WEST V Norwood.

Any changes this week?
Didn't see the reserves match today but the score suggests nothing good happened.
Birss and Hardy in maybe.     

Schmidt out Suspended

The Reserves were well beaten today, but Shane Birss was probably our best player and is looking good to return to the League side. The ball didn't get near Justin Hardy up forward in the first half, but he looked pretty good in defence after that.

Shane Birss looked terrific yesterday and must be close to league selection, no one else comes to mind.

Good to see Nick Homburg back after being sidelined with a foot injury.

Also good to see Michael Bennett in the best players.  He dominated the ruck and looks as if lachlan might at last get his wish  

How did Nelson go in the ruck.

Second Team wrote:How did Nelson go in the ruck.

Didn't play

So is Hardy a chance for league this week

I'd say Hardy would come under strong consideration.

Wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of the more promising juniors play Reserves, but that's just a guess.

redandblack wrote:Also good to see Michael Bennett in the best players.  He dominated the ruck and looks as if lachlan might at last get his wish  

I forgot to mention Bennett, silly of me, he did get a lot of taps and looks promising and I hope he continues to show improvement.

My team:

F: Fielke Hardy Fisher
HF: Beech Keough Stevens
C: Schiller Macreadie Ezard
HB: Hill Hartlett Green
B: Milne Thompson Caire
R: Webb Tuck Silverlock
Int: Birss Carter Newell

In: Hardy, Birss
Out: Hayes (inj), Schmidt (susp)

West

West Adelaide will unveil star recruit Justin Hardy against Norwood at City Mazda Stadium on Friday night.

Hardy, who has spent the past three weeks in the reserves, has been steadily building match fitness after undergoing pre-season knee surgery.

‘’Justin is a big strong player who will create space for smaller players in the forward line,’’ West football services manager Andrew Marks said of the Ken Farmer Medallist.

‘’His strength is his marking but he also provides us with some versatility as we can also throw him into defence if we need to.’’

Ruckman Peter Nelson has earned a recall while Lachlan Jennings and Ryan Dijksman have been added to the Bloods’ extended interchange bench.

Captain Chris Schmidt will miss two matches after being suspended for striking Glenelg’s Josh Woodall while former Magpie Andrew Hayes has strained his hamstring.

League
F: Hill, Hardy, Fisher
HF: Milne, Webb, Silverlock
C: Beech, Macreadie, Newell
HB: Ezard, Hartlett, Green
B: Thompson, Keough, Caire

R: P. Nelson, Tuck, Fielke
INT: Carter, Schiller, Stevens, Jennings, Dijksman
IN: P. Nelson, Hardy, Dijksman, Jennings
OUT: Hayes (hamstring), Schmidt (suspended)

leave Nelson out give Briss a run