Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble is not a big name in football, but he’ll be wearing Hawks colours on Saturday.
The AFL has given Hawthorn special dispensation to play up to 7 players from its Box Hill VFL affiliate this weekend in the NAB Challenge due to its shocking injury list, which could field an entire team of 18 itself as detailed here. In other selection news, the Blues have rested most of their stars from their NAB Cup semi-final with the Cats naming a strong squad, while Graham Polak’s return to the field will be very closely monitored by Tiger staff.
NAB Cup semi-final: Collingwood v Essendon at Docklands, 7.40pm Friday
Collingwood squad:
Leon Davis, Dale Thomas, Ben Johnson, John McCarthy, Leigh Brown, Ryan Cook, Alan Didak, Nathan J. Brown, Brent Macaffer, Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Martin Clarke, Alan Toovey, Tyson Goldsack, Cameron Wood, Simon Prestigiacomo, Jack Anthony, Ben Reid, Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury, Heath Shaw, Shane O’Bree, Tarkyn Lockyer, Jaxson Barham, Shannon Cox, Josh Fraser, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom, Chris Bryan, Anthony Corrie
Essendon team:
Ricky Dyson, Brent Stanton, Angus Monfries, Leroy Jetta, Jason Winderlich, David Zaharakis, Sam Lonergan, Courtenay Dempsey, Jay Nash, Matthew Lloyd, David Hille, Henry Slattery, Hayden Skipworth, Michael Hurley, David Myers, Scott Lucas, Darcy Daniher, Alwyn Davey, Patrick Ryder, Adam McPhee, Tyson Slattery, Jarrod Atkinson, Heath Hocking, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Bachar Houli, Tom Bellchambers
Dropped from the squad on Thursday: Jay Neagle, Scott Gumbleton, Jobe Watson
NAB Regional Challenge Series: St Kilda v Richmond at Shepparton, 7.00pm Friday
St Kilda squad:
Jason Gram, Steven King, Xavier Clarke, Leigh Fisher, Lenny Hayes, Max Hudghton, Steven Baker, Leigh Montagna, Adam Schneider, Luke Ball, Michael Gardiner, Colm Begley, Brendon Goddard, Sam Gilbert, Farren Ray, Justin Koschitzke, Sam Fisher, Nick Dal Santo, Jason Blake, Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Jack Steven, Clinton Jones, Jarryn Geary, Zac Dawson, Stephen Milne, Luke Miles
Richmond squad:
Will Thursfield, Andrew Raines, Graham Polak, Shane Edwards, Joel Bowden, Jordan McMahon, Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Alex Rance, Dean Putt, Mitch Morton, Shane Tuck, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Jay Schulz, Tom Hislop, Tyrone Vickery, Richard Tambling, Adam Thomson, David Gourdis, Jarrod Sylvester, Jayden Post, Robin Nahas, Daniel Connors, Andrew Collins, Andrew Browne, Angus Graham, Jake King
NAB Regional Challenge Series: Brisbane Lions v Melbourne at Cairns, 7.30pm Friday
Brisbane Lions squad:
Mitch Clark, Albert Proud, Travis Johnston, Scott Harding, Luke Power, Jed Adcock, Daniel Rich, James Hawksley, Lachlan Henderson, Matt Tyler, Jonathan Brown, Jared Brennan, Tom Collier, Matthew Leuenberger, Joel Patfull, Joel Macdonald, Troy Selwood, Jason Roe, Jack Redden, James Polkinghorne, Cheynee Stiller, Rhan Hooper, Bradd Dalziell, Michael Rischitelli, Daniel Bradshaw, Matt Austin, Josh Drummond, Scott Clouston, Aaron Cornelius
Melbourne squad:
Simon Buckley, Clint Bartram, Rohan Bail, Cale Morton, Daniel Bell, Neville Jetta, Michael Newton, Jamie Bennell, Paul Johnson, Ricky Petterd, Cameron Bruce, Nathan Jones, Jake Spencer, Kyle Cheney, Stefan Martin, James Strauss, Aaron Davey, Colin Sylvia, Lynden Dunn, Brock McLean, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley, John Meesen, Jared Rivers, Shane Valenti, Colin Garland, Trent Zomer, Brent Moloney, Matthew Bate
