by DOC » Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:13 pm
SOUTH
South Adelaide will be without exciting teenager Jason Horne for its encounter with Sturt at Flinders University Stadium.
The highly-rated utility is lining up in a match with the AFL Academy this weekend, ensuring he will be South’s certain exclusion against the Double Blues.
Big-bodied midfielders Ben Heaslip and Jess McKinnon have been named as potential replacements while key forward Sam Overall is also on the extended bench after overcoming a back complaint.
Potential debutant Fraser Turner (20, 186cm and 76kg) is also in the mix to play his first League match.
League
F: Fitt, Freitag, Wilkinson
HF: O’Neill, Skinner, Tarca
C: Sampson, Gibbs, Bogle
HB: Haines, Haren, Broadbent
B: Loneragan, Summerton, Biemans
R: Cailotto, Cross, Rose
INT: Schwarz, Nobes, Milsom, Turner, Heaslip, McKinnon, Overall
IN: Heaslip, Overall, McKinnon, Turner
OUT: Horne (AFL Academy)
NEW: Fraser Turner (Richmond/Clarence)
Reserves
Brown, Coleman, Davies, Douglass, Dumesny, Elsworthy, Flett, Gaden, Griffiths, Hindes, Juckers, Kappler, Kraemer, Lovering, Megins, McCreery, Sawford, Spacie, Tucker, Whitbread
Under-18
F: Brown, Pilmore, Verrall
HF: Scott, Cockshell, Hoeck
C: Christophers, Rogers, Birt
HB: Bradley, Bottroff, Jones
B: Hayes, Miller, Daniell
R: Treloar, Draper, Mitton
INT: Kirkland, Marshall, Worthley, Magor, Grigg, Duncan, Galliford
STURT
Sturt is still waiting to learn the severity of Pat Wilson’s shoulder injury while confirming he will miss the game against South at Flinders University Stadium.
The former Crow was sidelined during the second term of his first League game this season last round and has undergone scans to determine his recovery period.
He and fellow exclusion Will Coomblas could be replaced by up to five options included in the 25-man squad.
Key defender Sam Smith (195cm and 94kg) will certainly be one of these, with the Northern Territory recruit finally making his League debut after injuring his ACL last season.
Launceston recruit Jared Dakin is another potential debutant on the extended bench with premiership forward Josh Hone who has recovered from a hamstring strain.
Forwards Lachlan Burrows and Ash Johnson are also in the mix for selection.
League
F: Kirkwood, Patullo, Fahey-Sparks
HF: Slimming, Evans, Houlahan
C: Shute, Lewis, Crocker
HB: Carey, Smith, Voss
B: Page, Edmonds, Grivell
R: Allan, McEntee, Battersby
INT: Johnson, Trenorden, Thiele, Illman, Burrows, J. Hone, Dakin
IN: Johnson, Burrows, Dakin, Smith, J. Hone
OUT: Wilson (shoulder), Coomblas
Reserves
T. Hone, Wingard, Crane, DeZylva, Parker-Boers, Braidwood, Taylor, M. Lochowiak, Ferres, A. Lochowiak, Parker, Grundy, Penfold, J. Lochowiak, Cock, How, Walter, Grieve, Liddy
Under-18
F: Davies, Packer, Hortle
HF: Aish, Hodgson, Sadler
C: Thomas, Taylor, Tidemann
HB: Hein, Fryer, Gibson
B: Fidge, Becker, Torode
R: Kittel, Jefferies, O’Callaghan
INT: Byun, Houston, Dwyer, Carruthers, Merrigan, Bishop, Bok