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AFL Teams Round 22 2026: Full Team Lists, Ins and Outs

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: Thu 06 Aug 2026 14:49

Jeremy Darke 06 Aug 2026

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North Melbourne, Brisbane & Fremantle regain key players for crucial matches.
Hawthorn and Essendon forced into major selection changes.
Full confirmed ins, outs, and team lists for every Round 22 AFL match.

AFL Teams Round 22. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

AFL Round 22 Teams 2026: Full Team Lists, Ins and Outs, Selection News

North Melbourne has received a huge boost with the return of Finn O'Sullivan for Thursday night's finals-defining clash against the Western Bulldogs, while Brisbane and Fremantle both regain key stars ahead of crucial contests.

AFL Round 22 Teams 2026: Full Team Lists, Ins and Outs, Selection News
Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne
Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn
Melbourne vs Fremantle
Sydney Swans vs Port Adelaide
Geelong vs Essendon
Adelaide Crows vs Richmond
GWS Giants vs Gold Coast Suns
West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood
St Kilda vs Carlton

Elsewhere, Hawthorn has been forced to cover the loss of suspended captain James Sicily, Melbourne welcomes back Christian Salem, and Essendon has swung the axe following last week's defeat.

Here are the confirmed team lists and biggest selection calls for every Round 22 match.

Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Thursday, August 6, 7:30pm at Marvel Stadium

Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman, Aaron Naughton and Lachie Jaques return for the Bulldogs. Louis Emmett, Jedd Busslinger and Laitham Vandermeer have all been omitted.

North Melbourne: George Wardlaw returns after missing a month with a hamstring injury, while Riley Hardeman is also recalled. Josh Goater has been managed and Bailey Scott omitted.

Western Bulldogs	POS	North Melbourne
M. Sellwood, B. Khamis, N. Coffield	B	A. Corr, C. Comben, L. Parker
L. Bramble, J. O’Donnell, B. Williams	HB	R. Hardeman, C. Daniel, C. McKercher
J. Freijah, M. Bontempelli, C. Hynes	C	F. O’Sullivan, L. Davies-Uniacke, D. Stephens
C. Weightman, R. Lobb, A. Jones	HF	C. Spargo, C. Trembath, J. Simpkin
J. Dolan, A. Naughton, J. Croft	F	C. Zurhaar, N. Larkey, P. Curtis
T. English, R. Sanders, E. Richards	FOLL	T. Xerri, G. Wardlaw, H. Sheezel
S. Davidson, L. Jaques, M. Kennedy, T. Liberatore, R. West	I/C	W. Dawson, G. Logue, J. Darling, T. Blamires, Z. Banch

Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn

Friday, August 7, 7:40pm at the Gabba

Brisbane: Keidean Coleman and Hugh McCluggage miss through injury, while Bruce Reville has been omitted. Darcy Gardiner, Dayne Zorko and Darcy Annable come into the side.

Hawthorn: Karl Amon, Sam Butler, Mitch Lewis and Ned Reeves return. Aidan Schubert, Finn Maginness and Ollie Greeves have been omitted, while Bodie Macdonald has been managed.

Brisbane Lions	POS	Hawthorn
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, R. Lester	B	J. Sicily, T. Barrass, B. Hardwick
D. Wilmot, D. Gardiner, D. Zorko	HB	J. Impey, J. Weddle, J. Battle
J. Berry, W. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey	C	C. Macdonald, W. Day, K. Amon
C. Cameron, L. Morris, O. Allen	HF	D. Moore, M. Chol, S. Butler
E. Hipwood, C. Rayner, K. Lohmann	F	N. Watson, M. Lewis, J. Gunston
D. Fort, J. Dunkley, L. Neale	FOLL	L. Meek, J. Newcombe, C. Mackenzie
S. Draper, J. Fletcher, L. Ashcroft, D. Annable, C. McKenna	I/C	H. Morrison, J. Ginnivan, N. Reeves, J. Ward, M. D’Ambrosio

Melbourne vs Fremantle

Saturday, August 8, 1:15pm at the MCG

Melbourne: Dan Turner and Kade Chandler return for the Demons. Blake Howes misses through injury, while Paddy Cross has been omitted.

Fremantle: Brennan Cox returns in Fremantle’s only change. Captain Alex Pearce has been managed and will remain in Perth.

