Three debutants were named along with Josh Kelly for the GWS Giants despite an injury cloud, Jarman Impey suffered a bad injury while Trent Bianco, Brendon Walker and Lachie Bramble were among the rookies to hold their spots.
Selection News
Marshall confirmed to return, Fyfe uncertainty, Eagles guns set to return
Rowan Marshall is a confirmed starter for St Kilda this weekend, while uncertainty continues for Nat Fyfe and the West Coast Eagles are set to get a host of players back making their rookies’ job security shaky.
Grundy given the green light, no guarantees for Fyfe, Warner ruled out
Fremantle are hopeful on Nat Fyfe’s return but have offered no guarantees, while Collingwood have confirmed Brodie Grundy will return from his neck injury and Chad Warner has been ruled out this round.
Josh Kelly doubt, Jones out for a month, Gray longer, Briggs & Edwards JS shakier
Josh Kelly’s availability for Round 15 is in some doubt, Lachie Jones has been ruled out for a month, while Luke Shuey declared himself fit to ready to AFL footy impacting trade-in target Luke Edwards.
Experts/Opinions
The Buzz – R15’s burning questions: The PODs to target for the run home
This week I am fully dedicating this week’s article to discussing PODs and further trying to explain why you should consider some of them in the run home and finally answering your Twitter questions.
SuperCoach Brains Trust: How to tackle the final nine-round stretch?
With the awkward bye rounds done, SuperCoaches are turning for the final nine-round stretch, where we’re putting on the final touches to ‘finish’ teams although there’s always the need to be crafty or unique.
Waiting in the wings: Port debutant flag, Eagles squeeze, Durham & DGB debuts
Some familiar names will again be pushing for selection this week, while some stars are set to return for the West Coast Eagles and there’s a few potential debutants pushing their cases.
The Buzz – R14 burning questions: Bye chaos & what to do with your four trades
Round 13 was a successful round for many with key premiums scoring well however it did come at a cost, with now only 10 teams playing this week which makes best 18 scoring slightly troublesome.
Subscriber-Only Videos
Longmuir discusses Fyfe’s race against time & floats bulk changes
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir discussed Nat Fyfe’s race to prove his fitness ahead of Round 15, along with floating five potential team changes this round.
Fagan talks about potential Neale tag & Robertson out for Zorko?
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan discussed Geelong potentially tagging Lachie Neale again, along with Dayne Zorko’s return which will squeeze out either Rhys Mathieson or Deven Robertson.
Scott reveals Clark will not replace Duncan & Hawkins update
Geelong coach Chris Scott talks about who replaces Mitch Duncan in their side, although he basically ruled out Jordan Clark, while he offered a Tom Hawkins update.
Noble talks about McDonald return & impact on Hall or Ziebell
North Melbourne coach David Noble talked about Luke McDonald’s potential return and impact on well-owned duo Jack Ziebell and Aaron Hall, plus Tarryn Thomas’ form.
Scott coy on Guthrie availability for R14, offers Miers update
Geelong coach Chris Scott was coy when he spoke about Cam Guthrie’s availability, while he provided an update on Gryan Miers.
Longmuir green lights Darcy, updates on Fyfe, confirms rookie roles
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir gave Sean Darcy the green light after an injury scare, provided a Nat Fyfe update and clarified the roles of debutants Joel Western and Brandon Walker.