Thursday – Early news
Grundy has yet again had another setback, which is good news if you held Darcy Cameron. Also if you have been living under a rock, Patrick Cripps was reported for 2 weeks, but the decision is under appeal as we speak.
Important times to remember:
Remaining teams for weekend ~6:20pm EST Thurs
Sunday games Extended bench selection ~5:00pm EST
GAME 1: Friday August 12, Saints vs Lions
Notes: Nothing really DT relevant here.
| SAINTS | LIONS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Jarrod Lienert,Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera | INS | Jack Payne,Jaxon Prior |
| OUTS | Dan Hannebery (Managed),Josh Battle (Injured),Zak Jones (Omitted) | OUTS | Callum Ah Chee (Injured),Marcus Adams (Injured),Mitch Robinson (Managed) |
7:50pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [20] Dougal Howard, [29] Jimmy Webster, [44] Callum Wilkie |
| Half Back: | [35] Jack Sinclair, [31] Jarrod Lienert, [33] Ben Paton |
| Centre: | [32] Mason Wood, [5] Brad Crouch, [7] Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera |
| Half Forward: | [21] Ben Long, [8] Bradley Hill, [28] Tim Membrey |
| Full Forward: | [43] Cooper Sharman, [12] Max King, [22] Jack Higgins |
| Followers: | [19] Rowan Marshall, [6] Sebastian Ross, [9] Jack Steele |
| Bench: | [17] Marcus Windhager, [11] Hunter Clark, [24] Mitch Owens, [16] Dan Butler |
| Emergencies | [3] Zak Jones, [38] Tom Campbell, [39] Darragh Joyce, [13] Ryan Byrnes |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [27] Darcy Gardiner, [40] Jack Payne, [10] Daniel Rich |
| Half Back: | [37] Brandon Starcevich, [31] Harris Andrews, [18] Keidean Coleman |
| Centre: | [33] Zac Bailey, [15] Dayne Zorko, [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, [9] Lachie Neale, [7] Jarrod Berry |
| Bench: | [17] Jarryd Lyons, [20] Jaxon Prior, [36] Rhys Mathieson, [43] Noah Answerth |
| Emergencies | [1] Kai Lohmann, [29] James Tunstill, [32] Darcy Fort, [35] Ryan Lester |
GAME 2: Saturday August 13, Dogs vs Giants
Notes: Massive alarm bells if you are a English owner, with Stefan Martin named. Braydon Preuss adding to his list of carnage this year by getting omitted middle of fantasy finals. Bench rookies Callum Brown and Jake Stein are back in.
| DOGS | GIANTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Lachie Hunter,Ryan Gardner,Stefan Martin | INS | Callum M. Brown,Jake Stein |
| OUTS | Alex Keath (Omitted),Josh Bruce (Managed),Riley Garcia (Omitted),Toby McLean (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | Braydon Preuss (Injured),James Peatling (Injured),Toby Greene (Injured) |
1:45pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [20] Ed Richards, [43] Ryan Gardner, [12] Zaine Cordy |
| Half Back: | [35] Caleb Daniel, [10] Sam Darcy, [31] Bailey Dale |
| Centre: | [11] Jack Macrae, [21] Tom Liberatore, [6] Bailey Smith |
| Half Forward: | [14] Rhylee West, [2] Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, [5] Josh Dunkley |
| Full Forward: | [19] Cody Weightman, [33] Aaron Naughton, [23] Laitham Vandermeer |
| Followers: | [44] Tim English, [4] Marcus Bontempelli, [1] Adam Treloar |
| Bench: | [7] Lachie Hunter, [8] Stefan Martin, [30] Lachlan McNeil, [34] Bailey Williams |
| Emergencies | [13] Josh Schache, [38] Riley Garcia, [37] Roarke Smith, [42] Alex Keath |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [13] Isaac Cumming, [15] Sam Taylor, [19] Nick Haynes |
| Half Back: | [40] Adam Kennedy, [25] Lachlan Keeffe, [36] Harry Perryman |
| Centre: | [7] Lachie Ash, [22] Josh Kelly, [6] Lachie Whitfield |
| Half Forward: | [46] Callum M. Brown, [27] Harry Himmelberg, [26] Jake Riccardi |
| Full Forward: | [5] Tanner Bruhn, [23] Jesse Hogan, [38] Daniel Lloyd |
| Followers: | [32] Kieren Briggs, [2] Jacob Hopper, [3] Stephen Coniglio |
| Bench: | [12] Tom Green, [21] Leek Aleer, [8] Callan Ward, [42] Jake Stein |
| Emergencies | [43] Cooper Hamilton, [33] Xavier O’Halloran, [29] Cameron Fleeton, [45] Wade Derksen |
GAME 3: Saturday August 13, Crows vs North
Notes: Not much to note, unless you wanted a longshot POD with Ben Cunnington, good news story comiong back in this week. Bench rookie Jackson Archer is back in.
