AFL Round 11 teams: All the ins and outs

Essendon will rest star defender Michael Hurley as it prepares to play two games in five days, while Gold Coast will unveil another first-round draft pick in the last game of Round 11.

Essendon key defender Michael Hurley won’t play against Gold Coast on Wednesday night with the Bombers electing to manage the dual All-Australian.

The 30-year-old had played every previous game this season but won’t face the Suns, as coach John Worsfold said the club faced a balance ahead of a short turnaround.

Marty Gleeson and Tom Bellchambers will return, while Dylan Clarke will make his debut and is capable of a shutdown role if required, Worsfold said.

Jordan Ridley, who suffered a heavy knock to the ribs in the team’s loss to Greater Western Sydney, has been named to play.

Jacob Townsend has been forced out due to concussion, with ruck Sam Draper also managed.

Already without tall defender Cale Hooker, Worsfold said he was confident that a smaller backline would match-up with the Suns, and that Hurley would benefit from the rest.

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“We’ve had to obviously have a good look at which players we think can back up off the short break and five-day break into Wednesday night, but then there’s obviously the four-day break and it’ll be our next game,” he said.

“We have got players on our list that their history would suggest they’re going to struggle to play on Wednesday and on Sunday (against St Kilda) … but we’ve also tried to avoid making too many changes in any one game.

Michael Hurley has been managed for Essendon’s Round 11 clash with Gold Coast.

“We expect that Hurls will be really good for Sunday, having had what will end up being a nine-day break from Friday.”

Worsfold said Townsend had passed all of his concussion testing and should feature against the Saints this weekend.

He backed Bellchambers, 31, to have an impact in the ruck against Suns skipper Jarrod Witts.

“The depth of the club’s ruck stocks is as good as it’s been for the last few years,” Worsfold said.

The Suns will also feature another debutant, with Sam Flanders to play his first game, with goalkicker Alex Sexton dropped.

ROUND 11 TEAMS

GOLD COAST SUNS v ESSENDON

Wednesday August 12, 7:10pm at Metricon Stadium

SUNS

B: C.Budarick, S.Collins, J.Lukosius

HB: W.Powell, C.Ballard, J.Harbrow

C: L.Weller, H.Greenwood, B.Ellis

HF: N.Anderson, S.Day, B.Ainsworth

F: I.Rankine, B.King, J.Corbett

FOLL: J.Witts, D.Swallow, T.Miller

I/C: J.Bowes, B.Fiorini, S.Lemmens, S.Flanders

EMG: A.Sexton, N.Holman, D.MacPherson, C.Graham

IN: J.Corbett, B.Fiorini, S.Flanders

OUT: N.Holman, A.Sexton (both omitted), J.Sharp (injured)

BOMBERS

B: M.Gleeson, A.Francis, B.Zerk-Thatcher

HB: J.Ridley, M.Redman, A.Saad

C: T.Cutler, Z.Merrett, D.Parish

HF: D.Smith, D.Zaharakis, A.McDonald-Tipungwuti

F: K.Langford, J.Stewart, W.Snelling

FOLL: T.Bellchambers, D.Shiel, A.McGrath

I/C: S.McKernan, M.Guelfi, C.McKenna, D.Clarke

EMG: A.Phillips, M.Hurley, B.Ham, J.Begley

IN: M.Gleeson, T.Bellchambers, D.Clarke

OUT: M.Hurley, S.Draper (both managed), J.Townsend (injured)

ADELAIDE CROWS v COLLINGWOOD

Tuesday August 11, 6:35pm at Adelaide Oval

CROWS

B: L.Brown, K.Hartigan, R.Laird

HB: A.McPherson, F.McAsey, T.Doedee

C: B.Smith, M.Crouch, L.Sholl

HF: N.McHenry, T.Walker, T.Lynch

F: D.Fogarty, E.Himmelberg, T.Stengle

FOLL: R.O’Brien, H.Schoenberg, B.Keays

I/C: P.Seedsman, D.Mackay, B.Crocker, S.McAdam

EMG: J.Kelly, M.Poholke, R.Atkins, K.Strachan

IN: K.Hartigan, A.McPherson, B.Smith, T.Stengle, S.McAdam

OUT: J.Kelly, C.Jones (both omitted), L.Murphy (suspended), W.Hamill (injured), D.Talia (managed)

