Southport has named 13 members of its 2022 grand final team for its first practice match of the season against Brisbane Lions at Brighton Homes Arena on Friday night.
The Sharks are looking like premiership contenders again despite the departures of key players such as Billy Gowers and Jacob Townsend, with two of the best three players in the competition in Jacob Dawson and Boyd Woodcock ready to go again.
Fellow former AFL-listed players Zac Foot, Max Spencer, Mackenzie Willis, Tom Fields, Jay Lockhart, Brayden Crossley and Jesse Joyce are also playing, plus ex-AFL recruits Matt Conroy, Matt McGuinness and Jackson Edwards.
The Lions have named 26 players, with fans to get a first look at father-son selection Jaspa Fletcher, while Kai Lohmann, James Madden, Darcy Fort and Noah Answerth also come in. Rhys Mathieson, Jaxon Prior and Jimmy Tunstill among the exclusions.
Essendon has selected nine AFL-listed players in its 27 for its Friday morning game against Sandringham at NEC Hangar, which will field six St Kilda men in its 25.
The Bombers will field draftees Lewis Hayes and Rhett Montgomerie, plus key VFL recruits Brad Lynch, Tom Phillips, Jack Cleaver and Tom Wallis, while former Port Melbourne pair Josh Hotchkin and Harry Minton-Connell have also been named.
Nick Coffield is the key inclusion for the Zebras alongside draftee James Van Es, skipper Anthony Seaton and recruits Noah Gown, Isaac Wallace and Mason Hawkins.
ESSENDON v SANDRINGHAM
10:00am Friday at NEC Hangar
ESSENDON
18. Lewis Hayes, 19. Nick Hind, 24. Nick Bryan, 26. Kaine Baldwin, 28. Alistair Lord, 38. Rhett Montgomerie, 39. Patrick Voss, 40. Tex Wanganeen, 41. Cian McBride, 50. Brad Lynch, 51. Will Hoare, 52. Carlos Egan, 53. Sam Conforti, 56. Tom Phillips, 57. Billy Cootee, 60. Jack Cleaver, 63. Jack Brown, 64. Josh Hotchkin, 66. Will Madden, 68. Tom Wallis, 73. Matthew Foley, 76. Harry Minton-Connell, 77. Joel Fitzgerald, 78. Callum McCarty, 79. Declan Willmore, 80. Solomon McKay, 81. Jake Sutton
SANDRINGHAM
5. Nick Coffield, 13. Isaac Wallace, 16. Jack Peris, 21. James Van Es, 23. Jake Lohmann, 24. Noah Gown, 25. Oliver Lowe, 26. Mason Hawkins, 27. Oscar Adams, 33. Tom Blamires, 34. Darby Hipwell, 35. Luca Macnab, 36. Fin Bayne, 37. Leo Connolly, 38. Tom Campbell, 39. Zac Tobin, 41. Will Dunne, 43. Blake Watson, 50. Anthony Seaton, 54. Phillip Moi Moi, 55. Riley Virtue, 57. Vince Zagari, 61. Tyson Milne, 73. Tyrell Lafituanai, 78. Ben Mansfield
BRISBANE LIONS v SOUTHPORT SHARKS
7:00pm Friday at Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield
BRISBANE LIONS
1. Kai Lohmann, 12. Nakia Cockatoo, 13. Blake Coleman, 14. James Madden, 17. Jarryd Lyons, 20. Jaxon Prior, 21. Tom Fullarton, 22. Harry Sharp, 24. Darragh Joyce, 28. Jaspa Fletcher, 29. James Tunstill, 32. Darcy Fort, 34. Shadeau Brain, 35. Ryan Lester, 36. Rhys Mathieson, 43. Noah Answerth, 45. Kalin Lane, 47. Bailey Gordon, 49. Bruce Reville, 51. Joel Budarick, 52. Kyle Dunkley, 53. Riley Greene, 54. Wilson Barry, 55. Jackson Hille, 56. Zack Derksen, 57. Lockie Rayner, 59. Wylie Buzza, 60. Harry Arnold, 61. Owen Collins, 62. Liam Hude
IN: Answerth, Arnold, Fletcher, Fort, Lohmann, Madden
OUT: Hude, Mathieson, Prior, Tunstill
SOUTHPORT SHARKS
1. Boyd Woodcock, 2. Zac Foot, 3. Jacob Dawson, 5. Jacob Heron, 6. Max Spencer, 7. Baxter Mensch, 8. Matt Conroy, 10. Mackenzie Willis, 11. Tom Fields, 12. Jay Lockhart, 13. Max Pescud, 14. Matt McGuinness, 18. Jay Foon, 19. Lachie Rhook, 20. Brayden Crossley, 21. Jackson Edwards, 22.J ed Foggo, 23. Daniel Charlesworth, 24. Ryan Banks-Smith, 25. Jesse Joyce, 26. Zach Molloy, 30. Charlie Offermans, 31. Riley Bowman, 33. Matt Doran, 34. Corey Joyce
