Drug drama "no excuse"

In the wake of the report into the Essendon supplement scandal, James Hird speaks on the Bombers' preparation for its clash with Geelong.

Essendon coach James Hird. Picture: Quinn Rooney. Source: Getty Images

ESSENDON coach James Hird admits the findings of the internal review into the club's supplement practices were difficult to take.

But Hird said there were "no excuses" for his unbeaten Bombers as they prepared for their blockbuster clash against Geelong at Etihad Stadium tomorrow night despite another tough week off-field.

Former Telstra chief Ziggy Switkowski's report that was released on Monday was critical of the club's governance and lack of control over the controversial "exotic'' supplements program.

The Australian Anti-Doping Authority's investigation into the Bombers continues, but Hird would not say which, if any, players had been interviewed this week.

Hird said he was eager for the investigation process to be over, so the club could have its say.

"You never want to read things that are said about your football club like that,'' Hird said when asked about the Switkowski report.

"If you can give us three or four weeks till the ASADA interviews are done and the ASADA and the AFL put out their report ... I think you will get a pretty open football club.

"We will talk about everything that has happened rather than at the moment speak about bits and pieces which won't make a lot of sense.

"As a football club, we want to get through the ASADA interviews, get through the report and then we are able to talk. My preference would be to get them (interviews) done today, but that's not going to happen.

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"The process will take the time it will take, we understand that, but the sooner it is finished, the better it is for everybody.''

Hird again paid tribute to the way his players had handled the off-field distraction to win their opening six games of the season.

"They are playing really good football, they are training really hard,'' Hird said.

"The one thing we have spoken about as a group is to keep our training standard up and if we keep our training standard up that will go into our games.

"As a coach, I couldn't be happier with their attitude around training. There is obviously distractions, but I keep saying I marvel at the group we have got, how they have handled this distractions and move through it and I think it will serve them well.''

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Hird described tomorrow night's clash against the Cats as a "huge game'' for his team.

"It is an opportunity for us to play against the best team in the competition for the last six or seven years,'' he said.

"Our players are excited by that, they beat us quite convincingly last year and really beat us up around the ball and got away to a very good start.

"We know we are in for a very big fight, but it is an exciting time around the footy club to be playing the best team in the competition.''

Hird gave little away about potential changes for tomorrow night's game, but said Brent Stanton faced a fitness test later today to see if he had recovered from a heavy knock to his groin.

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Who needs to lift at your club?

Hawthorn star Lance Franklin has failed to kick a goal in his past two games. Source: Getty Images

IN TODAY'S edition of his weekly Please Explain column, Glenn McFarlane turns the blowtorch on the player at your club who needs to lift.

To whom it may concern,

Last week we took a look at the AFL players who have surprised us so far this season. This week, we've gone to the flip side.

Here are the players who need to lift for the sake of their teams, and for some of them at least, for the sake of themselves.

Some are superstars who we expect will bounce back soon, such as Lance Franklin and Tom Hawkins. Others need to kick-start careers that have stagnated for one reason or another.

All of them are capable of making a difference to their clubs if they can turn their form around in the coming weeks and months.

We know they are capable of doing this. Now they have to make it happen.

SAM JACOBS (Adelaide)
Stiff to miss out on All-Australian selection last year but is struggling so far this season. Even his coach publicly suggested a few weeks ago that Jacobs needed to find some form - and fast.

DAYNE ZORKO (Brisbane Lions)
Brisbane's rookie of the year in 2012 has found the going a little tougher this season. Has had some solid games, notably against Gold Coast, but hasn't yet had the same effectiveness this season.

NICK DUIGAN (Carlton)
Was considered as an outside chance to be captain at Carlton earlier this year, according to his coach, but just can't seem to break into the side now. What's gone wrong in such a short time?

JORDAN RUSSELL (Collingwood)
The former Carlton defender had a horror Anzac Day and paid the penalty by being dropped last week. Is a chance to return this week, but the Magpies need him to be more composed under pressure.

TAYTE PEARS (Essendon)
Hard to find a Bomber out of form, but the defender, who was rated so highly just a few years ago before suffering a serious injury, is struggling. Was taken apart by Jeremy Cameron last week.

DANYLE PEARCE (Fremantle)
Kicked two breathtaking goals in the Round 1 game against West Coast, but hasn't kicked one since. Needs to find a more consistent base for the Dockers to get full value out of him.

