AFL Round 7 Teams

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The Bulldogs will be without key pair Tom Liberatore and Sam Darcy on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs will be without key pair Tom Liberatore and Sam Darcy on Thursday night.MORGAN HANCOCK / AFL PHOTOS / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

Here are the matchday squads for Round 7 of the 2026 AFL season.

Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans (Thursday, 7:30pm AEST)

Western Bulldogs: Busslinger, Dolan, Gardner, Smith and Treloar are in for Croft, Darcy, Liberatore, Lobb and O'Donnell. Lachie Smith makes his debut. 

FB: M.Sellwood, B.Khamis, R.Gardner

HB: L.Jaques, J.Busslinger, B.Dale

C: O.Baker, M.Bontempelli, B.Williams

HF: R.Sanders, W.Lewis, A.Treloar

FF: J.Freijah, A.Naughton, R.West

R: L.Smith, M.Kennedy, E.Richards

(Bench: C.Hynes, L.Emmett, J.Dolan, L.Bramble, S.Davidson)

(Emergencies: L.Vandermeer, L.McNeil, J.Croft)

Sydney Swans: Cootee, Edwards and Rampe are in for Hamling, Heeney and Corey Warner. Cootee and Edwards are debutants.

FB: W.Edwards, T.McCartin, D.Rampe

HB: C.Mills, N.Blakey, R.Bice

C: J.Serong, J.Rowbottom, M.Roberts

HF: L.McDonald, Chad Warner, T.Papley

FF: J.Amartey, C.Curnow, M.Rosas

R: B.Grundy, J.Jordan, J.McInerney

(Bench: S.Wicks, A.Sheldrick, J.Lloyd, B.Cootee, H.Cunningham)

(Emergencies: H.McLean, Co.Warner, P.Ladhams)

Richmond Tigers v Melbourne Demons (Friday, 7:40pm AEST)

Richmond Tigers: Brown, Burton, Cumming, Hopper and Lynch are in for Banks, Fawcett, Rioli, Sonsie and Taranto. Burton and Cumming are debuting. Seth Campbell plays game 50 and Jack Ross game 100.

FB: N.Vlastuin, B.Miller, N.Balta

HB: N.Broad, J.Short, S.Grlj

C: H.Ralphsmith, D.Prestia, P.Retschko

HF: S.Campbell, S.Cumming, S.Green

FF: J.Faull, T.Lynch, M.Lefau

R: S.Ryan, J.Ross, S.Lalor

(Bench: J.Hopper, T.Burton, T.Brown, C.Gray, K.McAuliffe)

(Emergencies: J.Trezise, O.Hayes-Brown, T.Sonsie)

Melbourne Demons: Jiath is in for Petty.

FB: D.Turner, J.Lever, B.Howes

HB: X.Taylor, C.Jiath, T.Sparrow

C: J.Culley, J.Steele, E.Langdon

HF: K.Chandler, B.Mihocek, B.Laurie

FF: J.van Rooyen, B.Fritsch, K.Pickett

R: M.Gawn, H.Langford, C.Windsor

(Bench: K.Tholstrup, M.Jefferson, M.Heath, H.Sharp, L.Pickett)

(Emergencies: J.Adams, P.Cross, J.Henderson)

Hawthorn Hawks v Gold Coast Suns (Saturday, 12:30pm AEST)

Hawthorn Hawks: Dalton, Gunston, Maginness, Morrison and Scrimshaw are in for Butler, McCabe, Moore, Perez and Sicily. Nick Watson plays his 50th game.

FB: J.Weddle, T.Barrass, J.Impey

HB: M.D’Ambrosio, J.Battle, B.Hardwick

C: F.Maginness, C.Nash, K.Amon

HF: H.Morrison, M.Lewis, J.Gunston

FF: J.Dalton, C.Dear, N.Watson

R: N.Reeves, J.Newcombe, C.Mackenzie

(Bench: J.Scrimshaw, L.Meek, J.Ward, C.Macdonald, J.Ginnivan)

(Emergencies: F.Perez, W.McCabe, M.Ramsden)

Gold Coast Suns: Anderson and Ugle-Hagan are in for Ballard and Jeffrey. Ugle-Hagan makes his club debut.

