Round 5 team selection for the AFL will be particularly interesting. Each week I sit here and try to work out what to write about teams and each week just when I think I have nothing to write, something happens. This week, the big, late breaking story is that Jonathan Brown of the Brisbane Lions who has been killing it early in the season, is in doubt with a groin injury. Another in doubt is Sam Mitchell who, much to the disappointment of Dream Team coaches, sat out most of the second half of the Hawks game with the Pies with a Hamstring injury. Matthew Boyd of the Bulldogs is in big doubt after hand surgery. So we will wait till 5pm to see whos in and who out (although I can see some late changes to teams). We also have a Monday game to worry about seeing as this is ANZAC day long weekend.
UPDATE:
Saturday 24/04 5:53pm: Melbourne reporting two late changes in their match. Stefan Martin in for Rohan Bail and Albert Proud in for Sherman for the Lions.
Saturday 24/04 5pm: Final teams settled with the Monday game. Hogan in for a sore Duncan and Mitch Robinson dropped to make way for Brock McLean
Friday 23/04 5:40pm: All the Sunday sides in now with Richmond the last of them. Cousins named!
Friday 23/04 5:15pm: Big blow for the Hawks with Sam Mitchell out. Good ins though with Buddy, Sewell and young inprover (and likely Harvey tagger) Liam Shiels.
Friday 23/04 5pm: Collingwood and Essendon final teams available. Lockyer and Brown dropped! Same with Longan and Houli for the Bombers
Thur 22/04 6pm: All sides in.
Thur 22/04 2pm: Adelaide have reportedly brought in Scott Stevens, Ricky Henderson (off the rookie list for Brad Moran) and Nathan van Berlo with David Mackay missing due to injury and reports that Taylor Walker will be dropped.
Thur 22/04 12:10pm: Further being reported Matthew Boyd is definitely out and that Josh Grant will be one of the ins with Brad Johnson and Aka other possiblities
Thur 22/04 12pm: First selection type news comes in with Bulldogs confirming that Will Minson will be dropped in favor of first gamer, Jordan Roughead.
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Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Nathan Eagleton, Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Shaun Higgins
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C: Dylan Addison, Jason Akermanis, Andrejs Everitt, Jordan Roughead
Emg: Brodie Moles, Josh Hill, Easton Wood
In: Akermanis, Johnson, Grant, Roughead
Out: Matthew Boyd (hand), Josh Hill, Will Minson, Brodie Moles
New: Jordan Roughead (North Ballarat Rebels)
Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Chris Schmidt
HB: Simon Goodwin, Phil Davis, Michael Doughty
C: Myke Cook, Patrick Dangerfield, Andrew McLeod
HF: Chris Knights, Brett Burton, Bernie Vince
F: Jared Petrenko, Kurt Tippett, Jason Porplyzia
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
I/C: Nathan van Berlo, Tyson Edwards, Richard Douglas, Ricky Henderson
Emg: Jonathon Griffin, Scott Stevens, Matthew Jaensch
In: van Berlo, Henderson
Out: David Mackay (hamstring), Taylor Walker
New: Ricky Henderson (Trentham/rookie list)
Sydney Swans
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Tadhg Kennelly
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Rhyce Shaw
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy
F: Shane Mumford, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarred Moore
Foll: Mark Seaby, Jude Bolton, Kieren Jack
I/C: Daniel Hannebery, Lewis Jetta, Nick Smith, Jesse White
Emg: Ed Barlow, Ted Richards, Gary Rohan
In: Smith
Out: Ben McGlynn (quad)
West Coast
B: Matthew Spangher, Darren Glass, Brett Jones
HB: Shannon Hurn, Will Schofield, Beau Waters
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Andrew Embley
HF: Chris Masten, Mitchell Brown, Ashton Hams
F: Dean Cox, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Brad Ebert, Adam Selwood
I/C: Patrick McGinnity, Bradd Dalziell, Scott Selwood, Lewis Stevenson
Emg: Ben McKinley, Brad Sheppard, Tom Swift
In: Hurn, Stevenson
Out: Daniel Kerr (hamstring), Ashley Hansen
New: Lewis Stevenson (Claremont/rookie list)
Melbourne
B: James McDonald, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley
HB: Cameron Bruce, Colin Garland, Lynden Dunn
C: Jack Trengove, Aaron Davey, Clint Bartram
HF: Brad Green, Ricky Petterd, Nathan Jones
F: Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate, Rohan Bail
Foll: Mark Jamar, Jack Grimes, Brent Moloney
I/C: Joel Macdonald, Jordie McKenzie, Tom Scully, Jamie Bennell
Emg: Stefan Martin, Jordan Gysberts, Kyle Cheney
No change
Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Travis Johnstone, Matt Maguire, Josh Drummond
C: Jared Brennan, Daniel Rich, Andrew Raines
HF: Justin Sherman, Jonathan Brown, Jack Redden
F: Todd Banfield, Brendan Fevola, Brent Staker
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Michael Rischitelli, James Polkinghorne
I/C: Mitch Clark, Simon Black, Tom Rockliff, James Hawksley
Emg: Albert Proud, Troy Selwood, Matt Austin