TOM HAWKINS (Geelong)
Admittedly, this is a harsh assessment for a bloke who can cut a team apart in a matter of minutes. And coach Chris Scott said this week he was still troubled by a back problem that forced him to pull out of the Cats' clash against the Bulldogs two weeks ago. Still, the "Tomahawk" has kicked only 13 goals this year from five games. Surely, last year's best-and-fairest winner will strike his 2012 form soon. It could be tomorrow night against the Bombers.

Tom Hawkins kick a long goal during the 3rd quarter of the Hawthorn vs Geelong match at the MCG. April 1, 2013. Picture: Klein Michael Source: Herald Sun

MICHAEL RISCHITELLI (Gold Coast)
Just doesn't look the same player as the one who won the best-and-fairest in his last year at Brisbane. Injuries cruelled him last year. But his impact has only been minimal so far this season.

TOBY GREENE (Greater Western Sydney)
Getting more attention than last year, which is understandable given his second placing in the best-and-fairest. Averaged 28 touches per game last year. This year he is tracking at 20.

LANCE FRANKLIN (Hawthorn)
Arguably the best player in the game at his peak, Buddy has gone the past two weeks without a goal - the first time that has happened since 2005. He's never gone three games without a goal. That could be bad news for Sydney this week. His manager insists he has not been distracted by the fact that his contract talks are on hold.

JACK WATTS (Melbourne)
An easy target, admittedly, but Watts has struggled with poor form and injuries so far this season. Changed a few perceptions in the middle part of last year and when he returns, Watts needs to find a position and a mindset that can see him become the player he should be.

Everyone has high expectations on Jack Watts. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

KIERAN HARPER (North Melbourne)
After 23 games last season in his most productive season, Harper was primed to explode. But he has played only three this season - averaging five possessions per game.

JOHN BUTCHER (Port Adelaide)
Not sure where the one-time No.8 draft pick is at with his footy at the moment. He was the hottest property in footy at the end of 2011. Now he's playing in the SANFL and unable to break into the strong Power line-up. Needs to get more out of himself.

SHAUN GRIGG (Richmond)
Finished fifth in the best-and-fairest last season, but hasn't had the same impact this year. Was better at stages last week, but needs to start getting his hands dirty again.

NICK DAL SANTO (St Kilda)
Scott Watters hasn't missed the 29-year-old for his modest start to 2013, putting the pressure on him leading into the Collingwood match. But Brent Macaffer completely shut him out of the game. Has had a great career, but now needs to lift for the sake of his side.

St Kilda veteran Nick Dal Santo is prepared to forego immediate success as the club looks to the future. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

SHANE MUMFORD (Sydney)
Hasn't taken the game by the scruff of the neck as we know he can. Has had more than his fair share of injuries over the past 18 months, but probably needs to lift a little as well. Mike Pyke is the Swans' best-formed ruckman this season.

ANDREW GAFF (West Coast)
Big things were expected in 2013 from the No.4 draft pick who had elite stats in his second season last year, but he has gone backwards. Needs to cope better with a tag.

JARRAD GRANT (Western Bulldogs)
We're stating the bleeding obvious, but when you are a one-time No.5 draft pick and still playing VFL footy in your sixth season, there is something wrong. Grant is fast running out of time.

Looking forward to the turnaround, particularly from Buddy and Tomahawk.

Yours Sincerely,

Glenn McFarlane

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Waite accepts one-match ban

Jarrad Waite faces a one-match suspension for this incident against Demon Tom McDonald

The future of St Kilda's Justin Koschitzke is in serious doubt after a tumultuous night against Collingwood.

Jarrad Waite wrestles with James Strauss at the MCG yesterday. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

Justin Koschitzke looks back as Jamie Elliott lies on the turf. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

JARRAD Waite will miss Carlton's clash against St Kilda on Monday after pleading guilty to headbutting.

The Blues this morning decided not to fight Waite's one-match suspension and risk doubling the penalty.

The could have argued to the AFL Tribunal tonight that the big forward's action against Melbourne backman Tom McDonald was insufficient force to be reportable.

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The match review panel assessed Waite's contact to McDonald's head during the first quarter on Sunday as intentional conduct with low impact.

