AFL teams: See all the ins and outs for Round 2
The Giants will unveil a debutant for their trip west, while the Hawks have named their replacement for Chad Wingard. See the full round 2 teams.
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The injury-hit Giants will unveil a debutant for their trip west as Hawthorn has promoted its round one substitute to replace the injured Chad Wingard.
Academy prospect Harry Rowston, who the Giants were forced to match at pick 16 by arch-rivals in last year’s draftm will face West Coast on Sunday.
The first round prospect and fellow inclusion Cooper Hamilton performed strongly in their practice match against Sydney’s VFL side last week, with Rowston tipped to play through the midfield on debut.
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GWS will be without injured trio Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield (both concussion) and Harry Perryman (hamstring), while the Eagles have dropped Callum Jamieson and Xavier O’Neill for Jake Waterman and Sam Petrevski-Seton.
Hawthorn has made the one change for its clash with Sydney with midfielder Conor Nash, who came on as the substitute late in their loss last week, replacing Wingard.
Swans tall Joel Amartey has been recalled after Lance Franklin’s one-match suspension.
Essendon goes in unchanged for its contest against Gold Coast, with key forward Sam Weideman subject to a late fitness test for his injured toe.
The Suns have axed three players including goalkicker Mabior Chol after he managed just six disposals last week.
Running defender Lachie Weller returns for his first game since he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in June last year.
The Western Bulldogs have been dealt another injury blow with Adam Treloar ruled out of their Saturday night clash against St Kilda.
It comes as Richmond has turned to a pair of young talls, while Melbourne will welcome back a trio of premiership stars for its Friday night match-up.
Treloar, who tallied 31 disposals and a goal in round 1, will miss with hamstring tightness, joining trade recruit Rory Lobb on the sidelines after he underwent minor ankle surgery this week.
Hayden Crozier, Rhylee West and Riley Garcia have been called up as replacements while intercept defender Liam Jones has been named despite being subbed out with a neck injury last week.
Jason Johannisen and Mitch Hannan have been omitted.
St Kilda will welcome back Seb Ross but has lost Jimmy Webster and Jack Bytel to injury. Young gun Marcus Windhager has been named as an emergency.
The Tigers will blood mature-age debutant Tylar Young and ruck-forward Samson Ryan, who hasn’t featured since his debut in 2021, in its contest against Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.
Young, a 24-year-old key defender taken in last year’s rookie draft, and Ryan replace omitted duo Ben Miller and Rhyan Mansell.
Forgotten Crow Lachie Sholl will play first senior game since round 10 last year, while key defender Jordon Butts has been dropped.
The cavalry has arrived for the Demons for its important contest against Brisbane with Steven May, Jack Viney and Bayley Fritsch replacing suspended livewire Kysaiah Pickett, Adam Tomlinson and round one debutant Bailey Laurie.
Former skipper Dayne Zorko has recovered from injury and will face the Demons, with the Lions bolstering its ruck stocks by recalling Darcy Fort to help tackle the ominous Max Gawn-Brodie Grundy partnership.
Travis Boak, coming off a rib fracture, has been curiously named as an emergency for his side’s bumper clash against Collingwood at the MCG, suggesting he may be the substitute.
Young defender Jase Burgoyne also comes into the Power side for the injured Trent McKenzie, while trade recruit Billy Frampton will make his Magpies debut against his former club, replacing the injured Jeremy Howe after his graphic broken arm in round 1.
Ruckman Todd Goldstein has earned a recall after his shock selection snub last week, while defender Aidan Corr replaces Aiden Bonar (omitted) in defence.
