The Giants will blood extremely rated on-baller Harry Rowston towards West Coast, however final yr’s No.1 decide should bide his time regardless of one other bag of objectives.
Rowston, who was taken by the Giants with decide 16 after they have been pressured to match Sydney’s bid for his or her academy participant, has received his likelihood in Perth amid accidents to midfielders Josh Kelly (concussion) and Harry Perryman (hamstring).
The 18-year-old was instructed on Friday by captain Toby Greene in entrance of the Giants gamers and coaches that he would make his debut towards the Eagles.
He stated the prospect of a debut had been enjoying on his thoughts after it was confirmed at first of the week that Kelly, Perryman and Lachie Whitfield (concussion) would all be unavailable to play.
“I haven’t slept all week, just been thinking about it … it’s pretty exciting,” Rowston stated.
“To finally know, I couldn’t be happier.
“I’ll get in there and compete … hit bodies, tackle hard – those are the things I got drafted for and the things that Kingers (coach Adam Kingsley) has wanted me to show out on the footy field.”
Top draft decide Aaron Cadman can have an extended look ahead to his first recreation however impressed Kingsley along with his haul of six objectives in a VFL follow match towards Sydney final weekend.
“Cads had a really strong game in the VFL, so he’s continually putting his hand up, so we’ll have a decision to make at some point, whether that’s this week or beyond, around do we want to see him at AFL level right now,” Kingsley stated on Monday.
“What’s the mix in the forward line, do we play four talls, is three enough, who makes way if we bring Aaron in? All these sorts of decision-making is attached to Aaron and we’re working our way through that.
“But we’re in no rush to play him. He’s here for a career, not the first month of the season.”
Rowston, who hails from a farm close to Griffith in southern NSW, was a part of the GWS academy all by his junior profession till he was drafted final yr.
The 182cm right-footer acquired rave critiques over the pre-season from fellow on-ballers Tom Green, Callan Ward and Finn Callaghan, who all touted him as entrance of the queue for a midfield spot.
He will probably be joined within the aspect by hard-running wingman Cooper Hamilton, with Callaghan more likely to shift from the wing into an inside position after his spectacular spherical 1 efficiency towards Adelaide.
Last week’s substitute, basis participant Adam Kennedy, has additionally damaged into the beginning 22 and can play his one hundred and fiftieth recreation for the membership.
Source: www.news.com.au