Melbourne	POS	Fremantle
J. Bowey, J. Lever, D. Turner	B	O. McDonald, B. Cox, H. Chapman
C. Jiath, C. Salem, T. Rivers	HB	J. Clark, L. Ryan, K. Worner
H. Sharp, T. Sparrow, H. Langford	C	M. Johnson, A. Brayshaw, M. Frederick
K. Pickett, B. Fritsch, E. Langdon	HF	M. Reid, S. Bolton, S. Switkowski
M. Jefferson, J. van Rooyen, B. Laurie	F	P. Voss, J. Amiss, J. Treacy
M. Gawn, J. Steele, C. Windsor	FOLL	L. Jackson, C. Serong, H. Young
K. Tholstrup, T. McDonald, H. Petty, K. Chandler, J. Fitzgerald	I/C	I. Dudley, M. Cox, N. Erasmus, N. O’Driscoll, J. McVee

Sydney Swans vs Port Adelaide

Saturday, August 8, 4:15pm at the SCG

Sydney: Lewis Melican, Sam Wicks, Joe Dattoli and Joel Hamling return as the Swans make four changes. Will Edwards and James Rowbottom are injured, Dane Rampe has been managed and Malcolm Rosas omitted.

Port Adelaide: Tom Anastasopoulos replaces the injured Jack Watkins in Port Adelaide’s only change.

Sydney Swans	POS	Port Adelaide
C. Mills, T. McCartin, L. Melican	B	J. Lai, H. Ramm, M. Bergman
N. Blakey, R. Bice, S. Wicks	HB	D. Byrne-Jones, A. Aliir, L. Jones
M. Roberts, E. Gulden, J. Serong	C	C. Moraes, J. Horne-Francis, J. Burgoyne
J. Lloyd, L. McDonald, B. Campbell	HF	X. Bamert, T. Marshall, J. Berry
T. Papley, C. Curnow, B. Cootee	F	C. Durdin, J. Whitlock, M. Georgiades
B. Grundy, I. Heeney, C. Warner	FOLL	J. Sweet, O. Wines, W. Drew
H. Kyle, J. Dattoli, J. Jordon, H. McLean, J. Hamling	I/C	T. Anastasopoulos, M. Zadow, W. Lorenz, B. O’Brien, D. Visentini

Geelong vs Essendon

Saturday, August 8, 4:35pm at GMHBA Stadium

Geelong: Sam De Koning returns in Geelong’s only change, replacing managed ruckman Mitch Edwards.

Essendon: Jye Caldwell, Vigo Visentini and Archie Perkins return. Alwyn Clarke and Nick Bryan miss through injury, while Harrison Jones has been omitted.

Geelong	POS	Essendon
T. Stewart, C. O’Sullivan, J. Clark	B	A. McGrath, Z. Reid, Z. Johnson
Z. Guthrie, J. Henry, T. Bruhn	HB	J. Prior, A. Roberts, M. Redman
O. Dempsey, B. Smith, M. O’Connor	C	M. Kondogiannis, S. Durham, J. Artemis
G. Miers, O. Henry, B. Close	HF	J. Caldwell, N. Caddy, A. Day-Wicks
S. Mannagh, S. Neale, J. Polkinghorne	F	I. Kako, P. Wright, K. Langford
S. De Koning, T. Atkins, O. Mullin	FOLL	V. Visentini, Z. Merrett, D. Sharp
L. Humphries, M. Blicavs, J. Worpel, J. Martin, O. Wiltshire	I/C	J. Farrow, W. Setterfield, A. Perkins, H. El Achkar, R. Unwin

Adelaide Crows vs Richmond

Saturday, August 8, 7:35pm at Adelaide Oval

Adelaide: Rory Laird, James Peatling, Reilly O’Brien and Sam Berry return as the Crows make four changes. Jordan Borlase and Luke Nankervis are injured, while Lachlan McAndrew and Jake Soligo have been managed.

Richmond: Judson Clarke and Steely Green return. Luke Trainor is suspended and Sam Cumming misses through injury.

Adelaide Crows	POS	Richmond
R. Laird, J. Worrell, M. Michalanney	B	N. Broad, B. Miller, K. Annand
I. Cumming, M. Keane, C. Ah Chee	HB	N. Vlastuin, S. Banks, T. Brown
J. Peatling, J. Dawson, B. Cook	C	P. Retschko, T. Taranto, T. Sonsie
A. Neal-Bullen, R. Thilthorpe, J. Rachele	HF	S. Campbell, D. Prestia, H. Ralphsmith
H. Hall-Kahan, T. Walker, B. Keays	F	T. Lynch, T. Hotton, M. Lefau
R. O’Brien, I. Rankine, S. Berry	FOLL	T. Nankervis, J. Ross, S. Lalor
Z. Taylor, B. Dowling, A. Ludowyke, D. Curtin, O. Ryan	I/C	J. Short, S. Grlj, J. Clarke, S. Green, S. Ryan

GWS Giants vs Gold Coast Suns

Sunday, August 9, 1:10pm at Manuka Oval

GWS Giants: Toby Greene, Conor Stone and Jake Riccardi have been added to an extended interchange. The Giants have no confirmed omissions at this stage.

