Harvey Norman Oxley - Colts Round 9 Preview

KEY OUTS AS COLTS FACE DANGER GAME

The Western Magpies Colts welcome back premiership skipper Noah Resuggan for their all important clash with Labrador on Saturday morning.  Resuggan returns after missing a month with injury and will be joined by strong defender Lachlan Pearson, tall forward Coleman Cornford  and speedy winger Ritti Batilimoyo.

On the debit side the Pies will be missing several key players in Jack Briskey, Sam Mehari, Ethan Mooney and Jonty MacDougall. The Pies are 3 and 4 on the win-loss ledger and clinging to fifth on the ladder with Labrador one game behind them and with recent good form. The Pies won the round 2 encounter comfortably but will need to be on guard in this match, especially on the big Labrador ground.

Other key players for the Pies will be key forwards Jackson Paynter and Cam Ferguson and key defenders Whitlam Bishop and Lawson Campbell, all who have been in good form this year. Paynter in particular was a shining light last week and matched the physicality of Morningside and will need to lead the Pies once again

Brodie Gardner had a good game on the wing and Rory Edwards has been consistent this year.

The Pies will need to bring their A game from the first bounce if they are to return to the winners list and stay well placed in the five.  

QAFL Round 9: Western Magpies Colts v Labrador at Labrador on Saturday, June 1st at 9.30 am

B: Tyler Bobin  Lawson Campbell  Lachlan Pearson

HB: Tom Evans  Whitlam Bishop  Jack Spry                                           

C:  Ritti Batilimoyo   Rory Edwards Brodie Gardner

HF:   Morgan Smith Jackson  Paynter  Cooper Crowell

F:  Coleman Cornford Cam Ferguson  Noah Resuggan

Rucks:  Lachlan Davies

             Darcy Prest

Rover:  Abu Kante  

Int:   Claydes Doyle, Xavier Jeffrey