Half of the teams in the AFL made three or more changes this week at the selection table… some more warranted than others.
St Kilda
FB: Jason Gram, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna, Clinton Jones, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Sam Fisher, Adam Schneider
FF: Farren Ray, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne
Fol: Michael Gardiner, David Armitage, Lenny Hayes
Int: Steven King, Brett Peake, James Gwilt, Jarryn Geary
In: S. Fisher, King
Out: Adam Pattison, Ben McEvoy
Collingwood
FB: Alan Toovey, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, John McCarthy
HF: Josh Fraser, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
FF: Paul Medhurst, Brent Macaffer, Leon Davis
Fol: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
Int: Leigh Brown, Shane O’Bree, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Beams
In: O’Bree, Prestigiacomo, Macaffer, McCarthy
Out: Ben Johnson, Heath Shaw, John Anthony, Ben Reid
North Melbourne
FB: Scott McMahon, Scott D. Thompson, Sam Wright
HB: Michael Firrito, Lachlan Hansen, Nathan Grima
C: Daniel Wells, Brent Harvey, Leigh Harding
HF: Liam Anthony, Brady Rawlings, Aaron Edwards
FF: Ben Warren, David Hale, Lindsay Thomas
Fol: Hamish McIntosh, Jack Ziebell, Andrew Swallow
Int: Leigh Adams, Gavin Urquhart, Todd Goldstein, Ryan Bastinac
In: Harding, McMahon, Edwards
Out: Corey Jones, Matt Campbell, Ben Ross
West Coast
FB: Matthew Spangher, Darren Glass, Brett Jones
HB: Andrew Embley, Will Schofield, Beau Waters
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Bradd Dalziell
HF: Chris Masten, Josh J. Kennedy, Luke Shuey
FF: Mitchell Brown, Ashley Hansen, Mark LeCras
Fol: Nic Naitanui, Daniel Kerr, Adam Selwood
Int: Dean Cox, Brad Ebert, Scott Selwood, Tom Swift
In: Hansen, LeCras, Rosa, Schofield, Dalziell
Out: Mark Nicoski, Sam Butler, Shannon Hurn, Eric MacKenzie, Patrick McGinnity
Port Adelaide
FB: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Matt Thomas, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
FF: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, Justin Westhoff
Fol: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
Int: Jackson Trengove, Paul Stewart, Mitchell Banner, Tom Logan
No change
Brisbane
FB: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Andrew Raines
HB: Daniel Rich, Matt Maguire, Josh Drummond
C: Tom Rockliff, Simon Black, Brent Staker
HF: Justin Sherman, Jonathan Brown, Jack Redden
FF: James Polkinghorne, Brendan Fevola, Todd Banfield
Fol: Mitchell Clark, Luke Power, Michael Rischitelli
Int: Matthew Leuenberger, James Hawksley, Travis Johnstone, Joel Patfull
In: Hawksley, Polkinghorne, Rockliff
Out: Jared Brennan, Jed Adcock, Cheynee Stiller
Sydney
FB: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Rhyce Shaw
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Kieren Jack
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh P. Kennedy
FF: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarred Moore
Fol: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Ben McGlynn
Int: Mark Seaby, Lewis Jetta, Tadhg Kennelly, Daniel Hannebery
No change
Richmond
FB: Shane Edwards, Kelvin Moore, Chris Newman
HB: Alex Rance, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Dustin Martin, Brett Deledio, Trent Cotchin
HF: Ben Cousins, Jack Riewoldt, Mitch Morton
FF: Ben Nason, Jayden Post, Richard Tambling
Fol: Troy Simmonds, Daniel Jackson, Shane Tuck
Int: Tyrone Vickery, Daniel Connors, Matt White, Relton Roberts
In: Cousins, Tuck, Polo, White, Rance, Roberts
Out: Adam Thomson, Will Thursfield, Tom Hislop, Jake King, Mitch Farmer, Robin Nahas
Carlton
FB: Michael Jamison, Bret Thornton, Aaron Joseph
HB: Jordan Russell, Jarrad Waite, Dennis Armfield
C: Heath Scotland, Marc Murphy, Andrew Walker
HF: Chris Yarran, Setanta O’hAilpin, Ryan Houlihan
FF: Eddie Betts, Lachie Henderson, Mitch Robinson
Fol: Matthew Kreuzer, Brock McLean, Bryce Gibbs
Int: Andrew Carrazzo, Kane Lucas, Kade Simpson, Robert Warnock
In: Lucas
Out: Joe Anderson
Essendon
FB: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Cale Hooker, Nathan Lovett-Murray
C: Heath Hocking, Jobe Watson, Jake Melksham
HF: Brent Stanton, Scott Gumbleton, Bachar Houli
FF: Jason Winderlich, David Hille, Mark Williams
Fol: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Sam Lonergan
Int: David Zaharakis, Kyle Reimers, Ricky Dyson, Travis Colyer
In: Lovett-Murray, Lonergan, Houli, Reimers, Melksham, Colyer
Out: Mark McVeigh, Angus Monfries, Brent Prismall, Alwyn Davey, David Myers, Ben Howlett
Melbourne
FB: Matthew Warnock, James Frawley, Jamie Bennell
HB: James McDonald, Joel Macdonald, Lynden Dunn
C: Rohan Bail, Jack Trengove, Aaron Davey
HF: Brad Green, Colin Sylvia, Cameron Bruce
FF: Tom Scully, Ricky Petterd, Clint Bartram
Fol: Mark Jamar, Jack Grimes, Brent Moloney
Int: Matthew Bate, Jordie McKenzie, Nathan Jones, Michael Newton
In: Sylvia
Out: James Strauss
Adelaide
FB: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Jared Petrenko
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Richard Douglas
C: Tyson Edwards, Bernie Vince, David Mackay
HF: Jason Porplyzia, Taylor Walker, Patrick Dangerfield
