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Flying high at the top of the AFL ladder, Western Bulldogs will continue to make Jamarra Ugle-Hagan wait for an AFL debut.
Chris Cavanagh, Marc McGowan and Jay Clark
6 min read
April 29, 2021 - 6:55PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/.../9392eedf6fc985bf2f5a6f66daaa0206#share-tools
Not even five goals on the VFL’s new Thursday night stage could propel No. 1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan into the unbeaten Western Bulldogs’ line-up to face Richmond.
A former prized draftee, Josh Schache, was preferred in attack, joining Rhylee West, ex-Demon Mitch Hannan – in for his first game for his new club – and Patrick Lipinski in being called up.
Josh Dunkley (shoulder), Tim English (concussion), Lin Jong (hamstring), Laitham Vandermeer (back) and Lachie McNeil (managed) go out of the side that outlasted the Giants.
Lipinski played a starring role with 35 disposals and one goal in the VFL last week, while West (25 disposals, three goals), Schache (13 disposals, one goal) and Hannan (13 disposals, three goals) also shone brightly.
Tall midfielder Riley Collier-Dawkins will make his senior debut for the Tigers, in place of injured pair Dustin Martin (concussion) and Kane Lambert (calf).
“The game is played in more than one phase and he’s acclimatising to senior footy and we’re setting him up to succeed,” Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said.
“We don’t want to hold him back. We can’t wait to play Jamarra and he’s making really good progress. He’s being considered but we’ve got to work out if we play him and he’s not quite ready for four quarters of AFL footy, whether that’s a good thing and we really nurture him through that, whether that’s good for the team or whether we wait until he’s really ready to play and play four strong quarters.”
Flying high at the top of the AFL ladder, Western Bulldogs will continue to make Jamarra Ugle-Hagan wait for an AFL debut.
Chris Cavanagh, Marc McGowan and Jay Clark
6 min read
April 29, 2021 - 6:55PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/.../9392eedf6fc985bf2f5a6f66daaa0206#share-tools
Not even five goals on the VFL’s new Thursday night stage could propel No. 1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan into the unbeaten Western Bulldogs’ line-up to face Richmond.
A former prized draftee, Josh Schache, was preferred in attack, joining Rhylee West, ex-Demon Mitch Hannan – in for his first game for his new club – and Patrick Lipinski in being called up.
Josh Dunkley (shoulder), Tim English (concussion), Lin Jong (hamstring), Laitham Vandermeer (back) and Lachie McNeil (managed) go out of the side that outlasted the Giants.
Lipinski played a starring role with 35 disposals and one goal in the VFL last week, while West (25 disposals, three goals), Schache (13 disposals, one goal) and Hannan (13 disposals, three goals) also shone brightly.
Tall midfielder Riley Collier-Dawkins will make his senior debut for the Tigers, in place of injured pair Dustin Martin (concussion) and Kane Lambert (calf).
“The game is played in more than one phase and he’s acclimatising to senior footy and we’re setting him up to succeed,” Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said.
“We don’t want to hold him back. We can’t wait to play Jamarra and he’s making really good progress. He’s being considered but we’ve got to work out if we play him and he’s not quite ready for four quarters of AFL footy, whether that’s a good thing and we really nurture him through that, whether that’s good for the team or whether we wait until he’s really ready to play and play four strong quarters.”
