Richards Rushed To Hospital

Sydney's $247k defender Ted Richards will miss at least 6 weeks after being rushed to hospital after puncturing a lung and breaking a rib late in the Swans loss to Carlton today.

Richards, who is owned by just over 5,000 DT coaches, suffered the injury very late in the contest after a collision with Carlton's Brendon Fevola.

Swans club doctor Nathan Gibbs said, "He remained stable when he came off the ground and we didn't have to do an emergency chest decompression.

"We monitored him and got him straight to hospital where he had a chest drain inserted into his lung to reinflate the lung. He is now doing well and his lung is back to two-thirds it's size within ten minutes of the drain being inserted."

Richards will stay in hospital for another 2-3 days, but his recovery will take a minimum of six weeks.

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Thompson: Bartel & Johnson Back Next Week

Geelong coach Mark Thompson has suggested guns Steve Johnson and Jimmy Bartel will be ready to return for next weekend's Grand Final replay against Hawthorn.

$405k forward Johnson, owned by over 70,000 DT coaches, has missed the last few games with a hip complaint, along with popular $412k midfielder Jimmy Bartel who also had a hip problem this weekend.

But speaking after Geelong's win over Melbourne, Thompson hinted the pair as well as Tom Harley and James Kelly could return next round.

"It's hard, it is difficult [with making changes] and we'll probably get more than a good chance to get Steve Johnson back next week and more than a good chance to get Bartel and same with Tom," Thompson said.

"There will be possibly another three or four changes next week."

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Fremantle Expect Guns Back For Derby

Fremantle are expecting gun duo Matt Pavlich and Aaron Sandilands to return in Round 17 for the Western derby.

Pavlich (calf) and Sandilands (hamstring) have missed games recently, frustrating many DT coaches, while Byron Schammer has been ruled out this week too, with a calf problem.

But the Dockers are expecting all to be ready to return against their rivals from across town next weekend.

"We should definitely have them back next week against West Coast," football administration manager Brent Dawkins said.

"With a young and inexperienced side it's important to have some leaders out there, so we're looking forward to having them back for the derby.

"If they were passed medically fit they would definitely have played."

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Goodwin: Edwards' Injury Not Too Bad

Adelaide captain Simon Goodwin has claimed the hamstring injury to gun $381k midfielder Tyson Edwards is only a slight strain.

Edwards, who is owned by over 6,000 DT coaches, sustained the hamstring injury at Crows' training on Thursday and has been ruled out of the weekend's clash with St Kilda.

Speaking on Nine News' Thursday Night Live program in Adelaide, Goodwin said, "It's not too bad.

"Hopefully it's just a slight hamstring at this stage and knowing Tyson he'll get back as quick as he can."

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Around The Grounds

• Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade has brushed aside concerns about $384k gun midfielder Adam Cooney's knee. Eade said, "He just got a bit of a knock, had a little bit of swelling in the same knee (which was operated on last year). He took that in to the Collingwood game, which made his recovery a little bit hampered this week on the Monday and Tuesday. But he has pulled up well. He's fine, and we're pretty confident he will be right from now on."

• Richmond caretaker coach Jade Rawlings has spoken about the delicate situation of $353k forward Nathan Brown. Brown has battled injuries this year and has spent time playing with Coburg in the VFL recently. Rawlings said, "He needs to be able to prove he can pull up and recover and then play again. We’ll judge it on his form and how he keeps recovering from his groin injury but you’d expect to see him back fairly soon I would have thought."

• Collingwood's $341k ruckman Josh Fraser was close to getting the nod for this weekend clash with Hawthorn but missed out with a knee complaint. Pies coach Mick Malthouse said, "He was very close to playing … he’s close but not close enough." It is expected Fraser will be available for Round 17.
  

• Carlton's $332k midfielder Nick Stevens remains out of the Blues' 22 but assistant coach Matty Lappin says he isn't far away. Lappin said, “He was going well and that reserves game he played in, he got injured early in the game so we just think he needs another game back there."

