DT Round 20 Teams

HAWTHORN v ADELAIDE
Hawthorn
B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Grant Birchall
HB: Travis Tuck, Ryan Schoenmakers, Beau Muston
C: Chance Bateman, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Jarryd Morton, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne
F: Cyril Rioli, Brent Renouf, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Simon Taylor, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
I/C: Robert Campbell, Josh Kennedy, Shane Savage, Liam Shiels Emg: Beau Dowler, Tom Murphy, Brendan Whitecross

In: Morton, Muston, Sewell, Savage
Out: Jarryd Roughead (knee), Beau Dowler, Thomas Murphy, Brendan Whitecross

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Nathan van Berlo, Scott Stevens, Michael Doughty
C: Bernie Vince, Simon Goodwin, Brad Symes
HF: Scott Thompson, Kurt Tippett, Andrew McLeod
F: Jason Porplyzia, Trent Hentschel, Chris Knights
Foll: Ivan Maric, Tyson Edwards, Brent Reilly
I/C: Robert Shirley, Richard Douglas, James Sellar, Rory Sloane
Emg: Jonathon Griffin, Phil Davis, Jared Petrenko

In: Hentschel, Sloane
Out: Brett Burton (glute), Taylor Walker

RICHMOND v COLLINGWOOD
Richmond
B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Joel Bowden
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Chris Newman
C: Shane Edwards, Brett Deledio, Jordan McMahon
HF: Nathan Brown, Jack Riewoldt, Richard Tambling
F: Tom Hislop, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Tyrone Vickery, Daniel Jackson, Shane Tuck
I/C: Alex Rance, Matthew White, Robin Nahas, Angus Graham
Emg: Kel Moore, Mark Coughlan, Troy Simmonds

In: Bowden, Tuck
Out: Kel Moore, Jayden Post

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

In: Wellingham
Out: Tyson Goldsack (achilles)

WEST COAST v NORTH MELBOURNE
West Coast
B: Adam Selwood, Darren Glass, Mitch Brown
HB: Shannon Hurn, Beau Wilkes, Sam Butler
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Tim Houlihan
HF: Andrew Embley, Josh Kennedy, Scott Selwood
F: Mark LeCras, Callum Wilson, Quinten Lynch
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Chris Masten, Brad Ebert
I/C: Pat McGinnity, Ben McKinley, Tom Swift, David Wirrpanda
Emg: Ryan Davis, Chad Fletcher, Will Schofield

No change

North Melbourne
B: Gavin Urquhart, Scott Thompson, Lachlan Hansen
HB: Michael Firrito, Nathan Grima, Levi Greenwood
C: Matt Campbell, Josh Gibson, Liam Anthony
HF: Andrew Swallow, Corey Jones, Brent Harvey
F: Scott McMahon, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Brady Rawlings, Leigh Adams
I/C: Daniel Pratt, Todd Goldstein, Daniel Harris, Sam Power
Emg: Ed Lower, Aaron Edwards, Cruize Garlett

No change

BRISBANE LIONS v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, James Hawksley
HB: Joel Patfull, Josh Drummond, Joel Macdonald
C: Jared Brennan, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, James Polkinghorne
F: Sam Sheldon, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Foll: Mitch Clark, Cheynee Stiller, Justin Sherman
I/C: Scott Harding, Tim Notting, Travis Johnstone, Jack Redden
Emg: Aaron Cornelius, Bradd Dalziell, Tom Rockliff

In: Johnstone
Out: Troy Selwood (neck soreness)

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

In: Picken, Murphy, Welsh
Out: Brennan Stack, Andrejs Everitt, Daniel Cross (ankle)

SYDNEY SWANS v GEELONG
Sydney Swans
B: Jared Crouch, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Leo Barry
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Craig Bolton
C: Nick Smith, Brett Kirk, Martin Mattner
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Luke Ablett
F: Jesse White, Michael O’Loughlin, Dan Hannebery
Foll: Darren Jolly, Kieren Jack, Jude Bolton
I/C: Ed Barlow, Jarred Moore, Matt O’Dwyer, Mike PykeEmg: Paul Bevan, Nick Malceski, Kristin Thornton

In: Barry
Out: Jarrad McVeigh (hamstring)

