OUR final four TAC Cup teams remaining in the hunt for the 2018 premiership have made a combined three changes, with Gippsland the only side to confirm any players out at this stage. The winners of both clashes advance to the TAC Cup decider the week after at Ikon Park, with three of the four teams reaching this stage last year.

DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS

Preliminary Finals  – Saturday, September 15, 11.30am
Ikon Park, Carlton North

Coming off a 110-point thrashing of the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels side, the Dandenong Stingrays have brought back four players, including Mitch Riordan and Bailey Schmidt who have both earned State Combine invitations. Teammates, Reid Nanscawen and Corey Ellison are also into the side having impressed throughout the year for the Stingrays. The Dragons will be looking to cause an upset against the minor premiers with three players returning, in bottom-age tall Fischer McAsey, Louis Butler and Josh Le Grice.

Dandenong Stingrays

B: 58. W. Hamill, 56. M. Cumming, 2. H. Young
HB: 12. M. Gahan, 32. D. Frampton, 10. L. Young
C: 49. M.  Cottrell, 23. C.  Hustwaite, 27. L.  McDonnell
HF: 9. Z. Foot, 29. B. Williams, 7. J. Taylor
F: 17. F. Bayne, 13. R. Bowman, 59. S. Sturt
R: 36. S. Cumming, 1. S. Fletcher, 15. T. Bedford
Int: 52. C. Ellison, 16. J. Frawley, 45. L. Goonan, 3. J. Plumridge, 18. M. Riordan, 28. B. Schmidt, 41. L. Stenning
Emg: 57. R. Nanscawen
23P: 11. E. Cahill

In: M. Riordan, B. Schmidt, R. Nanscawen, C. Ellison

Sandringham Dragons

B: 18. A. Seaton, 69. C. Watts, 48. J. Worrell
HB: 53. H. Ralphsmith, 52. C. Dean, 2. A. Richards
C: 19. S.  Forbes, 8. K.  Owens, 12. C.  Jones
HF: 66. R. Byrnes, 29. B. King, 23. A. Hanrahan
F: 72. D. Chirgwin, 33. W. Kennedy, 27. J. Mahony
R: 28. J. Rendell, 74. H. Reynolds, 7. L. Stocker
Int: 51. N. Burke, 64. L. Butler, 17. J. Denborough, 38. J. Le Grice , 26. F. Maginness, 61. F. McAsey, 11. N. Stamatis
23P: 35. G. Grey

In: F. McAsey, L. Butler, J. Le Grice

GIPPSLAND POWER v. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

Preliminary Finals  – Saturday, September 15, 2pm
Ikon Park, Carlton North

In the second game of the day at Ikon Park, Gippsland Power will have to overcome the loss of Vic Country defender Kyle Reid, who is out of he side along with Jake Van Der Pligt and Mitch Bentvelzen. They have named six players to come into the side, with their extended team to be reduced by three. Zac Hurley, Brett Thorson, Luke Williams, Burkeley Macfarlane, Jack Hume and Mason McGannon are the six players into the side. Oakleigh has added tall, Matthew Warren, and father-son forward prospects Kyle Dunkley and Zac Hart to their extended side.

Gippsland Power

B: 40. Z. Hurley, 14. T. Hourigan, 15. R. Sparkes
HB: 18. M. McGannon, 12. B. Smith, 7. B. Patterson
C: 8. B.  Beck, 6. R.  Baldi, 29. B.  Motton
HF: 9. I. Mosquito, 23. N. Gown, 20. H. Neocleous
F: 4. S. Flanders, 16. J. Smith, 2. C. Serong
R: 22. R. Henkel, 11. A. Hodge, 5. X. Duursma
Int: 10. L. Connolly, 13. N. Lowden, 31. B. Macfarlane, 3. M. McGannon, 37. H. Pepper, 33. B. Thorson, 32. L. Williams
23P: 34. J. Hume

In: Z. Hurley, B. Thorson, L. Williams, B. Macfarlane, J. Hume, M. McGannon
Out: K. Reid,  J. van der Pligt,  M. Bentvelzen

Oakleigh Chargers

B: 3. J. Ayton-Delaney, 36. C. Beasley, 16. L. Westwood
HB: 17. T. Bianco, 4. W. Kelly, 23. I. Quaynor
C: 31. W.  Golds, 32. J.  Ross, 11. M.  Rowell
HF: 26. J. Gasper, 7. J. Robertson, 10. C. Whitehead
F: 8. N. Anderson, 22. D. Williams, 13. A. Bosenavulagi
R: 30. B. Wraith, 9. J. Rowbottom, 12. N. Answerth
Int: 1. R. Collier-Dawkins, 6. M. Day, 14. K. Dunkley, 38. Z. Hart, 64. J. Jordon, 5. X. O’Neill, 33. M. Warren
23P: 44. W. Phillips

In: M. Warren, K. Dunkley, Z. Hart