Fremantle’s Michael Johnson has destroyed his team’s structure with a club suspension for drug possession.
Collingwood
FB: Heath Shaw, Ben Reid, Ben Johnson
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey
HF: Shane O’Bree, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
FF: Dayne Beams, Brent Macaffer, Leon Davis
Fol: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
Int: Nathan Brown, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom, Cameron Wood
In: Wellingham
Out: John Anthony
Geelong
FB: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn
C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Travis Varcoe
FF: Mathew Stokes, Tom Hawkins, Gary Ablett jnr
Fol: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Paul Chapman
Int: Shannon Byrnes, James Podsiadly, David Wojcinski, Tom Lonergan
In: Kelly, Podsiadly
Out: Simon Hogan, Mitchell Duncan
Sydney
FB: Rhyce Shaw, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Tadhg Kennelly
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Daniel Hannebery, Brett Kirk, Nick Smith
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh P. Kennedy
FF: Paul Bevan, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarrad McVeigh
Fol: Mike Pyke, Jude Bolton, Kieren Jack
Int: Campbell Heath, Lewis Jetta, Henry Playfair, Gary Rohan
In: Bradshaw, Heath
Out: Ted Richards, Jesse White
Fremantle
FB: Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Tarrant, Kepler Bradley
HB: Antoni Grover, Alex Silvagni, Roger Hayden
C: Adam McPhee, David Mundy, Paul Hasleby
HF: Jay Van Berlo, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
FF: Nathan Fyfe, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
Fol: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
Int: Nick Suban, Rhys Palmer, Anthony Morabito, Ryan Crowley
In: Grover, Bradley, Suban, Van Berlo
Out: Luke McPharlin, Michael Johnson, Matthew de Boer, Greg Broughton
North Melbourne
FB: Michael Firrito, Scott D. Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Daniel Pratt
C: Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Edwards, Josh Smith, Brent Harvey
FF: Daniel Wells, Nathan O’Keefe, Lindsay Thomas
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
Int: Scott McMahon, Ben Cunnington, Leigh Harding, Matt Campbell
In: Campbell, O’Keefe
Out: David Hale, Cruize Garlett
Western Bulldogs
FB: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Josh Hill, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Brennan Stack, Mitch Hahn, Jason Akermanis
FF: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa
Fol: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
Int: Dylan Addison, Nathan Eagleton, Will Minson, Liam Picken
In: Griffen, Picken
Out: Robert Murphy, Shaun Higgins
Melbourne
FB: Clint Bartram, Joel Macdonald, Jared Rivers
HB: Jack Grimes, James Frawley, Colin Garland
C: James McDonald, Jack Trengove, Aaron Davey
HF: Jamie Bennell, Brad Miller, Cale Morton
FF: Nathan Jones, Brad Green, Jack Watts
Fol: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Colin Sylvia
Int: Tom Scully, Austin Wonaeamirri, Jordie McKenzie, Jake Spencer
In: Miller, Macdonald, Morton, Wonaeamirri, Spencer
Out: Cameron Bruce, Paul Johnson, Matthew Bate, Matthew Warnock, Daniel Hughes
Port Adelaide
FB: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Paul Stewart, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Matt Thomas, Justin Westhoff, David Rodan
FF: Robbie Gray, Brett Ebert, Daniel Motlop
Fol: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
Int: Tom Logan, Jay Schulz, Cameron Hitchcock, Jackson Trengove
No change
Essendon
FB: Heath Hocking, Dustin Fletcher, Courtenay Dempsey
HB: Mark McVeigh, Tayte Pears, Brent Prismall
C: Jake Melksham, Jobe Watson, David Zaharakis
HF: Angus Monfries, Scott Gumbleton, Sam Lonergan
FF: David Hille, Michael Hurley, Alwyn Davey
Fol: Patrick Ryder, Brent Stanton, Jason Winderlich
Int: David Myers, Leroy Jetta, Jarrod Atkinson, Ben Howlett
In: Lonergan, Pears
Out: Cale Hooker, Travis Colyer
Richmond
FB: Kelvin Moore, Will Thursfield, Luke McGuane
HB: Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio, Chris Newman
C: Shane Edwards, Ben Cousins, Jeromey Webberley
HF: Dustin Martin, Jack Riewoldt, Ben Nason
FF: Robin Nahas, Alex Rance, Matt White
Fol: Tyrone Vickery, Trent Cotchin, Nathan Foley
Int: Angus Graham, Jake King, David Astbury, Mitch Farmer
In: Cousins, King, Astbury
Out: Daniel Jackson, Graham Polak, Richard Tambling
Adelaide
FB: Brent Reilly, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Myke Cook, Tyson Edwards, David Mackay
HF: Richard Douglas, Taylor Walker, Nathan Van Berlo
FF: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Jared Petrenko
Fol: Ivan Maric, Andrew McLeod, Patrick Dangerfield
Int: Scott Thompson, Phil Davis, Jack Gunston, Chris Schmidt
In: Thompson, Mackay, Gunston
Out: Bernie Vince, Tony Armstrong, Matthew Jaensch
Brisbane
FB: Jed Adcock, Matt Maguire, Luke Power
HB: James Hawksley, Brent Staker, Joel Patfull
C: Tom Rockliff, Michael Rischitelli, Justin Sherman
HF: Jack Redden, Jonathan Brown, Amon Buchanan
