Many struggling fantasy back lines have been given a timely boost with rookie defenders named.
 Mark Harvey has stuck with youth, with Broughton to play along side fellow first year players, Nic Suban and Stephen Hill.
In other news Jake Spencer has been dumped from the Melbourne side to take on Port Adelaide and Corey Jones will play his first game for the year after being recalled for North Melbourne. Travis Tuck also returns for the Hawks. Wade Thompson has been picked after impressing over the pre-season.
Despite a week of off-field dramas, North Melbourne pair Daniel Pratt and Adam Simpson will play on Sunday.
Monday’s teams for the Western Bulldogs v Richmond match also updated.
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St Kilda
B: Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Zac Dawson
HB: Jarryn Geary, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Jason Gram, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
F: Lenny Hayes, Justin Koschitzke, Sam Gilbert
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Clint Jones, Leigh Montagna
Int: Steven Baker, Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Steven King
Emg: Colm Begley, Ben McEvoy, Robert Eddy
No change
West Coast
B: Mark Nicoski, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie
HB: Shannon Hurn, Mitch Brown, Tyson Stenglein
C: Andrew Embley, Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa
HF: Adam Selwood, Chad Fletcher
F: Adam Hunter, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Chris Masten
Int: Ryan Davis, Brad Ebert, Brett Jones, Ben McKinley
Emg: Will Schofield, Mark Seaby, Brent Staker
No change
Brisbane
B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Luke Power, Joel Macdonald, Josh Drummond
C: Bradd Dalziell, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Justin Sherman
F: Travis Johnstone, Daniel Bradshaw, Mitch Clark
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Albert Proud, Jed Adcock
Int: Rhan Hooper, Cheynee Stiller, Jason Roe, Troy Selwood
Emg: Jamie Charman, Scott Harding, Tim Notting
In: Jason Roe
Out: Jamie Charman
Sydney Swans
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Kieren Jack
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Nick Malceski
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Ted Richards, Craig Bird
F: Paul Bevan, Barry Hall, Jarred Moore
Foll: Darren Jolly, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
Int: Luke Ablett, Jared Crouch, Brett Meredith, Jesse White
Emg: Ed Barlow, Kristin Thornton, Mike Pyke
No change
Carlton
B: Aaron Joseph, Bret Thornton, Paul Bower
HB: Jordan Russell, Jarrad Waite, Bryce Gibbs
C: Chris Johnson, Shaun Grigg, Marc Murphy
HF: Mitch Robinson, Cameron Cloke, Jefferey Garlett
F: Ryan Houlihan, Brendan Fevola,
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Richard Hadley, Chris Judd
Int: Sam Jacobs, Kade Simpson, Nick Stevens, Simon Wiggins
Emg: Steven Browne, Setanta O’hAilpin, Heath Scotland
In: Grigg, Stevens
Out: Michael Jamison, Scotland
Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Darcy Daniher, Heath Hocking
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Patrick Ryder, Dustin Fletcher
C: Jason Winderlich, Brent Stanton, Andrew Lovett
HF: Angus Monfries, Matthew Lloyd, Ricky Dyson
F: Hayden Skipworth, Scott Lucas, Alwyn Davey
Foll: David Hille, Jobe Watson, David Zaharakis
Int: Leroy Jetta, Michael Quinn*, Tayte Pears, David Myers
Emg: Tom Bellchambers, Jay Nash*, Nathan Lovett-Murray
In: Jetta
Out: Adam McPhee
Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Troy Chaplin, Domenic Cassisi
C: Shaun Burgoyne, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
HF: Robbie Gray, Warren Tredrea, Peter Burgoyne
F: Brendon Lade, Daniel Motlop, Brett Ebert
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
Int: Travis Boak, Josh Carr, Matt Thomas, Wade Thompson
Emg: Toby Thurstans, Tom Logan, Matthew Westhoff
In: Brogan, Thomas, Thompson
Out: Justin Westhoff, David Rodan, Thurstans
Melbourne
B: Lynden Dunn, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers
HB: James Frawley, Stefan Martin, Brock McLean
C: Jamie Bennell, Aaron Davey, Clint Bartram
HF: Matthew Bate, Colin Sylvia, Cale Morton
F: Brad Miller,
Ricky Petterd, Brent Moloney
Foll: Paul Johnson, Cameron Bruce, Brad Green
Int: John Meesen, Kyle Cheney, Nathan Jones, Neville Jetta
