As Explosion mentioned on Footytalk.com.au Podcast this week, Round 15 means talk of tanking. If Melbourne are tanking, just shows how bad they are going as they can’t even do that right (winning last two matches). But on with the teams…..well, when they come in.

Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, Michael Hurley
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee
C: Brent Prismall, Ricky Dyson, Andrew Lovett
HF: Sam Lonergan, Scott Lucas, Heath Hocking
F: Jason Winderlich, Matthew Lloyd, Alwyn Davey
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Jobe Watson
I/C: Brent Stanton, Mark McVeigh, Kyle Reimers, Cale Hooker
Emg: Bachar Houli, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Hayden Skipworth

No changes

Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Tom Williams, Dale Morris
C: Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Shaun Higgins, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jason Akermanis, Scott Welsh, Robert Murphy
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C: Will Minson, Josh Hill, Liam Picken, Callan Ward
Emg: Dylan Addison, Tim Callan, Brennan Stack

No change

Collingwood
B: Harry O’Brien, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Dale Thomas
C: Brad Dick, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
F: Alan Didak, John Anthony, Heath Shaw
Foll: Cameron Wood, Dane Swan, Shane O’Bree
I/C: Ben Johnson, Leigh Brown, Leon Davis, Alan Toovey
Emg: Sharrod Wellingham, Ryan Cook, Chris Dawes

In: N. Brown, Wood
Out: Josh Fraser (knee), Sharrod Wellingham

Fremantle
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Nic Suban
HB: Antoni Grover, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Tim Ruffles
HF: Stephen Hill, Adam Campbell, Dean Solomon
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Kepler Bradley, Andrew Foster
Foll: Zac Clarke, Steven Dodd, David Mundy
I/C: Brett Peake, Matt de Boer, Clancee Pearce, Scott Thornton
Emg: Clayton Hinkley, Marcus Drum, Ryan Murphy

In: Foster, Campbell, Pearce
Out: Byron Schammer (calf), Clayton Hinkley, Ryan Murphy

Richmond
B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Matthew White
C: Trent Cotchin, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Robin Nahas, Jack Riewoldt, Jayden Post
F: Tyrone Vickery, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C (from): Adam Pattison, Alex Rance, Jordan McMahon, Jarrod Silvester, Tom Hislop, Mark Coughlan, Shane Edwards

In: Pattison, Coughlan, Silvester, McMahon
Out: Kelvin Moore (calf)

North Melbourne
B: Brady Rawlings, Scott Thompson, Nathan Grima
HB: Scott McMahon, Josh Gibson, Michael Firrito
C: Levi Greenwood, Liam Anthony, Drew Petrie
HF: Leigh Harding, Lachie Hansen, Lindsay Thomas
F: Brent Harvey, David Hale, Corey Jones
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Adam Simpson, Andrew Swallow
I/C (from): Daniel Harris, Sam Power, Leigh Adams, Ben Ross, Todd Goldstein, Aaron Edwards, Daniel Pratt

In: Ross, Goldstein, Edwards, Pratt
Out: Gavin Urquhart (groin)

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Brent Reilly
C: David Mackay, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo
HF: Chris Knights, Scott Stevens, Andrew McLeod
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, James Sellar
Foll: Ivan Maric, Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield
I/C (from): Michael Doughty, Robert Shirley, Brad Symes, Phil Davis, Brett Burton, Richard Douglas, Brodie Martin

In: Burton, Davis, Douglas, Martin
Out: Tyson Edwards (hamstring)

Carlton
B: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Heath Scotland, Paul Bower, Chris Yarran
C: Kade Simpson, Jordan Russell, Chris Johnson
HF: Marc Murphy, Brad Fisher, Andrew Carrazzo
F: Shaun Hampson, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Bryce Gibbs
I/C: Joe Anderson, Greg Bentley, Shaun Grigg, Ryan Houlihan
Emg: Cameron Cloke, Adam Hartlett, Nick Stevens

In: Scotland, Yarran, Bower
Out: Adam Hartlett, Dennis Armfield, Jeff Garlett

Geelong
B: Darren Milburn, Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright
HB: Harry Taylor, Tom Harley, Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey, Cameron Ling, David Wojcinski
HF: Mathew Stokes, Cameron Mooney, Shannon Byrnes
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Max Rooke
Foll: Shane Mumford, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C: Travis Varcoe, Simon Hogan, Tom Lonergan, Kane Tenace
Emg: Tom Gillies, Trent West, Jeremy Laidler

In: Ablett, Scarlett, Mackie, Varcoe, Ling, Milburn
Out: Jimmy Bartel (hip), Nathan Djerrkura (corked thigh), Mark Blake, Ryan Gamble, Jeremy Laidler, Tom Gillies

Melbourne
B: Cale Morton, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley
HB: Brent Moloney, Jared Rivers, Jack Grimes
C: Neville Jetta, Brock McLean, Aaron Davey
HF: Cameron Bruce, Matthew Bate, Ricky Petterd
F: Russell Robertson, Brad Green, Liam Jurrah
Foll: Mark Jamar, James McDonald, Nathan Jones
I/C: Lynden Dunn, Stefan Martin, Paul Wheatley, Clint Bartram
Emg: Paul Johnson, Jamie Bennell, Brad Miller

