Norwood v Adelaide| Coopers Stadium | 1:10pm | SANFL Digital Pass
NORWOOD
Norwood will be tempted to take an unchanged line-up into its match against Adelaide at The Parade.
Forward Peter Bampton, defender Mac Bower and potential debutant Mitchell Cotter have all been added to the Redlegs’ 25-man squad.
Cotter, from Doveton in Victoria, could play his first League game after playing 14 in the Reserves in his first SANFL season.
League
F: Nelligan, Boyd, Hamilton
HF: Binder, Pascoe, Morris
C: Douglas, J. Richards, Rokahr
HB: J. Heard, Ball, Vardanega
B: Wilkins, Shenton, Collins
R: Knoll, Kennerley, Grigg
INT: Z. Richards, Bampton, McKenzie, Bower, Cotter, Tranfa, Pedro
IN: Bampton, Bower, Cotter
NEW: Mitchell Cotter (Doveton, Victoria)
Reserves
Z. Richards, Irra, Bampton, McKenzie, Book, Bower, Buckham, Larkins, Cotter, Kent, Wagner, Hearing, Fairbrother, Pedro, Gerloff, F. Heard, Tranfa, Cavallaro, Chandler, Schwerdt, Minervini, Haebich, Trepka, Robinson, Roberts, Warton, Jones-Bobridge, M. Carroll
ADELAIDE
Adelaide has significantly strengthened its team for its final game of the season against Norwood at The Parade.
James Rowe, Will Hamill, Brayden Cook, Ben Davis, Lachlan Gollant and Kieran Strachan all return to play key roles against the Redlegs.
Their inclusion has forced development players Riley Clamp, Sam Renney, Sam Tharaldsen, Max Hodges, Ben Salt, Oliver Clarke and Sam Kennedy out of the squad.
League
F: B. Cook, Borlase, Gollant
HF: Sholl, Wright, Rowe
C: Newchurch, Berry, Marini
HB: Hamill, McAsey, Worrell
B: Parnell, B. Davis, Murray
R: Strachan, O’Connor, O. Davis
INT: Lewis, J. Cook, Kernahan, Boyle
IN: B. Cook, Hamill, Rowe, B. Davis, Gollant, Strachan, J. Cook
OUT: Clamp, Tharaldsen, Hodges, Salt, Renney, Kennedy, Clarke
Eagles v Central District | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval| 2:10pm | SANFL Digital Pass
EAGLES
A mixture of the old and new will line-up on the Eagles’ half-back line against Central at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval.
SANFL 200 Club player Matthew Goldsworthy will play his first League game since Round 9 due to a shoulder injury.
On the other flank, 19-year-old Max Litster, from Minlaton, will make his League debut after playing for the Torrens University SA U19 team last Saturday.
Jimmy Toumpas also returns to the Eagles’ 25-man squad, named on the seven-man extended interchange bench which must be trimmed by three before the bounce.
League
F: Stengle, Von Bertouch, D. Menzel
HF: Poole, Hayes, T. Menzel
C: Pudney, Tsitas, Mutch
HB: Goldsworthy, Giuffreda, Litster
B: Beecken, Thompson, Rowland
R: Redden, Sinor, Knight
INT: Haylock, Lehmann, Firns, Comitogianni, Lonergan, Toumpas, Jungfer
IN: Goldsworthy, Litster, Toumpas
NEW: Max Litster (CMS Crows)
Reserves
McFarlane, Mills, Moore, Kerrish, Cameron, Neumann, West, Schmusch, Mead, Seymour, Hardie, Williams, Bruce, Gaffney, D’Aloia, Dawkins, Pearce, McLeod, Hoile, Buck, Wheare
CENTRAL
Central has regained a star utility as it prepares to celebrate the 200th game of Jarrod Schiller against the Eagles at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval.
Justin Hoskin has recovered from an Achilles injury to be named in the forward pocket while fellow inclusion Darcy Pisani returns to the centre square.
Co-captain Luke Habel will miss his fellow captain Schiller’s milestone match with injury while Rhys Cannizzaro has been omitted.
