Star forward ruled out with a knee injury as Gold Coast name final squad for Fremantle matchup

The Gold Coast Suns have named the team to travel to Perth to take on the Fremantle Dockers in Round 15. The Suns would be working towards a hopeful win after the loss to St Kilda before the bye. They have lost all six away games this season, and have room for improvement, being placed 10th on the AFL ladder.

Gold Coast forward Ben King has been ruled out for the team set to face the Dockers after suffering a knee injury earlier this week.

King missed the entire 2022 season with a ruptured ACL, so the club feared a recurrence that would knock out the spearhead again. Initial tests indicated that his ACL was intact, lessening the gravity of the situation. He is expected to return for the Round 16 match against Collingwood, as the Suns look to be taking no risks.

Sam Day has come into the team as a replacement for the recuperating King, named at full forward. In ruckman Ned Moyle’s place is co-captain Jarrod Witts while Jake Rogers, a Suns Academy product and Rising Star nominee, is also back on the team.

Wil Powell who just returned from a five-match suspension has been named in the back pocket. In addition to King and Moyle, Jed Walter, Brayden Fiorini, and Nick Holman are omitted.

Alex Davies, Alex Sexton, Brandon Ellis, Charlie Ballard, David Swallow, Lloyd Johnston, Hewago Oea, and Will Graham are all on the extended interchange. On Friday, before the substitute is named about an hour to bounce, the interchange will be trimmed to five.

The match will take place at Optus Stadium at 4 pm AEST on Sunday.

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Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle Dockers, Round 15 Team lineups

AFL Rd 5 - Fremantle Dockers v Gold Coast Suns

Gold Coast Suns

IN: W.Powell, J.Rogers, S.Day, J.Witts, B.Ellis, L.Johnston, A.Davies, H.Oea

OUT: B.Fiorini (Omitted), B.King (Injured), N.Holman (Omitted), J.Walter (Omitted), N.Moyle (Omitted)

B: Mac Andrew, Sam Collins, Wil Powell

HB: Bodhi Uwland, Sam Flanders, Joel Jeffrey

C: Ben Ainsworth, Sam Clohesy, Touk Miller

HF: Thomas Berry, Bailey Humphrey, Jake Rogers

F: Ben Long, Sam Day, Jack Lukosius

Interchange

A.Sexton, B.Ellis, D.Swallow, W.Graham, C.Ballard, H.Oea, A.Davies

Followers

J.Witts, N.Anderson, M.Rowell

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Fremantle Dockers

IN: C.Wagner, H.Chapman, N.Erasmus, H.Davies, T.Emmett

OUT: M.Walters (Injured), J.Draper (Omitted)

B: Alex Pearce, Heath Chapman, H.Davies

HB: Brandon Walker, Jordan Clark, Luke Ryan

C: Jeremy Sharp, MatthewJohnson, Nat Fyfe

HF: Sam Switkowski, Bailey Banfield, Michael Frederick

F: Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Luke Jackson

Interchange

C.Wagner, J.Aish, S.Sturt, J.O’Meara, K.Worner, T.Emmett, H.Young

Followers

A.Brayshaw, S.Darcy, C.Serong