| CROWS | ROOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Riley Thilthorpe,Tom Doedee | INS | Ben Cunnington,Ben McKay,Jackson Archer |
| OUTS | Ben Davis (Medi-Sub),Elliott Himmelberg (Omitted),Will Hamill (Injured) | OUTS | Flynn Perez (Medi-Sub),Hugh Greenwood (Omitted),Jason Horne-Francis (Omitted),Josh Walker (Omitted) |
2:10pm EST Adelaide Oval
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [24] Josh Worrell, [41] Jordon Butts, [39] Tom Doedee |
| Half Back: | [33] Brodie Smith, [28] Nick Murray, [12] Jordan Dawson |
| Centre: | [20] Mitchell Hinge, [29] Rory Laird, [1] Chayce Jones |
| Half Forward: | [23] Shane McAdam, [32] Darcy Fogarty, [14] Jake Soligo |
| Full Forward: | [30] Wayne Milera, [13] Taylor Walker, [4] Lachlan Murphy |
| Followers: | [43] Reilly O’Brien, [21] Sam Berry, [2] Ben Keays |
| Bench: | [7] Riley Thilthorpe, [37] Patrick Parnell, [25] Ned McHenry, [26] Harry Schoenberg |
| Emergencies | [5] Matt Crouch, [40] Ben Davis, [31] James Rowe, [34] Elliott Himmelberg |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [42] Kallan Dawson, [23] Ben McKay, [17] Lachie Young |
| Half Back: | [43] Aaron Hall, [4] Aidan Corr, [11] Luke McDonald |
| Centre: | [8] Bailey Scott, [9] Luke Davies-Uniacke, [24] Tom Powell |
| Half Forward: | [2] Jaidyn Stephenson, [44] Cameron Zurhaar, [7] Jack Ziebell |
| Full Forward: | [25] Paul Curtis, [20] Nick Larkey, [21] Callum Coleman-Jones |
| Followers: | [22] Todd Goldstein, [12] Jy Simpkin, [10] Ben Cunnington |
| Bench: | [3] Jed Anderson, [5] Curtis Taylor, [34] Jackson Archer, [35] Charlie Lazzaro |
| Emergencies | [15] Atu Bosenavulagi, [18] Hugh Greenwood, [19] Josh Walker, [31] Josh Goater |
GAME 4: Saturday August 13, Suns vs Cats
Notes: The writing was on the wall, Cats are famous for resting players going into buys, and this time its Mitch Duncan. POD Mark Blicavs is back into the team.