FF: Todd Banfield, Brendan Fevola, James Polkinghorne
Fol: Matthew Leuenberger, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
Int: Mitchell Clark, Andrew Raines, Cheynee Stiller, Ashley McGrath
In: Clark
Out: Matt Austin
Carlton
FB: Michael Jamison, Bret Thornton, Aaron Joseph
HB: Bryce Gibbs, Simon White, Jordan Russell
C: Heath Scotland, Dennis Armfield, Kade Simpson
HF: Marc Murphy, Setanta O’hAilpin, Ryan Houlihan
FF: Chris Yarran, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts
Fol: Sam Jacobs, Andrew Carrazzo, Chris Judd
Int: Jeff Garlett, Lachie Henderson, Chris Johnson, Mitch Robinson
In: Henderson, Robinson
Out: Jarrad Waite, Kane Lucas
Hawthorn
FB: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Campbell Brown
HB: Grant Birchall, Ben Stratton, Brendan Whitecross
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Clinton Young
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Carl Peterson
FF: Shaun Burgoyne, Jarryd Roughead, Rhan Hooper
Fol: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
Int: Xavier Ellis, Thomas Murphy, Michael Osborne, Wayde Skipper
In: Osborne, Murphy, Hooper
Out: Beau Muston, Matt Suckling, Cameron Stokes
West Coast
FB: Scott Selwood, Eric MacKenzie, Beau Waters
HB: Lewis Stevenson, Will Schofield, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Brad Ebert
HF: Brad Sheppard, Josh J. Kennedy, Andrew Embley
FF: Nic Naitanui, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Fol: Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Tom Swift
Int: Beau Wilkes, Ben McKinley, Ashton Hams, Patrick McGinnity
In: Embley, Wilkes
Out: Darren Glass, Mark Nicoski
St Kilda
FB: James Gwilt, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Jason Blake
C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray
HF: Nick Heyne, Rhys Stanley, Adam Schneider
FF: Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Fol: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna
Int: Raphael Clarke, Ben McEvoy, Brett Peake, Andrew McQualter
In: R. Clarke, Peake, Stanley
Out: Jason Gram, David Armitage, Jarryn Geary
Jugganauts
May 20, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Darren Glass is out this will unsettle West Coast defenders by heaps average games now for West Coast backline would be about 20-30 against an experience St Kilda forward line except for Heyne and Stankley
korza
May 20, 2010 at 6:26 pm
With Freo having a good season MJ has rocked the souls out of the Docker fans.
As a father of 2 MJ should hang his head in shame.
mervneagle
May 20, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I wonder why AFL players get caught using drugs more often than members of the general population (including police, dotors, members of the legal profession and teachers).
Oh hang on, the penny just dropped. It’s because THEY are the ones getting TESTED, and they are the ones who’s lives are subjected to such insane scrutiny. Who else can see the correlation? Who else thinks that drugs in footy aren’t a bigger problem than in any other section of the community.
No, I’m not defending MJ, he got caught and he will cop his right whack. And yes, I realise that he wasn’t caught because of an AFL test. Goodness, even Ben “Escobar” Cousins managed to avoid that!
Ed_D
May 20, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Or maybe it’s because it’s not publicised like AFL footballers are. I remember a year or so ago there was a big thing about a lot of judges being sacked for drugs, but generally nobody cares. Just like nobody but the media cares about AFL players doing this sort of thing. There would be a lot of policeman etc being sacked for drugs etc too, but it’s not released to the media.
Arky
May 20, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Drugs are LESS of an issue in footy than in the general population. Because they’re being tested, and because they’re athletes, mostly.
O’Keefe in for North. Hard to say if he’ll get many games… Hale and H-Mac could both be back next week, and if O’Keefe survives that, he will be out once Petrie returns in a month or so. Unfortunate for fantasy purposes, he won’t be worth picking up now, but his price will be spoiled for next year. Hoping to see the kid do good though.
I thank Higgins for being considerate enough to miss THIS week, since I was just thinking that maybe he was over his injury issues and I should upgrade Gumby to him this week (and with an injury cloud over Jonno Brown too, I’m left at a bit of a loss for a value premium in the forwards)
tom_scully
May 20, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Merv, the average teacher/cop/legal earns about 65k, a year. The average footy player earns 200k. Also, it’s 2010, AFL players are role models for thousands of young kids who play a sport with a history of alcohol abuse, they know this beofre they enter the draft. For the money they earn and the responsibility they have as role models they should be held to the highest standards. If not, they can give up the glamour and $$$$ of AFL and work 40-80 hours a week like the rest of us.