In: Bartram
Out: Daniel Bell (shoulder)

Port Adelaide
B: Alipate Carlile, Toby Thurstans, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Paul Stewart
C: Steven Salopek, Dom Cassisi, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Matthew Broadbent, Jason Davenport, Tom Logan, Nick Lower, Michael Pettigrew, Nick Salter, Matt Thomas

In: Boak, Broadbent, Lower, Salter, Thomas
Out: Josh Carr, Peter Burgoyne

Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy
HB: Grant Birchall, Luke Hodge, Xavier Ellis
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Liam Shiels
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Ben McGlynn
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman
I/C: Beau Dowler, Josh Kennedy, Brent Renouf, Ryan Schoenmakers
Emg: Cameron Stokes, Travis Tuck, Brendan Whitecross

In: Renouf, Schoenmakers
Out: Robert Campbell (inj), Rick Ladson (inj)

Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Tom Collier
HB: Joel Patfull, Josh Drummond, Joel Macdonald
C: Jared Brennan, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, James Polkinghorne
F: Tim Notting, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Foll: Mitch Clark, Cheynee Stiller, Justin Sherman
I/C: Albert Proud, Bradd Dalziell, Sam Sheldon, Jack Redden
Emg: Jason Roe, James Hawksley, Pearce Hanley

In: Dalziell, Brennan
Out: Jed Adcock (knee), Matt Austin

Sydney Swans
B: Nick Malceski, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Craig Bolton
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Martin Mattner
C: Nick Smith, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Heath Grundy, Ed Barlow
F: Jesse White, Michael O’Loughlin, Adam Goodes
Foll: Darren Jolly, Kieren Jack, Jude Bolton
I/C: Craig Bird, Dan Hannebery, Mike Pyke, Patrick Veszpremi
Emg: Luke Ablett, Paul Bevan, Kristin Thornton

In: Hannebery, McVeigh, White
Out: Luke Ablett, Paul Bevan, Jared Crouch

West Coast
B: David Wirrpanda, Darren Glass, Matt Spangher
HB: Shannon Hurn, Eric Mackenzie, Andrew Embley
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood
HF: Pat McGinnity, Josh Kennedy, Sam Butler
F: Mark LeCras, Mitch Brown, Quinten Lynch
Foll: Mark Seaby, Brad Ebert, Chris Masten
I/C (from): Adam Cockie, Ryan Davis, Ashley Hansen, Tim Houlihan, Tyson Stenglein, Nic Naitanui, Mark Nicoski

In: Seaby, Naitanui, Davis, Houlihan
Out: Dean Cox (groin)

St Kilda
B: Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert, Zac Dawson
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Farren Ray
C: Brendon Goddard, Andrew McQualter, Leigh Montagna
HF: Jason Gram, Nick Riewoldt, Robert Eddy
F: Clint Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
I/C (from): Luke Ball, Raphael Clarke, Sean Dempster, David Armitage, James Gwilt, Steven King, Adam Schneider

In: Armitage, King, Gwilt, Schneider
Out: Ben McEvoy

Here are the teams for Round 15 as they come to hand:

Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Tom Williams, Dale Morris
C: Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Shaun Higgins, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jason Akermanis, Scott Welsh, Robert Murphy
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney
I/C: Will Minson, Josh Hill, Liam Picken, Callan Ward
Emg: Dylan Addison, Tim Callan, Andrejs Everitt

In: Williams
Out: Sam Reid (groin)

Collingwood
B: Harry O’Brien, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Nick Maxwell, Leigh Brown, Dale Thomas
C: Brad Dick, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
F: Alan Didak, John Anthony, Heath Shaw
Foll: Josh Fraser, Dane Swan, Shane O’Bree
I/C: Ben Johnson, Sharrod Wellingham, Leon Davis, Alan Toovey
Emg: Martin Clarke, Ryan Cook, Ben Reid

In: Johnson
Out: Nathan Brown

Sydney Swans
B: Paul Bevan, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Craig Bolton
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Jared Crouch
C: Nick Smith, Brett Kirk, Martin Mattner
HF: Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O’Keefe, Craig Bird
F: Heath Grundy, Michael O’Loughlin, Adam Goodes
Foll: Darren Jolly, Kieran Jack, Jude Bolton
I/C: Luke Ablett, Ed Barlow, Nick Malceski, Patrick Veszpremi
Emg: Ryan Brabazon, Michael Pyke, Jesse White

In: Ablett
Out: Ryan Brabazon

Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, Heath Hocking
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Michael Hurley, Dustin Fletcher
C: Brent Prismall, Ricky Dyson, Andrew Lovett
HF: Brent Stanton, Scott Lucas, Jason Winderlich
F: Adam McPhee, Matthew Lloyd, Alwyn Davey
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Jobe Watson
I/C: Sam Lonergan, Mark McVeigh, Kyle Reimers, Cale Hooker
Emg: Bachar Houli, Nathan Lovett-Murray, David Myers

