A pair of star forwards will miss Thursday night’s crunch clash at Marvel Stadium, with Max King and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan both absent for their respective sides.
St Kilda has made just one change with King missing through a knee injury as expected, though it’s thankfully not as bad as first feared. Zak Jones returns to take his spot in the 23.
At the Bulldogs, Ugle-Hagan misses for personal reasons, allowing Rory Lobb to return to the senior side after his banishment to the reserves.
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Tom Liberatore is also out through injury, in the concussion protocols after his concerning late-game fall against Essendon, while Oskar Baker has been omitted.
The exciting Riley Garcia and off-season recruit James Harmes come into the side in their stead.
Caleb Daniel remains an emergency, continuing coach Luke Beveridge’s trend of sending players to the VFL for multiple weeks when they are omitted.
The rest of the Round 6 teams will be announced at 6:20pm AEST on Thursday.
ROUND 6 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEST)
ST KILDA v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Thursday April 18, 7:30pm at Marvel Stadium
SAINTS
B: J.Battle, Z.Cordy, C.Wilkie
HB: L.Stocker, J.Sinclair, N.Wanganeen-Milera
C: R.Byrnes, S.Ross, B.Hill
HF: J.Higgins, C.Sharman, M.Owens
F: D.Wilson, A.Caminiti, T.Membrey
FOLL: R.Marshall, J.Steele – C, M.Windhager
I/C: Z.Jones, D.Butler, M.Phillipou, H.Garcia, R.Bonner
EMG: J.Hayes, D.Howard, A.Hastie
IN: Z.Jones
OUT: M.King (Injured)
BULLDOGS
B: E.Richards, L.Jones, J.O’Donnell
HB: T.Duryea, B.Khamis, J.Johannisen
C: B.Williams, A.Treloar, H.Gallagher
HF: L.Vandermeer, A.Naughton, R.West
F: S.Darcy, R.Lobb, C.Weightman
FOLL: T.English, M.Bontempelli – C, J.Macrae
I/C: L.Bramble, B.Dale, R.Garcia, J.Harmes, R.Sanders
EMG: C.Daniel, A.Jones, C.Poulter
IN: R.Lobb, R.Garcia, J.Harmes
OUT: J.Ugle-Hagan (Personal Reason), T.Liberatore (Injured), O.Baker (Omitted)
ADELAIDE CROWS v ESSENDON
Friday April 19, 7:40pm at Adelaide Oval
CROWS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
BOMBERS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
COLLINGWOOD v PORT ADELAIDE
Saturday April 20, 1:45pm at the MCG
MAGPIES
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
POWER
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
CARLTON v GWS GIANTS
Saturday April 20, 4:35pm at Marvel Stadium
BLUES
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
GIANTS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
BRISBANE LIONS v GEELONG
Saturday April 20, 7:30pm at the Gabba
LIONS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
CATS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
WEST COAST EAGLES v FREMANTLE
Saturday April 20, 8:10pm at Optus Stadium
EAGLES
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
DOCKERS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
SYDNEY SWANS v GOLD COAST SUNS
Sunday April 21, 1:05pm at the SCG
SWANS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
SUNS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
NORTH MELBOURNE v HAWTHORN
Sunday April 21, 4:05pm at Marvel Stadium
KANGAROOS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
HAWKS
TBA Thursday 6:20pm
