On Friday night, North Melbourne welcomes back Ben Jacobs, who returns after spending most of this season playing for North Ballarat in the VFL. Jacobs last played in round two against Geelong and will replace captain Andrew Swallow in round 19. Luke Delaney is also back, after playing well for the Roosters. He will replace Nathan Grima, who’s having issues with his back. For the Cats, Jimmy Bartel is among multiple inclusions, as James Podsiadly received a one match ban for striking Jack Steven (St Kilda), Dawson Simpson is recovering from a knee injury and George Horlin-Smith and Mitch Brown were omitted.
As Fremantle prepare to battle the Blues on Saturday, Hayden Ballantyne is back after two weeks absence with a hamstring injury. He replaces Cam Sutcliffe in the Docker’s line-up, while Carlton’s team remains unchanged.
When Collingwood meets Essendon on Sunday, the Magpies will no doubt benefit from the return of Quinten Lynch, Paul Seedsman and Luke Ball who didn’t play last weekend due to calf soreness. For the Bombers, captain Jobe Watson heads a number of players named in the team this week, coming back from a broken collarbone he suffered last Sunday. Meanwhile Michael Hurley is out with an ankle injury and Joe Daniher was omitted.
NORTH MELBOURNE V GEELONG
Friday 2nd August, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium
North Melbourne
B: Hansen, Thompson, C. Delaney
HB: Mullett, L. Delaney, Hine
C: Wells, Gibson, Atley
HF: Thomas, Petrie, Bastinac
F: Black, Tarrant, Harvey
Foll: Goldstein, Cunnington, Ziebell
I/C: McKenzie, Adams, Macmillan, Jacobs
Emg: Greenwood, Wright, Daw
In: Jacobs, L. Delaney
Out: Grima (back), Swallow (Achilles)
Geelong
B: Guthrie, Lonergan, Enright
HB: J Hunt, Taylor, Corey
C: Mackie, Selwood, Duncan
HF: Stokes, Vardy, Bartel
F: Motlop, Hawkins, Varcoe
Foll: West, Caddy, Johnson
I/C: Blicavs, Hunt, Kelly, Smedts
Emg: Brown, Horlin-Smith, Walker
In: J. Hunt, West, Bartel, Blicavs
Out: Podsiadly (suspension), Brown, Simpson (knee), Horlin-Smith
GWS GIANTS V MELBOURNE
Saturday 3rd August, 1:45pm, SKODA Stadium
GWS Giants
B: Davis, Bruce, Hampton
HB: Haynes, Mohr, Williams
C: Shiel, Treloar, Whitfield
HF: Cameron, Tomlinson, Whiley
F: Smith, Brogan, Bugg
Foll: Giles, Ward, SCully
I/C: Adams, Greene, Coniglio, Kennedy
Emg: Gilham, Wilson, Darley
In: Coniglio, Whitfield
Out: Darley, Hoskin-Elliott (concussion)
Melbourne
B: Dunn, Pedersen, Terlich
HB: Garland, McDonald, Clisby
C: Viney, Trengove, Grimes
HF: Jones, Watts, Howe
F: Kent, Gawn, Fitzpatrick
Foll: Spencer, Sylvia, Jones
I/C: Toumpas, Byrnes, Davey, Tapscott
Emg: McKenzie, Nicholson, Davis
In: Terlich, Garland, Spencer
Out: Frawley (hamstring), Dawes (calf), Blease
HAWTHORN V RICHMOND
Saturday 3rd August, 2:10pm, MCG
Hawthorn
B: Stratton, Lake, Guerra
HB: Sewell, Gibson, Hodge
C: Smith, Mitchell, Hill
HF: Gunston, Roughead, Breust
F: Burgoyne, Franklin, Rioli
Foll: Bailey, Lewis, Puopolo
I/C: Whitecross, Duryea, Savage, Hale
Emg: Cheney, Ceglar, Simpkin
In: Burgoyne
Out: Simpkin
Richmond
B: Morris, Rance, Astbury
HB: Newman, Chaplin, Vlastuin
C: Grigg, Cotchin, Jackson
HF: White, Edwards, Ellis
F: McGuane, Riewoldt, Martin
Foll: Maric, Deledio, Foley
I/C: Houli, Stephenson, Conca, Tuck
Emg: Nahas, Batchelor, Lonergan
In: Stephenson, McGuane, Astbury
Out: Petterd (groin), Arnot (back), Vickery (concussion)
WEST COAST V GOLD COAST
Saturday 3rd August, 4:40pm, Patersons Stadium
West Coast
B: Schofield, Glass, Wilson
HB: Butler, Mackenzie, Smith
C: Gaff, Priddis, Dalziell
HF: Cripps, Kennedy, Hill
F: Wellingham, Lycett, Dalziell
Foll: Cox, S Selwood, Hutchings
I/C: Hams, Sheppard, Embley, Carter
Emg: Morton, Brown, Bennell