| SUNS | CATS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Sam Day,Sam Flanders | INS | Gary Rohan,Joel Selwood,Mark Blicavs,Patrick Dangerfield |
| OUTS | Jeremy Sharp (Omitted),Nick Holman (Injured),Rory Atkins (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | Isaac Smith (Managed),Jonathon Ceglar (Medi-Sub),Luke Dahlhaus (Omitted),Mark O’Connor (Managed),Mitch Duncan (Managed) |
4:35pm EST Metricon
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [31] Mac Andrew, [25] Sam Collins, [50] Jy Farrar |
| Half Back: | [13] Jack Lukosius, [46] Caleb Graham, [4] Brandon Ellis |
| Centre: | [23] Sean Lemmens, [11] Touk Miller, [36] Elijah Hollands |
| Half Forward: | [9] Ben Ainsworth, [1] Mabior Chol, [22] Izak Rankine |
| Full Forward: | [41] Malcolm Rosas, [30] Levi Casboult, [24] David Swallow |
| Followers: | [28] Jarrod Witts, [18] Matt Rowell, [15] Noah Anderson |
| Bench: | [5] Alex Davies, [12] Sam Day, [26] Sam Flanders, [44] Darcy Macpherson |
| Emergencies | [2] Rory Atkins, [3] Jack Bowes, [8] Brayden Fiorini, [20] Jeremy Sharp |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [39] Zach Guthrie, [16] Sam De Koning, [24] Jed Bews |
| Half Back: | [8] Jake Kolodjashnij, [44] Tom Stewart, [38] Jack Henry |
| Centre: | [32] Gryan Miers, [35] Patrick Dangerfield, [14] Joel Selwood |
| Half Forward: | [45] Brad Close, [5] Jeremy Cameron, [18] Tyson Stengle |
| Full Forward: | [27] Sam Menegola, [26] Tom Hawkins, [30] Tom Atkins |
| Followers: | [1] Rhys Stanley, [29] Cameron Guthrie, [3] Brandan Parfitt |
| Bench: | [2] Zach Tuohy, [46] Mark Blicavs, [9] Max Holmes, [23] Gary Rohan |
| Emergencies | [10] Mitch Knevitt, [17] Esava Ratugolea, [40] Luke Dahlhaus, [42] Mark O’Connor |
GAME 5: Saturday August 13, Dees vs Blues
Notes: The big news to wacth here is if Cripps manages to win his appeal or not! Hes named for now.
| DEES | BLUES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | – | INS | Liam Stocker,Marc Pittonet |
| OUTS | James Harmes (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | Paddy Dow (Omitted),Tom De Koning (Omitted),Will Setterfield (Omitted) |
7:25PM EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [24] Trent Rivers, [8] Jake Lever, [35] Harrison Petty |
| Half Back: | [32] Tom Sparrow, [1] Steven May, [23] James Jordon |
| Centre: | [3] Christian Salem, [13] Clayton Oliver, [15] Ed Langdon |
| Half Forward: | [10] Angus Brayshaw, [31] Bayley Fritsch, [30] Alex Neal-Bullen |
| Full Forward: | [9] Charlie Spargo, [50] Ben Brown, [36] Kysaiah Pickett |
| Followers: | [11] Max Gawn, [7] Jack Viney, [5] Christian Petracca |
| Bench: | [6] Luke Jackson, [14] Michael Hibberd, [18] Jake Melksham, [29] Jayden Hunt |
| Emergencies | [4] James Harmes, [16] Bailey Laurie, [20] Adam Tomlinson, [21] Jacob van Rooyen |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [42] Adam Saad, [23] Jacob Weitering, [15] Sam Docherty |
| Half Back: | [22] Caleb Marchbank, [11] Mitch McGovern, [33] Lewis Young |
| Centre: | [4] Lochie O’Brien, [9] Patrick Cripps, [32] Jack Newnes |
| Half Forward: | [25] Zac Fisher, [10] Harry McKay, [1] Jack Silvagni |
| Full Forward: | [44] Matthew Owies, [30] Charlie Curnow, [19] Corey Durdin |
| Followers: | [27] Marc Pittonet, [5] Adam Cerra, [18] Sam Walsh |
| Bench: | [13] Liam Stocker, [46] Matthew Cottrell, [21] Jack Martin, [3] Jesse Motlop |
| Emergencies | [2] Paddy Dow, [17] Brodie Kemp, [12] Tom De Koning, [43] Will Setterfield |
GAME 6: Saturday August 13, Dockers vs Eagles
Notes: Not much to note, the odd team might have had Tim Kelly who is reported, and unlikely to still have bench rooke Hugh Dixon is back in.
