Dream Team Couch – 2008 AFL Dream Team Blog

Ok the teams have been announced for round 9 with the news everyone wanted to hear, Lord DT (Chad Cornes) has been named in the centre for the Power, Other news, Josh Fraser comes back for the Pies, Matthew Stokes and Trent West come back for Geelong, Essendon have duo Lovett-Murray, Watson and McPhee all return, Nick Riewoldt returns for the Saints and Jess Sinclair back for the Roos.

COLLINGWOOD v GEELONG
COLLINGWOOD
B: Heath Shaw, Shane Wakelin, Rhyce Shaw
HB: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Heritier O’Brien
C: Scott Pendlebury, Scott Burns, Tarkyn Lockyer
HF: Alan Didak, Anthony Rocca, Paul Medhurst
F: Dane Swan, Travis Cloke, Dale Thomas
Foll: Josh Fraser, Shane O’Bree, Leon Davis
I/C: Martin Clarke, Ben Johnson, Sharrod Wellingham, Chris Bryan
EMG: Ryan Cook, Ryan Lonie, Cameron Wood
In: Fraser
Out: Cameron Wood

GEELONG
B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt
HB: Darren Milburn, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright
C: Cameron Ling, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Paul Chapman
F: James Kelly, Tom Hawkins, Mathew Stokes
Foll: Mark Blake, Gary Ablett, Joel Corey
I/C: Trent West, Andrew Mackie, Ryan Gamble, David Wojcinski
In: Stokes, West
Out: Max Rooke, Shane Mumford

CARLTON v FREMANTLE
CARLTON
B: Jake Edwards, Bret Thornton, Kade Simpson
HB: Shaun Grigg, Paul Bower, Simon Wiggins
C: Nick Stevens, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy
HF: Brad Fisher, Jarrad Waite, Heath Scotland
F: Setanta O’hAilpin, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs
I/C: Adam Bentick, Steven Browne, Shaun Hampson, Jordan Russell
EMG: Dennis Armfield, Mark Austin, Darren Pfeiffer
In: Edwards, Hampson, Thornton
Out: Cain Ackland, Richard Hadley (groin), Michael Jamison (shoulder)

FREMANTLE
B: Antoni Grover, Luke McPharlin, Heath Black
HB: David Mundy, Steven Dodd, Scott Thornton
C: Shaun McManus, Rhys Palmer, Garrick Ibbotson
HF: Michael Johnson,Chris Tarrant, Dean Solomon
F: Jeff Farmer, Matthew Pavlich, Chris Mayne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, Peter Bell
I/C: Byron Schammer, Paul Duffield, Kepler Bradley, Brett Peake
EMG: Andrew Foster, Josh Head, Ryan Murphy
In: Grover, Mayne
Out: Roger Hayden (lung), Marcus Drum (hamstring)

PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY SWANS
PORT ADELAIDE
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Peter Burgoyne, Toby Thurstans, Dom Cassisi
C: Travis Boak, Chad Cornes, Kane Cornes
HF: David Rodan, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
F: Daniel Motlop, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
Foll: Dean Brogan, Steven Salopek, Danyle Pearce
I/C: Michael Wilson, Troy Chaplin, Tom Logan, Brendon Lade
EMG: Adam Thomson, Paul Stewart, Damon White
In: Chad Cornes, Wilson
Out: Shaun Burgoyne (suspension), Adam Thomson

SYDNEY SWANS
B: Nick Malceski, Leo Barry, Martin Mattner
HB: Craig Bolton, Ted Richards, Kieren Jack
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Amon Buchanan
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Jarred Moore
F: Paul Bevan, Michael O’Loughlin, Peter Everitt
Foll: Darren Jolly, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
I/C: Luke Ablett, Craig Bird, Henry Playfair, Tim Schmidt
EMG: Luke Brennan, Nic Fosdike, Nick Smith
In: Schmidt
Out: Tadhg Kennelly (Knee)

ESSENDON v RICHMOND
ESSENDON
B: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Nathan Lovett-Murray
HB: David Myers, Adam McPhee, Tom Hislop
C: Jason Winderlich, Jobe Watson, Ricky Dyson
HF: Andrew Welsh, Darcy Daniher, Andrew Lovett
F: David Hille, Matthew Lloyd, Sam Lonergan
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Brent Stanton, Mark McVeigh
I/C: Jay Neagle, Kyle Reimers, Angus Monfries, Leroy Jetta
EMG: Tayte Pears, Jay Nash, Jason Laycock
In: Lovett-Murray, McPhee, Watson, Ricky Dyson
Out: Ramanauskas, Michael, Houli (virus), Laycock
B: Jordan McMahon, Will Thursfield, Jake King
HB: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Chris Hyde
C: Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Shane Edwards, Jay Schulz, Joel Bowden
F: Nathan Brown, Jack Riewoldt, Richard Tambling
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Kane Johnson, Nathan Foley
I/C: Graham Polak, Matt White, Trent Cotchin, Adam Pattison
EMG: Kayne Pettifer, Daniel Connors, Luke McGuane
In: Pattison, Schulz
Out: Mitch Morton, Luke McGuane

