlinson, [29] Jayden Hunt, [38] Mitch Brown |
GAME 5: Saturday July 2, Cats vs Roos
Notes: Not so DT relevant, but Dangerfield is back, what is relevant is that its at the cost of rookie Cooper Stephens.
| CATS | ROOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Gary Rohan,Patrick Dangerfield | INS | Charlie Lazzaro,Jack Mahony,Lachie Young |
| OUTS | Cooper Stephens (Medi-Sub),Joel Selwood (Managed),Tom Stewart (Suspension) | OUTS | Aiden Bonar (Injured),Bailey Scott (Injured),Flynn Perez (Omitted),Tarryn Thomas (Personal Reason) |
7:25pm EST GMHBA
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [23] Gary Rohan, [16] Sam De Koning, [24] Jed Bews |
| Half Back: | [38] Jack Henry, [46] Mark Blicavs, [8] Jake Kolodjashnij |
| Centre: | [22] Mitch Duncan, [5] Jeremy Cameron, [7] Isaac Smith |
| Half Forward: | [32] Gryan Miers, [26] Tom Hawkins, [9] Max Holmes |
| Full Forward: | [45] Brad Close, [35] Patrick Dangerfield, [18] Tyson Stengle |
| Followers: | [1] Rhys Stanley, [29] Cameron Guthrie, [30] Tom Atkins |
| Bench: | [39] Zach Guthrie, [42] Mark O’Connor, [2] Zach Tuohy, [27] Sam Menegola |
| Emergencies | [12] Cooper Stephens, [4] Shaun Higgins, [19] Quinton Narkle, [33] Shannon Neale |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [11] Luke McDonald, [23] Ben McKay, [19] Josh Walker |
| Half Back: | [34] Jackson Archer, [4] Aidan Corr, [28] Kayne Turner |
| Centre: | [43] Aaron Hall, [9] Luke Davies-Uniacke, [18] Hugh Greenwood |
| Half Forward: | [24] Tom Powell, [20] Nick Larkey, [25] Paul Curtis |
| Full Forward: | [44] Cameron Zurhaar, [38] Tristan Xerri, [5] Curtis Taylor |
| Followers: | [22] Todd Goldstein, [12] Jy Simpkin, [3] Jed Anderson |
| Bench: | [1] Jack Mahony, [2] Jaidyn Stephenson, [17] Lachie Young, [35] Charlie Lazzaro |
| Emergencies | [15] Atu Bosenavulagi, [21] Callum Coleman-Jones, [36] Phoenix Spicer, [37] Kyron Hayden |
GAME 6: : Saturday July 2, Suns vs Pies
Notes: As reported Mid rookie James Tsitas gets a run for the suns. Jordan De Goey is back from the wilderness, at the cost of rookie Isaac Chugg.
| SUNS | PIES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Connor Budarick,James Tsitas | INS | Jordan De Goey |
| OUTS | Alex Davies (Injured),Brayden Fiorini (Medi-Sub),Jy Farrar (HS Protocol) | OUTS | Isaac Chugg (Omitted),Jeremy Howe (Illness) |
7:25 EST Metricon
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [23] Sean Lemmens, [25] Sam Collins, [46] Caleb Graham |
| Half Back: | [17] Oleg Markov, [10] Charlie Ballard, [35] Connor Budarick |
| Centre: | [3] Jack Bowes, [15] Noah Anderson, [4] Brandon Ellis |
| Half Forward: | [24] David Swallow, [9] Ben Ainsworth, [30] Levi Casboult |
| Full Forward: | [7] Nick Holman, [1] Mabior Chol, [22] Izak Rankine |
| Followers: | [28] Jarrod Witts, [18] Matt Rowell, [11] Touk Miller |
| Bench: | [41] Malcolm Rosas, [21] James Tsitas, [26] Sam Flanders, [29] Chris Burgess |
| Emergencies | [8] Brayden Fiorini, [2] Rory Atkins, [47] Hewago Paul Oea, [44] Darcy Macpherson |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [9] John Noble, [30] Darcy Moore, [3] Isaac Quaynor |
| Half Back: | [28] Nathan Murphy, [37] Brayden Maynard, [10] Scott Pendlebury |
| Centre: | [22] Steele Sidebottom, [2] Jordan De Goey, [7] Josh Daicos |
| Half Forward: | [5] Jamie Elliott, [25] Jack Crisp, [41] Brody Mihocek |
| Full Forward: | [33] Jack Ginnivan, [14] Darcy Cameron, [32] Will Hoskin-Elliott |
| Followers: | [46] Mason Cox, [35] Nick Daicos, [13] Taylor Adams |
| Bench: | [1] Patrick Lipinski, [16] Oliver Henry, [31] Beau McCreery. [21] Trey Ruscoe |
| Emergencies | [8] Trent Bianco, [34] Isaac Chugg, [44] Jack Madgen, [45] Josh Carmichael |
GAME 7: Sunday July 3, Tigers vs Eagles.
