Dream Team Couch – 2008 AFL Dream Team Blog

Ok sorry about the delay in getting the teams but anyway here they are, this week there are some very interesting ins ands outs, The Kangaroos lose Nathan Thonmpson for their clash against the cats, Geeelong welcome back Mooney and Chapman but lose Hawkins and Taylor, Essendon Get Laycock back in the side, Luke Hodge has been named for the hawks, Nicoski and Hunter back for West Coast, Ed Barlow gets a guernsey for the Swans, Everitt and Josh Hill back for the Doggies, Waite returns for Carlton, Morton slots back in for the Dees and finally Rocca is back for the pies, who really cares about Rocca though, he’s no good! For full teams read on….

NORTH MELBOURNE v GEELONG
North Melbourne
B: Daniel Pratt, Josh Gibson, Scott Thompson
HB: Gavin Urquhart, Michael Firrito, Ben Davies
C: Matt Riggio, Adam Simpson, Brady Rawlings
HF: Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Scott McMahon
F: Matt Campbell, David Hale, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Daniel Harris, Ed Lower
I/C: Sam Power, Shannon Grant, Leigh Brown, Leigh Harding
EMG: Ben Ross, Shannon Watt, Josh Smith

In: Davies, Thompson, Brown
Out: Nathan Thompson (knee), Corey Jones (ankle), Shannon Watt
New: Ben Davies (Williamstown/Collingwood)

Geelong
B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Darren Milburn, Max Rooke, Corey Enright
C: Joel Selwood, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Mathew Stokes
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Lonergan, James Kelly
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Corey, Gary Ablett
I/C: Brad Ottens, Travis Varcoe, Shannon Byrnes, David Wojcinski
EMG: Brent Prismall, Harry Taylor, Tom Hawkins

In: Mooney, Chapman
Out: Harry Taylor, Tom Hawkins

RICHMOND v ADELAIDE
Richmond
B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Jordan McMahon, Graham Polak, Kelvin Moore
C: Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Matt White
HF: Kayne Pettifer, Joel Bowden, Richard Tambling
F: Shane Edwards, Jay Schulz, Nathan Brown
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Brett Deledio, Nathan Foley
I/C: Trent Cotchin, Greg Tivendale, Adam Pattison, Luke McGuane
EMG: Mitch Morton, Jack Riewoldt, Daniel Connors

In: Graham Polak, Luke McGuane, Greg Tivendale
Out: Kane Johnson (knee), Jack Riewoldt, Chris Hyde

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett
HB: Nathan Van Berlo, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Andrew McLeod, Tyson Edwards, Chris Knights
HF: Brent Reilly, Scott Stevens, Richard Douglas
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Bernie Vince
Foll: Ivan Maric, Simon Goodwin, Scott Thompson
I/C: Robert Shirley, David Mackay, Ken McGregor, Luke Jericho
EMG: Nick Gill, Andrew Otten, Bryce Campbell

In: Jericho, McGregor
Out: Brett Burton (susp), Jonathon Griffin (hip)

ESSENDON v HAWTHORN
Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Nathan Lovett-Murray
HB: Jay Nash, Patrick Ryder, Kyle Reimers
C: Andrew Lovett, David Myers, Brent Stanton
HF: Sam Lonergan, Scott Lucas, Bachar Houli
F: Jason Winderlich, Matthew Lloyd, Andrew Welsh
Foll: David Hill, Adam McPhee, Mark McVeigh
I/C: Jason Laycock, Tayte Pears, Leroy Jetta, Angus Monfries
EMG: Mal Michael, Tom Bellchambers, Adam Ramanauskas

In: Laycock
Out: Tom Hislop (shoulder)

Hawthorn
B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Rick Ladson
HB: Clinton Young, Trent Croad, Grant Birchall
C: Chance Bateman, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Tim Clarke
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Foll: Robert Campbell, Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis
I/C: Tim Boyle, Josh Kennedy, Jarryd Morton, Simon Taylor
EMG: Tom Murphy, Brent Renouf, Brendan Whitecross

In: Boyle, Hodge
Out: Thomas Murphy, Brad Sewell (shoulder)

WEST COAST EAGLES v SYDNEY SWANS
West Coast Eagles
B: Beau Wilkes, Darren Glass, Brett Jones
HF: Tyson Stenglein, Adam Hunter, Andrew Embley
C: Michael Braun, Daniel Kerr, Adam Selwood
HF: Sam Butler, Brent Staker, Chad Fletcher
F: David Wirrpanda, Quinten Lynch, Jaymie Graham
Foll: Dean Cox, Matt Priddis, Chris Masten
I/C: Ryan Davis, Tim Houlihan, Mark Nicoski, Mark Seaby
EMG: Steven Armstrong, Ben McKinley, Mark LeCras

In: Hunter, Butler, Graham, Masten, Seaby, Davis, Nicoski
Out: Brad Ebert (ankle), Will Schofield (thigh), Josh Kennedy (knee), Matt Rosa (ankle), Beau Waters (susp), Steven Armstrong, Ben McKinley