Gold Coast: Zane Uwland, Alex Davies, Jarrod Witts, Sam Clohesy, Lachie Gulbin and Joel Farrar have been included. Joel Murray, Dom Patterson and Beau Addinsall have been managed.

GWS Giants	POS	Gold Coast Suns
C. Idun, S. Taylor, J. Laverde	B	M. Andrew, B. Uwland, S. Collins
L. Whitfield, H. Himmelberg, L. Ash	HB	D. Rioli, W. Powell, J. Noble
R. Angwin, C. Oliver, H. Thomas	C	Z. Uwland, N. Anderson, T. Miller
T. Bedford, M. Gruzewski, J. Delana	HF	B. Long, E. Read, J. Rogers
J. Stringer, A. Cadman, C. Brown	F	C. Petracca, J. Walter, B. King
N. Madden, S. Coniglio, X. O’Halloran	FOLL	N. Moyle, M. Rowell, B. Humphrey
J. Fonti, H. Rowston, J. Ough, R. Hamilton, K. Briggs, C. Stone, T. Greene, J. Riccardi	I/C	A. Davies, L. Lombard, C. Ballard, J. Jeffrey, J. Witts, S. Clohesy, L. Gulbin, J. Farrar

West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood

Sunday, August 9, 4:10pm at Optus Stadium

West Coast: Liam Baker, Jobe Lindsay, Tom Gross, Harry Davis and Fin Macrae have been added to the Eagles’ extended side. Sandy Brock and Harvey Johnston have been omitted.

Collingwood: Noah Howes will make his AFL debut as one of eight inclusions. Jeremy Howe, Harry Perryman, Pat Lipinski, Scott Pendlebury and Jordan De Goey all miss through injury.

West Coast Eagles	POS	Collingwood
B. Starcevich, R. Bazzo, B. Hough	B	B. Frampton, N. Howes, L. Puncher
L. Baker, T. Young, M. Herbert	HB	I. Quaynor, J. Daicos, D. Houston
L. Duggan, E. Yeo, B. Allan	C	S. Sidebottom, N. Long, J. Crisp
W. Duursma, J. Shanahan, J. Graham	HF	L. Schultz, D. McStay, B. McCreery
M. Murdock, J. Waterman, C. Duff-Tytler	F	C. West, A. Anderson, T. Membrey
B. Williams, H. Reid, T. Kelly	FOLL	D. Cameron, E. Allan, N. Daicos
J. Lindsay, T. McCarthy, R. Maric, T. Gross, T. Cole, J. Williams, H. Davis, F. Macrae	I/C	H. DeMattia, W. Parker, J. Ryan, S. Swadling, L. Sullivan, H. Harrison, W. Hayes, R. Steele

St Kilda vs Carlton

Sunday, August 9, 7:20pm at Marvel Stadium

St Kilda: Jack Macrae, Dan Butler and Cooper Sharman have been added to the Saints’ extended interchange. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has been named despite missing training.

Carlton: Harry Charleson, Ollie Hollands and Flynn Young have been added to Carlton’s extended interchange. The Blues have no confirmed omissions at this stage.

St Kilda	POS	Carlton
J. Silvagni, C. Wilkie, L. Stocker	B	H. Dean, N. Haynes, W. Derksen
B. Hill, H. Clark, R. Byrnes	HB	L. Cowan, M. McGovern, O. Florent
D. Wilson, M. Hall, H. Boxshall	C	B. Acres, P. Cripps, A. Cerra
J. Higgins, C. Lake, N. Wanganeen-Milera	HF	T. Byrne, H. McKay, F. Evans
A. Caminiti, R. Marshall, M. Wood	F	C. Lord, B. Kemp, B. Ainsworth
T. De Koning, H. Garcia, M. Owens	FOLL	M. Pittonet, J. Smith, S. Walsh
M. Windhager, T. Travaglia, J. Macrae, D. Butler, M. Phillipou, L. Ryan, C. Sharman, L. O’Connell	I/C	W. Hayward, H. Charleson, O. Hollands, M. Cottrell, B. Wilson, G. Hewett, L. Young, F. Young