AFL Round 5 teams news: Collingwood names Jack Ginnivan in squad as injuries hit stars

Collingwood has named Jack Ginnivan for his first senior game since his drugs ban, while the Giants have pulled the trigger on the No.1 pick. Check out all the ins and outs.

Collingwood livewire Jack Ginnivan’s exile is over with the forward locked in to play against an unbeaten St Kilda at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

Ginnivan, 20, has not played at AFL level since last year’s preliminary final after being suspended for the first two games this year due to admitting to taking an illicit drug during pre-season.

But Ginnivan will light up a front half alongside fellow smalls Bobby Hill and Beau McCreery on Sunday after recording strong GPS numbers in the VFL last week.

The small forward has kicked three goals and averaged 12 disposals and five score involvements in his two reserves matches for the Magpies since his ban ended.

“I did notice him walking up and down my hallway a couple more times than he normally does looking to see where he’s at,” coach Craig McRae said.

McRae announced to players before training at West Adelaide that Ginnivan was back in what will be his first game under new captain Darcy Moore, who has been a strong mentor for Ginnivan.

Jack Ginnivan (right) will make his AFL return on Sunday. Picture: Michael Klein

Ginnivan slotted 40 goals last year and suddenly he is on track to play in next week’s Anzac Day clash as well as the reigning Anzac Day Medallist.

While there will be room for Ginnivan, Hill and McReery in the same forward line, there was a doubt over Will Hoskin-Elliott.

“Will has been sick this week. He is going to fly tomorrow. We are anticipating that he is going to be right,” McRae said.

Nathan Kreuger will make his return in the VFL on Sunday as the Magpies desperately search for ruck cover without Darcy Cameron, Mason Cox and Aiden Begg.

Greater Western Sydney has pulled the trigger on No.1 pick Aaron Cadman after resisting the urge to blood the key forward in the first month.

The Giants confirmed the talented 19-year-old will make his AFL debut against Hawthorn at Norwood Oval on Sunday after he was put on standby before their round 5 loss to Essendon last round.

The Hawks will also unveil a debutant with speedy 2020 draftee Seamus Mitchell given his first chance to shine in the brown and gold.

Richmond has lost three stars to injury with Tom Lynch, Toby Nankervis and Jack Graham all missing its blockbuster clash with Sydney at Adelaide Oval.

They have been replaced by goalkicker Jack Riewoldt after the three-time premiership star was managed last week, with versatile tall Ben Miller also set to play a hand in the ruck to support four-game Tiger Samson Ryan.

Former skipper Trent Cotchin has also been named in the 22 after he was brought on as the sub in the loss to the Bulldogs.

Sydney tall stocks have been decimated with Tom and Paddy McCartin, Lance Franklin and Dane Rampe all missing with injury, with debutant Corey Warner, Hayden McLean and Matt Roberts named as inclusions.

The Western Bulldogs have also lost three players to injury, headlined by midfielder Bailey Smith.

Alex Keath and Hayden Crozier will also miss their crunch Saturday night contest against Port Adelaide with Tim O’Brien, Taylor Duryea, Cody Weightman called up to the senior side.

North Melbourne’s defence has been bolstered by key backs Ben McKay and Griffin Logue as Brisbane welcomes back running defender Daniel Rich.

The Demons have left out defenders Jake Lever (injured) and Michael Hibberd (managed) and brought back talls Adam Tomlinson and Ben Brown, with Tom McDonald named at centre-half back.

Essendon forward Will Snelling will play his first game for the season, replacing father-son draftee Alwyn Davey who has been managed.

Mature-age recruit Corey Wagner will make his Dockers debut as he continues his career at a third AFL side after stints at Melbourne and North Melbourne,

Fremantle and Gold Coast have both dropped three players for their Friday afternoon contest in Norwood, with Justin Longmuir dropping playmakers Liam Henry, Nathan Wilson and Nathan O’Driscoll.