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, Jarrad Moore
F: Paul Bevan, Michael O’Loughlin, Peter Everitt
Foll: Darren Jolly, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
I/C: Luke Ablett, Ed Barlow, Tadhg Kennelly, Henry Playfair
EMG: Craig Bird, Luke Brennan, Nick Smith

In: Barlow
Out: Craig Bird

BRISBANE LIONS v FREMANTLE
Brisbane Lions
B: Josh Drummond, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Jared Brennan, Joel Macdonald, Troy Selwood
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: Scott Harding, James Polkinghorne, Mitch Clark, James Hawksley, Robert Copeland, Cheynee Stiller, Matthew Leuenberger

In: Polkinghorne, Copeland, Stiller, Leuenberger, Hawksley
Out: Jason Roe (hamstring), Ashley McGrath (hamstring)

Fremantle
B: Dean Solomon, Antoni Grover, Michael Johnson
HB: David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Marcus Drum
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Peter Bell, Brett Peake
HF: Rhys Palmer, Chris Tarrant, Kepler Bradley
F: Jeff Farmer, Matthew Pavlich, Chris Mayne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, Josh Carr
I/C (from): Mark Johnson, Scott Thornton, Heath Black, Byron Schammer, Josh Head, Shaun McManus, Robert Warnock

In: Ma. Johnson, Bell, Head, Warnock
Out: Paul Duffield

ST KILDA v WESTERN BULLDOGS
St Kilda
B: Jason Blake, Max Hudghton, Sean Dempster
HB: Jason Gram, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Nick Dal Santo, Luke Ball, Leigh Montagna
HF: Adam Schneider, Nick Riewoldt, Clint Jones
F: Shane Birss, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Steven King, Lenny Hayes, Robert Harvey
IC (from): Michael Gardiner, Jarryn Geary, Matthew Ferguson, David Armitage, Leigh Fisher, James Gwilt, Aaron Fiora

In: L. Fisher, Gwilt, Fiora
Out: -

Western Bulldogs
B: Dale Morris, Brian Lake, Dylan Addison
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Callan Ward, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Brad Johnson, Mitch Hahn, Daniel Giansiracusa
F: Scott Welsh, Will Minson, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C (from): Nathan Eagleton, Andrejs Everitt, Jarrod Harbrow, Josh Hill, Farren Ray, Peter Street, Stephen Tiller

In: Everitt, Harbrow, Hill, Street, Ward
Out: Tim Callan (hamstring), Robert Murphy (susp)

PORT ADELAIDE v CARLTON
Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Peter Burgoyne, Toby Thurstans, Michael Wilson
C: Domenic Cassisi, Chad Cornes, Kane Cornes
HF: David Rodan, Warren Tredrea, Travis Boak
F: Daniel Motlop, Justin Westhoff, Robert Gray
Foll: Dean Brogan, Steven Salopek, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Brendon Lade, Jacob Surjan, Paul Stewart, Greg Bentley, Damon White, Nathan Krakouer, Tom Logan

In: Bentley, Cassisi, White
Out: -

Carlton
B: Bret Thornton, Setanta O’hAilpin, Steven Browne
HB: Heath Scotland, Jarrad Waite, Dennis Armfield
C: Nick Stevens, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy
HF: Kade Simpson, Brad Fisher, Jordan Russell
F: Eddie Betts, Brendan Fevola, Cameron Cloke
Foll: Shaun Hampson, Andrew Carrazzo, Adam BenticK
I/C (from): Mark Austin, Jake Edwards, Bryce Gibbs, Shaun Grigg, Matthew Kreuzer, Darren Pfeiffer, Simon Wiggins

In: Austin, Edwards, Pfeiffer, Waite
Out: Paul Bower (shoulder)

 

MELBOURNE v COLLINGWOOD
Melbourne
B: James McDonald, Colin Garland, James Frawley
HB: Brad Green, Matthew Warnock, Paul Wheatley
C: Cale Morton, Brock McLean, Cameron Bruce
HF: Matthew Bate, Brad Miller, Lynden Dunn
F: Paul Johnson, Colin Sylvia, Austin Wonaeamirri
Foll: Jeff White, Brent Moloney, Nathan Jones
I/C (from): Clint Bartram, Jace Bode, Nathan Carroll, Mark Jamar, Chris Johnson, Jared Rivers, Adem Yze

In: Bode, Carroll, Jamar, C. Johnson, Morton, Rivers
Out: Russell Robertosn (achilles), Daniel Bell, Simon Buckley

Collingwood
B: Heath Shaw, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Martin Clarke, Nathan Brown, Harry O’Brien
C: Scott Pendlebury, Scott Burns, Rhyce Shaw
HF: Leon Davis, Shane O’Bree, Travis Cloke
F: Alan Didak, Anthony Rocca, Paul Medhurst
Foll: Josh Fraser, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
I/C (from): Nick Maxwell, Shannon Cox, Ben Reid, Sharrod Wellingham, Ben Johnson, Ryan Cook, Chris Bryan

In: Cook, Reid, Rocca
Out: -

Teams as named on afl.com.au on Thursday 5th June 2008.