| DOCKERS | EAGLES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Sam Switkowski | INS | Hugh Dixon,Jackson Nelson,Josh Rotham |
| OUTS | Liam Henry (Medi-Sub),Matt Taberner (Injured) | OUTS | Bailey J. Williams (Omitted),Josh J. Kennedy (Managed),Tim Kelly (Suspension),Willie Rioli (Personal Reason) |
7:40pm Optus Stadium
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [31] Brandon Walker, [36] Brennan Cox, [6] Jordan Clark |
| Half Back: | [26] Hayden Young, [25] Alex Pearce, [13] Luke Ryan |
| Centre: | [11] James Aish, [8] Andrew Brayshaw, [9] Blake Acres |
| Half Forward: | [5] Lachie Schultz, [39] Sam Switkowski, [18] Darcy Tucker |
| Full Forward: | [32] Michael Frederick, [37] Rory Lobb, [10] Michael Walters |
| Followers: | [4] Sean Darcy, [17] Will Brodie, [3] Caleb Serong |
| Bench: | [30] Nathan O’Driscoll, [2] Griffin Logue, [16] David Mundy, [27] Heath Chapman |
| Emergencies | [41] Bailey Banfield, [22] Lloyd Meek, [23] Liam Henry, [15] Ethan Hughes |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [25] Shannon Hurn, [37] Tom Barrass, [33] Rhett Bazzo |
| Half Back: | [14] Liam Duggan, [42] Harry Edwards, [31] Jamaine Jones |
| Centre: | [29] Luke Foley, [13] Luke Shuey, [3] Andrew Gaff |
| Half Forward: | [15] Jamie Cripps, [27] Jack Darling, [7] Zac Langdon |
| Full Forward: | [2] Jake Waterman, [41] Hugh Dixon, [1] Liam Ryan |
| Followers: | [9] Nic Naitanui, [8] Jack Redden, [24] Xavier O’Neill |
| Bench: | [10] Sam Petrevski-Seton, [19] Brady Hough, [30] Jackson Nelson, [35] Josh Rotham |
| Emergencies | [22] Isiah Winder, [32] Bailey J. Williams, [39] Greg Clark, [43] Patrick Naish |
GAME 7: Sunday August 14, Tigers vs Hawks
Notes:Make sure you check Extended bench selections about 5pm Friday. Nothing to report other than outside chance Jack Saunders debits for hawks making it onto extended bench, Jai Serong also on extended bench.
| TIGERS | HAWKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Ivan Soldo,Rhyan Mansell,Shane Edwards | INS | Daniel Howe,Jack Saunders,Jackson Callow,Liam Shiels |
| OUTS | – | OUTS | Sam Butler (Omitted) |
1:10pm EST MCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [35] Nathan Broad, [21] Noah Balta, [6] Robbie Tarrant |
| Half Back: | [7] Liam Baker, [1] Nick Vlastuin, [17] Daniel Rioli |
| Centre: | [50] Marlion Pickett, [9] Trent Cotchin, [33] Kamdyn McIntosh |
| Half Forward: | [11] Jason Castagna, [15] Jayden Short, [29] Shai Bolton |
| Full Forward: | [8] Jack Riewoldt, [38] Noah Cumberland, [19] Tom J. Lynch |
| Followers: | [25] Toby Nankervis, [3] Dion Prestia, [40] Tyler Sonsie |
| Extended Bench: | [5] Jack Ross, [46] Ben Miller, [49] Maurice Rioli, [28] Josh Gibcus, [34] Jack Graham, |
| [10] Shane Edwards, [20] Ivan Soldo, [31] Rhyan Mansell |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [6] James Sicily, [36] James Blanck, [24] Denver Grainger-Barras |
| Half Back: | [14] Jack Scrimshaw, [15] Blake Hardwick, [12] Will Day |
| Centre: | [25] Josh Ward, [11] Conor Nash, [1] Harry Morrison |
| Half Forward: | [4] Jarman Impey, [13] Dylan Moore, [10] Jaeger O’Meara |
| Full Forward: | [23] Jacob Koschitzke, [19] Jack Gunston, [22] Luke Breust |
| Followers: | [7] Ben McEvoy, [44] Jai Newcombe, [3] Tom Mitchell |
| Extended Bench: | [39] Emerson Jeka, [32] Finn Maginness, [29] Jai Serong, [26] Liam Shiels, |
| [31] Connor Macdonald, [45] Jackson Callow, [17] Daniel Howe, [43] Jack Saunders |
GAME 8: Sunday August 14, Swans vs Pies
Notes: Make sure you check Extended bench selections about 5pm Friday. Will Gould yet again on extended bench list, as is pies rookie Will Kelly. As reported, Grundy had an injury setback.