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DT Round 16 Sunday Teams

Port Adelaide v West Coast, Sunday, AAMI

Port Adelaide
Ins: Travis Boak, Matt Broadbent, Nick Lower, Nick Salter
Outs: Tom Logan (illness), Josh Carr, Peter Burgoyne, Michael Pettigrew (omitted)

B: Alipate Carlile, Toby Thurstans, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Paul Stewart
C: Steven Salopek, Dom Cassisi, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C: Matthew Broadbent, Jason Davenport, Nick Lower, Nick Salter
Emg: Danny Meyer, Michael Pettigrew, Matthew Westhoff

West Coast
Ins: Mark Seaby, Tim Houlihan
Outs: Dean Cox (groin), Mark Nicoski (back)

B: Matt Spangher, Darren Glass, David Wirrpanda
HB: Andrew Embley, Eric Mackenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Adam Selwood, Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa
HF: Sam Butler, Josh Kennedy, Pat McGinnity
F: Quinten Lynch, Mitch Brown, Mark LeCras
Foll: Mark Seaby, Brad Ebert, Chris Masten
I/C: Adam Cockie, Ashley Hansen, Tim Houlihan, Tyson Stenglein
Emg: Ryan Davis, Nic Naitanui, Mark Nicoski

Richmond v North Melbourne, Sunday, MCG

Richmond
Ins: Jarrod Silvester
Outs: Kelvin Moore (calf)

B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Matthew White
C: Trent Cotchin, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Robin Nahas, Jack Riewoldt, Jayden Post
F: Tyrone Vickery, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C: Tom hislop, Alex Rance, Shane Edwards, Jarrod Silvester
Emg: Adam Pattison, Jordan McMahon, Mark Coughlan

North Melbourne
Ins: Todd Goldstein, Daniel Pratt
Outs: Gavin Urquhart (groin), Daniel Harris (omitted)

B: Brady Rawlings, Scott Thompson, Nathan Grima
HB: Scott McMahon, Josh Gibson, Michael Firrito
C: Levi Greenwood, Liam Anthony, Drew Petrie
HF: Leigh Harding, Lachie Hansen, Lindsay Thomas
F: Brent Harvey, David Hale, Corey Jones
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Adam Simpson, Andrew Swallow
I/C: Sam Power, Leigh Adams, Todd Goldstein, Daniel Pratt
Emg: Daniel Harris, Ben Ross Aaron Edwards

St Kilda v Adelaide, Sunday afternoon, Docklands

St Kilda
Ins: Steven King, Adam Schneider
Outs: Luke Ball, Ben McEvoy (omitted)

B: Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert, Zac Dawson
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Farren Ray
C: Brendon Goddard, Andrew McQualter, Leigh Montagna
HF: Jason Gram, Nick Riewoldt, Robert Eddy
F: Clint Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
I/C: Raphael Clarke, Sean Dempster, Steven King, Adam Schneider
Emg: David Armitage, Ben McEvoy, Jarryn Geary

Adelaide
Ins: Brett Burton
Outs: Tyson Edwards (hamstring)

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Brent Reilly
C: David Mackay, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo
HF: Chris Knights, Scott Stevens, Andrew McLeod
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, James Sellar
Foll: Ivan Maric, Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield
I/C: Michael Doughty, Robert Shirley, Brad Symes, Brett Burton
Emg: Phil Davis, Richard Douglas, Brodie Martin

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DT Round 16 Teams

The teams are in and the big news is Jimmy Bartel is OUT!!! But Gary Ablett is BACK!! And there's still NO Stevie Johnson!!! Anyway elsewhere there's also worries as there's no Aaron Sandilands or Matthew Pavlich at Freo, Josh Fraser's out at Collingwood and with Dean Cox for West Coast, the ruck position is a doosra.

Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Friday night, Docklands

Essendon
No change
Interestingly popular $300k mid/fwd Hayden Skipworth is an emergency. Still no Tom Bellchambers, Bachar Houli or David Zaharakis.

