Jai Newcombe has been managed by Hawthorn, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been named for his debut while there’s a handful of cheap others who may get a debut guernsey and Lachie Neale returns.
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Relevant ins: Neale, Madden, Z.Williams, O’Connor, Grainger-Barras, Jeka, Brockman, Mansell, Ugle-Hagan, Gaff
Relevant ins to ext squad: de Boer, Z.Smith, M.Parker, Martyn, Ginnivan, O.Henry, W.Kelly, McNeil, Lazzaro, P.Walker
Relevant outs: Heppell (inj), J.Selwood (mng), Newcombe (mng), Coleman-Jones (inj), Poulter, Ford
Relevant holds: A.Waterman, Pedlar, Robertson, Byrnes, Connolly, Highmore, Holmes, Bramble, Walker, Mumford, Sharp, Bianco, N.Murphy, F.Macrae (26), Amartey, A.Scott, Foley (26), L.Edwards (26)
Potential subs: Durham, B.Davis, Prior, Evans, Newcombe
Jai Newcombe (AF $307k SC $169k MID) was left out by Hawthorn, who listed him as “managed” on their website and among their subs. The Hawks have a history of managing players as sub, having done this with Tyler Brockman and Shaun Burgoyne earlier in the year.