In what appears to be the AFL’s attempt to turn football into a reality television programme, Fremantle and West Coast will have a bit of a kick around somewhere north of the flour mill, in a place called Joondalup (sounds exotic) for the Tuesday night edition of the rolling coverage of the NAB Challenge (the cup appears to have fallen to the bank’s austerity measures). After several disappointing seasons. West Coast are expected to treat this game as a mini grand final, taking in a full strength side and throwing the lot at the 2013 Grand Final team. Fremantle are taking the game less seriously, going as far as to rest their coach (Peter Sumich will be manning the clichés)  just to make sure he’s cherry ripe for round 1. 

FREMANTLE

1. Hayden Ballantyne, 3. Zac Dawson, 4. Colin Sylvia, 6. Danyle Pearce, 7. Nat Fyfe, 9. Matt de Boer, 10. Michael Walters, 11. Tommy Sheridan, 13. Tendai Mzungu, 14. Josh Simpson, 16. David Mundy, 17. Hayden Crozier, 18. Luke McPharlin, 19. Scott Gumbleton, 20. Matt Taberner, 21. Michael Barlow, 22. Tanner Smith, 24. Max Duffy, 25. Alex Pearce, 27. Lachie Neale, 29. Matthew Pavlich, 31. Aaron Sandilands, 32. Stephen Hill, 34. Lee Spurr, 37. Michael Johnson, 38. Jack Hannath, 39. Sam Menegola, 41. Paul Duffield, 46. Clancee Pearce

WEST COAST

1. Mitch Brown, 2. Mark LeCras, 4. Dom Sheed, 5. Brad Sheppard, 6. Elliott Yeo, 7. Chris Masten, 10. Scott Selwood, 11. Matt Priddis, 12. Sharrod Wellingham, 13. Luke Shuey, 15. Jamie Cripps, 16. Eric MacKenzie, 17. Josh Kennedy, 18. Xavier Ellis, 20. Dean Cox, 22. Callum Sinclair, 23. Darren Glass, 24. Matt Rosa, 25. Shannon Hurn, 26. Sam Butler, 27. Jack Darling, 29. Scott Lycett, 31. Will Schofield, 32. Simon Tunbridge, 33. Josh Hill, 34. Mark Hutchings, 35. Patrick McGinnity, 38. Murray Newman, 44. Jamie Bennell