Sam Hayes has been named in Port Adelaide’s final 22 for their Round 11 game, while Carlton’s Jack Carroll has been dropped with Jesse Motlop holding his spot along.
SUNDAY TEAMS
Key ins: Ridley, Caldwell, Owens
Key outs: Carroll, M.Kennedy (inj)
Key holds: S.Hayes, M.Cox, N.Daicos, J.Motlop, Hobbs, Windhager, Curtis
Emergencies/possible subs: McInnes, Carroll, McEntee, J.Archer
Sam Hayes (AF $403k SC $304k RUCK) has held his spot in the Port Adelaide side, having originally bene named on an extended bench sparking fears he’d be dropped in a wet game.
DEBUTANT ALERT
Shannon Neale (AF $190k SC $123k FWD) has been added to the Geelong side to make his debut, replacing the injured Gary Rohan. Neale went pick 33 in the 2020 AFL Draft and is a 203cm ruck who kicked five goals in the VFL last weekend.
UPDATES
Hugh McCluggage (AF $815k SC $573k MID) is expected to be available next week having been ruled out this round with a hamstring issue.
Lions coach Chris Fagan said: “He was really close to playing. The scan shows marginal damage. We’ve just got to get him right. Giving him a week off is probably wise.”
Callum Jamieson (AF $273k SC $187k RUCK) looms as a downgrade option in the ruck division and West Coast coach Adam Simpson spoke positively about him. He said: “Jamo has played 3-4 games, he’s 20-21-years-old. You normally peak in your mid-20s as a ruck. They’re (Jamieson and Bailey Williams) learning a lot on the run. I don’t think they’re not ready.”
Reilly O’Brien (AF $706k SC $518k RUCK) has returned for Adelaide with coach Matthew Nicks explaining his recall after two games in the SANFL. He said: “Sometimes a nice reset can help a player, he went back and was flawless during the week. He put a performance out at SANFL level. I’m sure we’ll see him perform tomorrow.”
Matt Crouch (AF $684k SC $480k MID) has also been recalled. Nicks said: “Matt is an experienced player who’s been out for 12 months. We felt he needed to go back and get a number of games under his belt. He played a number of blue chip games. He’s only going to add to that.”
Essendon coach Ben Rutten talked about the return from injury for Jake Stringer (AF $592k SC $433k M/F). Rutten said: “He’s looking good. He’s building, not yet doing everything with the main group. Next week he’ll start to integrate into the group.”
