Who Is Zac Clarke?

With Dean Cox out injured this weekend, many DT coaches are looking around for a cheap backup ruckman to avoid a donut. And one name many DT coaches are looking at is Fremantle's $86k ruck Zac Clarke who is set to make his AFL debut this Saturday against Collingwood at the MCG.But before we all hastily sign up the young fella, I thought I'd try and address the question of 'who is Zac Clarke?'Well for starters, Clarke is a 19-year-old who was selected at pick 37 overall in 2008's AFL Draft by the Dockers from Victorian club Oakleigh Chargers. And at 203 centimetres tall, it may be no surprise to some that the youngster gave up a promising career...

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DT Round 13 Teams

Plenty of big changes this weekend, with Dean Cox's absence the major concern as over 100,000 DT coaches own the ruckman. Other major outs include Scott Pendlebury, Jack Ziebell, Adam McPhee, Steven Salopek, Kyle Cheney and Steele Sidebottom while there's still no sign of Josh Drummond and Lindsay Gilbee is a doubt for the Bulldogs. But big ins include popular DT youngsters Dayne Beams, Hayden Ballentyne and Liam Anthony.Essendon v Carlton, Friday night, MCGEssendonIns: Henry Slattery, Nathan Lovett-MurrayOuts: Mark McVeigh (susp), Adam McPhee (calf)$288k def/forward McPhee's calf injury is a blow for almost 20,000 DT coaches. Still no David...

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Ballentyne Set For Debut

Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has strongly hinted the highly-anticipated debut of $86k rookie forward Hayden Ballentyne will be this weekend against Collingwood.Ballentyne's debut has been the subject of plenty of talk and speculation, but recent wrist and back injuries have delayed his first AFL game.But now the youngster is fit and ready to play and Harvey has admitted he's a good chance for a run against the Pies at the MCG on Saturday."We've got a number of guys who we're looking at at the training session. Hayden's one of them."Referring to the risk of rushing Ballantyne back after his recent injuries, Harvey added, "He plays at a really high...

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