There can be 12 groups that includes in Spherical 15, with Adelaide, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs all having a bye.
The Spherical will begin with the De Koning brothers dealing with off in opposition to one another, when Carlton takes on Geelong.
Tagging and negating roles are again in vogue.
We’re looking at one participant from every of the 12 groups in motion who must make a distinction.
Carlton v Geelong
Carlton
Tom De Koning ought to take loads of confidence into Spherical 15; the Carlton ruckman/ahead was most likely the most effective participant on the bottom when the Blues final performed a recreation in Spherical 13 in opposition to Essendon, given he polled ten Coaches’ votes. Geelongs’ ruck shares are most likely their Achilles heel; will probably be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Michael Voss chooses to go along with the older De Koning brother as the primary ruckman or Marc Pittonet, if the latter is match and accessible for choice.
Tom De Koning and Matthew Kennedy have fun. (Picture by Michael Willson/AFL Pictures by way of Getty Photos)
Geelong
Sam De Koning is an integral a part of the Geelong defence, which may be vindicated by them conceding 164 factors in Spherical 10 in opposition to Gold Coast – the one recreation that he has missed this season. The important thing defender will face a tricky battle when Geelong tackle Carlton. The 23-year-old could also be up in opposition to Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay and might want to carry out effectively with a view to unlock Tom Stewart in order that Stewart can do what he does finest: intercept something and the whole lot. It is going to be intriguing who the youthful De Koning brother’s opponent can be, as a result of the important thing defender might be up in opposition to his older brother at occasions.
Port Adelaide v Brisbane
Port Adelaide
Zak Butters must show that his show in opposition to GWS in Spherical 14 was an aberration when Port Adelaide play in what might be a season-defining recreation in opposition to Brisbane. There’s no disputing that Butters is an elite participant, however the Port Adelaide vice-captain should bounce again from a disappointing efficiency final spherical; Butters was restricted to simply 17 disposals by Toby Bedford. Time will inform whether or not Butters can work via a tag in opposition to Brisbane, because the Port Adelaide midfielder will most likely be up in opposition to Jarrod Berry and Josh Dunkley at occasions.
Brisbane
Eric Hipwood has been again in kind within the final couple of weeks; in Spherical 13 the Brisbane key ahead kicked six objectives and had 9 rating involvements in opposition to the Western Bulldogs, whereas in Spherical 14 in opposition to St Kilda, Hipwood kicked two objectives and had seven rating involvements. Brisbane have received three of the 4 video games during which the 26-year-old has kicked a number of objectives; on the opposite facet of the coin, they’ve solely received one out of 4 video games the place he has been held goalless.
GWS v Sydney
GWS
Toby Bedford tagged Zak Butters in Spherical 14 in opposition to Port Adelaide; that has added one other string to his bow. The 24-year-old usually performs up ahead however displayed that he’s a flexible participant and warrants a everlasting place within the GWS finest 22. The query is; will Adam Kingsley proceed to make use of Bedford in that tagging function in opposition to the most effective group within the competitors and in that case, will he go to Isaac Heeney or Chad Warner.
Sydney
Joel Amartey has kicked a minimum of one aim in each recreation other than Opening Spherical in opposition to Melbourne. The Sydney key ahead has kicked a number of objectives within the final 5 video games that Sydney has been concerned in. In Spherical 14 in opposition to Adelaide he kicked 9 objectives, which ought to give him loads of perception; Amartey will face a stern problem in opposition to Sam Taylor when Sydney tackle GWS. The 24-year-old might want to deliver the ball to floor in order that Tom Papley and Will Hayward can go to work.
Joel Amartey. (Picture by James Elsby/AFL Pictures by way of Getty Photos)
Melbourne v North Melbourne
Melbourne
Kysaiah Pickett is a reside wire with loads of skill; Pickett has averaged the equal third most rating involvements per recreation of any Melbourne participant with 5.64. There could also be a chance for the 23-year-old to get midfield time; Christian Petracca can be unavailable to play for the remainder of the season, which can imply Pickett’s magnet may be moved round.
North Melbourne
Cameron Zurhaar should replicate the hassle he displayed in Spherical 14 in opposition to Collingwood when North tackle the Dees in Spherical 15. Zurhaar needs to be extra constant; the 26-year-old confirmed what he’s able to in Spherical 14 in opposition to Collingwood, kicking three objectives. The North Melbourne ahead has kicked the third most objectives of any North Melbourne participant, with 17 in 12 video games.
Essendon v West Coast
Essendon
Jade Gresham has had an inexpensive season, however the Essendon small ahead must hit the scoreboard extra, as he has solely kicked 11 objectives in 13 video games. Together with that, the previous St Kilda participant has averaged 5.46 rating involvements per recreation. There’s no disputing that Gresham has the expertise and can show a tricky match-up for West Coast and can most likely be matched up in opposition to Brady Hough.
West Coast
Matt Flynn has been a welcome addition to the West Coast group and has fashioned an excellent ruck mixture with Bailey J. Williams previously two video games, however Oscar Allen might be again for West Coast in opposition to Essendon, which can imply that Williams might be dropped and Flynn might need to shoulder much more of the ruck work. Though the previous GWS ruckman has shared the ruck duties, he has averaged 30 hit-outs per recreation. The 26-year-old will most likely be up in opposition to Todd Goldstein and/or maybe Sam Draper, when West Coast takes on Essendon, however Flynn ought to be up for the problem.
Fremantle v Gold Coast
Fremantle
Hayden Younger is a participant who has potential and has taken to the change of place from half-back flanker to midfielder like a duck to water; remarkably, Younger has had a minimum of 21 disposals per recreation this season and solely had fewer than 4 tackles in Spherical 9 in opposition to Sydney. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how the 23-year-old performs in opposition to Touk Miller, Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson when Fremantle takes on Gold Coast.
Gold Coast
Touk Miller has had an inexpensive season, having averaged 6.38 rating involvements per recreation. Sadly for him, he was tagged and soundly overwhelmed by Marcus Windhager in Spherical 13 when Gold Coast performed in opposition to St Kilda; the Gold Coast captain was restricted to simply 14 disposals in a recreation they misplaced by three factors. The onus is on the 28-year-old to reply once they tackle Fremantle. Given Fremantles’ lack of a tag on Marcus Bontempelli in Spherical 14 once they took on the Western Bulldogs, Miller ought to don’t have anything to fret about.
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