Geelong
B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright
HB: Harry Taylor, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Travis Varcoe, Cameron Mooney, Steve Johnson
F: Mathew Stokes, Tom Hawkins, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Shane Mumford, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C: Mark Blake, David Johnson, Simon Hogan, Tom Gillies
Emg: Ryan Gamble, Jeremy Laidler, Kane Tenace

In: Scarlett, Taylor, Blake, D. Johnson
Out: David Wojcinski (ankle), Darren Milburn (ankle), Max Rooke (knee soreness), Kane Tenace

MELBOURNE v FREMANTLE
Melbourne
B: Stefan Martin, James Frawley, Kyle Cheney
HB: Clint Bartram, Jared Rivers, Ricky Petterd
C: James McDonald, Lynden Dunn, Cale Morton
HF: Brent Moloney, Brad Miller, Nathan Jones
F: Neville Jetta, Matthew Bate, Liam Jurrah
Foll: Paul Johnson, Aaron Davey, Colin Sylvia
I/C: Tom McNamara, Shane Valenti, Brock McLean, Russell Robertson
Emg: Jordie McKenzie, Mark Jamar, Jake Spencer

In: McLean, Rivers, Jurrah, Robertson
Out: Cameron Bruce (wrist), Rohan Bail (quad), Michael Newton (achilles), Jake Spencer

Fremantle
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Jay van Berlo
HB: Antoni Grover, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Chris Mayne
HF: Stephen Hill, Matt de Boer, Dean Solomon
F: Des Headland, Matthew Pavlich, Nic Suban
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Steven Dodd, David Mundy
I/C: Brett Peake, Marcus Drum, Kepler Bradley, Byron Schammer
Emg: Clancee Pearce, Roger Hayden, Michael Walters

In: McPharlin
Out: Clancee Pearce

PORT ADELAIDE v CARLTON
Port Adelaide
B: Hamish Hartlett, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Troy Chaplin
C: Shaun Burgoyne, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Matthew Thomas, Brendon Lade, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C: Steven Salopek, Peter Burgoyne, Josh Carr, Brett Ebert
Emg: Paul Stewart, Toby Thurstans, Tom Logan

In: P. Burgoyne, Carr, Ebert, Salopek
Out: Jason Davenport (adductor), Nick Salter, Tom Logan, Toby Thurstans

Carlton
B: Paul Bower, Setanta O’hAilpin, Jordan Russell
HB: Dennis Armfield, Bret Thornton, Aaron Joseph
C: Ryan Houlihan, Bryce Gibbs, Nick Stevens
HF: Kade Simpson, Matthew Kreuzer, Heath Scotland
F: Eddie Betts, Brendan Fevola, Andrew Walker
Foll: Shaun Hampson, Marc Murphy, Chris Judd
I/C: Andrew Carrazzo, Richard Hadley, Mitch Robinson, Simon Wiggins
Emg: Mark Austin, Cameron Cloke, Chris Yarran

No change

ESSENDON v ST KILDA
Essendon
B: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tayte Pears, Jarrod Atkinson
HB: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee
C: Kyle Reimers, Ricky Dyson, Mark McVeigh
HF: Michael Quinn, Michael Hurley, Angus Monfries
F: Sam Lonergan, Jay Neagle, Andrew Welsh
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson
I/C: Tom Bellchambers, Courtenay Dempsey, Brent Prismall, Andrew Lovett
Emg: Alwyn Davey, Cale Hooker, Leroy Jetta

In: Bellchambers, Lovett, Welsh
Out: Heath Hocking, Alwyn Davey, Bachar Houli

St Kilda
B: Raphael Clarke, Max Hudghton, Steven Baker
HB: Sam Fisher, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
C: Brendon Goddard, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Leigh Montagna, Justin Koschitzke, Jason Gram
F: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Farren Ray, Luke Ball
I/C: David Armitage, Jason Blake, Sean Dempster, Steven King
Emg: James Gwilt, Jack Steven, Colm Begley

In: Baker, Gilbert, Fisher, Goddard, Hayes, Dal Santo, Montagna, Riewoldt
Out: Andrew McQualter (inj), Clint Jones (inj), Robert Eddy, Ben McEvoy, Colm Begley, Jarryn Geary, Jack Steven, James Gwilt

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McVeigh's Season Over?

