As AFL Round 1 continues into its second week we have 5 draftees from the 2011 Peter Jackson VFL competition debuting for their respective AFL Clubs.
The Hawthorn vs Collingwood thriller this evening will see Jarrod Boumann make his return to AFL football for the Hawks. Boumann spent three years on the Bulldogs list, before he took up an opportunity to play with the Box Hill Hawks in 2011. Now an AFL listed Hawk, Boumann will be making his debut for the club, likely defending Collingwood full forward Travis Cloke.
James Magner will be making his AFL debut for the Melbourne Football Club after being named the Demons ‘Nominated Rookie’ 10 days ago. This elevation allows Magner to be selected to play throughout the Home & Away Season. He received this promotion after contributing a solid pre season and performing well throughout the Dee’s NAB Cup matches. Magner’s teammate, Thomas Couch – a former VFL Magpies - has also been named as an emergency for the day.
The AFL’s oldest draftee, Orren Stephenson will be debuting for Geelong this Saturday after years of top performances with the North Ballarat Roosters. The 29 year old will be allocated the tough task of rucking against Dockers champion Aaron Sandilands.
Sunday afternoon will bring the much awaited debut of Tory Dickson. Representing the Bendigo Bombers in Season 2011, Dickson was selected no. 57 in the AFL Draft by the Western Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are expecting big things from this mature age forward, who has also shown his versatility as a utility player.
See a list below for the dates and times of these games:
Hawthorn vs Collingwood
Friday 30th March - MCG – 7:50pm
Jarrod Boumann (Box Hill Hawks) – Hawthorn
Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions
Saturday 31st March - MCG – 1:45pm
James Magner (Sandringham) – Melbourne
Thomas Couch (Collingwood VFL) – Melbourne – Emergency
Fremantle vs Geelong
Saturday 31st March - Paterson’s Stadium – 4:45pm AWST
Orren Stephenson (North Ballarat) – Geelong
Western Bulldogs vs West Coast Eagles
Sunday 1st April - Etihad Stadium – 1:10pm
Tory Dickson (Bendigo) – Western Bulldogs
Last Modified on 30/03/2012 13:15