FF: Andrew McLeod, Kurt Tippett, Trent Hentschel
Fol: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
Int: Myke Cook, Chris Knights, Brett Burton, Scott Stevens
In: Stevens, Knights
Out: James Sellar, Will Young
Western Bulldogs
FB: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Brodie Moles, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Griffen
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Shaun Higgins
FF: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Jason Akermanis
Fol: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Daniel Cross
Int: Liam Picken, Andrejs Everitt, Josh Hill, Will Minson
No change
Hawthorn
FB: Josh Gibson, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy
HB: Rick Ladson, Ryan Schoenmakers, Brent Guerra
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Grant Birchall
HF: Jarryd Morton, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman
FF: Campbell Brown, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Fol: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Xavier Ellis
Int: Garry Moss, Carl Peterson, Ben Stratton, Matt Suckling
In: Moss, Suckling, Stratton
Out: Michael Osborne, Rhan Hooper, Liam Shiels
Fremantle
FB: Jay Van Berlo, Chris Tarrant, Ryan Crowley
HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Anthony Morabito, David Mundy, Paul Hasleby
HF: Michael Johnson, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
FF: Des Headland, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
Fol: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
Int: Matthew de Boer, Nick Suban, Adam McPhee, Alex Silvagni
In: de Boer
Out: Garrick Ibbotson
Geelong
FB: Josh Hunt, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB: James Kelly, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Ling, Joel Selwood
HF: Mitchell Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Gary Ablett jnr
FF: Steve Johnson, James Podsiadly, Shannon Byrnes
Fol: Mark Blake, Joel Corey, Paul Chapman
Int: Dawson Simpson, Ryan Gamble, Nathan Djerrkura, David Wojcinski
In: Gamble, Djerrkura, D. Simpson, Podsiadly
Out: Brad Ottens, Cameron Mooney, Matthew Scarlett, Steven Motlop
benwingers
April 9, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Is Robbie Gray dead?
m0nty
April 9, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Dean Laidley, fantasy antichrist, strikes again.
Prospector
April 9, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Gray vs. Laidley, no contest!
niko81
April 9, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Hey Monty, is it the right time to ditch Tippett for Kreuzer?
korza
April 9, 2010 at 3:05 pm
I dont think holders of Howlett should be to concerned.But the thinking of his demotion must be quetioned.Laidley as he did with the hiding of Anthonys injury last year puts in another dagger.
@ Monty
Thinking of changing my team name from Stkilda to Fanfooty.com.au,will you pay me.
grum88
April 9, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Come on guys why keep asking same questions If you want to trade just do it.
Dave085
April 9, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Sorry for my ignorance throughout the news this week but how come Heath Shaw is out?
niko81
April 9, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Back injury
Superfist
April 9, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Pretty disappointed with the headline Monty, not up to your usual standard.
Some suggestions:
“Relton’s Black… I mean Relton’s Back!”
“Cold spell – no heater”
“Get your Adcock out”
m0nty
April 9, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I like the Heater one, may use that later in the year. 🙂
TOM15
April 9, 2010 at 3:50 pm
hey tradded out b.lake due to poor performance who should i pick up hodge or enright?
foolysik
April 9, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Who will be first coach sacked this season? I’m going with Knights, how could he not drop Slattery, Dyson and Williams ahead of Prismall and Howlett. He must go.
Good work on the headline Monty better than last weeks effort anyway!
mervneagle
April 9, 2010 at 4:38 pm
TOM15, I’d grab Corey Enright. He is a jet. His bad games still reap 90 points. He hardly missed a target, never fumbles, blah blah blah. Also, I reckon he’s played about 70 consecutive matches. What more could you want!? Foolysik, if you’re serious about Knights being the first coach sacked let me know. I’d like to bet a grand on it; I’ll even give you 2:1.
andyiomoon
April 9, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Prismall?? 98 and 97 DT in his last 2 games?? He’s been looking great. There must be some story here I am missing… disciplinary reasons??
m0nty
April 9, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Late change: Brad Ottens out for Dawson Simpson.
Arky
April 9, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Either Prismall has some undisclosed soreness, or it’s a “failed to follow team rules” thing you’d imagine.
Really hoping that Heater is just a 1-2 week injury max.
I’ve decided to hold both Clark and Harvey; subject to late-breaking news, I’m trading Moore and Wright for Duncan and Ballantyne, which fixes the bottom end of my forward line.