League
F: Hoskin, Fort, Grace
HF: Presbury, Graham, Lange
C: Olsson, Pisani, Barreau
HB: M. Neagle, Weaver, Shaw
B: Alleer, Llewllyn, Patterson
R: Marsh, T. Schiller, J. Schiller
INT: Dew, Grant, Morton, O’Brien
IN: Hoskin, Pisani
OUT: Habel (injured), Cannizzaro
MILESTONE – Jarrod Schiller 200 games
Reserves
S. Linke, Dorizzi, Gant, Dudley, Gillard, Reed, J. Neagle, Richard, Cannizzaro, Cowham, Deakin, McDonald, Montgomerie, Krieg, Whitelum, Iles, Distefano, Thomson, Grubb. H. McCabe, Rigney, Kennedy, De Jonge
Port Adelaide v Glenelg | Alberton Oval| 2:10pm | 1629 SEN | SANFL Digital Pass | theadvertiser.com.au
PORT
Port Adelaide will field a strengthened side to host Glenelg at Alberton Oval.
As many as six AFL-listed players have been included, headed by SANFL debutant Mitch Georgiades, who will put his hamstring to the test.
Lachie Jones, Tyson Goldsack, Jarrod Lienert, Hamish Hartlett and Jackson Mead have also been called upon.
This has squeezed Miller Carter, Oliver Cheesman, Dylan Aldridge and Jack Strange out of the Magpies’ squad.
League
F: Georgiades, Lord, McEntee
HF: Williams, Sutcliffe, Woodcock
C: Mead, Hartlett, Frederick
HB: Goldsack, Garner, Lienert
B: Pasini, Clurey, Jones
R: Hayes, Mayes, Powell-Pepper
INT: Weidemann, Wildman, Moore, Westbrook, Butcher, Corcoran
IN: Jones, Lienert, Hartlett, Goldsack, Mead, Georgiades
OUT: Carter, Cheesman, Aldridge, Strange
GLENELG
Glenelg has welcomed back a premiership defender to confront Port Adelaide at Alberton.
Michael Virgin has been named to start in the back pocket after being sidelined since Round 16 with a hamstring strain.
Virgin, who collected 26 disposals in the Reserves last Friday night, is one of four inclusions to the Tigers’ 25-man squad.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Billy Stretch and Will Chandler have also been added to the extended interchange bench.
Wanganeen-Milera returns after playing for the SA U19 team while Stretch could play his first League game since Round 1 after an ankle injury.
Midfielder/forward Tom Condon was sent back to the Reserves.
League
F: Motlop, McBean, Bailey
HF: Hosie, Reynolds, Agnew
C: Allen, Bradley, Curran
HB: Landt, Durdin, Martini
B: Virgin, Proud, Newman
R: Hannath, B. Turner, Snook
INT: Wanganeen-Milera, Kuller, Stretch, Schott, Pink, McCarthy, Chandler
IN: Stretch, Wanganeen-Milera, Virgin, Chandler
OUT: Condon
Reserves
Moore, Park, Leck, Condon, Horsnell, Weir, McRae, Searle, Minchin, Holder, Cole, Edwards, Crompton, Kitschke, Robins, Kluske, Scharenberg, Wisdom, Yates, Wright
South Adelaide v West Adelaide | Flinders University Stadium | 2:10pm | SANFL Digital Pass
SOUTH
South Adelaide coach Jarrad Wright has made significant changes to his side as it prepares for its crucial clash with West at Flinders University Stadium.
Seeking victory to ensure a berth in the Elimination Final, Wright has sent Jack Elsworthy, Damon Freitag, Reece Milsom, James Loneragan and Luke Bogle back to the Reserves after the Round 18 loss to Port.
Promising youngster Arlo Draper will play in the Panthers’ U18 semi-final, ensuring there will be no less than six changes.
SA U19 midfielder Matt Roberts returns to a forward pocket while Nic Schwarz and Ben Haren have also been listed in the starting 18.
Bailey Griffiths, Mitch O’Neill, Jake Tarca, Jesse McKinnon, Daniel Nobes and Jaidan Kappler have all been named on the extended interchange bench.
Former captain Joel Cross will play his final match at Noarlunga after announcing he will retire at season’s end.
