Gold Coast has made six changes at the selection table ahead of Saturday’s final home match against Essendon at Metricon Stadium.
In addition to forced changes to cover injured Suns Sean Lemmens and Dan Currie, Jarryd Lyons has also been ruled out due to on-going ankle issues.
Line-breaking wingman Pearce Hanley headlines the six inclusions, with Brayden Fiorini, Jack Leslie, Jesse Lonergan and Mitch Hallahan also named to line up against the Bombers on Saturday night.
Injured ruck stocks have opened the door for Keegan Brooksby to add to his career tally of 12 senior appearances; the Gold Coast big man named to start inside the centre circle with deputys Touk Miller and David Swallow to follow on ground level.
Veteran SUN Michael Rischitelli, Mackenzie Willis and Brad Scheer have been named as emergencies.
Round 22 AFL Premiership Team
B: J. Harbrow, S. May, T. McKenzie
HB: J. Joyce, J. Leslie, A. Saad
C: P. Hanley, A. Hall, M. Rosa
HF: B. Fiorini, J. Martin, C. Ah Chee
F: D. Macpherson, P. Wright, B. Ainsworth
FOLL: K. Brooksby, T. Miller, D. Swallow
INT: M. Spencer, J. Schoenfeld, J. Lonergan, M. Hallahan
EMG: M. Rischitelli, M. Willis, B. Scheer
IN: P. Hanley, K. Brooksby, B. Fiorini, J. Lonergan, J. Leslie, M. Hallahan
OUT: D. Currie (foot), S. Lemmens (ankle), J. Lyons (ankle), J. Scrimshaw (omit), A. Sexton (omit), J. Bowes (omit)