Sydney midfielder Jarrad McVeigh may not play again this season after a pulling a hamstring in Sunday's win over Richmond.

Swans coach Paul Roos said, "He’s had a little bit of a problem with it over the past month and he missed that one game.

"It’d be possible that you wouldn’t see him again this year.

"I mean we’ll try to rehab it [but] I don’t know, they’re normally two to three weeks."

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DT Round 19 Injury & Suspension News

Here's a cheeky update for you all, as I catch up on some AFL footy whilst on holiday. I should be able to get some good info up on the site in the next 24 hours, so have a look. Anyway, first of all here is the rundown of news on the topic of injuries and suspensions from the weekend.

Fremantle v Port Adelaide: Port's Jacob Surjan benched after Q2 with a corked thigh. Hamish Hartlett struggled with a back injury during the game and you wonder about his fitness for the rest of the year.

Richmond v Sydney: The man with the dodgiest hamstring in the land, Jarrad McVeigh pulled his hammy today. Also ruckman Darren Jolly has an AC joint worry.

North Melbourne v Melbourne: For the Dees, Jared Rivers was a late change. For North, Josh Gibson hurt his thumb & Hamish McIntosh's output was hurt by a back problem in Q1, but both should be OK for next week. While Cam Bruce's output was down due to a wrist concern. Youngster Rohan Bail injured his thigh in the warm-up, but played and then was mothballed. Odd one.

Adelaide v Collingwood: Brett Burton copped a 'badly corked buttock' and sat on the pine. Doesn't look too good for him.

Essendon v Brisbane Lions: no major injury worries, although Bomber Kyle Reimers limped off in Q4 but returned.

Hawthorn v St Kilda: Big news here with late changes, as for the Hawks, Brad Sewell (quad) was a late withdrawal and for the Saints, Nick Dal Santo (illness) & Sam Fisher (general soreness) were late changes. James Gwilt got reported, while Jarryd Roughead had a worrying thigh problem in Q4.

Western Bulldogs v West Coast: For the Dogs, Liam Picken was a late change. For the Eagles, Adam Selwood copped a knock to the knee but should be okay.

Carlton v Geelong: For the Blues, Mark Austin was a late withdrawal. For Geelong, there were bad ankle injuries for David Wojcinski and Darren Milburn while Cam Mooney got concussed and will touch-and-go for next week.

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DT Round 19 Teams

CARLTON v GEELONG
Carlton
B: Andrew Walker, Bret Thornton, Paul Bower
HB: Aaron Joseph, Mark Austin, Dennis Armfield
C: Heath Scotland, Andrew Carrazzo, Marc Murphy
HF: Nick Stevens, Setanta O’hAilpin, Chris Judd
F: Ryan Houlihan, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Bryce Gibbs, Richard Hadley
I/C: Shaun Hampson, Mitch Robinson, Jordan Russell, Kade Simpson
Emg: Cameron Cloke, Shaun Grigg, Simon Wiggins

No change

Geelong
B: Darren Milburn, Tom Harley, Corey Enright
HB: David Wojcinski, Tom Lonergan Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Travis Varcoe, Cameron Mooney, Steve Johnson
F: Mathew Stokes, Tom Hawkins, Max Rooke
Foll: Shane Mumford, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C: Tom Gillies, Shannon Byrnes, Kane Tenace, Simon Hogan
Emg: Jeremy Laidler, Mark Blake, Taylor Hunt

In: Lonergan
Out: Paul Chapman

WESTERN BULLDOGS v WEST COAST
Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Tom Williams, Ryan Hargrave
C: Callan Ward, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Josh Hill, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Brennan Stack, Will Minson, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney
I/C: Dylan Addison, Nathan Eagleton, Andrejs Everitt, Liam Picken
Emg: Guy O’Keefe, Wayde Skipper, Easton Wood

No change

West Coast
B: Adam Selwood, Darren Glass, Mitch Brown
HB: Shannon Hurn, Beau Wilkes, Sam Butler
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Tim Houlihan
HF: Andrew Embley, Josh Kennedy, Scott Selwood
F: Mark LeCras, Callum Wilson, Quinten Lynch
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Brad Ebert, Chris Masten
I/C: Pat McGinnity, Ben McKinley, Tom Swift, David Wirrpanda
Emg: Ryan Davis, Chad Fletcher, Will Schofield