Video evidence showed a field umpire, only a metre away, appeared not even to caution Waite and the Demon defender did not react to the slight contact.

The panel deemed Richmond forward Ty Vickery's contact to Geelong captain Joel Selwood at the MCG the previous night as below the force required to constitute a reportable offence.

St Kilda ruckman Justin Koschitzke copped a two-match suspension for striking Collingwood's Jamie Elliott on Friday night.

Koschitzke's record of three matches served in the past two years added a 10 per cent demerit-point loading and means he is stuck with the penalty - and stuck three short of the 200-game milestone.

The panel hit the Saints big man with a three-match ban, reduced by one after he pleaded guilty, after assessing his off-the-ball raised left arm as intentional with medium impact.

Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin is in the clear for his contact to Adelaide's Andy Otten after the panel decided his momentum took both players to the ground, an action that resulted in a 50m penalty but no charge.

North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein has no case to answer from contact to Port Adelaide's Justin Westhoff in Saturday's game in Hobart.

A match-day report against Demon Luke Tapscott for rough conduct against Carlton's Kade Simpson was overturned.

Selwood was fined $1800 for a second wrestling offence and Richmond's former skipper Chris Newman is $900 out of pocket after their boundary line scuffle on Saturday night.

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Chapman racing clock

Andrew Mackie joins On The Couch to talk about the Cats' early-season form.

Paul Chapman has missed the past two matches with a hamstring problem. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

GEELONG is "extremely hopeful" Paul Chapman will be fit to take on Essendon on Friday night, but admits he is still on a limited training load.

Chapman has missed the past two weeks with a hamstring injury – he didn't play against the Dogs and was withdrawn from the squad a day before the Tigers game.

Cats coach Chris Scott said a decision on Chapman would be made later in the week.

"We think so, but we thought so last week as well," Scott said.

"He hasn't trained fully this week, we're leaving that a little bit later, so once he's done that we'll be in a better position to judge.

"But we're extremely hopeful."

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Daniel Menzel will today have the first of a two-part surgical procedure on his re-injured left knee.

The second procedure will happen in about three months' time using a patellar tendon graft.

The Cats will be ultra-conservative and Scott said the timeframe for a return would be somewhere between 12-15 months.

Scott said Nathan Vardy would not be called up to the AFL this week, despite his form putting him in the Cats' best 22.

Hamish McIntosh could return to VFL footy in a fortnight's time – the VFL Cats have the bye this weekend.

Scott also challenged statements by AFL umpires boss Jeff Gieschen that there is no crackdown on players pushing in marking contests this season.

The issue came to a head on the weekend when Adelaide's Scott Thompson was penalised for making minimal contact to Hawk David Hale at a crucial stage of the final quarter - a decision Gieschen has apologised for. But he defended other free kicks against players for marking interference and insisted the rule hasn't changed in 10 years.

Scott disagreed, saying the rule was being interpreted differently this season.

"I think the explanations are extremely confusing. To say that you can't block, bump, push or hold in a marking contest makes it very difficult to understand how you can make any contact at all," he said.

"My personal view is that if we've been saying you can't bump, block, push or hold in a marking contest, then two of the greatest footballers of all time in Tony Lockett and Jason Dunstall would've been ineffective.

"It's not a great development in our game."

A controversial free kick paid against Adelaide's Scott Thompson swung the momentum Hawthorn's way in the last quarter of their AAMI Stadium classic.

But Scott said he would not instruct his defenders to play differently.

"You've got to be really careful about the really obvious push, where you sort of push them over," he said.

"But the reality is that when two players are competing in a contest they're both pushing against each other, so if one's stronger than the other the push is going to become more obvious."

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Bombers sorry for drugs 'experiment'

Essendon are not expected to sack any club officials in the wake of their internal investigation into irregular practices at the club last season.

James Hird and the Essendon Bombers are today expected to receive the key findings from the investigation into the club's alleged illegal practices. Source: Getty Images

Essendon chairman David Evans speaks to the media. Source: Herald Sun

ESSENDON chairman David Evans has apologised for a breakdown of controls that allowed an "arms race" in experimental drugs at the club.

The Bombers today released a report into "irregular practices" at the club during the 2012 supplements program that have resulted in investigations into the possible use of performance-enhancing drugs.

