AFL teams round 1: All the teams for the opening round of the 2022 season

A Hawks gun who played every game last season has been dumped, while a former Tigers father-son will be making his debut in new colours.

The Western Bulldogs have decided to play Lachie Hunter after all.

Hawthorn has left wingman Tom Phillips out of its clash with North Melbourne on Sunday as Changkouth Jiath is set to make his return from injury.

Phillips played every game in his first season at the Hawks in 2021 after being part of Collingwood’s off-season firesale in the 2020 trade period.

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Wayne Milera, named on the interchange, will officially make his return for the Crows after two games in the last two years, while North Melbourne recruit Callum Coleman-Jones will make his debut for the club.

Recent West Coast addition Patrick Naish, who also trained with St Kilda over the off-season in pursuit of a list spot, will make his debut for the Eagles along with homegrown draftee Brady Hough.

Tom Phillips has been dumped. Picture: Michael Klein

The former Richmond father-son selection played nine matches for the Tigers across four seasons before being delisted at the end of last year.

Crafty goalkicker Alex Sexton is another notable omission, named as an emergency for Gold Coast.

Meanwhile, Essendon has named three debutants for its clash with Geelong, including rookies Nic Martin and Kaine Baldwin after promising pre-seasons, along with free agency recruit Jake Kelly, who will line-up for his first game as a Bomber.

Livewire Jake Stringer won’t play in Round 1 with coach Ben Rutten conceding “he hasn’t done a huge amount of work recently.”

Stringer had been under an injury cloud with a troublesome groin through the pre-season with the Bombers coach deciding not to rush his star midfielder-forward back in.

“We want the best version of Jake and to build him up to succeed throughout the whole season,” Rutten said.

“Stringer won’t play this weekend. He hasn’t done a huge amount of work recently.

“Shiel will be fine. He’ll play. He’s had a consistent pre-season and is ready to go.

AFL ROUND 1 TEAMS (All times AEDT)

CARLTON v RICHMOND

Thursday March 17, 7:25pm at the MCG

BLUES

B: A.Saad, O.McDonald, J.Weitering

HB: Z.Williams, M.McGovern, S.Docherty

C: M.Kennedy, A.Cerra, L.O’Brien

HF: M.Owies, H.McKay, J.Martin,

F: J.Silvagni, C.Curnow, C.Durdin

Foll: M.Pittonet, P.Cripps, G.Hewett
Int: N.Newman, W.Setterfield, T.De Koning, Z.Fisher

