Saturday’s fifth AFL Round 15 match is between Brisbane Lions and North Melbourne Kangaroos with the game to be played at Gabba. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:40 PM local time with away team North Melbourne Kangaroos currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Brisbane Lions and North Melbourne Kangaroos.
Round: Round 15 , June 28, 2014 , 7:40 PM
Stadium: Gabba
Weather: 25° Sunny.
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Preview:
The Lions take on North Melbourne on Saturday, 7.40PM at the GABBA. North Melbourne will be favourites to win this game, with the Lions continuing to struggle in 2014. Brisbane are coming off a massive 83 point loss to Fremantle last round, and will have to fight hard to avoid another big loss. The Roos are in a much better position, currently 7th on the ladder with a few decent performances in the last month. Saying that however, the Roos have been terribly inconsistent this season, and the Lions may be able to pull off an upset at home. It’s hard to go past the Roos though, with the North Melbourne outfit in a different class to the Lions this season.
Teams:
BRISBANE
B Justin Clarke, Matt Maguire, Joel Patfull
HB Ryan Harwood, Daniel McStay, Jed Adcock
C Marco Paparone, Tom Rockliff, Sam Mayes
HF Dayne Zorko, Jack Redden, Lewis Taylor
F Rohan Bewick, Michael Close, Ryan Lester
FOLL Stefan Martin, Daniel Merrett, Pearce Hanley
I/C James Aish, Josh Green, Ashley McGrath, Claye Beams
EMG Jack Crisp, Jordan Lisle, Zac O’Brien
IN Daniel McStay, Ryan Lester, James Aish, Ashley McGrath
OUT Tom Cutler (Omitted), Zac O’Brien (Omitted),Nick Robertson (Omitted), Darcy Gardiner (rested)
NORTH MELBOURNE
B Luke McDonald, Scott D. Thompson, Lachlan Hansen
HB Shaun Atley, Michael Firrito, Aaron Mullett
C Sam Gibson, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
HF Nick Dal Santo, Aaron Black, Brent Harvey
F Ben Cunnington, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
FOLL Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Ryan Bastinac
I/C Brad McKenzie, Leigh Adams, Max Warren, Ben Brown
EMG Liam Anthony, Ben Jacobs, Majak Daw
IN Max Warren
OUT Robin Nahas (Shoulder)
News:
North Melbourne will be without Robin Nahas for much of the finals run-in, with the forward requiring surgery on his injured shoulder.
Nahas appeared to dislocate his shoulder after being tackled by Neville Jetta in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against Melbourne.
He was unable to continue, using his guernsey as a sling as he walked off the ground before being escorted to hospital.
North Melbourne football director Geoff Walsh said scans and a subsequent visit to a specialist revealed bad news.
“Unfortunately, he did a bit of damage,” Walsh said.
“He’ll have an operation to repair his AC joint.”
“The best case scenario would be to have him back within six to seven weeks at this stage which means he could be back in action late in the year.”
The 26-year-old had recaptured his best form since moving from Richmond last year, but now faces a race against time to play a role in the Kangaroos’ expected finals campaign.
Thankfully for the Kangaroos, Andrew Swallow is in contention for this weekend’s trip to Brisbane after being cleared of a serious knee injury.
He twisted his knee late in North Melbourne’s win over the Demons.
“We’ll be treating Andrew very cautiously this week to see how he pulls up … (there’s) nothing significant and structurally he’s been cleared of any damage which is a good outcome,” Walsh commented.
Star Collingwood rookie Tom Langdon could also return this weekend after being concussed in the Magpies’ loss to Hawthorn.
Collingwood football director Rodney Eade said the eight-day break to their match up counted in Langdon’s favour.
The Magpies assessed Tyson Goldsack as a 90 per cent chance to return, while former captain Nick Maxwell will face a test on his injured calf.