AAMI WATCH: Brisbane v Adelaide

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WATCHLIST

Lions are an early bye team with Levi Ashcroft the key name to watch as a cash cow. Named on the bench, we’ll be hoping he avoids vest in the season proper. We get Opening Round for a look at these guys. If it wasn’t for the bye, more would be all in on Will Ashcroft. He’s still an option (and you might get value in Draft), but you’d need that 100+ average in my opinion.

B: B.Starcevich 37 J.Payne 40 R.Lester 35
HB: D.Zorko 15 H.Andrews – C 31 D.Wilmot 44
C: J.Fletcher 3 H.McCluggage 6 J.Berry 7
HF: C.Cameron 23 E.Hipwood 30 C.Rayner 16
F: K.Lohmann 1 T.Gallop 22 🐮 L.Morris 13
Foll: O.McInerney 46 J.Dunkley 5 L.Neale 9
I/C: W.Ashcroft 8 L.Ashcroft 10 🐮 L.McCarthy 11 S.Day 14 H.Smith 25 C.McKenna 26 Z.Bailey 33 N.Answerth 43

Emerg: D.Robertson 2 W.McLachlan 28 J.Tunstill 29 D.Joyce 41

Notable absentees: Keidean Coleman 🤕, Tom Doedee 🤕, Darcy Gardiner, Callum Ah Chee, Darcy Fort

WATCHLIST

We’ve got rookie options Sid Draper and Dan Curtin named on the pine. This is an issue – especially for Draper who may not be the cash cow we need if he’s a sub. James Peatling is in the forward pocket… with the starting on-ballers being Jordan Dawson, Izak Rankine and Jake Soligo. Don’t forget that Matt Crouch is on the pine (he will only run the rough the middle). Where will Peat be in the pecking  order … will he be a rotten banana?

B: J.Worrell 24 M.Keane 48 H.Bond 40
HB: M.Hinge 20 N.Murray 9 R.Laird 29 👀
C: I.Cumming 44 J.Dawson – C 12 👀 L.Sholl 38
HF: B.Keays 2 R.Thilthorpe 7 A.Neal-Bullen 28
F: J.Peatling 25 💰 D.Fogarty 32 T.Walker 13
Foll: R.O’Brien 43 I.Rankine 23 👀 J.Soligo 14 👀
I/C: D.Curtin 6 🐮 L.Nankervis 27 M.Crouch 5 L.Pedlar 10 T.Murray 39 S.Draper 34 🐮 L.Murphy 4 C.Jones 1

Emerg: B.Dowling 31 S.Berry 3 J.Borlase 35 O.Ryan 22

Notable absentees: Josh Rachele, Max Michalanney 🤕, Wayne Milera

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