by DOC » Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:56 pm
Central District is set to play prized recruit Daniel Menzel through the midfield against Sturt at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
With younger brother Troy stationed in attack, the former Geelong and Sydney star will use his ball use in the centre square against the Double Blues.
Wagga recruit Ben Kelly, the son of Brownlow Medallist Paul Kelly, will start on the interchange bench while ex-Norwood goalsneak Chris Olsson is named in the forward pocket.
Local pair Nick Lange and Ryan Carnelly, who played Reserves with Glenelg last year, will make their Statewide Super League debuts on the wing.
F: Olsson, T. Menzel, Hoskin
HF: Durdin, Fort, Presbury
C: Lange, J. Schiller, Carnelly
HB: Hanna, Stephenson, Habel
B: O’ Gorman, Llewellyn, Goodrem
R: Marsh, D. Menzel, Boyd
INT: Dew, East, Jenner, B. Kelly
NEW – Daniel Menzel (Sydney), Ben Kelly (Wagga Wagga), Chris Olsson (Norwood), Nick Lange (Nuriootpa), Ryan Carnelly (Glenelg/Angaston)
STURT
A new-look Sturt outfit will feature journeyman Ash Johnson at centre-half forward against Central at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Johnson, who has played in the NTFL, WAFL and in country Victoria, will be one of eight potential debutants for the Double Blues.
This includes star South Adelaide utility Abe Davis, who joined Sturt during the off-season, and former North defender Sam Wundke, who has been named at full back.
Promising Sturt juniors Jed McEntee, Adam Trenorden and Tom Lewis have all been named in the 25-man squad, with McEntee getting the nod to start in the pivot.
Former skipper Zane Kirkwood has been named to start at half-forward while Ken Farmer Medallist Mark Evans is listed on the wing.
F Sumner, Sutcliffe, Davis
HF: Kirkwood, Johnson, J. Hone
C: Evans, McEntee, Crocker
HB: Gore, Edmonds, Harms
B: Page, Wundke, Illman
R: Fahey-Sparks, Battersby, Colquhoun
INT: Carey, Schwarze, Thiele, Houlahan, Voss, Trenorden, Lewis
NEW: Ash Johnson (Scotch OC), Jordan Houlahan (Essendon), Jed McEntee, Beau Schwarze (Southern Districts NT), Tom Lewis, Adam Trenorden, Abe Davis (South Adelaide), Sam Wundke (North Adelaide)