Emg: Le. Young, T.Williamson, J.Carroll, L.Fogarty

TIGERS

B: D.Grimes, R.Tarrant, N.Balta

HB: J.Short, N.Broad, D.Rioli

C: J.Ross, T.Cotchin, M.Pickett

HF: S.Bolton, L.Baker, S.Edwards

F: T.Lynch, I.Soldo, J.Riewoldt

Foll: T.Nankervis, D.Prestia, D.Martin

Int: J.Gibcus, J.Graham, J.Aarts, J.Castagna

Emg: H.Ralphsmith, R.Mansell, T.Dow, M.Parker

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ST KILDA v COLLINGWOOD

Friday March 18, 7:50pm at Marvel Stadium

SAINTS

B: D.Howard, B.Paton, C.Wilkie

HB: B.Hill, J.Battle, J.Sinclair

C: D.McKenzie, J.Gresham, R.Byrnes

HF: D.Butler, M.Wood, J.Higgins

F: T.Membrey, M.King, D.Kent

Foll: R.Marshall, J.Steele, S.Ross

Int: J.Webster, M.Owens, B.Crouch, J.Hayes

Emg: N.Wanganeen-Milera, J.Liernert, B.Long, T.Campbell

MAGPIES

B: I.Quaynor, D.Moore, J.Madgen

HB: S.Pendlebury, J.Howe, N.Daicos

C: J.Daicos, T.Adams, S.Sidebottom

HF: T.Bianco, B.Mihocek, B.McCreery

F: O.Henry, J.De Goey, J.Elliott

Foll: B.Grundy, P.Lipinski, J.Crisp

Int: M.Cox, J.Noble, T.Brown, J.Ginnivan

Emg: T.Wilson, C.Brown, D.Cameron, H.Harrison

GEELONG CATS v ESSENDON

Saturday March 19, 2:10pm at the MCG

CATS

B: J.Kolodjashnij, S.De Koning, J.Henry

HB: Z.Tuohy, T.Stewart, M.Blicavs

C: M.Holmes, C.Guthrie, I.Smith

HF: T.Stengle, E.Ratugolea. B.Parfitt

F: J.Cameron, T.Hawkins, S.Higgins

Foll: R.Stanley, P.Dangerfield, J.Selwood

Int: Z.Guthrie, L.Dahlhaus, B.Close, Atkins

Emg: C.Stephens, F.Evans, Q.Narkle, C.Whyte

BOMBERS

B: J.Stewart, J.Laverde, J.Kelly

HB: N.Hind, J.Ridley, D.Heppell

C: A.McGrath, Z.Merrett, N.Cox

HF: A.Perkins, K.Baldwin, D.Shiel

F: B.Ham, P.Wright, D.Smith

Foll: S.Draper, D.Parish, K.Langford

Int: J.Caldwell, M.Guelfi, N.Martin, M.Redman

Emg: T.Cutler, A.Phillips, B.Hobbs, A.Francis

GWS GIANTS v SYDNEY SWANS

Saturday March 19, 5:10pm at Accor Stadium

GIANTS

B: L.Keeffe, P.Davis, I.Cumming

HB: L.Whitfield, S.Taylor, H.Perryman

C: X.O’Halloran, J.Hopper, L.Ash

HF: T.Taranto, H.Himmelberg, D.Lloyd

F: B.Hill, J.Riccardi, J.Brander

Foll: M.Flynn, S.Coniglio, J.Kelly

Int: C.Ward, T.Green, C.Idun, T.Bruhn

Emg: T.Bruhn, K.Briggs, J.Stein, R.Angwin

SWANS

B: P.McCartin, D.Rampe, H.Cunningham

HB: B.Campbell, T.McCartin, J.McInerney

C: J.Rowbottom, J.Kennedy, D.Stephens

HF: E.Gulden, I.Heeney, W.Hayward

F: S.Wicks, L.Franklin, H.McLean

Foll: T.Hickey, L.Parker, O.Florent

Int: A.Sheldrick, L.McDonald, C.Mills, N.Blakey

Emg: S.Reid, C.O’Riordan, C.Sinclair, J.Bell

BRISBANE LIONS v PORT ADELAIDE

Saturday March 19, 8:10pm at the Gabba

LIONS

B: D.Gradiner, H.Andrews, M.Adams

HB: B.Starcevich, D.Rich, C.Ah Chee

C: M.Robinson, D.Zorko, H.McCluggage

HF: Z.Bailey, D.McStay, L.McCarthy

F: C.Rayner, J.Daniher, C.Cameron

Foll: O.McInerney, J.Lyons, L.Neale

Int: J.Berry, N.Cockatoo, D.Fort, J.Madden

Emg: J.Madden, T.Fullarton, H.Sharp, R.Mathieson

Fans can expect a tight contest between Geelong and Essendon on Saturday afternoon.

POWER

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

HB: R.Bonner, T.Jonas, D.Byrne-Jones

C: D.Houston, O.Wines, K.Amon

HF: Z.Butters, M.Georgiades, C.Rozee

F: J.Finlayson, T.Marshall, R.Gray

Foll: S.Lycett, W.Drew, T.Boak

Int: S.Powell-Pepper, L.Jones, X.Duursma, J.Mead

Emg: S.Motlop, S.Hayes, S.Mayes, S.Skinner

HAWTHORN v NORTH MELBOURNE

Sunday March 20, 1:10pm at the MCG

HAWKS

B: B.Hardwick, S.Frost, D.Grainger-Barras

HB: F.Maginness, J.Sicily, J.Scrimshaw

C: J.Ward, J.Newcombe, L.Shiels

HF: C.Winagard, D.Moore, J.Worpel

F: J.Gunston, M.Lewis, M.Lynch

Foll: N.Reeves, J.O’Meara, T.Mitchell

Int:: L.Shiels, C.Jiath, C.MacDonald, C.Nash

Emerg: T.Phillips, E.Jeka, D.Howe, K.Hartin

ROOS

B: J.Ziebell, A.Corr, K.Turner

HB: L.McDonald, B.McKay, A.Hall

C: J.Polec, J.Simpkin, H.Greenwood

HF: D.Taylor, N.Larkey, J.Stephenson

F: J.Horne-Francis, C.Zurhaar, T.Xerri

Foll: T.Goldstein, L.Davies-Uniacke, T.Thomas

Int: J.Mahony, B.Scott, La. Young, C.Coleman-Jones,

Emerg: K.Hayden, T.Powell, C.Lazzaro, E.Ford

ADELAIDE CROWS v FREMANTLE

Sunday March 20, 4:10pm at Adelaide Oval

CROWS

B: T.Doedee, J.Butts, L.Brown

HB: B.Smith, N.Murray, C.Jones

C: J.Dawson, R.Sloane, M.Hinge

HF: N.McHenry, E.Himmelberg, B.Keays

F: J.Rachele, D.Fogarty, R.Thilthorpe

Foll: R.O’Brien, H.Schoenberg, M.Crouch

Int: J.Rowe, J.Soligo, W.Milera, A.McPherson

Emerg: L.Gollant, B.Cook, B.Frampton

DOCKERS

B: L.Ryan, A.Pearce, H.Chapman

HB: H.Young, B.Cox, J.Clark

C: A.Brayshaw, W.Brodie, M.Walters

HF: D.Mundy, B.Acres, L.Schultz

F: M.Frederick, R.Lobb, L.Henry

Foll: L.Meek, C.Serong, S.Switkowski

Int: J.Treacy, B.Banfield, D.Tucker, G.Logue

Emerg: N.Erasmus, B.Walker, M.Crowden, T.Colyer

WEST COAST EAGLES v GOLD COAST SUNS

Sunday March 20, 7:40pm at Optus Stadium

EAGLES

B: S.Hurn, T.Barrass, J.Rotham

HB: J.Nelson, J.McGoven, L.Foley

C: S.Petrevski-Seton, J.Redden, Z.Langdon

HF: J.Petruccelle, H.Dixon, W.Rioli

F: L.Ryan, J.Kennedy, J.Waterman

Foll: N.Naitanui, X.O’Neil, A.Gaff

Int: B.Hough, B.Williams, H.Edwards, P.Naish

Emerg: I.Winder, J.Williams, C.Jamieson, D.Mountford

SUNS

B: D.Swallow 24 S.Collins 25 S.Lemmens 23

HB: L.Weller 14 C.Ballard 10 W.Powell 27

C: J.Sharp 20 T.Miller 11 B.Ellis 4

HF: N.Holman 7 L.Casboult 30 J.Lukosius 13

F: I.Rankine 22 M.Chol 1 B.Ainsworth 9

Foll: J.Witts 28 M.Rowell 18 N.Anderson 15

Int: A.Davies 5 B.Fiorini 8 C.Graham 46 D.Macpherson 44

Emerg: C.Burgess, S.Flanders, N.Moyke, A.Sexton