Team Tips: Just one forced change looms for the Tigers following their 49-point win over West Coast — their biggest winning margin under Adem Yze — and first time winning back-to-back games since 2023, with Seth Campbell suffering a concussion in the fourth quarter.
Steely Green, who booted three goals in the VFL a fortnight ago, shapes as the obvious like-for-like Campbell replacement, while fellow small forward Jasper Alger is an outside chance at a recall.
Yze named an unchanged lineup for the first time this year going into the Eagles game; hence, after last Saturday’s domination, there shouldn’t be many unforced changes as the club prepares for its toughest test of the season against Collingwood.
But big swingman Noah Balta should return to the senior side for Sunday’s fixture — his 10pm curfew now lifted — but given Tylar Young’s solid intercepting play down back, Balta could again be deployed up forward; most likely at Jacob Koschitzke’s expense after the ex-Hawk finished as the side’s lowest-rated player last Saturday. Could Balta play a negating forward role on Darcy Moore?
First-year key forward Harry Armstrong, who was made available last week but didn’t play as the VFL side had a bye, should return to match action this weekend, while Kane McAuliffe (quad) could also be considered for a return through the reserves.
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