Problems
May 20, 2010 at 8:45 pm
@Merv I definitely agree with you that drugs are a bigger part of society than media lets on but you must remember that without a doubt footballers are seen to be the number 1 role models to boys and young men to the majority of this country. All players are advised and understand of their responsiblity to the greater society as they begin their careers at professional level. Penalties and public scrutiny although may shame the player, reminds the community that drugs in any environment aren’t accepted. And that’s the way it should be.
Pig1968
May 20, 2010 at 9:15 pm
FREO, WAY TO BLOW! Lol no sympathy for Mj. The footy club does everything for you, bar wipe your ass, and this is how you repay them??? Well done. Idiot.
mervneagle
May 20, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Yeah I think it’s sad that they’re role models. They certainly don’t ask to be. But yes it their choice to play and it is their choice to use drugs. I just think it’s odd that we hold them in such high moral regard. There’s no justification as to why we do it. Earning big money doesn’t make you a better person.
Anyways, enough of drugs. You do it, you get caught, you cop the penalty, end of story. Unless you’re a high court judge, then you can do whatever you want, ha ha.
Brin on the footy this weekend, I can’t wait. Am trading in Goddard this week for Beau Waters.
malchet
May 21, 2010 at 2:09 am
Good to see freo players looking after each other….MJ got busted at the nightclub part owned by his old captain Peter Bell.
MrVandelay
May 21, 2010 at 3:08 am
Which teams can we expect to impose our new favourite brand of footy this weekend? You know, the one where the ball is kicked, and then it is marked… a lot. I am considering a captain selection of a second gamer who is perched on the half-back line. Nothing beats watching a 75kg running machine with raw ability and a 40% kicking efficiency, rack up 130 dt points! “Yer, I’d like to see that.” – Carl Lewis/Evander Holyfield/Hakeem “the motherfrakkin dream” Olajuwon.
MrRiosWan
May 21, 2010 at 6:34 am
Scully I dont get why footballers are supposed to be role models. Whats wrong with parents, postmen or pilots being role models? How many people do you know got into drugs because they saw a footballer get caught on TV? Seriously, footballers being role models is one of the biggest misnomers around. Johnson out dosnt effect me anyway, was gonna pick Sydney at the SCG and this might mean the ball being steered towards Pav a bit more. Not to mention the masive scores Sandilands should rack up this week on Mike Pyke. Kepler “Quasimodo” Bradley should fill the void left by Johnson.
tom_scully
May 21, 2010 at 8:07 am
Rios – there are plenty of kids out there whose parents don’t give a stuff about them. These are the kind of kids who chase posties and run from cops, and ultimately look to other places for role models, and are the ones who are most vulnerable in our society to being easily mislead in to really bad lifestyle choices. IMO, The rest of us who are lucky enough to have had a good upbringing need to do what we can to help the situation – even if it’s something as little berating our celebs when they stuff up. Having said that, like everyone else in the world MJ will get a chance to redeem himself. Lets see if he takes it. End rant.
mervneagle
May 21, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Sorry to rant again but…… how does an AFL player using recreational drugs in private make him a bad role model? If he does it outside a primary school then yes, shocking role model. If he chooses to do it in private then surely that’s different.
What’s the real motivation for why it’s even reported in the first place? The only reason we read about it is because newspapers know it’s a story that will sells papers, and therefore advertising. Money is king. It’s not a moral thing, I’m sure.
One last thing, and then I am finished….. does anyone believe that the journo’s writing the stories, the tribunal members handing out the punishments and the commissioners making the rules have not used drugs? If so, they are massive hypocrites! Why shouldn’t ALL AFL staff be tested!?
And it wouldn’t be fair to assume that footballers have had ‘a good upbringing’. Remember that Jeff Garlett was, not so long ago, sleeping in his car.
Done, finished!
tom_scully
May 21, 2010 at 4:40 pm
It makes them a bad role model, cause then teenage boys who don’t have the same talent and prospects think they can use drugs freely and still become a star.
tom_scully
May 21, 2010 at 4:41 pm
No more now i promise
mervneagle
May 21, 2010 at 6:41 pm
OK, I agree that footballers are role models, but surely it’s an ill conceived construct of a society gone mad. We make them into role models despite the fact that so many are ill equipped for it. Rocket scientists and brain surgeons they aint. Why do we do it? Maybe we (as a society) do it to deflect blame and responsibility from ourselves. Maybe we set them up so we can tear them down simply for being human. I’d just like to watch them play footy; it’s what they do best.
On a lighter note, can’t wait for Cats and Pies. It should be a cracker.