In: Glass, Sheppard, Embley
Out: Morton, Masten, Brown
Gold Coast
B: McKenzie, May, Tape
HB: Broughton, Thompson, Russell
C: Bennell, Ablett, Sexton
HF: Swallow, Day, Hall
F: Brown, Dixon, Sumner
Foll: Gorringe, Stanley, Prestia
I/C: Shaw, Harbrow, Boston, O’Meara
Emg: Allen, Bock, Wilkinson
In: Swallow, Prestia, Thompson, Gorringe
Out: Brennan, Nicholls (knee), Gilbee, Weller
CARLTON V FREMANTLE
Saturday 3rd August, 7:40pm, Etihad Stadium
Carlton
B: Robinson, Jamison, Henderson
HB: Tuohy, Watson, Gibbs
C: Yarran, Judd, Simpson
HF: Curnow, Walker, Garlett
F: McLean, Rowe, Scotland
Foll: Kreuzer, Betts, Murphy
I/C: Carrazzo, Lucas, Cachia, Armfield
Emg: Graham, Menzel, Joseph
In: –
Out: –
Fremantle
B: Taberner, Dawson, Ibbotson
HB: Spurr, Johnson, Duffield
C: Mzungu, Crowley, Hill
HF: Mundy, Mayne, C. Pearce
F: Walters, Clarke, Ballantyne
Foll: Sandilands, Barlow, Fyfe
I/C: Neale, Suban, de Boer, D. Pearce
Emg: Sutcliffe, Silvagni, Sheridan
In: Ballantyne
Out: Sutcliffe
BRISBANE V ST KILDA
Saturday 3rd August, 7:40pm, Gabba
Brisbane
B: Harwood, Maguire, Clarke
HB: Golby, Patfull, Adcock
C: Hanley, Rockliff, Mayes
HF: Zorko, Brown, Green
F: O’Brien, Merrett, Staker
Foll: Leuenberger, Redden, Rich
I/C: Raines, Bewick, Docherty, Yeo
Emg: Lester, McGrath, Crisp
In: Hanley, O’Brien, Harwood
Out: McGrath, Moloney (soreness), Crisp
St Kilda
B: Roberton, Simpkin, Dempster
HB: Geary, Stanley, Newnes
C: Ray, Hayes, Jones
HF: Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Montagna
F: Milne, Lee, Saunders
Foll: McEvoy, Armitage, Steven
I/C: Siposs, Webster, Dunnell, Curren
Emg: Dennis-Lane, Hickey, Ross
In: Dunnell, Roberton
Out: Gwilt, Hickey
WESTERN BULLDOGS V SYDNEY
Sunday 4th August, 1:10pm, Etihad Stadium
Western Bulldogs
B: Tutt, Morris, Picken
HB: Cooney, Talia, Young
C: Dahlhaus, Liberatore, Macrae
HF: Murphy, Grant, Stevens
F: Giansiracusa, Roughead, Dickson
Foll: Minson, Griffen, Wallis
I/C: Addison, Stringer, Hunter, Howard, Campbell, Austin, Cross
In: Stringer, Howard, Campbell, Austin, Cross
Out: Boyd (calf), Jones (ankle)
Sydney
B: Rampe, Grundy, Smith
HB: Malceski, Richards, Everitt
C: Bird, O’Keefe, McVeigh
HF: Hannebery, White, Bolton
F: Lamb, Tippett, Pyke
Foll: Mumford, Kennedy, K.Jack
I/C: Biggs, Cunningham, B.Jack, Mitchell, Morton, Parker, Shaw
In: Shaw, Morton, Biggs
Out: –
ADELAIDE V PORT ADELAIDE
Sunday 4th August, 3:20pm, AAMI Stadium
Adelaide
B: Laird, Rutten, Otten
HB: Brown, Talia, Smith
C: Henderson, Dangerfield, van Berlo
HF: Vince, McKernan, Crouch
F: Petrenko, Johnston, Lynch
Foll: Jacobs, Douglas, Thompson
I/C: Grigg, Lyons, Mackay, Porplyzia, Kerridge, Hartigan, Wright
In: Johnston, Grigg, Dangerfield, Kerridge, Petrenko, Rutten
Out: Jenkins (ankle), Sloane (eye), Tambling
Port Adelaide
B: O’Shea, Carlile, Stewart
HB: Broadbent, Trengove, Colquhoun
C: Wingard, Boak, Pittard
HF: Gray, Butcher, Monfries
F: Westhoff, Schulz, Hartlett
Foll: Lobbe, Ebert, Cornes
I/C: Blee, Wines, Moore, Heath, Mitchell, Hitchcock, Cassisi
In: Blee, Heath, Hitchcock
Out:
COLLINGWOOD V ESSENDON
Sunday 4th August, 4:40pm, MCG
Collingwood
B: Brown, Maxwell, Keeffe
HB: O’Brien, Shaw, Williams
C: Sidebottom, Ball, Dwyer
HF: Elliott, Lynch, Blair
F: Beams, Cloke, Goldsack
Foll: Grundy, Pendlebury, Swan
I/C: Macaffer, Kennedy, Reid, Sinclair, Witts, Seedsman, Thomas
In: Lynch, Ball, Seedsman
Out:
Essendon
B: Fletcher, Hooker, Baguley
HB: Dempsey, Ryder, Hibberd
C: Zaharakis, Watson, Heppell
HF: Goddard, Gumbleton, Dell’Olio
F: Carlisle, Hardingham, Kommer
Foll: Bellchambers, Stanton, Hocking
I/C: O’Brien, Pears, Colyer, Melksham, Jetta, Howlett, Myers
In: O’Brien, Gumbleton, Fletcher, Watson, Hardingham
Out: Daniher, Hurley (ankle)
