After the teams for Adelaide vs GWS were released yesterday, they have now been confirmed for the three remaining matches of the first week of the 2017 AFL finals.
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Second qualifying final
7:50pm AEST Friday 8 September, MCG
Geelong Cats
IN: Joel Selwood, Zach Guthrie
OUT: Daniel Menzel (Omitted), Wylie Buzza (Omitted)
B: Tom Stewart, Tom Lonergan, Jed Bews
HB: Zach Tuohy, Lachie Henderson, Jake Kolodjashnij
C: Andrew Mackie, Joel Selwood, Mark Blicavs
HF: Jordan Murdoch, Harry Taylor, Steven Motlop
F: Brandan Parfitt, Tom Hawkins, James Parsons
FOL: Zac Smith, Patrick Dangerfield, Cameron Guthrie
I/C: Mitch Duncan, Zach Guthrie, Sam Menegola, Scott Selwood
EMG: Wylie Buzza, Daniel Menzel, Jackson Thurlow
Richmond Tigers
IN: Josh Caddy
OUT: Oleg Markov (Omitted)
B: Brandon Ellis, Alex Rance, Dylan Grimes
HB: Bachar Houli, David Astbury, Nick Vlastuin
C: Kamdyn McIntosh, Trent Cotchin, Jacob Townsend
HF: Kane Lambert, Dustin Martin, Shane Edwards
F: Dan Butler, Jack Riewoldt, Daniel Rioli
FOL: Toby Nankervis, Dion Prestia, Shaun Grigg
I/C: Josh Caddy, Jack Graham, Nathan Broad, Jason Castagna
EMG: Sam Lloyd, Shaun Hampson, Oleg Markov
Second elimination final
4:20pm AEST Saturday 9 September, SCG
Sydney Swans
IN: Sam Naismith, Dan Hannebery, Tom Papley
OUT: Harry Cunningham (Omitted), Will Hayward (Omitted), Kurt Tippett (Omitted)
B: Nick Smith, Heath Grundy, Dane Rampe
HB: Callum Mills, Lewis Melican, Jarrad McVeigh
C: Jake Lloyd, Josh P. Kennedy, Isaac Heeney
HF: George Hewett, Lance Franklin, Gary Rohan
F: Kieren Jack, Callum Sinclair, Sam Reid
FOL: Sam Naismith, Luke Parker, Dan Hannebery
I/C: Zak Jones, Nic Newman, Tom Papley, Dean Towers
EMG: Aliir Aliir, Harry Cunningham, Daniel Robinson
Essendon Bombers
IN: Orazio Fantasia, Michael Hurley
OUT: Jayden Laverde (Omitted), Cale Hooker (Leg)
B: James Kelly, Michael Hartley, Mark Baguley
HB: Andrew McGrath, Patrick Ambrose, Conor McKenna
C: Jobe Watson, Darcy Parish, Brendon Goddard
HF: Zach Merrett, James Stewart, Martin Gleeson
F: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Joe Daniher, Joshua Begley
FOL: Tom Bellchambers, David Zaharakis, Dyson Heppell
I/C: Orazio Fantasia, Michael Hurley, David Myers, Travis Colyer
EMG: Jayden Laverde, Heath Hocking, Shaun McKernan
First elimination final
7:50pm AEST Saturday 9 September, Adelaide Oval
Port Adelaide Power
IN: Jarman Impey
OUT: Aidyn Johnson (Omitted)
B: Jasper Pittard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Dougal Howard, Hamish Hartlett
C: Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF: Sam Gray, Todd Marshall, Robbie Gray
F: Jarman Impey, Charlie Dixon, Chad Wingard
FOL: Paddy Ryder, Brad Ebert, Travis Boak
I/C: Sam Powell-Pepper, Jake Neade, Karl Amon, Riley Bonner
EMG: Aaron Young, Jackson Trengove, Aidyn Johnson
West Coast Eagles
No change
B: Shannon Hurn, Eric Mackenzie, Tom Barrass
HB: Elliot Yeo, Jeremy McGovern, Brad Sheppard
C: Liam Duggan, Matt Priddis, Andrew Gaff
HF: Jack Redden, Jack Darling, Lewis Jetta
F: Drew Petrie, Josh J. Kennedy, Mark LeCras
FOL: Nathan Vardy, Sam Mitchell, Luke Shuey
I/C: Dom Sheed, Jamie Cripps, Luke Partington, Mark Hutchings
EMG: Chris Masten, Sharrod Wellingham, Will Schofield
Pelican
Guest
Menzel to Port. Trengrove to Bulldogs. Stringer to Cats.
Andy
Guest
What a shocking decision. Where are Geelong's goals going to come from? Menzel averages 2.2 per game and usually contributes to a couple of others. The coach and his staff must really have lost respect for the guy. I love the bloke and his story of survival against terrible odds is inspiring. Wow, this will leave a sour taste for a lot of fans.
Matt
Guest
Menzel dropped! You have got to be joking. Who is ging to kick the goals. Tomahawk doesn't kick goals any more, he is usually roaming a long way from goal to receive the ball. Harry T is hit or miss, mostly miss. He is still a solid backman struggling to play as a forward. He is not a natural goal kicker, he still lobs the ball instead of kicking through it. Parsons and Parfait cannot be expected to kick more than a goal between them, Motlop is good for 1 goal. That leaves Dangerfiled to pick up the slack. So lets say one from Hawk, 1 from Harry, 1 from Parsons, 2 from Dangerfied and a couple of others from midfielders or backmen wandering forward. That's 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 8 goals. 8 goals and the same number of points will give us a score of 56 which will not bring home the chocolates. May as well start looking for the next Dan Menzel as the current one certainly wont be playing at Geelong next year. Nor will Motlop. No worries there are plenty of Guthries to fill the void. And we know the coach loves Guthries because he kept picking Cameron to play even though he had been insipid for years.
Michael
Guest
Have to agree with others here. I am gutted. Menzel is a sublime talent capable of turning a game with his ball use, strong hands and goal kicking. To be left out of the team after kicking 38 goals in 17 games suggests it is for disciplinary reasons or for pissing off the coach. Forget about the lack of forward defensive pressure, this guy scares the opposition as he often turns a half a chance into a goal. He has more talent in his backside than most players in the Geelong team which lets face it does not bat deep. But to add to the insult Menzel has been replaced by Zach Guthrie who averages a staggeringly low 34 dreamteam points and 10 disposals a game. Guthrie was a late pick up in the rookie draft. He might amount to something one day but he has a lot to learn before he can be taken seriously. Zach Guthrie, James Parsons, Brandon Parfait can consider themselves incredibly lucky. Menzell is so far ahead of them it's not funny. I expect Geelong to go out in straight sets for 2 reasons. The absurd descion to emasculate the forward line by removing a key goal kicker, and the fact that our bottom 4 or 5 players are not up to AFL.
Rissole
Guest
As soon as I saw Menzel out I thought you would be unhappy and I'm with you. I can't understand it, he's a gun and should play. It's either tactical due to the weather forecast or Geelong have decided not to resign him/suspect he'll leave.
Cat
Roar Guru
Menzel out? Wow, he really musta p'd someone down at Geelong off. Guess the chance of him re-signing just hit rock bottom.
Cat
Roar Guru
Menzel out? Wow, he really musta pissed someone down at Geelong off. Guess the chance of him re-signing just hit rock bottom.