Justin Longmuir has thrown measurement at his greatest downside to begin the season, naming a tall Fremantle ahead line to tackle St Kilda at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Third-year ahead Josh Treacy (195cm) bought the nod forward of Sam Sturt and Bailey Banfield to characteristic in an assault that additionally contains Matt Taberner (198cm), Nat Fyfe (191cm) and sure one of many resting ruckman in Sean Darcy (203cm) and membership debutant Luke Jackson (199cm).
Sturt and Banfield are travelling emergencies alongside small lockdown defender Brandon Walker who was ignored in favour of hard-running backman Nathan Wilson regardless of taking part in 21 video games in 2022.
Wilson has impressed all through the pre-season to work his means again into the crew after simply two video games final season.
Second-year midfielder Matt Johnson was the one emergency to remain in WA and he’s been named to play for Peel in a pre-season conflict towards Subiaco, with one in every of Sturt, Banfield or Walker to be named because the tactical sub which can be introduced an hour earlier than bouncedown.
Out-of-contract Docker Liam Henry has been rewarded for a robust season on the observe by being named on the bench in a close to full-strength outfit that’s lacking Michael Walters (Achilles).
Henry, who performed simply seven video games final season, will rotate on the wing with James Aish and Ethan Hughes, with the latter to be additionally utilised in defence when wanted.
There have been no considerations for small ahead Lachie Schultz, who walked into the airport unhindered regardless of an damage scare at coaching on Thursday.
Schultz appeared to injure his ankle early within the session however skilled after remedy and has been named within the ahead pocket alongside Fyfe and Taberner.
Former Hawthorn and Gold Coast midfielder Jaeger O’Meara will even make his debut for Fremantle after cross in final yr’s commerce interval.
The Ross Lyon-led Saints have named two debutants in Mattaes Phillipou and Anthony Caminiti, whereas former Carlton midfielder Liam Stocker and Western Bulldogs massive man Zaine Cordy will even play.
Midfielder Marcus Windhager has not been handed match after having surgical procedure on his hand just a little over per week in the past, including to St Kilda’s already in depth damage checklist.
Jack Bytel has been named to play his first recreation since 2021.
Former Docker Lloyd Meek will play his first recreation for Hawthorn on the identical day when he leads the ruck towards Essendon down the street on the MCG.
FREMANTLE v ST KILDA
Sunday, Marvel Stadium, 1.40pm AWST
DOCKERS B: J Clark A Pearce L Ryan HB: B Cox H Young H Chapman C: E Hughes W Brodie J Aish HF: M Frederick L Jackson J O’Meara F: L Schultz N Fyfe S Switkowski FOL: S Darcy A Brayshaw C Serong I/C: L Henry M Taberner J Treacy N Wilson.
SAINTS
B: J Battle D Howard C Wilkie HB: L Stocker J Sinclair N Wanganeen-Milera C: M Wood J Steele (C) R Byrnes HF: J Higgins B Hill M Owens F: Z Cordy J Gresham D Butler FOL: R Marshall B Crouch H Clark I/C: J Bytel J Webster M Phillipou A Caminiti.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
