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AFL Toast Practice Match - Essendon Vs. Richmond, NEC Hangar 10:30AM Friday

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The Dons will host Richmond at the NEC Hangar this Friday for an unofficial pre‑season hit‑out — the first real look at how both clubs are shaping up for the 2026 campaign. The seniors kick off at 10:30am followed by the VFL. Good first look at Sharp, Farrow

No Kako, Perkins or Ridley due to injury. Mason Redman missing due to family matters and Merrett resting from origin.

AFL playing squad:
1. Andrew McGrath
2. Jacob Farrow
3. Darcy Parish
4. Kyle Langford
6. Jye Caldwell
8. Brayden Fiorini
11. Jade Gresham
15. Dyson Sharp
17. Vigo Visentini
19. Kayle Gerreyn
20. Peter Wright
21. Archie Roberts
22. Sam Durham
25. Jaxxxon Prior
26. Archie May
28. Xavier Duursma
29. Max Kondogiannis
30. Nate Caddy
31. Zach Reid
32. Ben McKay
33. Hussein El Achkar
35. Matt Guelfi
36. Angus Clarke
38. Rhys Unwin
40. Zak Johnson
41. Saad El-Hawli
42. Jayden Nguyen
44. Archer Day-Wicks
46. Lachlan Blakiston
48. Liam McMahon

How to watch?
- Kayo Stream or Ch 505 on Foxtel

 

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Im guessing we will line up something like;-

Kondo McKay Nguyen
Roberts Reid McGrath
Fiorini Parish Prior
Duursma May Gresham
Langford Caddy HAS

2MP Durham Caldwell

Bench: Farrow Sharp Clarke Guelfi Blaki
plus all the other named players

Its not a bad lineup probably only missing 4 best 23 players - Merrett/Redman/Ridley/Kako - all should be right to go round 1 of the real stuff..Perkins & Robey should be getting closer also but will likely need time in reserves

Very odd no Tsatas - is he sick or personal issue or something..??
 
Its actually good that Merrett, Redman, Ridley, Kako are missing as it gives us chance to give some kids more exposure.

From reports tigers will be playing mostly kids with senior players on limited minutes.

I’d imagine we line up like this.


B: McGrath - McKay -Nguyen
HB: Roberts - Reid - Johnson
C: Fiorini - Parish - Prior
HF: Duursma - Caddy - Langford
F: El Achkar - Wright - Gresham
R: Blakiston - Caldwell - Durham

INT:Clarke, Farrow, Kondo Guelfi, Gerryn, Sharp, Visentini, May, Unwin, , El-Hawli, Day Wicks, , McMahon

From the bench I probably expect
defenders - Farrow, Kondo, Gerryn, May, clarke
midfielders - Sharp, El-Hawli, Clarke
rucks - Visentini, May
Forwards - Guelfi, McMahon, Day-Wicks, Unwin, May

There is an opportunity for one or two of Nguyen, Johnson, Farrow, Clarke, Kondo to impress in defence with no Redman and Ridley

Maybe Tsatas has a niggle only played a half in match sim last week.
No Cox either.
 
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Where can we watch this? Doesn't appear to be on Foxtel.

edit: Says channel 505 in OP but Foxtel tells me they are playing SailGP Highlights?
 

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Club said it was on channel 505, can't guarantee if that's correct sorry.
Fox's loss if they think SailGP Highlights will rate better. :p
 
Tigers look intimidated
Plotting The Simpsons GIF
 

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