GUN SUN IN LINE FOR RETURN. MAJOR BLOW FOR HAWKS: AFL TEAM TALK – ROUND 6
0Gun Sun in line for return. Major blow for Hawks: AFL Team Talk – Round 6
We're five rounds into the season and the ladder is continuing to take shape. with early contenders emerging from the opening month of action. With a healthy list often a prerequisite for flag contention. keeping the best names on the track each weekend is vital. Ahead of Round 6. we take a look at all the selection news for each side. with big names needing to prove their fitness while fringe players hope to retain their place in their respective side's best 22. For all listed injuries. visit our INJURIES AND SUSPENSIONS page. Suns pair to push for selection After missing Gold Coast's Round 5 defeat to St Kilda last Saturday. integral cog Jack Lukosius is in line for a Q Clash return on Sunday. provided the utility proves his fitness. Lukosius went down with a knee complaint during the dying stages of the Suns' barnstorming win over Carlton in week four but after a week on the sidelines recuperating. the South Australian has recommenced running per reports from AFL Media. The Carrara club could also be boosted should Mabior Chol complete training on Thursday after making a swift recovery from an adductor strain picked up against the Saints. Speaking on Thursday ahead of the contest between both Queensland clubs. Suns head coach Stuart Dew claimed the pair were in line to face the Lions. 'Both are a chance.' Dew said. 'It's always that point. Early in the week you don't get them up to 100 percent anyway. and not all of the players can get to that point whether they're fit or sore. 'But the main session is where we start to lift the bar and we'll set the bar really high on both. '(We'll) take no risks. AFL's too hard now. If they're not right. they're not right. it becomes pretty obvious. We'll just keep an open mind.' Hawks to lose in form forward Hawthorn are reportedly set to be without spearhead Mitch Lewis for next Monday's clash with Sydney on ANZAC Day. According to AFL.com.au's Cal Twomey. Lewis has sustained a hamstring injury and won't be available for Sam Mitchell's Round 6 planning. Lewis has been one of the form forwards of this season. booting 15 goals from his five matches to sit one goal off Coleman Medal leaders Max King. Tom Hawkins and Joe Daniher. Hawthorn has suffered a blow. with key forward Mitch Lewis ruled out of this week's clash with Sydney due to a hamstring injury. Been in stellar form. @aflcomau — Callum Twomey (@CalTwomey) April 20. 2022 The Hawks are already set to be without ruckman Ned Reeves. who suffered a shoulder injury in his side's Round 5 win over Geelong. with Max Lynch anticipated to come into Mitchell's side. Gun Roo to return as hamstrung defender suffers setback North Melbourne will be buoyed by the premature return of Tarryn Thomas. who is likely to be in the selection frame for the Roos' clash with Geelong in Tasmania. Thomas has been sidelined with internal bruising after a crunching tackle against West Coast. with final medical clearance needed to see the midfielder return four weeks earlier than first anticipated. ''Taz' has had a couple of good weeks training. he went back and had a scan yesterday ... he's just got to wait and get tick off from the specialist but the medical guys are pretty confident that he'll be right to play this weekend.' Roos football boss Dan McPherson said. via North Media. On a dimmer note. defender Aaron Hall is set to miss a month with a hamstring injury sustained against the Bulldogs on Good Friday. 'It's a reasonably significant injury. so we expect he'll probably be a month away before he returns.' McPherson said. 'Hopefully we'll be able to get him moving late this week or early next week. but it's probably three or four weeks before he returns to play.' North Melbourne are also set to have Cam Zurhaar (concussion) and Jack Mahoney (ankle) available for selection against the Cats. Greene among trio of returning Giants GWS Giants star Toby Greene will return to Leon Cameron's 22 after serving his six...
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