The Western Bulldogs have named their 12-man AFLX squad ahead of the inaugural tournament in Sydney this weekend.

First year players Ed Richards, Billy Gowers, Callum Porter and Aaron Naughton will pull on the colours for the first time, while defender Roarke Smith is set to play his first game since rupturing his ACL  during the 2017 JLT Community Series.

Jack Redpath and Lukas Webb will add experience to the squad and second-year men Lewis Young, Patrick Lipinski, Fergus Greene, Nathan Mullenger-McHugh and Tim English will see their first action of 2018.

The Dogs have been drawn in Pool C along with Brisbane, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, Richmond and Sydney, and will face the Swans at 4.38pm EDT on Saturday, 17 February.  

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AFLX Squad
Saturday February 17, 2018

2 Lewis Young
19 Lukas Webb
20 Ed Richards
26 Billy Gowers
27 Patrick Lipinski
28 Callum Porter
30 Fergus Greene
33 Aaron Naughton
37 Roarke Smith
40 Nathan Mullenger-McHugh
43 Jack Redpath
44 Tim English