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AFL teams Round 15: Demons drop veteran, big guns return for Crows, Cats and Tigers
MELBOURNE has gone young for old after veteran Bernie Vince was dropped as more debutants were confirmed for Round 15. SEE ALL THE TEAMS HERE
MELBOURNE has gone young for old after veteran Bernie Vince was dropped for Sunday’s clash against St Kilda.
Young defender Harrison Petty will make his debut for the Demons, while Sam Weideman was also recalled. Tim Smith was the other omission. SEE ALL THE ROUND 15 INS AND OUTS BELOW The Saints have named a debutant of their own with Irishman rookie Darragh Joyce joining Jarryn Geary. Essendon and North Melbourne also made two changes for their Etihad Stadium clash. The Bombers brought in Travis Colyer and Patrick Ambrose for Mason Redman and Josh Green. Ben Jacobs and Ryan Clarke replace Billy Hartung and Paul Ahern for the Roos. GEELONG has regained two of its most important players to help notch its 12th straight win over Western Bulldogs. The Cats welcomed back key defender Harry Taylor and hard nut Cameron Guthrie and named excitement machine Quinton Narkle to make his debut. And Daniel Menzel, Scott Selwood and Lachie Henderson are also lined up to return in coming weeks with Menzel slated to play his first game since an early-season groin flare up this weekend. The Cats have not lost to the Bulldogs since Round 21, 2009 and are favourite to keep the streak going against the young Bulldogs who have also been boosted by the return of rebounding defender Matthew Suckling. Carlton was relieved to select captain Marc Murphy for the first time since he succumbed to a foot injury in Round 9. The star midfielder has played only four games this season and was one of five changes for Saturday’s clash against Port Adelaide. FREE KICK LADDER: WHERE EVERY CLUB SITS SUPERCOACH: THE MUST-HAVE CASH COWS After a three-goal performance in the VFL, Jarrod Pickett will also rejoin the senior ranks alongside ruckman Andrew Phillips, Nick Graham and late withdrawal Levi Casboult. Ruckman Matthew Kreuzer (concussion), Lachie Plowman (knee) and Dale Thomas (suspended) are among the outs. Former Melbourne No.1 draft pick Jack Trengove will step out with the Power for the first time since crossing to Port at the end of last year. The popular clubman replaces Darcy Byrne-Jones who was left out of the team for missing training after he slept in, the club confirmed. And Collingwood has picked strong-bodied onballer Brayden Sier to take Adam Treloar’s place in the Magpies’ midfield against Gold Coast. Treloar’s season could be over after suffering injuries in both hamstrings in the 20-point win over Carlton, but Sier has been in excellent form in the middle in the VFL. The 190cm, 91kg powerhouse midfielder was a surprise selection at No. 32 in the 2015 national draft and has taken time to develop to AFL standard. Forward Ben Crocker also replaced concussed hard nut Levi Greenwood. Hawthorn ruckman Jon Ceglar will replace veteran Shaun Burgoyne for the clash against Greater Western Sydney. Gun defender Jimmy Webster is out injured for St Kilda’s battle against Melbourne on Sunday. On Wednesday night, Richmond welcomed back premiership duo Dion Prestia and David Astbury for Thursday night’s blockbuster against Sydney. “Dion’s had a really good solid training block, so he’ll put his hand up straight away for AFL,” Hardwick said earlier this week. “ … We did consider it (VFL for Prestia), but the fact is we got two really good training blocks in with Dion and that was always the train of thought, to get him right for AFL. “He’s such a vital player to the way we play and I can’t wait to have him back.” Veteran Jarrad McVeigh should return for the Swans, but coach John Longmire said talls Sam Reid and Lewis Melican wouldn’t be rushed back into the AFL team. Watch every match of every round of the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. SIGN UP NOW >
Originally published as AFL teams Round 15: Demons drop veteran, big guns return for Crows, Cats and Tigers