Notes: Don’t forget Sunday extended bench selections at ~ 5pm Friday. Judson Clark is an omission leaving a few teams with another gap on their bench. Nic Nat is back, at the cost of Callum Jamieson. Watch the news closely for selections as Jai Culley is on the extended bench. Mid rookie Zane Trew has been confirmed as a debur for the Eagles this week .
| TIGERS | EAGLES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Jake Aarts,Jason Castagna,Kane Lambert,Rhyan Mansell,Sydney Stack | INS | Harry Edwards,Jai Culley,Nic Naitanui,Sam Petrevski-Seton,Zane Trew |
| OUTS | Dion Prestia (Injured),Judson Clarke (Omitted) | OUTS | Callum Jamieson (Omitted),Josh J. Kennedy (Managed) |
2:10pm EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [2] Dylan Grimes, [6] Robbie Tarrant, [28] Josh Gibcus |
| Half Back: | [1] Nick Vlastuin, [35] Nathan Broad, [17] Daniel Rioli |
| Centre: | [50] Marlion Pickett, [15] Jayden Short, [33] Kamdyn McIntosh |
| Half Forward: | [49] Maurice Rioli, [29] Shai Bolton, [10] Shane Edwards |
| Full Forward: | [8] Jack Riewoldt, [4] Dustin Martin, [19] Tom J. Lynch |
| Followers: | [25] Toby Nankervis, [7] Liam Baker, [5] Jack Ross |
| Extended Bench: | [45] Hugo Ralphsmith, [20] Ivan Soldo, [34] Jack Graham, [23] Kane Lambert, [16] Jake Aarts, [44] Sydney Stack, [11] Jason Castagna, [31] Rhyan Mansell |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [25] Shannon Hurn, [37] Tom Barrass, [33] Rhett Bazzo |
| Half Back: | [31] Jamaine Jones, [6] Elliot Yeo, [14] Liam Duggan |
| Centre: | [3] Andrew Gaff, [11] Tim Kelly, [15] Jamie Cripps |
| Half Forward: | [26] Zane Trew, [2] Jake Waterman, [1] Liam Ryan |
| Full Forward: | [32] Bailey J. Williams, [27] Jack Darling. [44] Willie Rioli |
| Followers: | [9] Nic Naitanui, [8] Jack Redden, [13] Luke Shuey |
| Extended Bench: | [10] Sam Petrevski-Seton, [19] Brady Hough, [21] Jack Petruccelle, [23] Alex |
| Witherden, [35] Josh Rotham, [36] Connor West, [42] Harry Edwards, [49] Jai Culley |
GAME 8: Sunday July 3, Giants vs Hawks.
