GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v ST KILDA
Saturday March 1, 4.40pm AEDT
Wagga Wagga
BUDDING Greater Western Sydney star Lachie Whitfield will sit out Saturday's NAB Challenge match against St Kilda at Robertson Oval in Wagga Wagga.
Whitfield, a standout in last week's loss to the Sydney Swans with three goals and 25 touches, has been named an emergency along with Zac Williams and Tom Downie.
Lachie Plowman and Jacob Townsend are the substitutes for the Giants in a match expected to start in windy, overcast conditions.
St Kilda veteran Adam Schneider will make his first appearance of the year from the subs bench, with youngster Sebastian Ross to also start off in the green vest.
Rookies Cameron Shenton, Darren Minchington and Eli Templeton are all emergencies for the Saints, with skipper Nick Riewoldt and fellow veteran Lenny Hayes to blow out the cobwebs in their first games of 2014.
St Kilda opened its pre-season campaign with an 11-point loss to the Western Bulldogs in Geelong, while GWS suffered a 35-point defeat to the Swans.
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Out: Lachie Whitfield, Zac Williams, Tom Downie
Substitutes: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Townsend
ST KILDA
Out: Tom Simpkin, Darren Minchington, Eli Templeton
Substitutes: Adam Schneider, Sebastian Ross
1. Phil Davis, 2. Curtly Hampton, 3. Stephen Coniglio, 4. Toby Greene, 5. Dylan Shiel, 7. Rhys Palmer, 8. Callan Ward, 9. 10. Devon Smith, 11. Jed Lamb, 12. Jon Patton, 14. Tom Bugg, 17. Adam Treloar, 18. Jeremy Cameron, 19. Nick Haynes, 20. Adam Tomlinson, 22. Joshua Kelly, 23. Heath Shaw, 26. Jon Giles, 30. Lachie Plowman, 31. Jacob Townsend, 32. Josh Hunt, 33. Will Hoskin-Elliott, 40. Adam Kennedy, 41. Shane Mumford, 46. Dylan Addison, 48. Sam Frost
ST KILDA: Final team
1. Tom Hickey, 4. Clint Jones, 5. Shane Savage, 6. Sebastian Ross, 7. Lenny Hayes, 9. Tom Lee, 11. Leigh Montagna, 12. Nick Riewoldt, 13. Adam Schneider, 14. Jarryn Geary, 15. Jack Billings, 16. Jack Newnes, 18. Billy Longer, 20. David Armitage, 21. Luke Delaney, 22. Farren Ray, 24. Sean Dempster, 26. Tom Curren, 29. Jimmy Webster, 33. James Gwilt, 34. Nathan Wright, 35. Josh Saunders, 36. Luke Dunstan
37. Beau Maister, 39. Cameron Shenton, 44. Maverick Weller
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