In: Wilkes
Out: Eric Mackenzie (thigh)

HAWTHORN v ST KILDA
Hawthorn
B: Thomas Murphy, Stephen Gilham, Brendan Whitecross
HB: Travis Tuck, Ryan Schoenmakers, Grant Birchall
C: Chance Bateman, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne
F: Brent Renouf, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Simon Taylor, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
I/C: Robert Campbell, Ben McGlynn, Josh Kennedy, Liam Shiels
Emg: Beau Dowler, Shane Savage, Matt Suckling

In: Campbell, Osborne, Tuck
Out: Brent Guerra (inj), Xavier Ellis (ankle), Cameron Stokes

St Kilda
B: Jason Blake, Max Hudghton, Raphael Clarke
HB: Zac Dawson, Sam Fisher, Farren Ray
C: Jarryn Geary, Andrew McQualter, Adam Schneider
HF: Jason Gram, Justin Koschitzke, Robert Eddy
F: Clint Jones, Michael Gardiner, Stephen Milne
Foll: Steven King, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo
I/C: Sean Dempster, James Gwilt, Ben McEvoy, Jack Steven
Emg: David Armitage, Colm Begley, Nick Heyne

In: Gardiner, Dawson, Ball, Steven, Geary
Out: Nick Riewoldt (concussion), Leigh Montagna (elbow), Brendon Goddard (knee), Steven Baker (knee), Lenny Hayes (back)

New: Jack Steven (Geelong U18)

ESSENDON v BRISBANE LIONS
Essendon
B: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tayte Pears, Jarrod Atkinson
HB: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee
C: Kyle Reimers, Ricky Dyson, Mark McVeigh
HF: ALwyn Davey, Michael Hurley, Angus Monfries,
F: Michael Quinn, Jay Neagle, Sam Lonergan
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Brent Prismall, Jobe Watson
I/C: Brent Stanton, Courtenay Dempsey, Heath Hocking, Bachar Houli
Emg: Leroy Jetta, David Myers, Cale Hooker

In: Atkinson, McVeigh, Quinn, Davey, Houli
Out: Hayden Skipworth, Cale Hooker, Andrew Lovett (leg), Scott Lucas (knee), Andrew Welsh (leg)

Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, James Hawksley
HB: Joel Patfull, Josh Drummond, Joel Macdonald
C: Jared Brennan, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, James Polkinghorne
F: Sam Sheldon, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Foll: Mitch Clark, Cheynee Stiller, Justin Sherman
I/C: Scott Harding, Tim Notting, Troy Selwood, Jack Redden
Emg: Bradd Dalziell, Travis Johnstone, Jason Roe

In: Bradshaw, Harding, Notting
Out: Jason Roe, Bradd Dalziell, Tom Rockliff

ADELAIDE v COLLINGWOOD
Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty
HB: Nathan van Berlo, Nathan Bock, Brent Reilly
C: David Mackay, Simon Goodwin, Andrew McLeod
HF: Chris Knights, Brett Burton, Bernie Vince
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Taylor Walker
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Tyson Edwards
I/C: Robert Shirley, Andy Otten, Scott Stevens, James Sellar
Emg: Jonathon Griffin, Brad Symes, Richard Douglas

In: Walker, Mackay
Out: Patrick Dangerfield (back), Brad Symes

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

In: Dawes, Dick
Out: Jaxson Barham, Steele Sidebottom

NORTH MELBOURNE v MELBOURNE
North Melbourne
B: Daniel Pratt, Scott Thompson, Gavin Urquhart
HB: Brady Rawlings, Nathan Grima, Scott McMahon
C: Josh Gibson, Michael Firrito, Liam Anthony
HF: Matt Campbell, Corey Jones, Brent Harvey
F: Leigh Adams, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
I/C (from): Ed Lower, Daniel Harris, Sam Power, Lachie Hansen, Todd Goldstein, Aaron Edwards, Cruize Garlett

In: Lower, Harris, Adams, Edwards, Garlett
Out: Leigh Harding (hamstring), Adam Simpson (retired)