MAGPIES

B: J.Crisp, J.Roughead, L.Dunn

HB: B.Maynard, J.Madgen, J.Noble

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

HF: J.Stephenson, B.Mihocek, J.Thomas

F: C.Brown, D.Cameron, T.Ruscoe

FOLL: B.Grundy, T.Adams, B.Sier

I/C: T.Varcoe, R.Wills, T.Broomhead, C.Mayne

EMG: M.Scharenberg, T.Brown, N.Murphy, M.Lynch

IN: L.Dunn, D.Cameron, T.Varcoe, R.Wills, T.Broomhead, C.Mayne

OUT: I.Quaynor, W.Hoskin-Elliott, J.Elliott, A.Treloar (all injured), D.Moore, B.Reid (both managed)

ST KILDA v GEELONG

Monday 10 August, 6.10pm at the Gabba

SAINTS

B: N.Coffield C.Wilkie J.Carlisle

HB: B.Paton J.Geary D.Howard

C: J.Billings J.Gresham J.Battle

HF: N.Hind T.Membrey B.Hill

F: R.Marshall M.King D.Butler

FOLL: P.Ryder J.Steele H.Clark

I/C: J.Sinclair D, Kent J.Bytel B.Long

EMG: E.Phillips R.Abbott S.Savage D.Roberton

IN: J.Geary, J.Bytel

OUT: Z.Jones (managed), E.Phillips (omitted)

CATS

B: M. Blicavs L.Henderson J.Henry

HB: Z.Tuohy H.Taylor T.Stewart

C: S.Menegola M.Duncan M.O’Connor

HF: B.Close T.Hawkins T.Atkins

F: G.Miers C.Guthrie G.Rohan

FOLL: R.Stanley P.Dangerfield J.Selwood

I/C: J.Bews J.Kolodjashnij B.Parfitt J.Steven

EMG: L.Fogarty E.Ratugolea S.Simpson Z.Guthrie

IN: J.Kolodjashnij, B.Parfitt, G.Rohan

OUT: S.Simpson, L.Fogarty, Z.Guthrie (all managed)

FREMANTLE v HAWTHORN

Monday 10 August, 8.40pm, Optus Stadium

DOCKERS

B: B.Cox, R.Conca, N.Wilson

HB: S.Hill, L.Ryan, J.Aish

C: B.Bewley, N.Fyfe, T.Duman

HF: T.Colyer, M.Taberner, M.Frederick

F: L.Schultz, R.Lobb, M.Crowden

FOLL: S.Darcy, D.Mundy, A.Brayshaw

I/C: A.Cerra, C.Serong, C.Blakely, E.Hughes

EMG: J.Hogan, T.Watson, B.Banfield, L.Valente

IN: J.Aish, S.Hill

OUT: B.Matera (groin), T.Watson (omitted)

HAWKS

B: B.Hardwick, J.Frawley, J.Sicily

HB: J.Impey, S.Frost, B.Stratton

C: J.Scrimshaw, J.O’Meara, I.Smith

HF: J.Gunston, L.Breust, C.Wingard

F: W.Day, T.O’Brien, L.Shiels

FOLL: B.McEvoy, J.Worpel, T.Mitchell

I/C: J.Ceglar, T.Scully, H.Morrison, C.Nash

EMG: P.Puopolo, C.Glass, M.Hartley, D.Minchington

IN: C.Nash

OUT: S.Burgoyne (hamstring)

WEST COAST EAGLES v CARLTON

Sunday August 9, 3.35pm at Optus Stadium

EAGLES

B: S.Hurn, T.Barass, B.Sheppard

HB: L.Duggan, J.Rotham, T.Cole

C: J.Redden, E.Yeo, A.Gaff

HF: J.Cripps, J.Kennedy, L.Ryan

F: D.Sheed, J.Darling, J.Waterman

FOLL: N.Naitanui, T.Kelly, L.Shuey

I/C: O.Allen, J.Nelson, J.Cameron, B.Ah Chee

EMG: L.Jetta, B.Williams, B.Ainsworth, N.Reid

IN: J.Redden, J.Rotham

OUT: B.Ainsworth (Omitted), H.Edwards (Injured)

BLUES

B: L.Plowman, L.Jones, S.Petrevski-Seton

HB: S.Docherty, J.Weitering, T.Williamson

C: W.Setterfield, P.Cripps, J.Newnes

HF: J.Martin, T.De Koning, M.Gibbons

F: E.Betts, L.Casboult, Z.Fisher

FOLL: M.Pittonet, S.Walsh, E.Curnow

I/C: K.Simpson, M.Murphy, M.Kennedy, M.Cottrell

EMG: S.Philp, C.Moore, J.Honey, C.Polson

IN: M.Cottrell, T.De Koning, Z.Fisher

OUT: C.Moore (Omitted), D.Cunningham (Injured), H.McKay (Injured)