Emg: Jake Spencer, Michael Newton, Addam Maric
In: Meesen, Dunn
Out: Spencer, James McDonald
North Melbourne
B: Daniel Pratt, Scott Thompson, Michael Firrito
HB: Scott McMahon, Lachlan Hansen, Gavin Urquhart
C: Sam Power, Adam Simpson, Jack Ziebell
HF: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Daniel Wells
F: Brent Harvey, David Hale, Matt Campbell
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Leigh Harding, Brady Rawlings
Int: Andrew Swallow, Josh Smith, Corey Jones, Josh Gibson
Emg:Â Ed Lower, Daniel Harris, Todd Goldstein
In: Smith, Jones
Out: Lower, Goldstein
Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy
HB: Luke Hodge, Campbell Brown, Grant Birchall
C: Clinton Young, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis
HF: Cameron Stokes, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
F: Stuart Dew, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Foll: Brent Renouf, Travis Tuck, Chance Bateman
Int: Jarryd Morton, Garry Moss, Ryan Schoenmakers, Brendan Whitecross
Emg: Josh Kennedy, Matthew Suckling, Mitch Thorp
In: Gilham, Tuck
Out: Kennedy, Thorp
Fremantle
B: Greg Broughton, Michael Johnson, Chris Tarrant
HB: Josh Head, Antoni Grover, Steven Dodd
C: Rhys Palmer, Paul Hasleby, Garrick Ibbotson
HF: Daniel Gilmore, Luke McPharlin, Byron Schammer
F: Brett Peake, Matthew Pavlich, Kepler Bradley
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy
Int: Stephen Hill, Nic Suban, Clayton Hinkley, Dean Solomon
Emg: Andrew Browne, Zac Clarke, Matthew de Boer
In: Gilmore, Hinkley, Broughton
Out: Paul Duffield, Scott Thornton, Andrew Browne
Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty
HB: Andrew McLeod, Scott Stevens, Brad Symes
C: Patrick Dangerfield, Scott Thompson, David Mackay
HF: Brent Reilly, Nick Gill, Richard Douglas
F: Jason Porplyzia, Taylor Walker, Tyson Edwards
Foll: Ivan Maric, Nathan van Berlo, Simon Goodwin
Int: Kurt Tippett, Bernie Vince, Andy Otten, Jared Petrenko
Emg: Jon Griffin, Robert Shirley, James Sellar
In: Gill, Stevens, Symes
Out: Nathan Bock, Trent Hentschel, Chris Knights
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Western Bulldogs:B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Tom Williams, Ryan Hargrave
C: Daniel Cross, Ryan Griffen, Nathan Eagleton
HF:Â Josh Hill, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Adam Cooney, Will Minson, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Matthew Boyd, Shaun Higgins
Int: Dylan Addison, Daniel Giansiracusa, Liam Picken, Callan Ward
Emerg: Andrejs Everitt, Stephen Tiller, Scott Welsh
No change
Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Jake King
HB: Joel Bowden, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Matt White, Shane Tuck, Daniel Jackson
HF: Nathan G. Brown, Matthew Richardson, Brett Deledio
F: Mitch Morton, Jack Riewoldt, Richard Tambling
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Tom Hislop, Nathan Foley
Int: Alex Rance, Jay Schulz, Shane Edwards, Angus Graham
Emerg: Robin Nahas, Mark Coughlan, Adam Pattison
In: Tambling
Out: Nahas
*Jay Nash late replacement for Michael Quinn
janovd18
April 10, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Finaly broughton has been Brought On!
Monty, I have chosen him over Hill to play this week, do you think he is a better option?
Doug C
April 10, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Surprised that Suban and Hill both were named given recent efforts. Hope they earn their place this week.
craig
April 10, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Yah! Tuck is playing 🙂
Brendan
April 10, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Good to see another North Adelaide Rooster making his AFL debut .. go Thommo!
zedman
April 10, 2009 at 11:55 pm
now what with jake spencer! argh!
dylan
April 11, 2009 at 12:23 am
cant believe scotland was playing, obviously goin for youth letting joseph/garlett keep their spots
Damo
April 11, 2009 at 12:34 am
whats the deal with j-mac injured? also hooper out notting in
MiGZ
April 11, 2009 at 1:13 am
“cant believe scotland was playing, obviously goin for youth letting joseph/garlett keep their spots”
my suspicion is that scotland is having some hamstring difficulties.
zman
April 11, 2009 at 2:31 am
got good info that scotland has torn his hammy and carlton are keeping it under wraps! alreay traded him out for fisher.