AFL ROUND 5 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEST)

ADELAIDE CROWS v CARLTON

Thursday April 13, 7:40pm at Adelaide Oval

CROWS

B: Doedee, Murray, Michalanney

HB: Smith, Butts, Hinge

C: Dawson, Laird, Sholl

HF: Rankine, Thilthorpe, Sloane

F: Walker, Fogarty, Murphy

FOLL: O’Brien, Rachele, Soligo

I/C: Jones, Milera, Pedlar, Keays

EMG: Schoenberg, McHenry, Himmelberg, Gollant

IN: Fogarty, Pedlar

OUT: McHenry, Gollant (both omitted), Schoenberg (sub)

BLUES

B: Young, Weitering, Saad

HB: Cowan, McGovern, Newman

C: Cerra, Cripps, Hollands

HF: Fisher, McKay, Silvagni

F: E.Curnow, C.Curnow, Motlop

FOLL: De Koning, Hewett, Walsh

I/C: Acres, Kennedy, Durdin, Pittonet

EMG: Plowman, Honey, O’Brien, Carroll

IN: Walsh, Acres, Kennedy

OUT: O’Brien, Honey (both omitted), Docherty (injured), Carroll (sub)

FREMANTLE v GOLD COAST SUNS

Friday April 14, 5:10pm at Norwood Oval

DOCKERS

B: Cox, Pearce, Young

HB: Clark, Ryan, Wagner

C: Aish, Johnson, Sturt

HF: Walters, Jackson, Banfield

F: Schultz, Amiss, Frederick

FOLL: Darcy, Brayshaw, Serong

I/C: Walker, Hughes, Switkowski, O’Meara

EMG: Brodie, Henry, Draper, Corbett

IN: Wagner, Sturt, Frederick

OUT: Henry, Wilson, O’Driscoll (all omitted), Taberner (injured)

SUNS

B: Weller, Collins, Macpherson

HB: Long, Ballard, Powell

C: Ellis, Miller, Lukosius

HF: Ainsworth, Chol, Rosas

F: Holman, King, Swallow

FOLL: Moyle, Rowell, Anderson

I/C: Andrew, Fiorini, Lemmens, Humphrey

EMG: Sexton, Jeffrey, Constable, Hollands

IN: Ellis, Chol, Fiorini, Lemmens

OUT: Hollands, Jeffrey, Oea (all omitted), Casboult (managed), Sexton (sub)

RICHMOND v SYDNEY SWANS

Friday April 14, 8:10pm at Adelaide Oval

TIGERS

B: Balta, Young, Grimes

HB: Baker, Vlastuin, Rioli

C: McIntosh, Prestia, Pickett

HF: Bolton, Sonsie, Mansell

F: Cumberland, Martin, Riewoldt

FOLL: Ryan, Taranto, Hopper

I/C: Miller, Ralphsmith, Clarke, Cotchin

EMG: Rioli, Ross, Banks, Bauer

IN: Riewoldt, Miller

OUT: Graham, Lynch, Nankervis (all injured)

SWANS

B: Campbell, Fox, Cunningham

HB: Florent, Lloyd, Blakey

C: Stephens, Mills, McInerney

HF: Gulden, Hayward, Amartey

F: Heeney, McLean, Papley

FOLL: Ladhams, Parker, Rowbottom

I/C: Warner, Roberts, Warner, McDonald

EMG: Sheldrick, Gould, Clarke, McAndrew

IN: McLean, Warner, Roberts

OUT: Rampe, McCartin, McCartin, Franklin (all injured)

BRISBANE LIONS v NORTH MELBOURNE

Saturday April 15, 1:10pm at Adelaide Hills

LIONS

B: Starcevich, Payne, Joyce

HB: McKenna, Andrews, Rich

C: Ashcroft, Bailey, Berry

HF: Cameron, Rayner, McCluggage

F: Zorko, Daniher, Hipwood

FOLL: McInerney, Dunkley, Neale

I/C: McCarthy, Coleman, Fort, Wilmot

EMG: Ah Chee, Lyons, Prior, Fullarton

IN: Rich, Fort

OUT: Gunston (managed), Prior (omitted), Robertson (sub)

