Patrick Parnell has held his spot for Adelaide but potential debutant Elijah Hollands misses out and Malcolm Rosas is a late withdrawal due to illness, plus there’s bad news for Carlton’s Sam Durdin.
SUNDAY TEAMS
Ins: Casboult, Flanders, Lemmens, Butts, Rachele
Outs: Rosas (ill), Day, Sharp, Weller (inj), Schoenberg, Murphy, Hinge
Holds: Jeffrey, Parnell, Soligo
Emergencies/possible subs: Hollands, Hinge
Patrick Parnell (AF $212k SC $123k DEF) has held his spot in the Adelaide side after getting injured in his debut a fortnight ago. Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks said: “We saw a young kid debut in Parnell two weeks ago now. We were really impressed with what he brought. We want to see more of that… He’s in cos he played well on debut.”
Nicks also pumped up Jake Soligo (AF $351k SC $259 MID) in a good sign for his job security. He said: “Jake has shown he’s a very fast developer, has taken to the AFL speed really quickly.”
Elijah Hollands (AF $190k SC $123k M/F) was in Gold Coast’s extended squad but misses the final 22, while Malcolm Rosas (AF $348k SC $256k FWD) has dropped out due to illness.
UPDATES
Carlton’s mid-season draftee Sam Durdin (AF $195k SC $123k DEF) has been ruled out for a month after sustaining a knee injury on Thursday night.
The Blues update said: “Expected to be sidelined for the next month with a medial ligament injury… Underwent scans on Friday morning which confirmed the injury, which at this stage will likely rule the key defender out until approximately Round 19.”
