by saintal » Thu May 05, 2016 8:38 pm
SOUTH
Unheralded South Adelaide midfielder Adam Gulden will miss the next 6-8 weeks with a knee injury after being ruled out of Saturday’s clash with Norwood at Hickinbotham Oval.
The versatile Gulden hurt his knee against Adelaide last Sunday but managed to play out the match despite suffering discomfort.
‘’He was quite confident of playing this week until we got the scans,’’ South chief executive Neill Sharpe said, confirming Gulden had ruptured the Lateral Collateral Ligament in his right knee.
‘’He was kicking a ball when someone (from Adelaide) came across his leg trying to smother.’’
Gulden’s likely replacement will be former West Adelaide running machine Richard Newell, who has been named on the extended interchange bench.
‘’Richard’s form in the Reserves has been building for the past couple of weeks,’’ Sharpe said of the former Brisbane Lions rookie.
‘’He also provides a bit of flexibility with the roles that he can play.’’
Ex-Glenelg forward Josh Trembath has also been named in the Panthers’ 23-man squad, along with utility Tyson Brown.
South captain Brad Crabb – originally from Kangaroo Island - will play his 150th IGA League match after making his debut in 2007.
League
F: Barnes, Haren, Overall
HF: Cross, Eddy, Hitchcock
C: Fields, Seccull, Irra
HB: Daniel, Cailotto, Redigolo
B: Rose, Crabb, Rankine
R: Bass, Veide, Liddle
INT: Brown, Newell, Schwarz, De Visser, Trembath
IN: Brown, Newell, Trembath
OUT: Gulden (knee)
Reserves
Ellison, Anderson, Szust, Steffe, Nichols, Gotch, Darrou, Durdin, Bartram, Haines, Kappler, Moyle, S. Taylor, McMahon, Need, O’Shaughnessy, Ah Chee, P. Kerin, Heaslip, Kokkinakis, Giddings.
Under-18
Beenham, Arnold, Stone, Scanlan, Lock, Irra, Mayes, R. Williams, Bruce, Daniels, Tyllis, Millman, Whimpress, Kreuger, Ba Sowter, Helyar, Bo Sowter, Steele, McKinnon, Lawrie, Fitzgerald, Wright, Albanese, Draper, Weller, Gurney.
NORWOOD
Luckless Norwood has been hit at the selection table by injury again, this time with Matthew Panos to miss Saturday’s crucial contest against South at Hickinbotham Oval.
The Jack Oatey Medallist couldn’t be considered due to a broken wrist which should at least sideline him for the next 2-3 weeks.
On the flip side, Norwood coach Ben Warren has had his stocks boosted by the return of classy goalsneak Josh Donohue and key defender Pat Levicki, who have both recovered from calf ailments.
Triple premiership midfielder Tim Webber has overcome a hamstring strain to be named in the 23-man squad with two to be trimmed before the bounce.
League
F: Levicki, Dawe, Donohue
HF: Persinos, Johnston, Smart
C: Wilson, Bartlett, Fuller
HB: Roocke, Georgiou, Ferriera
B: Kirwan, Chippendale, Bower
R: Baulderstone, Cachia, Webber
INT: Baldasso, A. Forster, Villis, Nunn, Jefferies
IN: Webber, Donohue, Levicki
OUT: Panos (broken wrist)
Reserves
Bampton, Giannini, Richards, Zeni, T. Forster, Lodovici, Cross, Derham, Mozuras, Olsson, Denmead, Stewart, Pisani, Carter, Pitman, Viney, Auciello, Llewellyn, Miller. EMG: Iannucci, Hupfeld.
Under-18
Ariek, Astbury, Bielby, Blades, Bower, Breden, Carroll, Charlton, Coles, Distefano, George, Giro, Hewson, Hupfeld, Ladhams, Lodovici, Maxwell, North, Nunn, Nurton, Pedro, Petrohilos, Pippett, Siviour, Smith, Thomson.
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