HintT
April 9, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Any news on how long Ottens is out for?
Alex7089
April 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Gee, is matty knights being payed by Richmond or something? What is he thinking, he really wants that spoon doesn’t he?
gruby
April 9, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Knights will not be sacked, Prismall was seen as an in and under player, and last week, as most of his teammates did, he sat back and waited for someone else to do the hard work.
Howlett very unlucky, but Khighta had to make an impact, a lot of influence came from the assitant coaches as well.
Bombers need to find some grunt this week, hence the introdction of Lovett-Murray.
Dunlop
April 9, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Must say it is amusing to see people whinge about Prismall being dropped whilst quoting DT scores (and Monty was guilty of this in the Coaches’ Box as well). Watch the game! He was terrible last week from both a turnover perspective and two-way running.
As for Howlett, all I’ll say is he failed to follow the instructions he was given. Although I must say, Monty for someone that regularly talks about job security for rookies – you took 3 guys with the lowest job security of those on offer in JKT, Howlett & Strauss and yet seem surprised when the (almost) inevitable happens.
mervneagle
April 9, 2010 at 5:38 pm
I agree with gruby except for that last bit about lovett-murray….. n rat’s back because he’s no longer suspended. Or I am completely mixed up and he was available last week? Apologies if I am. I would have thought lonergan an reimers were the ‘grunt’.
Najo_man86
April 9, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Mitch Clark still suffering from “FLUEUENBERGER” or will show his premium potential??
gruby
April 9, 2010 at 6:07 pm
merv and Dunlop are spot on, Prismall is looking the goods from a stats point of view, but last week, was the typical front runner that the Bombers don’t need, he needs to get back to getting in hard.
Reimers is the big inclusion, was a surprise to see him out last week, but Knights will not put up with players not following instructions. Hille and Ryder are under the pump this week if they allow Kruez to run around like they did Sandi last week, they should be the best 1-2 ruck combo in the league.
ryz.
April 9, 2010 at 6:21 pm
hmmmm, what the f is going on with gray? do i just trade him out for peterson and claim the 200k price rise or do i keep him in and wait it out….seriously, what the hell
DT=Life
April 9, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Rooke didn’t make the final 22 but is an emergency, now that is odd.
Also gruby, Hille and Ryder best one-two combo in the league? You seem to be forgetting about west-coast, possibly the best one-two combo ever once Cox is fit in a month or so.
Also m0nty, very unlucky on Howlett, was looking at him as a missed opportunity only days ago. WCE still not giving Hams a run is dissapointing, he’s a 23yr old so if they picked him they should play him. Could be a great down-grade later in the year.
mervneagle
April 9, 2010 at 6:27 pm
I’d trade him out, especially if you haven’t used any trades yet. This is the best trading week of the entire season. I would have thought everybody would use 2 unless they were clever enough to choose their initial squad very, very wisely. Why stick with gray when you don’t know what’s up with him when you can instead launch into peterson? He has cash cow written all over him. What more could you want from an 83k player? What if gray doesn’t play until round 6 or 7 and peterson is 300k by then?
ManZzZoid
April 9, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Why is Silvagni named 8th on the INT bench?.. He’s played 2 good matches!
ryz.
April 9, 2010 at 6:39 pm
haha yeah, merv, i hear you, and considered it all. but especially now he could be a nice unique pick later on in the season, and wasting a trade when i got 22 playing seems silly….
although the money is there to be made….and i really dont like how vague the injury status is….
however petos spot in the side may be a little iffy in the next few weeks, although hoops’ injury has helped him….
still got 20 trades, dont need any. although strongly considering clark to sandi…..silly trade i know….ahhh foresight / crystal ball would be awesome
mervneagle
April 9, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Take peterson now and dump his arse when, and if, gray plays two solid games and looks like jumping in value. You gotta act quick in this game! But nah if you have enough kids playing then there’s no need. good luck. Although if peterson plays another solid game, I will be definitely back to say ‘I told you so’! Joking.
ryz.
April 9, 2010 at 6:48 pm
haha im a hawk, so regardless i hope he has a blinder! especially after what they did to us last year….
i might just trade gray out… 🙁
timbo671
April 9, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Dump Mitch Clarke…straight swap for Gigantilands…same price and Clarke will lose moocho $$ this week
Pravis
April 9, 2010 at 7:19 pm
I hope Howlett gets back around round 6 – 8 hehehe. Bad luck Monty, i did say go with rookies that will play at least the first 8 – 10 games.
timbo671
April 9, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Hey Monty…blog time stamp still stuck on daylight savings
tigermania
April 9, 2010 at 7:42 pm
whats wrong with dreamteamtalk
m0nty
April 9, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Thanks timbo, fixed.
ManZzZoid
April 9, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Who reckons Goddard would be a good capt choice for tonight?
foolysik
April 9, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Isn’t Prismall just another version of Knights during his playing days – “he sat back and waited for someone else to do the hard work” – so essentially Knights has dropped himself lol 🙂
Pav29
April 30, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Why Would Ben Howlett Be Dropped.