KANGAROOS

B: Logue, McKay, Corr

HB: Ziebell, McDonald, Scott

C: Tucker, Cunnington, Shiels

HF: Stephenson, Comben, Simpkin

F: Zurhaar, Larkey, Sheezel

FOLL: Goldstein, Davies-Uniacke, Phillips

I/C: Howe, Powell, Taylor, Turner

EMG: Curtis, Bonar, Greenwood, Perez

IN: Logue, McKay

OUT: Bonar, Curtis (both omitted), Greenwood (sub)

ESSENDON v MELBOURNE

Saturday April 15, 4:10pm at Adelaide Oval

BOMBERS

B: Redman, Zerk-Thatcher, Ridley

HB: Kelly, Laverde, McGrath

C: Heppell, Merrett, Durham

HF: Menzie, Jones, Parish

F: Perkins, Stringer, Martin

FOLL: Draper, Caldwell, Shiel

I/C: Langford, Snelling, Setterfield, Phillips

EMG: Hobbs, Hind, Voss, D’Ambrosio

IN: Snelling

OUT: Weideman (injured), Davey Jnr (managed)

DEMONS

B: Tomlinson, May, McVee

HB: Bowey, McDonald, Petty

C: Brayshaw, Oliver, Hunter

HF: Chandler, Fritsch, Neal-Bullen

F: Spargo, Brown, Pickett

FOLL: Grundy, Viney, Petracca

I/C: Rivers, Sparrow, Langdon, van Rooyen

EMG: Laurie, Melksham, Jordon, Turner

IN: Tomlinson, Brown

OUT: Hibberd (managed), Lever (injured), Jordon (sub)

PORT ADELAIDE v WESTERN BULLDOGS

Saturday April 15, 7:50pm at Adelaide Oval

POWER

B: A.Aliir, R.Burton, T.McKenzie

HB: D.Byrne-Jones, X.Duursma, D.Houston

C: T.Boak, W.Drew, M.Bergman

HF: J.McEntee, D.Williams, S.Powell-Pepper

F: J.Rioli, C.Dixon, T.Marshall

FOLL: S.Lycett, C.Rozee, Z.Butters

I/C: K.Farrell, J.Horne-Francis, O.Wines - C, J.Finlayson

EMG: T.Clurey, J.Mead, R.Bonner, M.Georgiades

IN: R.Burton

OUT: T.Jonas (injured), J.Mead (omitted)

BULLDOGS

B: J.Johannisen, L.Jones, T.O’Brien

HB: B.Dale, J.Bruce, E.Richards

C: O.Baker, M.Bontempelli - C, B.Williams

HF: M.Hannan, J.Ugle-Hagan, C.Weightman

F: A.Jones, A.Naughton, R.Lobb

FOLL: T.English, T.Liberatore, A.Treloar

I/C: T.Duryea, C.Daniel, J.Macrae, A.Scott

EMG: L.McNeil, T.McLean, J.Sweet, B.Khamis

IN: T.O’Brien, T.Duryea, C.Weightman

OUT: R.McComb (omitted), A.Keath, B.Smith, H.Crozier (all injured)

GEELONG v WEST COAST EAGLES

Sunday April 16, 1:10pm at Adelaide Oval

CATS

B: S.De Koning, E.Ratugolea, Z.Tuohy

HB: J.Kolodjashnij, T.Stewart, Z.Guthrie

C: I.Smith, M.Blicavs, M.Duncan

HF: T.Stengle, T.Hawkins, J.Cameron

F: O.Henry, P.Dangerfield - C, B.Close

FOLL: R.Stanley, C.Guthrie, M.Holmes

INT: J.Bowes, G.Miers, M.O’Connor, T.Atkins

EMERG: Simpson, Bruhn, Knevitt, Parfitt

IN: De Koning

OUT: Bews (injured), Rohan (suspended)

