Demons leave a star defender out while the Cats keep their senior core
MELBOURNE v GEELONG
Friday February 28, 7.10pm AEDT
TIO Traeger Park
MELBOURNE defender James Frawley is a late withdrawal from Friday night's NAB Challenge clash against Geelong at Traeger Park in Alice Springs.
Frawley has been battling illness for most of the week and the Demons have decided to take a cautious approach with their star backman.
As flagged by coach Paul Roos on Thursday, youngster Jayden Hunt and Neville Jetta are the other omissions.
Roos said it was an invaluable experience for Hunt to travel with the team to Alice Springs.
Geelong has left out Jake Kolodjashnij, Jackson Sheringham and rookie Nick Bourke, paving the way for injury-plagued ruckman Hamish McIntosh to make his debut in Cats colours.
MELBOURNE
Out: Neville Jetta, Jayden Hunt, James Frawley
Substitutes: Nil due to heat rule
GEELONG
Out: Jake Kolodjashnij, Jackson Sheringham, Nick Bourke Substitutes: Nil due to heat rule
MELBOURNE: Final teams
1. Jesse Hogan, 2. Nathan Jones, 4. Jack Watts, 5. Jimmy Toumpas, 9. Jack Trengove, 10. Shannon Byrnes, 12. Dom Tyson, 13. Jordie McKenzie, 14. Lynden Dunn, 15. Mitch Clisby, 17. Sam Blease, 18. Daniel Cross, 22. Viv Michie, 23. Bernie Vince, 25. Tom McDonald, 26. Daniel Nicholson, 31. Jack Grimes, 33. Dom Barry, 38. Jeremy Howe, 41. Alexis Georgiou, 42. Jake Spencer, 44. Rohan Bail. 45. Matt Jones, 46. Dean Terlich, 47. Max King, 48. Jack Fitzpatrick
GEELONG: Final teams
1. Mitch Brown, 2. Billie Smedts, 3. Jimmy Bartel, 5. Travis Varcoe, 6. Lincoln McCarthy, 7. Harry Taylor, 9. James Kelly, 13. Tom Lonergan, 14. Joel Selwood, 15. Jordan Schroder, 16. Dawson Simpson, 17. Hamish McIntosh, 19. Taylor Hunt, 20. Steven Johnson, 21. Jordan Murdoch, 22. Mitch Duncan, 23. Josh Caddy, 25. Jared Rivers, 26. Tom Hawkins, 29. Cameron Guthrie, 33 George Horlin-Smith, 34. Josh Walker, 35. Jansen Jarrod, 40. Jackson Thurlow, 45. Joel Hamling, 46. Mark Blicavs
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