ROUND 2 TEAMS
All times AEDT
CARLTON v GEELONG
Thursday March 23, 7:20pm at the MCG
BLUES
B: Newman, Young, Cowan
HB: Docherty, Weitering, McGovern
C: Acres, Cripps, E.Curnow
HF: Martin, Fisher, Silvagni
F: Durdin, C.Curnow, McKay
FOLL: De Koning, Cerra, Kennedy
I/C: Saad, Hollands, Owies, Motlop
EMG: O’Brien, Honey, Plowman, Pittonet
IN: Durdin
OUT: Hewett (injured), O’Brien (sub)
CATS
B: O’Connor, De Koning, Tuohy
HB: Smith, Ratugolea, Z.Guthrie
C: Bruhn, Bowes, Holmes
HF: Stengle, Cameron, Close
F: O.Henry, Hawkins, Rohan
FOLL: Stanley, C.Guthrie, Dangerfield
I/C: Bews, Blicavs, Atkins, Miers
EMG: Whyte, Simpson, Ceglar, Parfitt
IN: Bowes
OUT: Stewart (injured), Parfitt (sub)
BRISBANE LIONS v MELBOURNE
Friday March 24, 7:55pm at the Gabba
LIONS
B: Starcevich, Payne, Rich
HB: McKenna, Andrews, Zorko
C: Ashcroft, Bailey, Berry
HF: Cameron, Gunston, McCluggage
F: Rayner, Daniher, Hipwood
FOLL: McInerney, Dunkley, Neale
I/C: McCarthy, Fort, Joyce, Wilmot
EMG: Robertson, Prior, Fullarton, Tunstill
IN: Zorko, Fort, Joyce
OUT: Tunstill, Robertson (both omitted), Coleman (injured), Prior (sub)
DEMONS
B: Rivers, May, Bowey
HB: Lever, Petty, Harmes
C: Brayshaw, Oliver, Langdon
HF: Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Viney
F: Fritsch, Gawn, Spargo
FOLL: Grundy, Hunter, Petracca
I/C: Sparrow, Chandler, McVee, Brown
EMG: Melksham, Tomlinson, Smith, Jordon
IN: May, Viney, Fritsch
OUT: Tomlinson, Laurie (both omitted), Pickett (suspended), Melksham (sub)
COLLINGWOOD v PORT ADELAIDE
Saturday March 25, 1:45pm at the MCG
MAGPIES
B: Quaynor, Frampton, Maynard
HB: Hoskin-Elliott, Moore, Pendlebury
C: Noble, Adams, J.Daicos
HF: Sidebottom, Mihocek, Hill
F: Elliott, Cameron, N.Daicos
FOLL: McStay, De Goey, Crisp
I/C: Mitchell, Murphy, McCreery, Cox
EMG: Bianco, Ruscoe, McInnes, Carmichael
IN: Frampton
OUT: Howe (injured), McInnes (sub)
POWER
B: Burton, Jonas, Burgoyne
HB: Byrne-Jones, Aliir, Houston
C: Bergman, Drew, Duursma
HF: Georgiades, Marshall, Rozee
F: Butters, Dixon, Powell-Pepper
FOLL: Lycett, Wines, Horne-Francis
I/C: Farrell, Fantasia, Rioli, Jones
EMG: Boak, Clurey, Bonner, Teakle
IN: Burgoyne
OUT: McKenzie (injured), Evans (omitted)
ADELAIDE CROWS v RICHMOND
Saturday March 25, 4:35pm at Adelaide Oval
CROWS
B: Doedee, Murray, Michalanney
HB: Smith, Dawson, Hinge
C: Soligo, Laird, Sholl
HF: Rachele, Pedlar, Keays
F: Walker, Fogarty, Rankine
FOLL: O’Brien, Sloane, Berry
I/C: Himmelberg, Schoenberg, McAdam, Milera
EMG: Butts, Murphy, Thilthorpe, Parnell
IN: Sholl
OUT: Butts, Brown (both omitted)
TIGERS
B: Balta, Vlastuin, Grimes
HB: Broad, Baker, D.Rioli
C: McIntosh, Prestia, Pickett
HF: Rioli, Graham, Bolton
F: Ryan, Martin, Lynch
FOLL: Nankervis, Taranto, Hopper
I/C: Riewoldt, Short, Cotchin, Young
EMG: Miller, Mansell, Clarke, Ralphsmith
IN: Ryan, Young
OUT: Miller, Mansell, Ross (all omitted)
WESTERN BULLDOGS v ST KILDA
Saturday March 25, 7:25pm at Marvel Stadium
BULLDOGS
B: Duryea, Jones, Crozier
HB: Dale, Keath, Richards
C: Williams, Bontempelli, Baker
HF: Smith, Darcy, Ugle-Hagan
F: Scott, Naughton, West
FOLL: English, Liberatore, Macrae
I/C: Daniel, McLean, Bruce, Garcia
EMG: Khamis, McComb, McNeil, Sweet