RICHMOND

WEST COAST v ADELAIDE
WESTCOAST
B: Brett Jones, Darren Glass, Ryan Davis
HB: Will Schofield, Beau Wilkes, Andrew Embley
C: Michael Braun, Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa
HF: Chad Fletcher, Josh Kennedy, Brent Staker
F: David Wirrpanda, Quinten Lynch, Ben McKinley
Foll: Dean Cox, Tyson Stenglein, Chris Masten
I/C: Brad Ebert, Tim Houlihan, Mark Seaby, Adam Selwood
EMG: Steven Armstrong, Mark Nicoski, Matt Spangher
In: Houlihan, Wilkes
Out: Nicoski, Graham

ADELAIDE
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett
HB: Andrew McLeod, Nathan Bock, Nathan van Berlo
C: Brent Reilly, Scott Thompson, Michael Doughty
HF: Bernie Vince, Scott Stevens, Chris Knights
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Brett Burton
Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Simon Goodwin, Tyson Edwards
I/C: Robert Shirley, David Mackay, Ivan Maric, Richard Douglas
EMG: Ken McGregor, Luke Jericho, Bryce Campbell
In: Douglas, Reilly
Out: Jarrhan Jacky, Luke Jericho

BRISBANE LIONS v ST KILDA
BRISBANE LIONS
B: Josh Drummond, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Jared Brennan, Joel Macdonald, Mitch Clark
C: Anthony Corrie, Simon Black, Tim Notting
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Justin Sherman
F: Rhan Hooper, Daniel Bradshaw, Travis Johnstone
Foll: Jamie Charman, Luke Power, Jed Adcock
I/C (from): Scott Harding, Jason Roe, Troy Selwood, Ashley McGrath, Matthew Leuenberger, Cheynee Stiller, James Polkinghorne
In: Leuenberger, Stiller, Polkinghorne
Out: -

ST KILDA
B: Leigh Fisher, Max Hudghton, Sean Dempster
HB: Jason Gram, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Nick Dal Santo, Luke Ball, Leigh Montagna
HF: Adam Schneider, , Nick Riewoldt, Jason Blake
F: Shane Birss,, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Steven King, Lenny Hayes, Robert Harvey
I/C (from): Michael Gardiner, Jarryn Geary, Andrew McQualter, Matthew Ferguson, Clint Jones, Aaron Fiora, David Armitage
In: Riewoldt, Geary, McQualter, Ferguson, Jones, Fiora
Out: Fraser Gehrig (hand), Raphael Clarke, Charlie Gardiner

MELBOURNE v HAWTHORN
MELBOURNE
B: Matthew Warnock, Colin Garland, Daniel Bell
HB: Clint Bartram, Paul Johnson, Cameron Bruce
C: Brad Green, Brock McLean, Matthew Bate
HF: Cale Morton, Russell Robertson, Brent Moloney
F: Aaron Davey, Brad Miller, Austin Wonaeamirri
Foll: Jeff White, James McDonald, Nathan Jones
I/C (from): Jace Bode, Simon Buckley, Ben Holland, Chris Johnson, Shane Valenti, James  Frawley, Adem Yze
In: Bode, Holland, Johnson, Yze
Out: Mark Jamar

HAWTHORN
B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Rick Ladson
HB: Xavier Ellis, Trent Croad, Grant Birchall
C: Clinton Young, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Josh Kennedy
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Foll: Robert Campbell, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
I/C (from): Tim Clarke , Stuart Dew, Jarryd Morton, Thomas Murphy, Brent Renouf, Simon Taylor, Mitch Thorp
In: Clarke, Kennedy, Morton, Murphy, Renouf, Thorp
Out: Brent Guerra (hamstring), Shane Crawford (suspended), Ben McGlynn (suspended)

WESTERN BULLDOGS v NORTH MELBOURNE
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Lindsay Gilbee, Brian Lake, Tim Callan
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Cameron Wight, Dale Morris
C: Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Brad Johnson, Mitch Hahn, Robert Murphy
F: Scott Welsh, Will Minson, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney
I/C (from): Dylan Addison, Daniel Giansiracusa, Josh Hill, Farren Ray, Stephen Tiller, Callan Ward, Tom Williams
In: Callan, Ray, Ward
Out: -

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: Josh Gibson, Drew Petrie, Shannon Watt
HB: Leigh Harding, Michael Firrito, Daniel Wells
C: Matt Riggio, Brady Rawlings, Adam Simpson
HF: Corey Jones, Nathan Thompson, David Hale
F: Shannon Grant, Brent Harvey, Matt Campbell
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Daniel Harris, Ed Lower
I/C (from): Sam Power, Jess Sinclair, Lindsay Thomas, Gavin Urquhart, Ben Ross, Daniel Pratt, Scott McMahon
In: Sinclair, Urquhart, Ross, Pratt
Out: Alan Obst (punctured lung)
New: Gavin Urquhart (Morningside)