Extra interchange and no subs for Townsville game due to heat policy
THE BRISBANE Lions and Gold Coast will have no interchange cap for Sunday's NAB Challenge match in Townsville, with the AFL partially applying its heat policy.
With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees at Tony Ireland Stadium, there will be eight players on each interchange bench and no substitutions.
There will also be no cap on the number of interchanges made and the playing duration will remain the same.
Gold Coast has left young defender Henry Schade out of its original squad, while the Lions have left out Jack Crisp, Rohan Bewick and young forward Jono Freeman.
Harley Bennell and Karmichael Hunt will play their first matches of the season for Gold Coast, while the Lions have welcomed back more than 10 senior players including captain Jed Adcock and vice-captain Tom Rockliff.
BRISBANE LIONS
Out: Jack Crisp, Rohan Bewick, Jono Freeman
Substitutes: None (heat policy)
GOLD COAST
Out: Henry Schade
Substitutes: None (heat policy)
BRISBANE LIONS v GOLD COAST
Sunday, February 23 Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville, 3.40pm AEST
BRISBANE LIONS: Final team
1. Luke McGuane, 2. Ryan Harwood, 3. Brent Moloney, 4. James Aish, 6. Josh Green, 7. Jed Adcock, 10. Daniel Rich, 11. Pearce Hanley, 13. Trent West, 15. Dayne Zorko, 17. Claye Beams, 18. Nicholas Robertson, 19. Jordan Lisle, 21. Daniel Merrett, 22. Marco Paparone, 23. Matthew Leuenberger, 24. Joel Patfull, 26. Tom Cutler, 30. Jack Redden, 32. Sam Mayes, 33. Michael Close, 35. Ryan Lester, 38. Tom Rockliff, 41. Mitchell Golby, 42. Justin Clarke, 45. Jordon Bourke (rookie)
GOLD COAST: Final team
3. Timmy Sumner, 4. Jack Martin, 5. Jarrod Harbrow, 6. Alex Sexton, 7. Karmichael Hunt, 8. Luke Russell, 11. Harley Bennell, 12. Sam Day, 14. Matthew Warnock, 15. Daniel Gorringe, 17. Steven May, 19. Tom Lynch (c), 21. Jeremy Taylor, 22. Tom Nicholls, 23. Charlie Dixon, 25. Danny Stanley, 26. Matthew Shaw, 27. Clay Cameron, 29. Tom Murphy, 31. Jackson Allen, 32. Brandon Matera, 33. Aaron Hall, 36. Greg Broughton, 37. Jesse Lonergan, 40. Sean Lemmens, 46. Josh Hall
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