NAB Cup semi-final: Geelong v Carlton at Docklands, 7.10pm (AEDT) Saturday
Geelong squad:
Jimmy Bartel, Brad Ottens, Harry Taylor, Josh Hunt, James Kelly, Kane Tenace, Joel Corey, Trent West, Tom Lonergan, Ryan Gamble, Shannon Byrnes, Nathan Djerrkura, Steve Johnson, Scott Simpson, Tom Gillies, Tom Hawkins, Mathew Stokes, David Johnson, Gary Ablett jnr, Matthew Scarlett, Dan McKenna, Max Rooke, Simon Hogan, Paul Chapman, Brodie Moles, Jeremy Laidler, Darren Milburn, Cameron Ling, Travis Varcoe
Carlton squad:
Jordan Russell, Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Johnson, Richard Hadley, Chris Yarran, Brad Fisher, Steven Browne, Shaun Grigg, Paul Bower, Rhys O’Keeffe, Mark Austin, Shaun Hampson, Nick Stevens, Joe Anderson, Dennis Armfield, Cameron Cloke, Bret Thornton, Simon Wiggins, Darren Pfeiffer, Jake Edwards, Jefferey Garlett, Sam Jacobs, Michael Jamison, Lachie Hill, Luke Stanton, Aaron Joseph, David Ellard, Greg Bentley
NAB Regional Challenge Series: North Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Princes Park, 1.30pm (AEDT) Saturday
North Melbourne squad:
Liam Anthony, Matt Campbell, Michael Firrito, Josh Gibson, David Hale, Levi Greenwood, Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Leigh Harding, Brent Harvey, Ed Lower, Hamish McIntosh, Scott McMahon, Sam Power, Brady Rawlings, Ben Ross, Adam Simpson, Andrew Swallow, Lindsay Thomas, Scott D. Thompson, Gavin Urquhart, Ben Warren, Shannon Watt, Daniel Wells, Jack Ziebell
Port Adelaide squad:
Domenic Cassisi, Josh Carr, Steven Salopek, Daniel Motlop, Brendon Lade, Danyle Pearce, Peter Burgoyne, Shaun Burgoyne, Jacob Surjan, Marlon Motlop, Paul Stewart, David Rodan, Robert Gray, Kane Cornes, Nick Salter, Dean Brogan, Matthew Westhoff, Alipate Carlile, Toby Thurstans, Nathan Krakouer, Troy Chaplin, Brett Ebert, Chad Cornes, Michael Pettigrew, Wade Thompson, Justin Westhoff, Jason Davenport, Danny Meyer, Tom Logan
NAB Regional Challenge Series: Adelaide v Hawthorn at Berri, 4.00pm (CST) Saturday
Adelaide squad:
Nick Gill, Brent Reilly, Kurt Tippett, Jonathan Griffin, Richard Douglas, Tyson Edwards, Jarrhan Jacky, Michael Doughty, Robert Shirley, Taylor Walker, David Mackay, Bernie Vince, Graham Johncock, Ivan Maric, Chris Knights, Andy Otten, Andrew McLeod, Scott Stevens, James Sellar, Rory Sloane, Patrick Dangerfield, Jared Petrenko, Myke Cook, Simon Goodwin, Trent Hentschel, Tony Armstrong, Brodie Martin, Nathan Bock, Chris Schmidt
Hawthorn squad:
Luke Breust, Ed Curnow, Beau Dowler, Sam Gibson, Sam Iles, Haydn Kiel, Steve Kenna, Josh P. Kennedy, Luke Lowden, Lukas Markovic, Ben McGlynn, Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble, Riley Milne, Jarryd Morton, Garry Moss, Brent Renouf, Will Sierakowski, Liam Shiels, Ryan Schoenmakers, Ben Smithwick, Cameron Stokes, Matt Suckling, Simon Taylor, Travis Tuck, Mitch Thorp, Brendan Whitecross
NAB Regional Challenge Series: West Coast v Fremantle at Subiaco, 5.10pm (WST) Saturday
West Coast squad:
Mitchell Brown, Mark LeCras, Daniel Kerr, Tyson Stenglein, Mark Nicoski, Chad Fletcher, Scott Selwood, Matt Priddis, Jamie McNamara, Chris Masten, Mark Seaby, Eric Mackenzie, Josh J. Kennedy, Quinten Lynch, Darren Glass, Shannon Hurn, Sam Butler, Ben McKinley, Ashley Hansen, Matt Spangher, Will Schofield, Tony Notte, Adam Selwood, Brett Jones, Brent Staker, Beau Wilkes, David Wirrpanda, Ryan Davis, Adam Cockie
Fremantle squad:
Byron Schammer, Brett Peake, Nick Suban, Marcus Drum, Rhys Palmer, Antoni Grover, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy, Clayton Hinkley, Chris Tarrant, Scott Thornton, Steven Dodd, Kepler Bradley, Daniel Gilmore, Ryan Murphy, Matthew Pavlich, Zachary Clarke, Aaron Sandilands, Stephen Hill, Chris Hall, Tim Ruffles, Andrew Browne, Michael Johnson, Michael Walters, Paul Duffield, Josh Head, Roger Hayden, Jay Van Berlo, Greg Broughton
NAB Regional Challenge Series: Sydney v Western Bulldogs at Rouse Hill, 7.00pm (AEDT) Saturday
Sydney squad:
Barry Hall, Rhyce Shaw, Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O’Keefe, Craig Bolton, Nick Malceski, Ed Barlow, Patrick Veszpremi, Craig Bird, Kieren Jack, Darren Jolly, Jesse White, Luke Ablett, Jude Bolton, Ted Richards, Kristin Thornton, Jared Crouch, Martin Mattner, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Brett Kirk, Amon Buchanan, Jarred Moore, Ryan Brabazon, Adam Goodes, Mike Pyke, Heath Grundy, Paul Bevan, Matthew O’Dwyer
Western Bulldogs squad:
Jarrad Grant, Robert Murphy, Andrejs Everitt, Brad Johnson, Shaun Higgins, Mitch Hahn, Lindsay Gilbee, Callan Ward, Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney, Brennan Stack, Josh Hill, Jason Akermanis, Dylan Addison, Ryan Hargrave, Will Minson, Scott Welsh, Easton Wood, Tim Callan, Stephen Tiller, Brian Lake, Dale Morris, Malcolm Lynch, Jarrod Harbrow, Liam Picken
Chad
March 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm
bombers side is out (you have squad).
Key midfielder Jobe Watson and rising stars Jay Neagle and Scott Gumbleton have been withdrawn from the Essendon squad for tomorrow’s NAB Cup Semi-Final against Collingwood.
from their website.
ong111
March 5, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Mitch Robinson isnt playing thats no good.
At least Yarran is getting another run.
Brad
March 5, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Totally off the beaten track guys,why does the Fantasy Freako’s news letter, which i rcvd today, not contain any s/c info?
Is this normal? I dont know as i have subscribed for the first time this year and dont play the inferior dream team.
Cheers
Peter G
March 5, 2009 at 5:26 pm
There’s only one official DT, and it’s not sullied by that Today / Tonight reprint, the HeraldSun*.
* that being said, I appreciate that SC rewards better players.
PeterRuss
March 5, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Do you take pride in being an elitist Brad?
Your the saddest case of elitism I have ever seen, you can’t even spell…
MG
March 5, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Why no Jack Grimes for Melbourne???
Barry
March 5, 2009 at 5:38 pm
You are a knob, Brad.
Brad
March 5, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Well, well.
Went fishing and caught myself a PeterRuss and a Barry within 5 minutes of dropping my line in the sewer, a new record.
Just gagging boys, take a naprogesic, get a hot water bottle and lighten the F@&K up.
John
March 5, 2009 at 6:09 pm
785396 DT league join up!!!
justin
March 5, 2009 at 6:16 pm
play nice now girls
we’re all here to discuss footy (i assume)… i personally wanna see raines, rance, houlihan, hill and whole list of others to funk this week
the teams being posted up are getting waaay too similar… go out and watch a few games people!! thats what these competitions are encouraging!
Rodger
March 5, 2009 at 6:26 pm
“Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble is not a big name in football”
This is just Hawthorn related fluff. Just a tip Monty, keep it relevant or you risk losing your readership.