The report, prepared by former Telstra chief Ziggy Switkowski, slammed "the rapid diversification into exotic supplements, sharp increase in frequency of injections, the shift to treatment offsite in alternative medicine clinics, emergence of unfamiliar suppliers, marginalization of traditional medical staff etc (that) combine to create a disturbing picture of a pharmacologically experimental environment never adequately controlled or challenged or documented within the club in the period under review."

Evans said the club would now fiercely pursue a "zero tolerance" policy towards the use of supplements.

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While he could not detail all the substances used on players last season, Evans said pharmacalogical experts had been advising the club for the past three months "and we are getting more and more comfortable about the fact ... there was nothing banned that was given."

"I want to apologise to our players and their families, to our members and supporters, to the AFL community, about what has happened at Essendon," Evans said.

"I want people to focus on Dr Ziggy Switkowski's first recommendation and that is that the pioneering work of supplements should be left to the Australian sports commission.

"An arms race for the most sophisticated molecules must be prohibited.

"I am deeply sorry this has happned on my watch ... I will fight to ensure there is zero tolerance to risky procedures at our club."

Read the full text of the Essendon report here

Evans said sports scientist Stephen Dank, who was in charge of the supplement program, and conditioning coach Dean Robinson were not interviewed by Dr Switkowski.

No figures will lose their jobs as a result of the report, with Evans declaring he will stand for election again in November.

"I'm not promising anything, the club has been through a tumultuous time and changes will have to be made, but at the moment I'm standing by our people.

"Action and change will occur but it comes to the board when we have all the facts.

"One thing I will say about my position is the buck does stop with me, I am chairman of the board and this has happened under my watch."

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Evans revealed the club had dobbed itself into Medicare after external doctors placed a claim for blood tests on players.

He could not explain why a letter from club doctor Bruce Reid, written early last year and raising concerns about the supplements program, did not reach the club board.

"Bruce did write a letter and one of the confusing things here is we're confused as to where that letter went and clearly that letter didn't go where it should have and that goes to the heart of this report."

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Coach James Hird said this morning players were focused on this weekend's game and said he did not know what to expect.

"I am not sure, we will have to wait and see. It (the report) is due in the next few hours and we will wait and see then," he told reporters at Windy Hill.

Essendon coach James Hird watches his players at training. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: Herald Sun

Switkowski wouldn't comment yesterday on what percentage of the report would be revealed, nor what it would recommend.

But club great Tim Watson, the father of club captain Jobe, said no Bombers official would be told to resign.

"I don't think there's going to be recommendations for anyone to be sacked. I don't think there's going to be blood on the floor tomorrow post this meeting, if that's in fact when it takes place," Watson told Channel 7.

"I think this is about the governance, so what they're looking to do is make sure that any of the errors of judgment along the way in terms of their supplement program won't be made again."

The review of the club's governance, processes and supervision followed revelations the Bombers were embroiled in an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation into their supplements program run by sports scientist Stephen Dank.

Essendon players train at Windy Hill today. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: Herald Sun

The release of its findings comes as Dank continued to insist Essendon had nothing to fear.

Dank told Sydney-based media at the weekend that his correspondence with the World Anti-Doping Agency and ASADA proved he could use anti-obesity drug AOD-9604 on players because it did not contravene category S2, which lists specific substances.

But Dank was not drawn on the fact AOD-9604 was prohibited under category S0, which states substances not approved for human use are prohibited.

ASADA is this week expected to start interviewing Essendon players.

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Umps sorry for push mistake

A controversial free kick paid against Adelaide's Scott Thompson swung the momentum Hawthorn's way in the last quarter of their AAMI Stadium classic.

Adelaide's Scott Thompson can't believed he was denied a mark against Hawthorn. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser

AFL umpires boss Jeff Gieschen has apologised to Adelaide after Scott Thompson was incorrectly penalised for a push against Hawthorn.

In a review with Crows coach Brenton Sanderson this morning, Gieschen conceded umpires had twice incorrectly penalised Thompson this season at vital stages of games.

The previous wrong call was in Adelaide's loss to Carlton at the MCG a fortnight, also in the last quarter and also in a marking contest.

Former players and fans reacted with anger and disbelief after Thompson was denied a crucial mark and likely goal in the last quarter of the Crows' narrow loss to Hawthorn on Saturday night after a slight push on David Hale's arm with one hand.

