Dream Team Couch – 2008 AFL Dream Team Blog

For some weird reasoin Austin has been dropped

Well here are the final teams aka the teams without the seven man bench for Sunday’s games which of course are, Port Adelaide vs Fremantle, Melbourne vs North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs vs Carlton.

Interesting moves are Brendon Lade has been dropped. Rhys Palmer named emergency. Melbourne for some unknown stuffed up reason drop the gun Austin Wonnaemirri. Ben Ross out of the kangaroos side with an ankle. The dogs drop Andrejs Everitt. Adam Bentick makes way for Steven Browne in the blues 22 man line-up.

For full final teams

PORT ADELAIDE v FREMANTLE
Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Nick Lower
HB: Jacob Surjan, Troy Chaplin, Nathan Lonie
C: Domenic Cassisi, Kane Cornes, Travis Boak
HF: David Rodan, Warren Tredrea, Steven Salopek
F: Justin Westhoff, Daniel Motlop, Brett Ebert
Foll: Dean Brogan, Shaun Burgoyne, Danyle Pearce
I/C: Greg Bentley, Fabian DeLuca, Tom Logan, Toby Thurstans
EMG: Paul Stewart, Matthew Westhoff, Matthew Thomas

In: Boak, Deluca, Thurstans,
Out: Chad Cornes (shoulder, knee), Brendon Lade, Adam Thomson

Fremantle
B: Scott Thornton, Antoni Grover, Michael Johnson
HB: David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Josh Head
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Ryan Crowley, Paul Duffield
HF: Jeff Farmer, Chris Tarrant, Chris Mayne
F: Shaun McManus, Matthew Pavlich, Ryan Murphy
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Byron Schammer, Josh Carr
I/C: Mark Johnson, Steven Dodd, Robert Warnock, Brett Peake
EMG: Adam Campbell, Rhys Palmer, Kepler Bradley

In: Murphy, Duffield
Out: Brock O’Brien (inj), Andrew Browne (inj)

MELBOURNE v NORTH MELBOURNE
Melbourne
B: Matthew Whelan, Colin Garland, Matthew Warnock
HB: Chris Johnson, Daniel Bell, Lynden Dunn
C: Cale Morton, Cameron Bruce, Simon Buckley
HF: Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate, Aaron Davey
F: Michael Newton, Brad Miller, James McDonald
Foll: Mark Jamar, Clint Bartram, Nathan Jones
I/C: Paul Johnson, Addam Maric, Stefan Martin, Shane Valenti
EMG: Nathan Carroll, Jeff White, Austin Wonaeamirri

In: Maric, McDonald,
Out: Paul Wheatley (calf) Wonaeamirri (inj)
New: Adam Maric (Greenvale)

North Melbourne
B: Shannon Watt, Michael Firrito, Daniel Pratt
HB: Gavin Urquhart, Josh Gibson, Leigh Harding
C: Matt Campbell, Daniel Harris, Brent Harvey
HF: Lachlan Hansen, David Hale, Corey Jones
F: Scott McMahon, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
R: Todd Goldstein, Adam Simpson, Daniel Wells
I/C: Brady Rawlings, Sam Power, Shannon Grant, Blake Grima
EMG: Jess Sinclair, Leigh Brown, Matt Riggio

In: Grima
Out: Ben Ross (ankle)

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

In: Hill, Williams
Out: Everitt, Tiller

Carlton
B: Andrew Carrazzo, Michael Jamison, Bret Thornton
HB: Heath Scotland, Jarrad Waite, Nick Stevens
C: Jordan Russell, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Marc Murphy, Adam Hartlett, Simon Wiggins
F: Eddie Betts, Brendan Fevola, Brad Fisher
Foll: Cameron Cloke, Bryce Gibbs, Shaun Grigg
I/C:  Mark Austin, Steven Browne, Matthew Kreuzer, Andrew Walker
EMG: Dennis Armfield, Adam Bentick, Shaun Hampson

In: Browne
Out: Bentick