Devon Smith will play his first game of the pre-season as the GIANTS named a strong 27-man squad for their final NAB Challenge hit-out on Sunday. 

Shane Mumford and Stephen Coniglio have also both been included in the squad to face the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast.

Mumford only played the first quarter of last week’s win over the Swans at Drummoyne Oval after feeling some pain in his reconstructed ankle, but scans cleared him of any damage last weekend.

Young midfielder Coniglio missed last week’s game with a slight hamstring strain but is right to go for his second NAB Challenge match after captaining the side in the first game.

It’s a settled side with much of the team who defeated the Swans by 34-points last week.

“It’s great to see Dev back for his first game of the pre-season,” coach Leon Cameron said.

“We’re expecting warm conditions and a strong Lions outfit after their match last week was cancelled.

“We’re into the business end of pre-season now with round one just a fortnight away and we’re looking to play some good football. 

“We were very pleased with our output last week and we’ll be wanting to take that intensity and commitment into this week’s game.”

The GIANTS take on Brisbane in their final NAB Challenge match at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast at 1.10pm EDST on Sunday. Catch all the action live on Fox Footy or on the GIANTS’ Facebook and Twitter.

GIANTS Squad

1. Phil Davis
3. Stephen Coniglio
4. Toby Greene
5. Dylan Shiel
6. Lachie Whitfield
7. Rhys Palmer
8. Callan Ward
9. Tom Scully
10. Devon Smith
11. Jack Steele
16. Nathan Wilson
17. Steve Johnson
18. Jeremy Cameron
20. Adam Tomlinson
21. Matt Buntine
22. Josh Kelly
23. Heath Shaw
24. Joel Patfull
29. Zac Williams
32. Ryan Griffen
33. Will Hoskin-Elliott
34. Caleb Marchbank
35. Aidan Corr
36. James Stewart
37. Rory Lobb
40. Adam Kennedy
41. Shane Mumford