Simon
April 11, 2009 at 3:15 am
zman – yes, thats why they named him as an emergency….thats where you put torn hammys.
clown.
Pls dont confuse ‘tightness’ after training with ‘torn’….but i guess they both start with T
Team_Lactose
April 11, 2009 at 5:03 am
@ Simon,
Hope zman Tears you too shreads after the weekend!!!!
zman
April 11, 2009 at 11:15 am
simon-only going by what i heard, have good inside info. joseph over scotland? you do the math!
m0nty
April 11, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Scotland participated in all drills at training yesterday according to TalkingCarlton, zman, so I think your inside info might be wrong.
Peter
April 11, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Think scotland might have caught what judd had, there was a little article on it in tuesdays sun, scotlands no judd so good to see they gave him the week off.
denis
April 11, 2009 at 2:43 pm
100% from valuable source, goddard is not 100% for today’s game, could spend alot of time on the bench
Doc
April 11, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Scotland named in the Northern Bullants team in VFL…
noffle
April 11, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I like the red box for your comments monty.
Rowan Connell
April 11, 2009 at 3:47 pm
If goddard is not 100% then they wont play him denis
ryz
April 11, 2009 at 3:58 pm
whats with goddard, he been 100% for any games so far this season?
Walshie
April 11, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Monty, you left out 1 player at full forward for Carlton, whom is Eddie Betts.
Rowan Connell
April 11, 2009 at 4:09 pm
dont you mean goddard hasnt been
Rowan Connell
April 11, 2009 at 4:14 pm
goddard not 100% lol. He has 2 goals from first few minutes
Rorschach
April 11, 2009 at 6:55 pm
“100% from valuable source, goddard is not 100% for today’s game, could spend alot of time on the bench”
you are an absolute fkn goose!
Mitch Cleary
April 11, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Sorry about the Eddie Betts leave out he is named as the other forward pocket for the Blues.
If Goddard wasn’t 100% today I’d love to see him hit his peak!!!
m0nty
April 11, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Fair to say denis is Spud Of The Week.
divvydan
April 11, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Any word on the final teams for Monday’s game between Dogs and Tigers?
AFL Gameday still has the first four names from the extended bench listed as the bench so don’t think it’s been updated.
0zzy23
April 11, 2009 at 7:54 pm
not having goddard in SC is killing me
Evan
April 11, 2009 at 8:21 pm
wtf. who is the 3rd carlton 4ward?
pascoe
April 11, 2009 at 8:22 pm
lol @ dennis!!! goddard looked like 200% today. marking everything, attacking everything, kicking goals. he killed it
Ex
April 12, 2009 at 11:13 am
For everyone who kept Hill on this week – it’s all right; I’ve traded him out for a player who ended up not named, so Hill will absolutely kill it this week.
dylan
April 12, 2009 at 11:30 am
hope richmond have a few late changes so coughlan gets to play. dont have him in my side but would still like to see him play with how he went last week
Ash
April 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Traded Hill for HOulihan so pretty happy with that
MiGZ
April 12, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Haha, the only time Goddard spent on the bench was straight after he kicked his 1st…2nd…3rd…4th goal, well done denis ya nOOb!
aza03
April 13, 2009 at 12:08 am
lol @ denis…
For all the people who traded out Hill, he ripped it up today by his standards… scored 73.
nickyt
April 13, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Fair to say richmond have the best half forward line in the league currently! Brown, Richardson,deledio i think just on that they are a chance to win today!
Woofta
April 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Gibbs has broken thunb.
RUSSELL
April 13, 2009 at 11:17 pm
had gibbs as captain that hurt me breaking the big 2
is it true he broke his thumb, which qtr did he do it in
thtlbe 4 weeks if its true
thanks monty for the site
it helped me immensley to weed out my mid priced spuds for hot rookies
ended up with 27 out of 30 scoring with bock and hentschel to return best team ive had in 4 years
you are a legend !!!!
Nick
April 14, 2009 at 9:19 am
Gibbs does not have a broken thumb, that news was made offical an hour before Woofta posted otherwise.
Richard Head
April 14, 2009 at 10:09 am
Gibbs has broken hair strands in his eye brow
Richard Head
April 14, 2009 at 10:57 am
where is the round 3 review monty!
Mitch
April 14, 2009 at 11:41 am
It will be up around 11am
Working on it now!!!