FB: O.Adams, S.Collins, M.Andrew

HB: B.Uwland, W.Powell, D.Rioli

C: L.Weller, C.Petracca, Z.Uwland

HF: T.Miller, B.Humphrey, L.Lombard

FF: J.Ugle-Hagan, B.King, B.Long

R: J.Witts, N.Anderson, M.Rowell

(Bench: J.Noble, J.Walter, E.Read, W.Graham, J.Rogers)

(Emergencies: J.Jeffrey, N.Moyle, L.Gulbin)

Essendon Bombers v Collingwood Magpies (Saturday, 3:20pm AEST)

Essendon Bombers: Prior and Sharp are in for Gresham and Ridley.

FB: J.Prior, B.McKay, A.McGrath

HB: A.Roberts, Z.Reid, J.Farrow

C: X.Duursma, J.Caldwell, A.Day-Wicks

HF: S.Durham, N.Caddy, K.Langford

FF: I.Kako, A.May, T.Edwards

R: P.Wright, D.Parish, Z.Merrett

(Bench: E.Tsatas, S.Robey, D.Sharp, S.El-Hawli, L.Blakiston)

(Emergencies: J.Gresham, N.Cox, J.Nguyen)

Collingwood Magpies: De Goey and Sidebottom are in for Allan and Long.

FB: B.Frampton, J.Howe, B.Maynard

HB: I.Quaynor, H.Perryman, J.Daicos

C: J.Crisp, S.Pendlebury, R.Steele

HF: B.McCreery, P.Lipinski, L.Schultz

FF: D.McStay, J.Elliott, T.Membrey

R: O.Steene, A.Anderson, N.Daicos

(Bench: J.De Goey, D.Houston, D.Cameron, S.Sidebottom, W.Hayes)

(Emergencies: W.Parker, N.Long, E.Allan)

Port Adelaide Power v Geelong Cats (Saturday, 6:35pm AEST)

Port Adelaide Power: The team is unchanged.

FB: T.Marshall, L.Jones, M.Bergman

HB: J.Burgoyne, A.Aliir, K.Farrell

C: E.Mackinlay, J.Horne-Francis, J.Wehr

HF: C.Moraes, M.Georgiades, J.Berry

FF: D.Byrne-Jones, J.Whitlock, J.Richards

R: J.Sweet, Z.Butters, W.Drew

(Bench: C.Durdin, O.Wines, J.Lai, L.Evans, D.Visentini)

(Emergencies: J.Watkins, M.Zadow, B.Zerk-Thatcher)

Geelong Cats: Henry and O'Connor are in for Kolodjashnij and Wiltshire. Oisin Mullin plays game 50.

FB: S.De Koning, J.Henry, T.Stewart

HB: L.Humphries, C.O’Sullivan, Z.Guthrie

C: O.Dempsey, B.Smith, M.Blicavs

HF: J.Cameron, S.Mannagh, O.Henry

FF: P.Dangerfield, S.Neale, J.Martin

R: M.Edwards, T.Atkins, M.Holmes

(Bench: O.Mullin, T.Bruhn, J.Bowes, J.Worpel, M.O’Connor)

(Emergencies: B.Close, O.Wiltshire, J.Kolodjashnij)

Fremantle Dockers v Carlton Blues (Saturday, 8:15pm AEST)

Fremantle Dockers: The team is unchanged.

FB: B.Cox, A.Pearce, H.Chapman

HB: J.Clark, L.Ryan, J.McVee

C: N.Erasmus, A.Brayshaw, M.Johnson

HF: S.Bolton, J.Amiss, S.Switkowski

FF: M.Reid, J.Treacy, P.Voss

R: L.Jackson, H.Young, C.Serong

(Bench: K.Worner, C.Wagner, I.Dudley, M.Frederick, M.Cox)

(Emergencies: J.Sharp, B.Walker, C.Scerri)

Carlton Blues: Lord, Moir and Reidy are in for Hollands, McKay and Pittonet.