In: Clark, Black, McGrath
Out: Luke Power (hip), Albert Proud, Troy Selwood
Port Adelaide
B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Paul Stewart, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Matt Thomas, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Robbie Gray, Brett Ebert, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
I/C: Tom Logan, Matthew Lobbe, Jay Schulz, Hamish Hartlett
Emg: Mitchell Banner, Michael Pettigrew, Josh Carr
In: Schulz, Lobbe, Hartlett, P. Stewart
Out: Daniel Stewart, Nathan Krakouer (groin), Jackson Trengove, Cameron Hitchcock (back)
New: Matthew Lobbe (Eastern Ranges)
St Kilda
B: James Gwilt, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna, Clinton Jones, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Jason Blake, Adam Schneider
F: Justin Koschitzke, Michael Gardiner, Stephen Milne
Foll: Steven King, Raphael Clarke, Lenny Hayes
I/C: David Armitage, Brett Peake, Farren Ray, Jarryn Geary
Emg: Robert Eddy, Jack Steven, Ben McEvoy
In: Koschitzke
Out: Jason Gram (inj)
Collingwood
B: Heath Shaw, Ben Reid, Ben Johnson
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, Steele Sidebottom
HF: Josh Fraser, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
F: Dayne Beams, Paul Medhurst, Leon Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Nathan Brown, Chris Dawes, Brent Macaffer, Alan Toovey
Emg: Leigh Brown, Tarkyn Lockyer, Shane O’Bree
In: N. Brown, Dawes, Reid
Out: Simon Prestigiacomo (groin soreness), Tarkyn Lockyer, Leigh Brown
Essendon
B: Dustin Fletcher, Tayte Pears, Nathan Lovett-Murray
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Cale Hooker, Henry Slattery
C: Jake Melksham, Jobe Watson, Kyle Reimers
HF: Brent Stanton, Scott Gumbleton, Ricky Dyson
F: Jason Winderlich, Michael Hurley, David Hille
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Travis Colyer
I/C: Angus Monfries, David Zaharakis, Heath Hocking, Mark McVeigh
Emg: Alwyn Davey, Sam Lonergan, Bachar Houli
In: Stanton, Monfries, McVeigh
Out: Mark Williams (foot), Sam Lonergan, Bachar Houli
Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy
HB: Ben Stratton, Ryan Schoenmakers, Rick Ladson
C: Grant Birchall, Liam Shiels, Jordan Lewis
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman
F: Michael Osborne, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
I/C: Xavier Ellis, Carl Peterson, Brendan Whitecross, Clinton Young
Emg: Taylor Duryea, Jarrod Kayler-Thomson, Garry Moss
In: Sewell, Franklin, Shiels
Out: Sam Mitchell (hamstring), Garry Moss, Jarryd Morton
North Melbourne
B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Scott McMahon
C: Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Edwards, Todd Goldstein, Brent Harvey
F: Daniel Wells, David Hale, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
I/C: Liam Anthony, Lindsay Thomas, Leigh Adams, Gavin Urquhart
Emg: Josh Smith, Sam Wright, Cruize Garlett
In: Greenwood, Cunnington
Out: Leigh Harding, Sam Wright
New: Ben Cunnington (Geelong Falcons)
Fremantle
B: Jay van Berlo, Chris Tarrant, Adam McPhee
HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Matthew de Boer, David Mundy, Paul Hasleby
HF: Michael Johnson, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
F: Nat Fyfe, Chris Mayne, Anthony Morabito
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
I/C: Hayden Ballantyne, Alex Silvagni, Clancee Pearce, Ryan Crowley
Emg: Kepler Bradley, Rhys Palmer, Dylan Roberton
In: Fyfe
Out: Des Headland (knee)
New: Nat Fyfe (Claremont)
Richmond
B: Shane Edwards, Luke McGuane, Matt Dea
HB: Richard Tambling, Kelvin Moore, Chris Newman
C: Dustin Martin, Brett Deledio, Trent Cotchin
HF: Troy Taylor, Jack Riewoldt, Nathan Foley
F: Ben Nason, David Astbury, Ben Cousins
Foll: Tyrone Vickery, Alex Rance, Shane Tuck
I/C: Troy Simmonds, Andrew Collins, Robin Nahas, Mitch Farmer
Emg: Dean Polo, Mitch Morton, Matt White
In: Newman, McGuane, Foley, Cousins, Nahas
Out: Daniel Jackson (leg), Tom Hislop (leg), Jayden Post, Mitch Morton, Matt White
Carlton
B: Ryan Houlihan, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Dennis Armfield, Simon White, Jordan Russell
C: Bryce Gibbs, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Andrew Walker, Setanta O’hAilpin, Marc Murphy
F: Eddie Betts, Lachlan Henderson, Chris Yarran
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Heath Scotland, Andrew Carrazzo
I/C (from): Jeff Garlett, Robert Warnock, Kane Lucas, Brock McLean
Emg: Mitch Robinson, Richard Hadley, Jarrad Waite
In: McLean
Out: Robinson (omitted)
Geelong Cats
B: Josh Hunt, Tom Lonergan, Darren Milburn
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Joel Corey
HF: Tom Hawkins, James Podsiadly, Paul Chapman
F: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Gary Ablett
Foll: Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel
I/C (from): David Wojcinski, Shannon Byrnes, Mark Blake, Simon Hogan
Emg: Nathan Djerrkura, Max Rooke, Allen Christensen
In: Hogan
Out: Mitch Duncan (general soreness)
