VFL Round 3 Team: Four Ins For Suns Showdown

BySean Peter-Budge

The Box Hill Hawks have recalled a human highlight reel, handed a running machine a brown and gold debut and afforded a smooth mover out of Gippsland his first taste of state league footy, among four changes to the side which defeated Geelong a fortnight ago. 

Into the Club’s 23-man squad for Saturday’s trip to tackle the Gold Coast comes Jaylon Thorpe, who returns to the mix following a brief illness late in pre-season, former GWS top-up player Andrew Mathieson and Lane Ward, a classy ball user with plenty of raw ability. 

Harry Morrison, who starred in the Club’s opening round win out at Casey, is the fourth and final addition to a side aiming to snap a run of three consecutive losses to the Suns, and will add poise and experience to a Hawks outfit hoping to turn a good start to 2024 into a great one. 

Out of the team which saw off the Cats come four-goal hero Sam Butler, midfielder Finn Maginness, dashing half-back Seamus Mitchell and key back Ethan Phillips, who misses having picked up a knock in between matches.

Any changes to our selected side will be communicated prior to Saturday’s first bounce, which is scheduled for 2:30pm. 

As for some housekeeping, Captain Cal Porter will play his 50th match for Box Hill, while Ed Phillips will play his 51st (sorry, Ed!).\

Ins: H. Morrison, L. Ward (VFL debut), J. Thorpe, A Mathieson (Club debut)

Outs: S. Butler, F. Maginness, Eth. Phillips, S. Mitchell

Squad: 1. H Morrison, 7. N Reeves, 19. J Gunston, 21. C Stephens, 26. B Ryan, 29. J Serong, 35. C Dear, 41. J Bennetts, 42. B Macdonald, 43. J O’Sullivan, 45. C Tucker, 50. M Hall, 54. L Ward, 55. C Porter, 57. J Thorpe, 59. J Rule, 60. E Phillips, 65. A Stefanakis (23rd man), 66. C Brown, 68. D Wood, 72. A Mathieson, 77. B De Bolfo, 99. T Brown

Emergencies: N. Philactides, H. Bidgood, L. Bryce, J. Tovey, J. Latchford

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