The Greater Western Sydney GIANTS will welcome back co-captain Callan Ward for Saturday night’s NAB Cup match against the Brisbane Lions at Wagga Wagga.
Ward, who missed last weekend’s opening round matches at Blacktown with a minor knee injury, comes into the 24 man squad along with former Carlton defender Bret Thornton who will make his debut for the GIANTS.
Ward will lead the side under the lights at Robertson Oval with co-captain Phil Davis being rested. Among the other changes from last week’s 34 man squad, Tom Scully will miss one week with a minor knee injury and Matt Buntine has been ruled out for eight weeks with a punctured lung.
Senior Assistant Coach Leon Cameron welcomed Ward back to the side after missing the GIANTS first ever win against the Swans by 24 points last Sunday.
“We’ve got a couple of big names resuming and none bigger than our captain Callan Ward. We all love Callan and the way he goes about his footy and it’s great to see him back,” he said.
“We’ve also got a mature age recruit coming in with Bret Thornton. We’re very much looking forward to seeing what he can produce for the GIANTS this weekend.
“Tom Scully just has a minor knee injury but he’ll only be missing for a week. We’re resting Phil Davis this week just because of the amount of ground time Phil played last week and he’s had a very good pre-season and we’re mindful of keeping him pretty fresh and he’ll resume next week.
“And Curtly Hampton has now played a couple of games including the Indigenous All-Stars game as well as playing both matches last week.”
It will be the first ever NAB Cup match at Robertson Oval featuring the GIANTS who will be represented by four players from the Riverina.
“To have Anthony Miles, Kurt Aylett, Jacob Townsend, and Mark Whiley all from the Riverina playing this weekend and representing our footy club is great and they’re very much looking forward to strutting their stuff on Saturday night,” Cameron said.
“This is a big event for Wagga and the GIANTS are proud of our partnership with the city which has a great sporting history and we look forward to playing in front a capacity crowd at Robertson Oval.”
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WAGGA WAGGA NAB CUP TICKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
From midnight Tuesday, tickets for the NAB Cup match between the GWS Giants and the Brisbane Lions in Wagga Wagga will no longer be available online.
To buy tickets please visit your nearest Ticketmaster outlet: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/h/stateselectoutlets.html
Or visit the Wagga Wagga Visitor Information Centre
183 Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650
Or purchase at the gate on Saturday March 2.
