Ever since he bounded into Whitten Oval from up north, Western Bulldogs fans have eagerly awaited the day Zephaniah Skinner would pull on the boots for his debut AFL game. 

Well, fans and Zeph don’t have much longer to wait with the exciting young forward named in this week’s Round 7 squad to face the Sydney Swans in Canberra.

Dubbed ‘Bullfrog’ during his days playing for NT Thunder, this weekend Zeph heads to Manuka Oval, Canberra. Edging out the Swans by just five points last time the teams met, the Club will be hoping Zeph brings the kind of performance that has helped Williamstown to five straight wins.

For the full team list and to see Rocket announce the team click here.

Excited but nervous about his first game, Zeph started playing footy when he was little, with those crowd-pleasing moves coming naturally. Growing up in Noonkanbah WA, home to just 200 people, it’s a world away from the crowd expected to cheer on the Western Bulldogs at the nation’s capital this weekend.

Go Zeph, Go Dogs!