by bennymacca » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:00 pm
From the AFL website
I had Matt crouch, grigg and shaw in for Hartigan Lyons brown, didn't realise shaw was still buggered at the time.
Adelaide
B: Luke Brown, Kyle Hartigan, Kyle Cheney
HB: Brodie Smith, Daniel Talia, Matthew Jaensch
C: David Mackay, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
HF: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Richard Douglas
F: Eddie Betts, Taylor Walker, James Podsiadly
R: Sam Jacobs, Nathan van Berlo, Patrick Dangerfield
I/C: Charlie Cameron, Brad Crouch, Matthew Wright
Sub: Jarryd Lyons
New players: Kyle Cheney (Hawthorn)
Unavailable: Andy Otten (knee), Sam Shaw (hamstring)
Comment: Rory Laird could easily slot deep into Adelaide's defence as a small, but Cheney could offer more versatility with his extra height. After missing the entire 2014 season with a ruptured Achilles, Nathan van Berlo would return to the midfield and bring with him important on-field leadership as well as his incredible aerobic capacity. Both Jarryd Lyons and Matthew Wright are quality players who would offer plenty in the starting 21, but both can also satisfy the side's needs as the substitute. Andy Otten would be a welcome inclusion but will miss the bulk of 2015 as he recovers from a knee reconstruction. Sam Shaw is unlikely to be fit in time for round one with hamstring issues. - Harry Thring