Captain Tom Rockliff has pulled up well following his return last weekend from broken ribs and a punctured lung and will lead the Lions in QClash 9 at Metricon Stadium on Saturday.
Forward Brent Staker has earned a recall after kicking five goals in the NEAFL while Tom Cutler, Mitch Golby and Nick Robertson have all maintained their place in the Lion’s line-up to take on Gold Coast.
James Aish has been omitted.
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Defender Dan Merrett will be sidelined for a further week. High Performance Manager Brett Burton revealed in this week’s Bupa Report that Merrett’s hamstring injury was taking a little longer than expected.
“Dan’s been a little bit slower than what we would have liked, he’s back running so we just need to build him up through his speed progressions and hopefully in the next couple of weeks get him back out there.”
Like the Lions, the Suns have their own injury worries with leaders David Swallow and Nick Malceski both being ruled out of the game due to knee injuries.
| B | 42. Justin Clarke | 27. Darcy Gardiner | 22. Marco Paparone |
| HB | 7. Jed Adcock | 26. Tom Cutler | 41. Mitchell Golby |
| C | 18. Nicholas Robertson | 9. Dayne Beams | 8. Rohan Bewick |
| HF | 15. Dayne Zorko | 25. Daniel McStay | 3. Allen Christensen |
| F | 38. Tom Rockliff | 31. Harris Andrews | 6. Josh Green |
| FOL | 12. Stefan Martin | 30. Jack Redden | 10. Daniel Rich |
| INT | 5. Mitch Robinson | 14. Brent Staker | 17. Claye Beams |
| 28. Lewis Taylor | |||
| EMG | 23. Matthew Leuenberger | 35. Ryan Lester | 47. Zac O'Brien |
In: Brent Staker
Out: James Aish (Omitted)
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