B: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, Michael Hurley
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee
C: Brent Prismall, Ricky Dyson, Andrew Lovett
HF: Sam Lonergan, Scott Lucas, Heath Hocking
F: Jason Winderlich, Matthew Lloyd, Alwyn Davey
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Jobe Watson
I/C: Brent Stanton, Mark McVeigh, Kyle Reimers, Cale Hooker
Emg: Bachar Houli, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Hayden Skipworth

Western Bulldogs
No change
The Bullys look pretty settled so no changes.

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Tom Williams, Dale Morris
C: Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Shaun Higgins, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jason Akermanis, Scott Welsh, Robert Murphy
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C: Will Minson, Josh Hill, Liam Picken, Callan Ward
Emg: Dylan Addison, Tim Callan, Brennan Stack

Carlton v Sydney, Saturday, Docklands

Carlton
Ins: Heath Scotland, Chris Yarran, Paul Bower
Outs: Adam Hartlett, Dennis Armfield, Jeff Garlett (omitted)
$339k mid Scotland is back but $332k mid Nick Stevens is only an emergency. Back-up fwd Garlett gets the chop while there's no return after suspension for Mark Austin. Still no Andrew Walker or Setanta O'hAilpin.

B: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Heath Scotland, Paul Bower, Chris Yarran
C: Kade Simpson, Jordan Russell, Chris Johnson
HF: Marc Murphy, Brad Fisher, Andrew Carrazzo
F: Shaun Hampson, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Bryce Gibbs
I/C: Joe Anderson, Greg Bentley, Shaun Grigg, Ryan Houlihan
Emg: Cameron Cloke, Adam Hartlett, Nick Stevens

Sydney Swans
Ins: Dan Hannebery, Jarrad McVeigh, Jesse White
Outs: Luke Ablett, Paul Bevan, Jared Crouch (omitted)
$162k ruck White comes in having kicked 19 goals in the last 2 weeks in the ressies. Popular backup ruck Mike Pyke gets another run. Still no Leo Barry.

B: Nick Malceski, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Craig Bolton
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Martin Mattner
C: Nick Smith, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Heath Grundy, Ed Barlow
F: Jesse White, Michael O’Loughlin, Adam Goodes
Foll: Darren Jolly, Kieren Jack, Jude Bolton
I/C: Craig Bird, Dan Hannebery, Mike Pyke, Patrick Veszpremi
Emg: Luke Ablett, Paul Bevan, Kristin Thornton

Geelong v Melbourne, Saturday, Skilled Stadium

Geelong
Ins: Gary Ablett, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie, Travis Varcoe, Cameron Ling, Darren Milburn
Outs: Jimmy Bartel (hip), Nathan Djerrkura (corked thigh), Mark Blake, Ryan Gamble, Jeremy Laidler, Tom Gillies (omitted)
Changes galore at the Cattery with some big returns but the omission of Bartel along with the prolonged absence of Stevie Johnson is the main concern.

B: Darren Milburn, Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright
HB: Harry Taylor, Tom Harley, Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey, Cameron Ling, David Wojcinski
HF: Mathew Stokes, Cameron Mooney, Shannon Byrnes
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Max Rooke
Foll: Shane Mumford, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C: Travis Varcoe, Simon Hogan, Tom Lonergan, Kane Tenace
Emg: Tom Gillies, Trent West, Jeremy Laidler

Melbourne
Ins: Clint Bartram
Outs: Daniel Bell (shoulder)
$219k def Bartram wins a recall but there's still no Kyle Cheney, Jack Watts or popular rookie ruck Jake Spencer.

B: Cale Morton, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley
HB: Brent Moloney, Jared Rivers, Jack Grimes
C: Neville Jetta, Brock McLean, Aaron Davey
HF: Cameron Bruce, Matthew Bate, Ricky Petterd
F: Russell Robertson, Brad Green, Liam Jurrah
Foll: Mark Jamar, James McDonald, Nathan Jones
I/C: Lynden Dunn, Stefan Martin, Paul Wheatley, Clint Bartram
Emg: Paul Johnson, Jamie Bennell, Brad Miller

Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Saturday night, Subiaco

Fremantle
Ins: Andrew Foster, Adam Campbell, Clancee Pearce
Outs: Byron Schammer (calf), Clayton Hinkley, Ryan Murphy (omitted)
Still no Pavlich or Sandilands. $75k defender Pearce gets a run which'll burst his bubble.