IN: Crozier, West, Garcia
OUT: Johannisen, Hannan (both omitted), Lobb, Treloar (both injured)
SAINTS
B: Battle, Howard, Wilkie
HB: Stocker, Sinclair, Wanganeen-Milera
C: Wood, Steele, Byrnes
HF: Phillipou, Hill, Owens
F: Cordy, Gresham, Caminiti
FOLL: Marshall, Crouch, Ross
I/C: Paton, Clark, Higgins, Butler
EMG: Windhager, Highmore, Peris, Campbell
IN: Ross
OUT: Bytel, Webster (both injured)
FREMANTLE v NORTH MELBOURNE
Saturday March 25, 7:30pm at Optus Stadium
DOCKERS
B: Cox, Pearce, Chapman
HB: Hughes, Ryan, Wilson
C: Clark, Brodie, Aish
HF: O’Meara, Jackson, Frederick
F: Schultz, Fyfe, Taberner
FOLL: Darcy, Brayshaw, Serong
I/C: Banfield, Switkowski, Henry, Young
EMG: Walters, Amiss, Johnson, Treacy
IN: Nil
OUT: Treacy (omitted)
KANGAROOS
B: Goater, Logue, Corr
HB: Sheezel, McDonald, Bergman
C: Taylor, Greenwood, Scott
HF: Turner, Comben, Stephenson
F: Zurhaar, Larkey, Powell
FOLL: Goldstein, Davies-Uniacke, Simpkin
I/C: Curtis, Cunnington, Ziebell, Shiels
EMG: Phillips, Bonar, Howe, Free
IN: Corr, Goldstein
OUT: Bonar (omitted), Xerri (injured), Phillips (sub)
SYDNEY SWANS v HAWTHORN
Sunday March 26, 1:10pm at the SCG
SWANS
B: T.McCartin, Rampe, P.McCartin
HB: Florent, Lloyd, Blakey
C: Stephens, Parker, McInerney
HF: Heeney, Hayward, Cunningham
F: Papley, McLean, McDonald
FOLL: Ladhams, Ch.Warner, Mills
INT: Campbell, Gulden, Rowbottom, Amartey
EMERG: M.Roberts. McAndrew, Sheldrick, Co.Warner
IN: Amartey,
OUT: Franklin (suspended)
HAWKS
B: Hardwick, Blanck, Impey
HB: Day, Frost, Sicily
C: Bramble, Mackenzie, Amon
HF: Worpel, Koschitzke, Maginness
F: Moore, Greene, Breust
FOLL: Reeves, Newcombe, Ward
INT: Jiath, Nash, Meek, Macdonald
Scrimshaw, Grainger-Barras, Butler, Brockman
IN: Nash (R1 sub)
OUT: Wingard (injured)
ESSENDON v GOLD COAST SUNS
Sunday March 26, 3:20pm at Marvel Stadium
BOMBERS
B: Redman, Ridley, Zerk-Thatcher
HB: Kelly, Laverde, McGrath
C: Heppell, Setterfield, Shiel
HF: Durham, Jones, Caldwell
F: Davey Jnr, Weideman, Perkins
FOLL: Draper, Merrett, Parish
INT: Langford, Baldwin, Phillips, Menzie
EMERG: Snelling, Baldwin, Guelfi, D’Ambrosio
IN: Nil
OUT: McDonald-Tipungwuti (injured)
SUNS
B: Weller, Collins, Macpherson
HB: Long, Ballard, Constable
C: Lukosius, Miller, Swallow
HF: Ainsworth, Casboult, Jeffrey
F: Holman, King, Flanders
FOLL: Witts, Rowell, Anderson
INT: Fiorini, Hollands, Rosas, Uwland
EMERG: Blakely, Sexton, Chol, Farrar
IN: Weller, Rosas, Sexton
OUT: Davies, Chol, Farrar (omitted)
WEST COAST EAGLES v GWS GIANTS
Sunday March 26, 6:20pm at Optus Stadium
EAGLES
B: Hurn, Barrass, Cole
HB: Duggan, McGovern, Witherden
C: Gaff, Shuey, Ginbey
HF: Chesser, Darling, Cripps
F: Ryan, Allen, Long
FOLL: Williams, Sheed, Kelly
INT: Waterman, Hunt, Petrevski-Seton
EMERG: Hewett, Clark, Jamieson, O’Neill
IN: Waterman, Petrevski-Seton
OUT: Petruccelle, O’Neill (omitted)
GIANTS
B: Idun, Taylor, Cumming
HB: Buckley, Haynes, Ash
C: Callaghan, Ward, Wehr
HF: Kennedy, Himmelberg, Lloyd
F: Greene, Hogan, Daniels
FOLL: Flynn, Green, Coniglio
INT: Riccardi, Rowston, Peatling, Hamilton
EMERG: Brown, Cadman, Stone, Keeffe
IN: Rowston, Hamilton, Stone, Keeffe
OUT: Kelly, Perryman, Whitfield (all injured)