Notes: Don’t forget Sunday extended bench selections at ~ 5pm Friday. WTF, Preuss isnt selected. (Im clearly not happy about this). Wade Derksen made the extended bench, so watch for selections.
| GIANTS | HAWKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Matt Flynn,Wade Derksen,Zach Sproule | INS | Finn Maginness,Jack Gunston,Kyle Hartigan,Will Day |
| OUTS | – | OUTS | Daniel Howe (Omitted) |
3:20pm EST Giants Stadium
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [40] Adam Kennedy, [15] Sam Taylor, [13] Isaac Cumming |
| Half Back: | [6] Lachie Whitfield, [1] Phil Davis, [39] Connor Idun |
| Centre: | [5] Tanner Bruhn, [12] Tom Green, [33] Xavier O’Halloran |
| Half Forward: | [14] Tim Taranto, [27] Harry Himmelberg, [26] Jake Riccardi |
| Full Forward: | [38] Daniel Lloyd, [23] Jesse Hogan, [4] Toby Greene |
| Followers: | [30] Matt Flynn, [22] Josh Kelly. [3] Stephen Coniglio |
| Extended Bench: | [8] Callan Ward, [19] Nick Haynes, [7] Lachie Ash, [10] Jacob Wehr, [46] Callum M. Brown, |
| [45] Wade Derksen, [28] Zach Sproule, [25] Lachlan Keeffe |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [36] James Blanck, [14] Jack Scrimshaw, [12] Will Day |
| Half Back: | [4] Jarman Impey, [6] James Sicily, [15] Blake Hardwick |
| Centre: | [16] Lachlan Bramble, [3] Tom Mitchell, [1] Harry Morrison |
| Half Forward: | [30] Sam Butler, [2] Mitch Lewis, [13] Dylan Moore |
| Full Forward: | [22] Luke Breust, [23] Jacob Koschitzke, [31] Connor Macdonald |
| Followers: | [37] Ned Reeves, [44] Jai Newcombe, [10] Jaeger O’Meara |
| Extended Bench: | [9] Changkuoth Jiath, [11] Conor Nash, [5] James Worpel, [19] Jack Gunston, |
| [35] Josh Morris, [32] Finn Maginness, [26] Liam Shiels, [28] Kyle Hartigan |
GAME 9: Sunday July 3, Dockers vs Power.
Notes: Don’t forget Sunday extended bench selections at ~ 5pm Friday. Jase Burgoyne is another rookie that made it to the extended bench, so watch news for a possible debut.
| DOCKERS | POWER | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Connor Blakely,Michael Walters,Nathan Wilson,Sam Sturt | INS | Darcy Byrne-Jones,Jase Burgoyne,Orazio Fantasia,Robbie Gray,Tom Clurey |
| OUTS | Liam Henry (Injured) | OUTS | Riley Bonner (Injured),Sam Mayes (Omitted) |
5:20pm EST Optus
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [6] Jordan Clark, [25] Alex Pearce, [26] Hayden Young |
| Half Back: | [36] Brennan Cox, [13] Luke Ryan, [14] Nathan Wilson |
| Centre: | [11] James Aish, [8] Andrew Brayshaw, [16] David Mundy |
| Half Forward: | [20] Matt Taberner, [5] Lachie Schultz, [10] Michael Walters |
| Full Forward: | [7] Nat Fyfe, [37] Rory Lobb, [32] Michael Frederick |
| Followers: | [4] Sean Darcy, [17] Will Brodie, [3] Caleb Serong |
| Extended Bench: | [19] Connor Blakely, [33] Travis Colyer, [2] Griffin Logue, [31] Brandon Walker, |
| [12] Mitch Crowden, [15] Ethan Hughes, [1] Sam Sturt, [41] Bailey Banfield |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [3] Ryan Burton, [1] Tom Jonas, [12] Trent Mckenzie |
| Half Back: | [33] Darcy Byrne-Jones, [21] Aliir Aliir, [5] Dan Houston |
| Centre: | [15] Karl Amon, [28] Willem Drew, [24] Kane Farrell |
| Half Forward: | [34] Lachie Jones, [4] Todd Marshall, [20] Connor Rozee |
| Full Forward: | [19] Mitch Georgiades, [22] Charlie Dixon, [2] Sam Powell-Pepper |
| Followers: | [11] Jeremy Finlayson, [16] Ollie Wines, [10] Travis Boak |
| Extended Bench: | [6] Steven Motlop, [7] Xavier Duursma, [9] Robbie Gray, [13] Orazio Fantasia, |
| [17] Tom Clurey, [36] Jase Burgoyne, [44] Jackson Mead, [45] Martin Frederick |
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