ESSENDON v NORTH MELBOURNE
Thursday May 1
Marvel Stadium Melbourne
Essendon
B: A.McGrath, B.McKay, J.Ridley
HB: M.Redman, Z.Reid, J.Prior
C: X.Duursma, Z.Merrett – C, H.Jones
HF: J.Gresham, N.Caddy, N.Martin
F: K.Langford, P.Wright, I.Kako
FOLL: T.Goldstein, B.Hobbs, S.Durham
INT: E.Tsatas, W.Setterfield, A.Perkins, A.Roberts, J.Menzie
EMG: L.Hayes, S.El-Hawli, A.Day-Wicks
In: E.Tsatas
Out: D.Shiel (Managed)
North Melbourne
B: C.Comben, K.Dawson, J.Archer
HB: L.McDonald, C.Daniel, T.Powell
C: F.O’Sullivan, L.Davies-Uniacke, C.McKercher
HF: D.Stephens, N.Larkey, H.Sheezel
F: C.Zurhaar, J.Darling, J.Konstanty
FOLL: T.Xerri, L.Parker, J.Simpkin – C
INT: Z.Duursma, B.Scott, R.Hardeman, W.Phillips, F.Maley
EMG: A.Corr, D.Tucker, R.Hansen Jr
In: B.Scott, W.Phillips, F.Maley
Out: D.Tucker (Omitted), P.Curtis (Suspension), G.Wardlaw (Injured)
The rest of the Round 8 teams will be announced on Thursday night at 6:20pm.
Rookies:
North Melbourne: Finnbar Maley (FWD/RUCK – $119,900)
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Essendon v North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, 7.30pm AEST
ESSENDON
In: E.Tsatas
Out: D.Shiel (managed)
R7 sub: Jye Menzie
NORTH MELBOURNE
In: B.Scott, W.Phillips, F.Maley
Out: D.Tucker (omitted), P.Curtis (suspension), G.Wardlaw (hamstring)
R7 sub: Zane Duursma
Hopefully Tsatas not sub, and Xerri gets 99% of ruck time!
Elijah Tsatas (Essendon) – $191,200 (price unchanged) – scores 50 & 78 (average = 64)
Break even = minus 25, MID
Tsatas was number 5 pick in the 2022 AFL draft – great ball winner & wins lots of contested footy & clearances, but disposal by foot sometimes ordinary
Shiel out managed this week, Caldwell due back next week, and then Parish listed as 2 to 3 weeks
If he is not the sub this week, can we bring him into our sides as a downgrade option to make some cash due to his negative break even – rather than going for Oscar McDonald (likely to be dropped for Luke Jackson) or rather than going for either Hustwaite or Busslinger
t/up Yep, bring him in for some cash – & as a high draft pick he is a decent chance of staying in the side
t/down No, he may go up say $35,000 in price this week, but he will get dropped next week
Further note – Hustwaite and Busslinger have both only played 1 game
So they may get dropped before they play their third games (& therefore not go up in price)
Brett
The former is in for Nash so we may get four games from him whilst the latter is dicey
It took him a while to get a game (Busslinger)
Good luck