MELBOURNE v NORTH MELBOURNE

Sunday August 9, 6:10pm at Adelaide Oval

DEMONS

B: J.Lever, S.May, C.Salem

HB: M.Hibberd, T.Rivers, N.Jones

C: E.Langdon, C.Oliver, A.Tomlinson

HF: M.Hannan, S.Weideman, A.Vandenberg

F: B.Fritsch, L.Jackson, J.Melksham

FOLL: T.McDonald, C.Petracca, A.Brayshaw

I/C: J.Harmes, C.Spargo, T.Sparrow, K.Pickett

EMG: B.Preuss, J.Jordon, O.McDonald, N.Jetta

IN: C.Spargo, K.Pickett, M.Hannan, T.McDonald, T.Rivers

OUT: A.Neal-Bullen (Suspension), H.Bennell (Omitted), J.Viney (Injured), J.Lockhart (Managed), M.Gawn (Managed)

KANGAROOS

B: B.McKay, R.Tarrant, L.McDonald

HB: S.Atley, J.Walker, A.Bonar

C: J.Macmillan, J.Simpkin, J.Polec

HF: C.Zurhaar, N.Larkey, S.Higgins

F: A.Hall, M.Daw, B.Scott

FOLL: T.Goldstein, L.Davies-Uniacke, T.Dumont

INT: J.Anderson, J.Pittard, S.Durdin, J.Mahony

EMG: W.Walker, T.Murphy, T.Campbell, L.Hosie

IN: L.Davies-Uniacke, N.Larkey, S.Durdin

OUT: B.Brown (Injured), L.Hosie (Omitted), W.Walker (Omitted)

PORT ADELAIDE v RICHMOND

Saturday August 8, 4.35pm at Adelaide Oval

POWER

B: J.Lienert, T.Clurey, T.McKenzie

HB: H.Hartlett, T.Jonas, D.Byrne-Jones

C: X.Duursma, O.Wines, K.Amon

HF: S.Powell-Pepper, M.Georgiades, C.Rozee

F: Z.Butters, C.Dixon, R.Gray

FOLL: S.Lycett, D.Houston, T.Boak

I/C: P.Ladhams, B.Woodcock, K.Farrell, T.Rockliff

EMER: R.Bonner, W.Drew, C.Sutcliffe, M.Bergman

IN: J.Lienert, S.Lycett

OUT: S.Mayes (Suspension), J.Westhoff (Omitted)

TIGERS

B: N.Broad, D.Grimes, N.Balta

HB: J.Short, N.Vlastuin, D.Eggmolesse-Smith

C: K.McIntosh, S.Stack, M.Pickett

HF: J.Aarts, K.Lambert, T.Lynch

F: J.Riewoldt, D.Martin, J.Castagna,

FOLL: I.Soldo, S.Bolton, J.Caddy

I/C: L.Baker, M.Chol, D.Rioli, J.Ross

EMER: J.Graham, J.Higgins, R.Collier-Dawkins, O.Markov

IN: J.Caddy, D.Rioli

OUT: T.Cotchin (Managed), J.Higgins (Omitted)

BRISBANE LIONS v WESTERN BULLDOGS

Saturday August 8, 7.40pm at the Gabba

LIONS

B: D.Rich, H.Andrews, D.Gardiner

HB: A.Witherden, B.Starcevich, N.Answerth

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

HF: J.Berry, D.McStay, L.McCarthy

F: Z.Bailey, E.Hipwood, C.Cameron

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

I/C: C.Ah Chee, G.Birchall, C.Ellis-Yolmen, M.Eagles

EMER: K.Coleman, S.Skinner, R.Lester, R.Mathieson

IN: D.Rich, D.McStay, G.Birchall, M.Eagles

OUT: S.Skinner (Omitted), C.Ballenden (Omitted), J.Payne (Omitted), C.Rayner (Injured)

BULLDOGS

B: E.Wood, A.Keath, C.Daniel

HB: B.Williams, Z.Cordy, J.Johannisen

C: B.Smith, J.Macrae, P.Lipinski

HF: T.McLean, A.Naughton, L.Vandermeer

F: M.Wallis, J.Bruce, J.Dunkley

FOLL: T.English, T.Liberatore, M.Bontempelli

I/C: E.Richards, S.Lloyd, B.Dale, R.Gardner

EMER: Le. Young, C.Weightman, B.Cavarra, R.Smith

IN: A.Naughton, B.Dale, R.Gardner

OUT: R.Smith (Omitted), H.Crozier (Injured), C.Weightman (Omitted)

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