| SWANS | PIES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Braeden Campbell,James Bell,Peter Ladhams,Will Gould | INS | Callum L. Brown,Oliver Henry,Will Kelly |
| OUTS | Ben Ronke (Medi-Sub) | OUTS | – |
3:20pm EST SCG
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [24] Dane Rampe, [30] Tom McCartin, [42] Robbie Fox |
| Half Back: | [44] Jake Lloyd, [39] Paddy McCartin, [13] Oliver Florent |
| Centre: | [4] Ryan Clarke, [8] James Rowbottom, [14] Callum Mills |
| Half Forward: | [9] Will Hayward, [20] Sam Reid, [21] Errol Gulden |
| Full Forward: | [11] Tom Papley, [23] Lance Franklin, [5] Isaac Heeney |
| Followers: | [31] Tom Hickey, [1] Chad Warner, [26] Luke Parker |
| Extended Bench: | [22] Nick Blakey, [6] Logan McDonald, [3] Dylan Stephens, [27] Justin McInerney, [32] James Bell, [17] Will Gould, [19] Peter Ladhams, [16] Braeden Campbell |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [28] Nathan Murphy, [30] Darcy Moore, [38] Jeremy Howe |
| Half Back: | [10] Scott Pendlebury, [3] Isaac Quaynor, [25] Jack Crisp |
| Centre: | [32] Will Hoskin-Elliott, [37] Brayden Maynard, [22] Steele Sidebottom |
| Half Forward: | [5] Jamie Elliott, [40] Ash Johnson, [35] Nick Daicos |
| Full Forward: | [31] Beau McCreery, [41] Brody Mihocek, [2] Jordan De Goey |
| Followers: | [14] Darcy Cameron, [7] Josh Daicos, [1] Patrick Lipinski |
| Extended Bench: | [8] Trent Bianco, [9] John Noble, [16] Oliver Henry, [17] Callum L. Brown, [20] Will Kelly, [33] Jack Ginnivan, [45] Josh Carmichael, [46] Mason Cox |
GAME 9: Sunday August 14, Dons vs Power
Notes: Make sure you check Extended bench selections about 5pm Friday. Zach Merrett named as back pocket, whats up with that? Ollie Lord a possible debut for Port named on extended bench. Brynn Teakle is many teams r3. Could be good news if you are looking for a ruck e loop option for a Darcy Cameron or English type.
| DONS | POWER | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INS | Dylan Shiel,Jye Caldwell,Nick Bryan,Tom Cutler,Zach Reid | INS | Jackson Mead,Mitch Georgiades,Ollie Lord,Todd Marshall,Trent Dumont |
| OUTS | Harrison Jones (Omitted),Will Snelling (Injured) | OUTS | Brynn Teakle (Omitted),Robbie Gray (Managed) |
4:40pm EST Marvel
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [7] Zach Merrett, [15] Jayden Laverde, [30] Brandon Zerk-Thatcher |
| Half Back: | [27] Mason Redman, [29] Jake Kelly, [19] Nick Hind |
| Centre: | [37] Nic Martin, [9] Dylan Shiel, [21] Dyson Heppell |
| Half Forward: | [35] Matt Guelfi, [22] Sam Durham, [16] Archie Perkins |
| Full Forward: | [20] Peter Wright, [25] Jake Stringer, [17] James Stewart |
| Followers: | [2] Sam Draper, [1] Andrew McGrath, [3] Darcy Parish |
| Extended Bench: | [14] Jordan Ridley, [31] Zach Reid, [8] Ben Hobbs, [12] Tom Cutler, [42] Massimo D’Ambrosio, [6] Jye Caldwell, [24] Nick Bryan, [4] Kyle Langford |
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Full Back: | [3] Ryan Burton, [1] Tom Jonas, [36] Jase Burgoyne |
| Half Back: | [33] Darcy Byrne-Jones, [21] Aliir Aliir, [5] Dan Houston |
| Centre: | [15] Karl Amon, [10] Travis Boak, [7] Xavier Duursma |
| Half Forward: | [18] Zak Butters, [19] Mitch Georgiades, [24] Kane Farrell |
| Full Forward: | [4] Todd Marshall, [22] Charlie Dixon, [2] Sam Powell-Pepper |
| Followers: | [11] Jeremy Finlayson, [16] Ollie Wines, [20] Connor Rozee |
| Extended Bench: | [12] Trent McKenzie, [14] Miles Bergman, [26] Riley Bonner, [28] Willem Drew, [30] Ollie Lord, [41] Jed McEntee, [43] Trent Dumont, [44] Jackson Mead |
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