B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Nic Suban
HB: Antoni Grover, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Tim Ruffles
HF: Stephen Hill, Adam Campbell, Dean Solomon
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Kepler Bradley, Andrew Foster
Foll: Zac Clarke, Steven Dodd, David Mundy
I/C: Brett Peake, Matt de Boer, Clancee Pearce, Scott Thornton
Emg: Clayton Hinkley, Marcus Drum, Ryan Murphy

Brisbane Lions
Ins: Bradd Dalziell, Jared Brennan
Outs: Jed Adcock (knee), Matt Austin (omitted)
The knee injury is $349k defender Adcock is obviously a blow to many DT coaches. Still no Travis Johnstone.

B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Tom Collier
HB: Joel Patfull, Josh Drummond, Joel Macdonald
C: Jared Brennan, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, James Polkinghorne
F: Tim Notting, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Foll: Mitch Clark, Cheynee Stiller, Justin Sherman
I/C: Albert Proud, Bradd Dalziell, Sam Sheldon, Jack Redden
Emg: Jason Roe, James Hawksley, Pearce Hanley

Collingwood v Hawthorn, Saturday night, MCG

Collingwood
Ins: Nathan Brown, Cameron Wood
Outs: Josh Fraser (knee), Sharrod Wellingham (omitted)
$341k ruck Fraser's absence hurts the 28,000 DT coaches who own him. Still no sign of Steele Sidebottom.

B: Harry O’Brien, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Dale Thomas
C: Brad Dick, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
F: Alan Didak, John Anthony, Heath Shaw
Foll: Cameron Wood, Dane Swan, Shane O’Bree
I/C: Ben Johnson, Leigh Brown, Leon Davis, Alan Toovey
Emg: Sharrod Wellingham, Ryan Cook, Chris Dawes

Hawthorn
Ins: Brent Renouf, Ryan Schoenmakers
Outs: Robert Campbell (inj), Rick Ladson (inj)
$421k gun midfielder Sam Mitchell gets the go-ahead despite a shoulder concern. Handy $138k fwd/def Schoenmakers gets another run while there's still no Beau Muston.

B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy
HB: Grant Birchall, Luke Hodge, Xavier Ellis
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Liam Shiels
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Ben McGlynn
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman
I/C: Beau Dowler, Josh Kennedy, Brent Renouf, Ryan Schoenmakers
Emg: Cameron Stokes, Travis Tuck, Brendan Whitecross

Port Adelaide v West Coast, Sunday, AAMI Stadium

Port Adelaide
Ins: Travis Boak, Matthew Broadbent, Nick Lower, Nick Salter, Matt Thomas
Outs: Josh Carr, Peter Burgoyne (omitted)
Gun $358k midfielder Boak returns, while the axe has fallen on experienced duo Carr and Burgoyne. Salter and Broadbent have been in good SANFL form and either should get a run.

B: Alipate Carlile, Toby Thurstans, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Paul Stewart
C: Steven Salopek, Dom Cassisi, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Matthew Broadbent, Jason Davenport, Tom Logan, Nick Lower, Michael Pettigrew, Nick Salter, Matt Thomas

West Coast
Ins: Mark Seaby, Nic Naitanui, Ryan Davis, Tim Houlihan
Outs: Dean Cox (groin)
$418k ruck Cox is out and there's still no Daniel Kerr, but Naitanui returns to ease the ruck troubles for many DT coaches although he may not play with Seaby picked too.