FB: H.Dean, J.Weitering, L.Cowan

HB: N.Haynes, M.McGovern, N.Newman

C: O.Florent, P.Cripps, M.Carroll

HF: B.Ainsworth, J.Smith, F.Evans

FF: Z.Williams, W.Hayward, B.Kemp

R: L.Reidy, C.Lord, S.Walsh

(Bench: A.Cerra, L.Young, O.Hollands, T.Byrne, A.Moir)

(Emergencies: F.Young, M.Cottrell, H.O’Keeffe)

St Kilda Saints v West Coast Eagles (Sunday, 1:10pm AEST)

St Kilda Saints: Hastie, Howard, O'Connell and Tauru are in. Boxshall is out.

FB: J.Silvagni, C.Wilkie, L.Stocker

HB: J.Carroll, B.Hill, N.Wanganeen-Milera

C: M.Windhager, M.Hall, H.Garcia

HF: M.Wood, L.Ryan, M.Owens

FF: J.Higgins, C.Sharman, R.Marshall

R: T.De Koning, S.Flanders, J.Sinclair

(Extended bench: H.Clark, D.Butler, D.Howard, D.Wilson, A.Hastie, M.Phillipou, A.Tauru, L.O’Connell)

West Coast Eagles: Champion, Cole, Flynn, Maric and Williams are in. Cripps and Reid are out.

FB: L.Duggan, R.Ginbey, B.Hough

HB: T.McCarthy, T.Young, J.Lindsay

C: W.Duursma, E.Yeo, B.Allan

HF: E.Hewett, J.Shanahan, L.Baker

FF: M.Champion, J.Waterman, M.Murdock

R: B.Williams, H.Reid, T.Kelly

(Extended bench: C.Duff-Tytler, R.Maric, M.Flynn, T.Cole, J.Williams, H.Davis, S.Brock, H.Schoenberg)

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows (Sunday, 3:15pm AEST)

Brisbane Lions: Brain, Fort, Joyce, McKenna and Tunstill are in. Answerth and Berry are out.

FB: K.Coleman, H.Andrews, R.Lester

HB: D.Wilmot, J.Fletcher, T.Gallop

C: H.McCluggage, W.Ashcroft, Z.Bailey

HF: C.Cameron, O.Allen, L.Ashcroft

FF: S.Draper, C.Rayner, L.McCarthy

R: D.Fort, J.Dunkley, L.Neale

(Extended bench: K.Lohmann, L.Morris, Z.Zakostelsky, C.McKenna, J.Tunstill, S.Brain, B.Reville, D.Joyce)

Adelaide Crows: Borlase, Dawson, Dowling and Murray are in. Neal-Bullen is out.

FB: J.Worrell, J.Butts, H.Bond

HB: R.Laird, N.Murray, W.Milera

C: I.Cumming, J.Dawson, B.Cook

HF: I.Rankine, R.Thilthorpe, J.Rachele

FF: F.Maley, T.Walker, B.Keays

R: L.McAndrew, S.Berry, J.Peatling

(Extended bench: Z.Taylor, B.Dowling, J.Borlase, C.Edwards, M.Michalanney, T.Murray, L.Nankervis, L.Pedlar)

GWS Giants v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Sunday, 4:40pm AEST)

GWS Giants: Cadman, Coniglio, Daniels, Hogan and Leake are in. Brown and Fonti are out.

FB: J.Laverde, C.Idun, J.Buckley

HB: L.Whitfield, L.Ash, H.Himmelberg

C: R.Angwin, C.Oliver, H.Thomas

HF: X.O’Halloran, J.Riccardi, P.Gothard

FF: O.Hannaford, J.Stringer, T.Bedford

R: N.Madden, T.Greene, F.Callaghan

(Extended bench: S.Coniglio, H.Rowston, T.McMullin, J.Leake, L.Aleer, J.Hogan, A.Cadman, B.Daniels)

North Melbourne: Konstanty, O'Sullivan, Pink and Xerri are in. Coleman-Jones is out. Cam Zurhaar plays his 150th game.

FB: A.Corr, G.Logue, C.Comben

HB: C.McKercher, C.Daniel, L.Parker

C: J.Simpkin, T.Powell, D.Stephens

HF: P.Curtis, C.Trembath, Z.Duursma

FF: C.Zurhaar, N.Larkey, J.Darling

R: T.Xerri, L.Davies-Uniacke, H.Sheezel

(Extended bench: L.Dovaston, F.O’Sullivan, G.Wardlaw, L.McDonald, C.Spargo, T.Pink, T.Blamires, J.Konstanty)

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