Selection: Hawks Make Five Changes For Scrays
Footy is back at City Oval on Saturday afternoon and fans are set to be treated to a blockbuster double header.
Our VFLW side get the action underway from 11:35am, hosting Essendon in a win-or-go-home Elimination Final, before the ladder-leading VFL boys take the field at 2:05pm to take on the second placed Bulldogs.
The Hawks have made five changes to the side which defeated Southport last weekend, regaining an exciting mix of youth and experience for the visit of Footscray.
Into the squad comes classy running machine Seamus Mitchell, key position swingman Sam Durdin, crafty small forward Ben Cavarra, goal-kicking half-forward Billy Hicks and Eastern Ranges prospect Lachy Dovaston, who has been named to make his VFL debut.
A livewire forward, Dovaston booted five goals in Ranges win over Geelong Falcons back in June and represented Vic Metro in the recently completed National Championships.
The Hawks lose Sam Frost to a minor knock picked up in training this past week, Changkuoth Jiath, who was elevated to the AFL for Thursday night’s win over Collingwood, and the omitted trio of Nathan Philactides, Jack Sammartino and Will Kellar – who all make way on team balance and are unlucky to miss following strong showings on the Gold Coast.
Any changes to the selected 23 will be communicated prior to Saturday’s first bounce.
Additions: S. Mitchell, S. Durdin, B. Cavarra, B. Hicks, L. Dovaston (NEW)
Omissions: S. Frost, C. Jiath (AFL), N. Philactides, J. Sammartino, W. Kellar
Squad: 7. N Reeves, 26. B Ryan, 27. W McCabe, 28. C Mackenzie, 29. J Serong, 30. S Butler, 36. J Blanck, 38. M Ramsden, 39. J Scaife, 40. S Mitchell, 41. M Hill, 42. B Macdonald, 44. H Hustwaite, 50. S Durdin, 52. B Cavarra, 54. L Ward, 58. T Bianco, 62. S Horner, 63. B Hicks, 65. E Stanley, 70. J Arundell, 74. B Simondson, 76. L Dovaston
Emergencies: 51. N Philactides, 67. J Sammartino, 68. D Wood, 75. G Julian, 80. W Kellar