League
F: Fitt, Overall, Roberts
HF: Schwarz, Skinner, Wilkinson
C: H. Sampson, Gibbs, Turner
HB: Haines, Haren, Broadbent
B: Biemans, Summerton, Rose
R: Cailotto, Cross, Horne-Francis
INT: Heaslip, O’Neill, Kappler, Griffiths, McKinnon, Nobes, Tarca
IN: Schwarz, O’Neill, Griffiths, Haren, Kappler, McKinnon, Nobes, Tarca, Roberts
OUT: Draper (U18s), Loneragan, Elsworthy, Milsom, Freitag, Bogle
Reserves
Bogle, Brown, Coulthard, Douglass, Dumesny, Elsworthy, Freitag, Gaden, Hindes, Juckers, Kraemer, Loneragan, Lovering, McCreery, McGree, Megins, Milsom, Nye, C. Sampson, Sladojevic, Williams
WEST
West Adelaide coach Brad Gotch will make at least three changes to his line-up for the final match of 2021 at Flinders University Stadium.
Promising tall forward Harry Lemmey will play in the Bloods’ U18 semi-final while Nathan Batley and Lucas Meline were sent back to the Reserves.
This will open up at least three spots with possible AAMI Rookies Charlie Allan (Unley) and Michael Laudato (Seaton) among the six inclusions.
Also included on the extended interchange bench are Josh Gore, Aaron Anderson, Stuart Taverner and Ed Allan.
League
F: Haysman, Beech, Ellem
HF: C. Fairlie, Keough, Maguire
C: Boyle, J. Stevens, Chamberlain
HB: Redfern, Hupfeld, Murphy
B: Hill, Ryan, Duval
R: Cleeland, Squire, K. Stevens
INT: Karpany, Laudato, Anderson, E. Allan, C. Allan, Taverner, Gore
IN: C. Allan, E. Allan, Anderson, Gore, Laudato, Taverner
OUT: Lemmey (U18s), Batley, Meline
NEW: Michael Laudato (Seaton), Charlie Allan (Unley)
Reserves
Babic, Batley, Bock, Davidson, Elliot, Fejo, Gordon, James, J. Johnson, Kelly, Kirk, Lovell, Meline, Morrish, Patterson, Rana, Rundle, Schiller, Sherlock, Sinderberry, R. Stevens & Taylor
Sturt v North Adelaide | Unley Oval | 2:35pm | Channel 7 & 7Plus
STURT
Sturt will need to tinker with its forward structure before it’s must-win game against North at Unley Oval.
High-flying forward Jordan Houlahan has injured his hamstring, forcing at least one change to be made.
Potential AAMI Rookie, James Richards from Uraidla, Joel Parker-Boers, Mani Liddy and Riley Grundy have all been added to the seven-man extended interchange bench.
League
F: J. Hone, A. Lochowiak, Burrows
HF: Dakin, Grivell, Penfold
C: Slimming, Lewis, Crocker
HB: Page, Wundke, Voss
B: Illman, Edmonds, Coomblas
R: Fahey-Sparks, Davis, Battersby
INT: Shute, Carey, Thiele, Richards, Liddy, Grundy, Parker-Boers
IN: Richards, Grundy, Parker-Boers, Liddy
OUT: Houlahan (hamstring)
Reserves
M. Lochowiak, Ferres, Spain, Becker, Fryer, Emmett, Allan, Holland, Wingard, Walter, How, Jefferies, T. Hone, Hein, Crane, DeZylva, Taylor, Doyle, J. Lochowiak
NORTH
North Adelaide coach Jacob Surjan has some selection headaches ahead of his team’s last minor round game against Sturt at Unley Oval.
Hard-running Billy Hartung, tall utility Dyson Hilder and small forward Robbie Young have all been added to the six-man extended interchange bench.
Surjan will be tempted to include all three but must weigh up the balance of his side after its loss to Norwood last round.
Former captain Mitch Clisby will play his 150th League game after being recruited from Broken Hill.
League
F: Minervini, Ramsey, Hender
HF: A. Young, Wilsdon, W. Combe
C: Wigg, C. Combe, Allmond
HB: Spina, Smith, Chalmers
B: Clisby, C. Craig, Hewett
R: Harvey, Moore, Schwarz
INT: Finlay, Hartung, Hilder, Jarman, McInerney, Mercovich, R. Young
IN: Hartung, Hilder, R. Young
MILESTONE – Mitch Clisby 100 games
Reserves
Szekely, Bowman, Magor, Davis, Miller, Langley, J.Craig, Murphy, Ianniello, Byrne, O’Loughlin, Harrison, Coates, Williams, Fahey, Jackson, Davison, M.Borg, Millar, McCann, Flanagan, Judd
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