Brad
March 5, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Rodger agreed.
Apologies Monty, PeterRuss and Barry, that was uncalled for.
Justin agree with your comments regarding similar team structures.
How many tems will contain Malceski, Houlihan, Raines etc.
The difference each week may come down to who you pick as captain as i have seen no teams apart from 1 or 2 that have really broken the mould this year.
Simon
March 5, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Hey Monty, is Renouf able to play Rd 1. I thought I could remember him being suspended?
Brad
March 5, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Will Heath Scotland play a practice match this pre season?
Would appreciate thoughts from the Blues fans if he will he play Round 1 if he doesn’t?
m0nty
March 5, 2009 at 7:05 pm
The injuries at Hawthorn are absolutely a big fantasy story, Rodger. The fact that they have had to call up Box Hill players is an indication as to how depleted they are, which obviously gives opportunities to fantasy smokies.
Simon, Renouf was under a club suspension for his shenanigans but that finished this week.
XztatiK
March 5, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Brad, mood swings much? lol.
Tha Hawks team is a joke, hopfuly Danger gets a chance to rip them up 😛
Chad
March 5, 2009 at 9:18 pm
no point getting opportunities in nab challenge monty. Most of those fantasy smokies wont be playing in round 2 or 3 of the real season.
XztatiK Dangerfield was a dud decision. Can’t even get a pre-season game.
Disco (UK)
March 5, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Adem Yze should get a run!
Disco (UK)
March 5, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Where’s Jordan Lisle? Finishing high school?
Phillip Molly Malone
March 5, 2009 at 9:42 pm
XztatiK: Yes it is a joke but not them taking the piss or anything, that is how depleted the hawks are at the moment! Some are rested, but with the injury list they have, would you blame them?
stevo
March 5, 2009 at 9:57 pm
robinson being resting shows rattens intentions to play him round one
cant wait to see the big red play
christoff
March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm
heyy guys just wanna know if any1 has a spot in there dream team league for me i play with mates but i also wanna see how i go aganist people who really know what they r doing! thanks
John
March 5, 2009 at 10:45 pm
@nd that Dangerfield is a freakn bust, crows gave him no.32 to cover up there mistake for not picking ebert. Dangerfield = overratted rat.
will
March 5, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Brad SC is shit play dt
ben
March 6, 2009 at 4:04 am
it’s all relevant – that’s why we’re reading it, obsessing over team choices and young smokies. keep up the good work mr m.
a lot of us will end up with similar teams, but that’s largely because the bargains seem fewer this year, particularly with supercoach, and for the well-researched they stand out. e.g. there aren’t many good deals on likely backmen other than raines, houlihan and perhaps grundy, but he’s a risk.
Chad
March 6, 2009 at 7:13 am
agree stevo, good sign for robinson.
bartman74
March 6, 2009 at 9:48 am
Brad if you are still fishing, stay out of the water, obviously you are having your period, you will end up as shark food !
I’d suggest most teams will differ in the forward line & midfield, that is where the diff will be. Backs agree will be similar.
Cam
March 6, 2009 at 9:53 am
Is Jordan Lisle injured? The kid looks like he has some potential, but is not even named in a squad with Box Hill players…
Eddie
March 6, 2009 at 10:08 am
Rodger:
Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble is a bloody big name in football even bigger than Simon Prestigiacomo. 7 letters bigger in fact. I challenge you to find a bigger name!
Keep up the good work monty
Armesy
March 6, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Why no houlihan?
wacko
March 6, 2009 at 2:40 pm
any ideas on who i should fill my final spot in my backline with?
goddard cornes lockyer
raines grimes hill …
got $451 000 left in the bank
was thinking fisher but reluctant to have both him and goddard as they might take points from each other
wacko
March 6, 2009 at 2:41 pm
by the way brad, SC stands for Seriously Crap
christoff
March 6, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Wacko my defence is almost the same as urs goddard cornes lockyer
bock guerra raines hill.
i think bock will get heaps of marks and kicks in the backline this yr heaps of 6 pointers! id go with him n u’ll have about 50k still in ya bank
jeremy
March 7, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Is Grimes being rested for round 1?