Youth get their chance
The Western Bulldogs have named their squad for their NAB Cup fixture against North Melbourne this Sunday.
With 12 changes made to the squad that defeated Carlton last week, Senior Coach Brendan McCartney will give many of the Club’s recruits the opportunity to make an impression ahead of the AFL Premiership Season.
James Mulligan, Tom Hill, Brodie Moles and Andrew Hooper are in the mix to make their first senior appearance for the year, while recruits Daniel Pearce, Fletcher Roberts, Jack Redpath, Tom Campbell and Lin Jong have also been named in the extended squad.
Michael Talia, Matt Panos and Zephaniah Skinner return to the squad line-up after playing the NAB Cup opener and being rested against the Blues.
The full squad is as follows:
Round 3, NAB Cup
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
Eureka Stadium 11/3/2012
IN: Fletcher Roberts, Daniel Pearce, Zephaniah Skinner, James Mulligan, Michael Talia, Tom Hill, Andrew Hooper, Jack Redpath, Brodie Moles, Tom Campbell, Lin Jong, Matt Panos
OUT: Tom Williams (Shoulder), Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney, Liam Jones, Ryan Hargrave, Will Minson, Liam Picken.
1 JARRAD GRANT
3 MITCH WALLIS
7 SHAUN HIGGINS
8 PATRICK VESZPREMI
10 EASTON WOOD
13 DANIEL GIANSIRACUSA
14 CLAY SMITH
16 RYAN GRIFFEN
18 FLETCHER ROBERTS
20 DANIEL PEARCE
21 TOM LIBERATORE
22 DYLAN ADDISON
23 JORDAN ROUGHEAD
26 ZEPHANIAH SKINNER
29 TORY DICKSON
30 CHRISTIAN HOWARD
31 JAMES MULLIGAN
32 MICHAEL TALIA
35 TOM HILL
36 BRIAN LAKE
37 LUKAS MARKOVIC
40 LUKE DAHLHAUS
41 ANDREW HOOPER
43 JACK REDPATH
44 BRODIE MOLES
45 TOM CAMPBELL
46 LIN JONG
48 MATTHEW PANOS
49 AYCE CORDY
For ticketing and broadcast details for this NAB Cup match, click here.