But while Gieschen said umpire Ray Chamberlain got it wrong, Thompson's teammate Rory Sloane today defended the men in green.

"That did not change the outcome of the game for us," Sloane said in a press conference that began minutes before Gieschen rang Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson to apologise for the decision.

"Umpires make mistakes, everyone makes mistakes. We make mistakes as players.

"That is the ruling - you can't push anyone at all in a marking contest. We have to adjust to that.

"That did not change the result. They got a run-on (kicking four unanswered goals) and we were not good enough to stop them."

Pressed on whether the umpire made a mistake on Thompson, Sloane said: "He made the right call because you are not allowed to push."

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Gieschen said today the decision was an "error".

"The questions you have to ask are - was it a hand in the back? No … it was a bit of a touch in the shoulder," he said.

"It wasn't a push out either. For it to be a push out, there needs to be a degree of force, and there needs to be a straightening of the arm, and we can see a visible push out. But in this case, no it wasn't hands in the back, and it wasn't a push out in the marking contest.

"(There was) a little bit of incidental contact on the shoulder, but certainly not a push out.

"So it was a mistake by the umpire and our coaches have spoken to about that and he was comfortable with it as well. Just a mistake in this situation."

But Gieschen told the AFL website he was surprised some players were not aware they weren't allowed to push opponents in the side or chest in a marking contest.

"It's been around for 10 years on DVDs where we've explained it to clubs so that surprises me a little bit. It may be time that some of the clubs went back and revisited the DVD and showed it to their players just as a reinforcement."

Brisbane Lions midfielder Tom Rockliff said it was the first he'd heard that pushing in the side wasn't allowed, while North Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey declared it bad for the game.

"That's the first time I've ever heard that, and honestly, I'm not one to make up stuff or lie. That's the most bizarre thing I've ever heard," Rockliff said.

Rockliff told SEN radio the apparent crackdown on pushing stripped the game of one of its best traits.

"If you take that away from the game, you're taking away a part of the game that's been so special," he said.

"If you take away the show of strength, I'm not sure how you're supposed to win a contest, otherwise we'll just have 22 athletes running around out there and you might as well not be playing with an AFL footy and make it non-contact.

"There's nothing better than to see a big key forward go one-on-one with his key back and it's a true strength battle."

Asked yesterday if he thought the Thompson mark should have been allowed, Harvey told Channel 7: "Most definitely.

"To the letter of the law, that's a free kick, but we can't have that going out of the game. That's the slightest touch of all time, in an arm.

"I don't think that needs to come into the game."

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin said of the Thompson decision: "If he puts his hand up and pushes that tiny bit earlier, he probably gets away with it, but because his opponent jumps up, it probably makes it look worse than it actually was."

AFL umpires' boss Jeff Gieschen said last week the rules were clear - you can't push in any way in a marking contest.

"It wasn't a push in the back, it was a push," Gieschen said.
 

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I let myself down: Newman

What will the AFL match review panel make of Geelong captain Joel Selwood and Richmond's Chris Newman's wrestling moves

AFL or WWE? Geelong's Joel Selwood and Richmond's Chris Newman exchange pleasantries at the MCG. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

RICHMOND veteran Chris Newman admits he let himself and his team down with one undisciplined act against the Cats at the MCG on Saturday night.

Newman was partly responsible for allowing the Cats to skip away in the third quarter when the Tigers could, in fact, have closed the gap.

With Geelong leading by 10 points, the former skipper dumped Geelong run-with player Taylor Hunt behind play - just as Dustin Martin had marked inside 50.

The ball was brought back to the wing where the Cats received the free kick. When Geelong captain Joel Selwood ran in to remonstrate with Newman, the two engaged in some good old-fashioned wrestling, with the Cats benefiting from a 50m penalty which would result in a goal.

Instead of the margin being cut to four points, Geelong had skipped clear to lead by 16. The Cats were never headed.

"I'm pretty disappointed in myself there," Newman told Channel Seven's Game Day program on Sunday morning.

"I obviously gave away the 50m penalty. We had the ball in the goal square, I think, down our end and then it went down their end and they kicked a goal so it could have been a 12-point turnaround.

"So yeah, the diciplined acts I've got to get better."