Melbourne
B: Shane Valenti, Matthew Warnock, Kyle Cheney
HB: Clint Bartram, Jared Rivers, Cameron Bruce
C: James Frawley, James McDonald, Aaron Davey
HF: Brent Moloney, Michael Newton, Cale Morton
F: Brad Miller, Stefan Martin, Matthew Bate
Foll: Jake Spencer, Neville Jetta, Nathan Jones
I/C (from): Tom McNamara, Colin Sylvia, Rohan Bail, Paul Johnson, Lynden Dunn, Simon Buckley, Ricky Petterd

In: Moloney, Sylvia, Morton, McNamara, Bail, Buckley
Out: Jack Grimes (hip), Matthew Whelan (foot), Jamie Bennell (knee)

New: Tom McNamara (South Adelaide)

RICHMOND v SYDNEY SWANS
Richmond
B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Dean Polo , Luke McGuane, Kel Moore
C: Shane Edwards, Brett Deledio, Jordan McMahon
HF: Robin Nahas, Jack Riewoldt, Jayden Post
F: Tom Hislop, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Tyrone Vickery, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C (from): Adam Pattison, Matthew White, Nathan Brown, Shane Tuck, Angus Graham, Alex Rance, Graham Polak

In: Tuck, Rance, Graham, Polak
Out: Trent Cotchin (hip)

Sydney Swans
B: Jared Crouch, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Craig Bolton
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Martin Mattner
C: Nick Smith, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Luke Ablett
F: Jesse White, Michael O’Loughlin, Daniel Hannebery
Foll: Darren Jolly, Kieren Jack, Jude Bolton,
I/C (from): Ed Barlow, Paul Bevan, Jarred Moore, Matt O’Dwyer, Mike Pyke, Kris Thornton, Patrick Veszpremi

In: Bevan, O’Dwyer, Thornton, Veszpremi
Out: Craig Bird (shoulder)

FREMANTLE v PORT ADELAIDE
Fremantle
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Jay van Berlo
HB: Antoni Grover, Kepler Bradley, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Chris Mayne
HF: Stephen Hill, Marcus Drum, Dean Solomon
F: Brett Peake, Matthew Pavlich, Nic Suban
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Steven Dodd, David Mundy
I/C (from): Des Headland, Matt de Boer, Clancee Pearce, Zac Clarke, Michael Walters, Byron Schammer, Scott Thornton

In: Peake, Clarke, Drum, Schammer
Out: Hayden Ballantyne (susp)

Port Adelaide
B: Alipate Carlile, Toby Thurstans, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Troy Chaplin
C: Shaun Burgoyne, Domenic Cassisi, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Matthew Thomas, Brendon Lade, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Jason Davenport, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Logan, Matthew Broadbent, Nick Salter, Brett Ebert, Peter Burgoyne

In: Broadbent, P. Burgoyne, Ebert
Out: -

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I'm Off On Holiday

Sorry folks, for the next or week I'll be out of the office, out of town and out on holiday.

Thus the blog won't be providing such in-depth news and updates until I get back on Friday August 14. In the meantime I will provide our authentic updates, ie.News from the Reserves, Movers & Shakers etc. But not much breaking news.

I know it's not the best time to head off on holiday, with DT finals kicking off, but you should be fine without me. All the best in the meantime.
Ben

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News From The Reserves

- In the VFL, Box Hill beat Coburg Tigers by 5 points with Hawks bigman Robbie Campbell impressing amongst the best whilst also kicking a snag. Hawker Travis Tuck was in the best too and also kicked a goal.

For the Tigers, Joel Bowden was their best afield, kicking 2 goals as well, while Troy Simmonds booted 3 goals and Mark Coughlan, Shane Tuck and Graham Polak were all named in the best players.

Northern Bullants beat Collingwood by 8 points, with Carlton ruckman Robbie Warnock back and doing pretty well with 18 hitouts. Also for the Blues brigade, Adam Bentick got 31 touches and 3 goals, Cam Cloke booted 2 snags and Jeff Garlett produced some decent forward pressure with 7 tackles.

For Collingwood, Anthony Rocca also returned after injury and kicked 1.2 from 7 marks. Pies youngster Ryan Cook had 29 disposals and 9 tackles while Chris Dawes (2 goals) and Brent Macaffer were named in the best.

Geelong pipped Casey Scorpions by 4 points, with Cat Travis West the best afield while Jeremy Laidler was also amongst the best players.

