Territorians, here we come.
The Gold Coast SUNS have locked in their Round 11 side to take on the Hawks at TIO Stadium, Larrakia, in a Saturday night blockbuster in the top end.
Caleb Graham, Jeremy Sharp and Alex Davies will all come back into the team after strong performances at VFL level, while Oleg Markov has also been named in the final 22 after coming on as the medical substitute in Round 10.
As outlined in the Qscan Injury Update earlier this week, both Rory Thompson (knee) and Jy Farrar (concussion) will miss the game.
Sean Lemmens has entered the AFL Health and Safety protocols and will miss Saturday’s fixture, while Brayden Fiorini has been omitted.
It will be a special occasion for SUNS Academy graduates Malcolm Rosas Jnr and Joel Jeffrey who will run out onto TIO Stadium for the first time at the AFL level, after starring on the ground throughout their junior careers. There is sure to be crowds of family and friends cheering on the two local talents.
The SUNS will wear their Indigenous Guernsey for the second week of Sir Doug Nicholls Round, with the design created in a collaboration with Trent Lee from Larrakia country and Luther Cora from Yugambeh Nation.
Charlie Constable, Sam Day, Elijah Hollands and James Tsitas have all been named as emergencies with one of them to be named as the medical substitute on Saturday evening.
Centre Bounce is at 7.10pm local time and 7.40pm AEST, but those attending the game are encouraged to get their early for a special Welcome to Country from 7pm.
The Round 11 fixture will be broadcast live on the Seven Network (check your local guides) and across both Fox Sports and Kayo platforms.
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ROUND 11 TEAM:
Full Back |
27. Wil Powell |
25. Sam Collins |
17. Oleg Markov |
Half Back |
4. Brandon Ellis |
10. Charlie Ballard |
35. Connor Budarick |
Centre |
14. Lachie Weller |
11. Touk Miller |
15. Noah Anderson |
Half Forward |
9. Ben Ainsworth |
30. Levi Casboult |
40. Joel Jeffrey |
Full Forward |
24. David Swallow |
1. Mabior Chol |
7. Nick Holman |
Ruck |
28. Jarrod Witts |
18. Matt Rowell |
22. Izak Rankine |
Interchange |
5. Alex Davies |
46. Caleb Graham |
41. Malcolm Rosas Jnr |
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20. Jeremy Sharp |
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Emergency |
33. Charlie Constable |
12. Sam Day |
36. Elijah Hollands |
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21. James Tsitas |
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