By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend
Noosa hosts Wilston Grange in the third successive Good Friday stand-alone blockbuster. Both teams have split the results with Wilston Grange winning the opening clash by less than a kick at Noosa in 2021 before Noosa returned serve by winning on the road by 13-points last season.
Noosa and Wilston Grange dropped their opening games of the season on the road last week after both leading during various periods of the game; Wilston Grange succumbing to a kick after the siren at Morningside after leading by 33-points in the third term; and Noosa going down to Redland Victoria Point after leading at quarter-time.
Noosa has made two changes that went down to Redland Victoria Point by 69-points. Dominic Killworth and Matthew Field have come out of the team for Oscar McKinley and Nick Collins.
Wilston Grange has made four changes from the team that went down to Morningside after the siren at Jack Esplen Oval last Saturday.
Marly McGregor makes way for co-captain Matt Eagles who comes in for his first game of the season. Jack Ellis makes way for Ned Rosenbrock who is lined up at half-forward. Sam Pettigrew and Ryan Thomson make way for Zach Westerberg and Billy Richardson.
NOOSA
FB | 35 – Ryley Buntain | 50 – Tom Monahan | 8 – Maverick Pettigrove
HB | 31 – Jesse Tuohey | 25 – Lachlan Flagg | 7 – Jai Fitzpatrick
C | 3 – Tyler Stack | 2 – Will O’Dwyer | 10 – Ryan Crisp
HF | 15 – Sebastian Rogers | 20 – Mitch Langan | 22 – Lachlan Dawson
FF |13 – Robert Rusan | 23 – Aaron Wilson | 1 – Malachi Owers
FOL | 17 – Callum Crisp | 5 – Isaac McCrimmon | 21 – Aaron Laskey
IC | 9 – Michael Bussey | 16 – Zak Vernon | 30 – Oscar McKinley | 36 – Nick Collins
EMG | 33 – Dominic Killworth | 40 – Matthew Field | Cody Donlan | Tallis Buntain
WILSTON GRANGE
FB | 16 – Harry Wilson | 13 – Joel Budarick | 30 – Jackson Gordon
HB | 22 – Daniel Bowles | 21 – Jack Campbell | 3 – Lachlan Rhook
C | 6 – Lachlan Nixon-Smith | 2 – Kailem Baker | 55 – Nash Stevenson
HF | 48 – Ned Rosenbrock | 9 – Matt Eagles | 36 – Daniel Lanthois
FF | 17 – Daniel Farry | 31 – Oscar Stewart | 29 – Max Hewett
FOL | 18 – Shaun Allan | 11 – William Martyn | 10 – Bailey Gordon
IC | 19 – Zach Westerberg | 20 – Billy Richardson | 33 – Hunter Osborne | 42 – Lachlan Zakaras
EMG | 23 – Ryan Thomson | 41 – Samuel Pettigrew | 65 – Jake Fazldeen | 51 – Jack Campbell
Photo by Craig Slaney Sports Photography