For Casey, Melbourne's Colin Sylvia was one of their best performers, booting 3 goals, suggesting he'll be back in the seniors team next week.

North Ballarat defeated Williamstown by 21 points, with Kanga Aaron Edwards kicking 4 goals. David Hale wasn't great with one goal, while Cruize Garlett was named amongst the best.

For Willy's Bulldogs bunch, Guy O'Keefe and Wayde Skipper were listed amongst the best players.

Sandringham got the better of the Bendigo Bombers by 19 points, with Sandy's Sainters doing okay, with Jarryn Geary BOG. Also for the Saints bunch, Nick Heyne booted 5,while David Armitage grabbed 2.

For Bendigo's Bombers, Leroy Jetta, David Myers and Tom Bellchambers (one goal) where all named amongst the best.

- In the WAFL, premiership favourites South Fremantle flogged the pants off Peel Thunder by 102 points with Docker Daniel Gilmore doing okay racking up 27 touches.

Subiaco beat Perth by 28 points, with Eagle Chad Fletcher doing great with 22 kicks, 14 HBs, 8 marks and 11 tackles. Adam Cockie was beaten by his opponent.

Swan Districts thumped Claremont, with Ash Hansen kicking 4 snags, while Eagle Ryan Davis had 32 touches, Docker Clayton Hinkley 22 and for WCE's Beau Wilkes struggled up forward.

West Perth destroyed East Freo too, with Freo's Adam Campbell pretty good up forward, while for the Sharks WCE's Brent Staker was really good across half-forward with 3.3.

- In the SANFL, Port Magpies were beaten by Central Districts by 40 points. For Port, axed Power man Brett Ebert started on the ball and racked up 19 important touches, 4 goals and 5 clearances.

West Adelaide thumped the Panthers too, with Port's rookie ruckman Matthew Lobbe doing really well with 32 hitouts.

- In the Canberra AFL, Sydney Swans reserves lost to Belconnen by 16 points. For the Swans, Matt O'Dwyer was their best with 43 possessions, Pat Veszpremi 32, while Tim Schmidt was in hot form until he tore his hamstring in Q2.

- In the Queensland AFL, Brisbane Lions reserves had the bye.

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Worsfold Hints Cox's Year Over

West Coast coach John Worsfold looks to have conceded the seasons of Dean Cox and Daniel Kerr are already over due to injuries.

"We want to get them up ready to play with no soreness," Worsfold said on Tuesday.

"That might take four weeks, that might take eight weeks.

"Even though we are not playing in eight weeks time we have to get them to a point to say they are working hard enough to be ready to play and they are not getting any soreness, so we know we've fixed the problem.

"When the season finishes we can't stop them from doing anything and think we've fixed the problem. We need to make sure we have.

"So that means getting them up to a point where they could play. That's a gradual build-up.

"And from there we hope we know we've fixed the problem and then they can have their break and prepare for the pre-season."

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Around The Grounds

• Popular St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert could miss another match with back soreness. Gilbert missed Saints training on Tuesday and worryingly St Kilda coach Ross Lyon said this, "We're in a position to be more conservative as opposed to aggresive." Gilbert may not be risked.
  

• Also from St Kilda there was an injury scare for Leigh Montagna but he should play, with Lyon saying, "Montagna’s pretty keen to keep his form going. We’ll see how the week unfolds.”
  

• Port Adelaide's $405k midfielder Dom Cassisi will play this weekend despite a depression in his frontal sinus. Port confirmed Cassisi's injury is minor but he'll wear a helmet this weekend.

• Essendon look likely to regain Alwyn Davey and Mark McVeigh for this weekend's clash with Brisbane but Matty Lloyd (heel) and Jason Winderlich (back) will miss. Bombers coach Matt Knights said on Tuesday, "Davey and McVeigh will be up for selection and we'll have a look at them this afternoon.

• Carlton's Mr. Late-withdrawal Michael Jamison could miss the rest of the season with a groin problem. Blues coach Brett Ratten said, "Will he be right for the following week? Is he out for the year? I don't know, we're sort of just sitting here and waiting."

• Brisbane Lions have listed young $193k def/fwd Lachie Henderson as out for 3-4 weeks with a foot injury. The news is a fresh injury blow for Henderson.

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