The Western Bulldogs have had three representatives selected for next week’s State of Origin for Bushfire Relief match.
All Australian midfielders Marcus Bontempelli and Jack Macrae have been named in Victoria’s team, with rebounding defender Jason Johannisen picked in the All Stars team.
The match will be played on Friday 28 February at Marvel Stadium, at 7.50pm AEDT.
Johannisen joins Bulldogs’ assistant coach Joel Corey at the All Stars, after he was named of one of John Longmire’s assistants on Monday.
Each team features 27 players, with both to play with an extended interchange bench.
Every AFL club has at least one representative, with the Bulldogs one of four teams to have three, alongside Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Sydney. Grand finalists Richmond and GWS Giants have the most, with six each.
Team captains will be confirmed closer to the match.
All proceeds from tickets sales and any additional donations will go into a Community Relief Fund set up by the AFL to support the local communities in fire affected areas to repair and rebuild their football clubs, including helping footballing families in these impacted communities.
Tickets are now available through Ticketmaster, starting at $10 for juniors and $20 for adults/concession.
VICTORIA
Marcus Bontempelli (Bulldogs), Jack Macrae (Bulldogs), Dustin Martin (Richmond), Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong), Tom Lynch (Richmond), Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne), Jeremy Cameron (GWS), Toby Greene (GWS), Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide), Josh Kelly (GWS), Lachie Whitfield (GWS), Bachar Houli (Richmond), Darcy Moore (Collingwood), Nick Haynes (GWS), James Sicily (Hawthorn), Mark Blicavs (Geelong), Adam Saad (Essendon), Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne), Trent Cotchin (Richmond), Rory Sloane (Adelaide), Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood), Tom Papley (Sydney), Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne), Jake Lloyd (Sydney), Jade Gresham (St Kilda), Stefan Martin (Brisbane)
ALL STARS
Jason Johannisen (Bulldogs), Nat Fyfe (Fremantle), Harris Andrews (Brisbane), Jeremy Howe (Collingwood), Brad Sheppard (West Coast), Brodie Smith (Adelaide), Isaac Smith (Hawthorn), Bradley Hill (St Kilda), Shane Edwards (Richmond), Jack Riewoldt (Richmond), Luke Breust (Hawthorn), Charlie Cameron (Brisbane), Tom Hawkins (Geelong), Michael Walters (Fremantle), Brodie Grundy (Collingwood), Elliot Yeo (West Coast), Dayne Zorko (Brisbane), Patrick Cripps (Carlton), Stephen Coniglio (GWS), Lachie Neale (Brisbane), Neville Jetta (Melbourne), Zach Tuohy (Geelong), Taylor Walker (Adelaide), Callum Mills (Sydney), Lachie Weller (Gold Coast), Scott Lycett (Port Adelaide), Rory Laird (Adelaide)
