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One club will remain winless after this unless we have a draw.

Sturt may be without Abe Davis who jagged a hammy which would be a big blow. Sturt kept at Norwood last week but were never able to get in front and get on a roll. When Patrick Wilson is ready to play he will be a big inclusion.

West and Adelaide had a ding dong battle last week and ended up being on the wrong side when the siren blew. Kieran Lovell to have had 39 disposals has put his stamp of ability into the club. A little more finesse and West could be 2-0 not 0-2. But they don't.

Gotch has West playing with all the heart and soul they can muster. It is up to players now. Keep threatening and it will come.

If Davis does not play I rate West a real chance.

West by a point.

Sturt easily ☹️

Wolf Pack wrote:Sturt easily ☹️

sad but true

I’m backing Westies here.

Will beat Sturt.

West by 2 goals.

southee wrote:I’m backing Westies here.

Will beat Sturt.

West by 2 goals.

It’s who you think will win, not who you hope will win...

So who do you think will win?

I thought Westies made a good account of themselves in round 1. Bloods to win this by 12 points.

STURT

Sturt will finally unveil star recruit Pat Wilson against West at Unley Oval on Saturday.

The dual Crows SANFL best-and-fairest has missed the opening two games with a shoulder complaint but has been named in the centre.

The 2016 premiership midfielder has been joined in the Double Blues’ 25-man squad by Adam Trenorden, Lachlan Burrows and a pair of potential Tasmanian debutants.

Hamish Allan (20, 205cm and 96kg) and Jared Dakin (20, 181cm and 80kg) could play their first League games for the club, with Allan the most likely given he’s named in the ruck.

Abe Davis has been sidelined by a hamstring strain while Ash Johnson is out.

League

F; Lewis, Fahey-Sparks, Patullo

HF: Slimming, Evans, Houlahan

C: Shute, Wilson, Crocker

HB: Page, Coomblas, Voss

B: Carey, Edmonds, Grivell



R: Allan, McEntee, Battersby

INT: Kirkwood, Trenorden, Thiele, Illman, Burrows, Penfold, Dakin

IN: Wilson, Trenorden, Dakin, Allan, Burrows

OUT: Davis (hamstring), Johnson

NEW: Hamish Allan (North Hobart), Jared Dakin (Launceston)



Reserves
T. Hone, Wingard, Crane, DeZylva, How, Doyle, Taylor, Richards, Ferres, A. Lochowiak, Parker, Smith, Spain, Cock, Bristow, Armiento, Walter, Grieve, Liddy, Becker, J. Lochowiak

Under-18
F: Lochowiak, Packer, Hortle
HF: Tucker, Read, Sadler
C: Thomas, Aish, Tidemann
HB: Hein, Fryer, Becker
B: Fidge, Torode, Bok

R: Kittel, Taylor, Jefferies
INT: J. Davies, O’Callaghan, Bishop, Gibson
EMG: Byun, Houston



WEST

West Adelaide star Kaine Stevens will play his first game for the season against Sturt at Unley Oval on Saturday.

The Neil Kerley Medallist has shrugged off injury to be named in the centre against the Double Blues.

Stevens has been joined in the Bloods’ 25-man squad by Bailey Chamberlain, Patrick Fairlie, Patrick Levicki, Sam May and Stuart Taverner.

Taverner will replace injured ruckman Angus Rana while fellow bigman Matt McKenzie and Murray Waite are also sidelined with injuries.



League

F: Gore, Ellem, I. Johnson

HF: Koster, Beech, J. Stevens

C: Boyle, J. Stevens, Haysman

HB: Murphy, Keough, Dunkin

B: Hill, Ryan, Duval



R: Taverner, Schiller, Lovell

INT: Karpany, Levicki, Chamberlain, May, P. Fairlie, Maguire, Sinderberry

IN: CHamberlain, P. Fairlie, Levicki, May, K. Stevens, Taverner

OUT: McKenzie (knee), Rana (knee), Waite (hip)



Reserves
C. Allan, E. Allan, Anderson, Babic, Batley, Bock, Cleeland, Elliot, C. Fairlie, Faulkner, Fejo, Forbes, Kirk, Laudato, Meline, Morrish, Patterson, Redfern, Rundle, Sherlock, Steele, R. Stevens

Under-18
F: Hahn, Young, Steene
HF: Watts, Lemmey, D. White
C: McCormick, Kennedy, Desira
HB: Pridham, Midwinter, Singleton
B: Higham, Satanek, Bunworth

R: Barnett, Thackeray, Ryan
INT: Coe, Kregar, Obst, Sgroi

Has Ash Johnson quit Sturt?

Strut by 8pts.

F*** it looked like a training run sans opposition in the 2nd

West with a bit of work to do.

33 scoring shots to 13 suggests this could have gotten uglier than it appears. Gotch with a tough task ahead of him.

Lovell did not play either. Big loss.

Patrick Wilson reinjured his shoulder and looks likely to miss a few.