Attention now will likely turn to whether Newman or Selwood incur any punishment from the AFL's Match Review Panel (MRP).

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LIVE: Sunday afternoon footy

A controversial free kick paid against Adelaide's Scott Thompson swung the momentum Hawthorn's way in the last quarter of their AAMI Stadium classic.

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Sydney v Brisbane, SCG 1.10pm

Sydney

B: N.Malceski, H.Grundy, N.Smith
HB: M.Mattner, T.Richards, J.McVeigh
C: L.Jetta, R.O'Keefe, B.McGlynn
HF: D.Hannebery, S.Reid, K.Jack
F: A.Goodes, M.Pyke, J.Bolton
Foll: S.Mumford, J.Kennedy, L.Parker
Int: T.Armstrong, C.Bird, J.Lamb, D.Rampe
Emg: M.Morton, J. White, T.Walsh
In: J.Lamb
Out: A.Everitt (Omitted)
New: J.Lamb

Brisbane

B: J.Patfull, D.Merrett, A.McGrath
HB: E.Yeo, J.Clarke, J.Adcock
C: P.Hanley, T.Rockliff, M.Golby
HF: J.Polkinghorne, J.Brown, D.Zorko
F: S.Mayes, M.Leuenberger, A.Cornelius
Foll: B.Longer, B.Moloney, J.Redden
Int: J.Green, R.Bewick, M.Paparone, R.Lester
Emg: J.Lisle, A.Raines, J.Crisp
In: P.Hanley, R.Lester
Out: S.Docherty (Omitted), A. Raines

Carlton v Melbourne, MCG 3.20pm

Carlton

B: C.Yarran, M.Jamison, L.Henderson
HB: Z.Tuohy, D.Armfield, S.White
C: K.Lucas, M.Robinson, K.Simpson
HF: C.Judd, A.Walker, J.Garlett
F: E.Curnow, S.Hampson, J.Waite
Foll: R.Warnock, M.Murphy, B.McLean
Int: H.Scotland, A.Carrazzo, E.Betts, D.Ellard
Emg: S. Rowe, J. Cachia, T.Bell

In: J.Waite, D.Ellard
Out: B.Gibbs (Hamstring), S. Rowe (Omitted)

Melbourne

B: L.Dunn, J.Frawley, D.Terlich
HB: J.Grimes, T.McDonald, C.Garland
C: J.Trengove, J.Viney, M.Jones
HF: J.Howe, C.Sylvia, D.Kent
F: R.Bail, M.Gawn, S.Byrnes
Foll: J.Spencer, J.McKenzie, N.Jones
Int: J.Strauss, D.Nicholson, M.Evans, L.Tapscott

In: L.Dunn, J.Strauss, J.Spencer, J.Viney, D.Kent, D.Nicholson
Out: M.Jamar (Groin), D.Rodan (Omitted), J.Watts (Hamstring), A.Davey (Omitted), S. Blease (Omitted), C. Pedersen (Omitted)
New: D.Kent

West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, Patersons Stadium 4.40pm

West Coast

B: M.Brown, D.Glass, S.Hurn
HB: B.Waters, E.Mackenzie, S.Wellingham
C: A.Gaff, M.Priddis, B.Dalziell
HF: J.Hill, J.Darling, C.Masten
F: N.Naitanui, JJ.Kennedy, M.LeCras
Foll: D.Cox, S.Selwood, L.Shuey
Int: J.Brennan, D.Kerr, C.Sinclair, As.Smith
Emg: A.Hams, M.Rosa, W.Schofield
In: S.Wellingham, As.Smith, N.Naitanui
Out: S.Butler (Calf), J.Cripps (Omitted), A. Hams

Western Bulldogs

B: D.Morris, J.Roughead, L.Picken
HB: J.Johannisen, M.Austin, T.Young
C: J.Macrae, M.Boyd, A.Cooney
HF: J.Stringer, D.Addison, K.Stevens
F: L.Dahlhaus, L.Jones, J.Tutt
Foll: W.Minson, N.Lower, T.Liberatore
Int: M.Wallis, D.Cross, C.Smith, C.Howard, L.Markovic
Emg: P.Veszpremi, D.Pearce, L.Markovic

In: D.Addison, C.Howard
Out: B.Goodes (Suspension), P.Veszpremi
 

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