AAMI WATCH: Geelong v Essendon

Discuss the game in the comments.

WATCHLIST

Big one here is that Sam De Koning is rucking and there isn’t anyone with him (except Blicavs) as Stanley is an emergency and Conway is injured. Bailey Smith isn’t in as he’s been managed this week after copping a knee knock… one to watch, but we do get Opening Round, so don’t sweat too much on that for now. Keep this in mind when watching Mitch Knevitt. Good to see Connor O’Sullivan in the back-six… but we don’t need another R3 defender bye player.

B: L.Humphries, T.Stewart, C.O’Sullivan 🐮
HB: Z.Guthrie, J.Henry, M.Blicavs
C: J.Clark, M.Holmes, O.Dempsey
HF: P.Dangerfield, B.Close, T.Stengle
F: G.Miers, S.Neale, J.Cameron
Foll: S.De Koning 👀, T.Atkins, M.Knevitt 👀
I/C: T.Clohesy, M.Duncan, J.Bews, M.O’Connor, O.Mullin, J.Bowes, J.Kolodjashnij, O.Henry

Emerg: R.Stanley, G.Stevens, J.Polkinghorne, O.Wiltshire

Notable absentees: Cam Guthrie, Rhys Stanley, Jack Martin, Bailey Smith 🚩, Tanner Bruhn, Shaun Mannagh

WATCHLIST

Loving that Jaxon Prior is there and named on field. Definitely a D6 option. Note that Mason Redman isn’t playing. Zach Reid is of course there and fellow basement priced defender Lewis Hayes is named. Nic Martin is going to be an interesting watch for Draft based on the fact he’ll have a high ADP. We can pretty much put a line through Saad El-Hawli now as he is named as an emergency and didn’t make the 8-man bench.

B: J.Ridley, Z.Reid 🐮, B.McKay
HB: A.McGrath, L.Hayes 🐮, J.Prior 🐮
C: X.Duursma, J.Gresham, A.Roberts
HF: K.Langford, A.Perkins, N.Martin 🚩
F: S.Durham, N.Caddy, I.Kako 🐮
Foll: S.Draper, Z.Merrett, J.Caldwell
I/C: W.Setterfield, B.Hobbs 👀, P.Wright, E.Tsatas 👀, D.Shiel 👀, H.Jones, N.Bryan, T.Edwards 🐮

Emerg: A.Clarke, S.El-Hawli ❌, J.Menzie, R.Unwin

Notable absentees: Darcy Parish, Mason Redman, Jayden Laverde, Matt Guelfi, Nik Cox, Jye Menzie

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