B: David Wirrpanda, Darren Glass, Matt Spangher
HB: Shannon Hurn, Eric Mackenzie, Andrew Embley
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood
HF: Pat McGinnity, Josh Kennedy, Sam Butler
F: Mark LeCras, Mitch Brown, Quinten Lynch
Foll: Mark Seaby, Brad Ebert, Chris Matsen
I/C (from): Adam Cockie, Ryan Davis, Ashley Hansen, Tim Houlihan, Tyson Stenglein, Nic Naitanui, Mark Nicoski

Richmond v North Melbourne, Sunday, MCG

Richmond
Ins: Adam Pattison, Mark Coughlan, Jarrod Silvester, Jordan McMahon
Outs: Kelvin Moore (calf)
The sight of the name Coughlan is good news for those patient DT coaches who've held onto him, but he's only named in the 25. I fancy $75k def Silvester getting a run here. Still no Nathan Foley along with the usual suspects of Andrew Raines, Joel Bowden, Troy Simmonds or Nathan Brown.

B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Matthew White
C: Trent Cotchin, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Robin Nahas, Jack Riewoldt, Jayden Post
F: Tyrone Vickery, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C (from): Adam Pattison, Alex Rance, Jordan McMahon, Jarrod Silvester, Tom Hislop, Mark Coughlan, Shane Edwards

North Melbourne
Ins: Ben Ross, Todd Goldstein, Aaron Edwards, Daniel Pratt
Outs: Gavin Urquhart (groin)
Pratt is the likely return for the Kangas here.

B: Brady Rawlings, Scott Thompson, Nathan Grima
HB: Scott McMahon, Josh Gibson, Michael Firrito
C: Levi Greenwood, Liam Anthony, Drew Petrie
HF: Leigh Harding, Lachie Hansen, Lindsay Thomas
F: Brent Harvey, David Hale, Corey Jones
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Adam Simpson, Andrew Swallow
I/C (from): Daniel Harris, Sam Power, Leigh Adams, Ben Ross, Todd Goldstein, Aaron Edwards, Daniel Pratt

St Kilda v Adelaide, Sunday afternoon, Docklands

St Kilda
Ins: David Armitage, Steven King, James Gwilt, Adam Schneider
Outs: Ben McEvoy (omitted)
Looks like a straight swap of rucks for the Saints this week, but coach Ross Lyon did also say this week Schneider would return so someone will drop out for him. Perhaps Luke Ball? Still no Max Hudghton.

B: Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert, Zac Dawson
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Farren Ray
C: Brendon Goddard, Andrew McQualter, Leigh Montagna
HF: Jason Gram, Nick Riewoldt, Robert Eddy
F: Clint Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
I/C (from): Luke Ball, Raphael Clarke, Sean Dempster, David Armitage, James Gwilt, Steven King, Adam Schneider

Adelaide
Ins: Brett Burton, Phil Davis, Richard Douglas, Brodie Martin
Outs: Tyson Edwards (hamstring)
The return of the ridiculously overpriced 'Birdman' is big news. The loss of $381k midfielder Tyson Edwards shouldn't be understated. A bubble bursting game coming up for $86k fwd/ruck James Sellar. Still no Jonathon Griffin or Taylor Walker.

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Brent Reilly
C: David Mackay, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo
HF: Chris Knights, Scott Stevens, Andrew McLeod
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, James Sellar
Foll: Ivan Maric, Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield
I/C (from): Michael Doughty, Robert Shirley, Brad Symes, Phil Davis, Brett Burton, Richard Douglas, Brodie Martin

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Pavlich & Sandilands 50-50

Popular Fremantle duo Aaron Sandilands and Matthew Pavlich are rated as a 50-50 chance to take their place in the side to face Brisbane this Saturday night.

Sandilands, a $415k ruck owned by over 46,000 DT coaches, has a minor hamstring strain, while Pavlich, a $361k forward owned by over 56,000 DT coaches, has missed the club's last two matches with a calf injury.

Sandilands' fitness is especially important for DT coaches in the wake of fellow ruckman Dean Cox's 2-3 week injury.

Dockers coach Mark Harvey said on Wednesday, "No question they want to be playing this week [but] we will have to overrule to the expertise of our fitness and medical staff.

"It's whether they get through the training session really.

"We'd like them to be playing. We need them to play, particularly with the younger group, so if we can get them out there we will."

Meanwhile, Harvey did acknowledge $75k rookie defender Clancee Pearce would play this week after good WAFL form.

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