EAGLES

B: A.Witherden, T.Barrass - C, L.Duggan

HB: J.Jones, J.Rotham, J.Hunt

C: G.Clark, T.Kelly, A.Gaff

HF: N.Long, J.Darling, L.Edwards

F: S.Petrevski-Seton, O.Allen, J.Waterman

FOLL: B.Williams, E.Yeo, R.Ginbey

INT: B.Hough, J.Petruccelle, X.O’Neill, J.Culley

EMERG: Z.Trew, L.Foley, C.West, H.Edwards

IN: Witherden, Petruccelle, O’Neil

OUT: Hurn (managed), C.West, Hewett (bothomitted), Cole (injured)

GWS GIANTS v HAWTHORN

Sunday April 16, 3:20pm at Norwood Oval

GIANTS

B: C.Idun, S.Taylor, I.Cumming

HB: L.Whitfield, J.Buckley, L.Ash

C: F.Callaghan, J.Kelly, D.Lloyd

HF: A.Kennedy, H.Himmelberg, C.Ward

F: T.Greene, J.Hogan, J.Peatling

FOLL: M.Flynn, T.Green, S.Coniglio

INT: N.Haynes, C.Hamilton, A.Cadman, X.O’Halloran

EMERG: K.Briggs, R.Angwin, H.Rowston, J.Riccardi

IN: J.Peatling, A.Cadman, X.O’Halloran,

OUT: C.Stone, Rowston, Riccardi (all omitted), B.Daniels (managed)

HAWKS

B: J.Sicily, S.Frost, C.Jiath

HB: H.Morrison, B.Hardwick, J.Impey

C: K.Amon, J.Newcombe, J.Ward

HF: L.Breust, C.Wingard, T.Brockman

F: C.Macdonald, F.Greene, D.Moore

FOLL: N.Reeves, J.Worpel, C.Nash

INT: S.Mitchell, L.Meek, N.Long, M.Lynch

EMERG: L.Bramble, C.Mackenzie, F.Maginness, M.Lynch

IN: S.Mitchell, D.Grainger-Barras, N.Long, M.Lynch

OUT: W.Day (suspension), L.Bramble, J.Scrimshaw (injured), C.Mackenzie (managed)

COLLINGWOOD v ST KILDA

Sunday April 16, 4:50pm at Adelaide Oval

MAGPIES

B: N. Murphy, B. Frampton, B.Maynard

HB: J.Noble, D.Moore, I.Quaynor

C: S.Sidebottom, J.Crisp, J.Daicos

HF: B.Hill, B.Mihocek, N.Daicos

F: B.McCreery, A.Johnson, J.Elliott

FOLL: D.McStay, J.De Goey, T.Mitchell

INT: S.Pendlebury, T.Adams, J.Ginnivan, O.Markov

EMERG: T.Bianco, T.Wilson, T.Ruscoe, W.Hoskin-Elliott

IN: J.Ginnivan J,Ginnivan

OUT: McInnes (omitted), W.Hoskin-Elliott (managed)

SAINTS

B: J.Battle, D.Howard, C.Wilkie

HB: L.Stocker, J.Sinclair, N.Wanganeen-Milera

C: M.Wood, S.Ross, R.Byrnes

HF: M.Phillipou, B.Hill, J.Higgins

F: M.Owens, J.Gresham, A.Caminiti

FOLL: R.Marshall, B.Crouch, H.Clark

INT: D.Butler, M.Windhager, Z.Cordy, B.Paton 

EMERG: J.Bytel, T.Membrey, T.Campbell, C.Sharman

IN: Nil

OUT: Bytel (last week’s sub)

Originally published as AFL Round 5 teams news: Collingwood names Jack Ginnivan in squad as injuries hit stars