In: Hurley, McVeigh, Watson
Out: Angus Monfries (hamstring), Hayden Skipworth (kneecap), Nathan Lovett-Murray

Carlton
B: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Greg Bentley, Adam Hartlett, Chris Johnson
C: Kade Simpson, Shaun Grigg, Jordan Russell
HF: Bryce Gibbs, Setanta O’hAilpin, Marc Murphy
F: Jeff Garlett, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Andrew Carrazzo, Chris Judd
I/C: Dennis Armfield, Brad Fisher, Shaun Hampson, Ryan Houlihan
Emg: Joe Anderson, Cameron Cloke, Chris Yarran

In: Hartlett
Out: Mark Austin (susp)

Richmond
B: Jake King, Kelvin Moore, Will Thursfield
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Chris Newman
C: Shane Edwards, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Trent Cotchin, Jack Riewoldt, Tom Hislop
F: Tyrone Vickery, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C: Robin Nahas, Alex Rance, Jayden Post, Matthew White
Emg: Adam Pattison, Adam Thomson, Jarrod Silvester

In: White, Rance, King
Out: Nathan Foley (calf), Andrew Collins (hip), Jarrod Silvester

Brisbane Lions
B: Sam Sheldon, Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock
HB: Joel Patfull, Josh Drummond, Joel Macdonald
C: Ashley McGrath, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, James Polkinghorne
F: Tim Notting, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Foll: Mitch Clark, Cheynee Stiller, Justine Sherman
I/C: Albert Proud, Matt Austin, Tom Collier, Jack Redden
Emg: Bradd Dalziell, Scott Harding, Lachlan Henderson

In: Austin, Collier, Drummond, Notting, Redden
Out: Jared Brennan (susp), Rhan Hooper (ill), Scott Harding, Travis Johnstone, Lachlan Henderson

Geelong
B: Tom Lonergan, Tom Harley, David Wojcinski
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey, Jimmy Bartel, Travis Varcoe
HF: Mathew Stokes, Cameron Mooney, Shannon Byrnes
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Max Rooke
Foll: Shane Mumford, Gary Ablett, Joel Selwood
I/C: Mark Blake, Simon Hogan, Ryan Gamble, Tom Gillies
Emg: Kane Tenace, Nathan Djerrkura, Jeremy Laidler

In: Wojcinski, Gillies, Gamble, Lonergan
Out: Cameron Ling (knee), Matthew Scarlett (back), James Kelly (hamstring), Darren Milburn (ankle)

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Nathan van Berlo, Scott Thompson, Brad Symes
HF: Chris Knights, Scott Stevens, David Mackay
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Tyson Edwards
Foll: Ivan Maric, Patrick Dangerfield, Bernie Vince
I/C: Brent Reilly, Andrew McLeod, James Sellar, Shaun McKernan
Emg: Robert Shirley, Richard Douglas, Jared Petrenko

In: Goodwin, Reilly
Out: Richard Douglas, Robert Shirley

Fremantle
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Nic Suban
HB: Matt de Boer, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Clayton Hinkley
HF: Stephen Hill, Scott Thornton, Dean Solomon
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Kepler Bradley, Ryan Murphy
Foll: Zac Clarke, Byron Schammer, David Mundy
I/C: Brett Peake, Antoni Grover, Tim Ruffles, Steven Dodd
Emg: Daniel Gilmore, Adam Campbell, Luke Pratt

In: Murphy, Ruffles, Solomon
Out: Daniel Gilmore, Des Headland, Aaron Sandilands

Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Thomas Murphy
HB: Grant Birchall, Luke Hodge, Rick Ladson
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis
HF: Ben McGlynn, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Robert Campbell, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman
I/C (from): Beau Dowler, Josh Kennedy, Liam Shiels, Simon Taylor, Ryan Schoenmakers, Cameron Stokes, Brendan Whitecross

In: Rioli, Schoenmakers, Whitecross
Out: -

North Melbourne
B: Scott McMahon, Nathan Grima, Scott Thompson
HB: Michael Firrito, Lachie Hansen, Josh Gibson
C: Gavin Urquhart, Adam Simpson, Liam Anthony
HF: Leigh Harding, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
F: Corey Jones, David Hale, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Brady Rawlings
I/C (from): Daniel Harris, Sam Power, Leigh Adams, Ben Ross, Josh Smith, Todd Goldstein, Levi Greenwood

In: Power, Thomas, Adams, Smith, Greenwood
Out: Daniel Pratt (susp), Cruize Garlett

Melbourne
B: Cale Morton, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley
HB: Paul Wheatley, Jared Rivers, James McDonald
C: Neville Jetta, Brock McLean, Liam Jurrah
HF: Cameron Bruce, Matthew Bate, Ricky Petterd
F: Russell Robertson, Brad Green, Nathan Jones
Foll: Mark Jamar, Jack Grimes, Aaron Davey
I/C (from): Brent Moloney, Lynden Dunn, Stefan Martin, Daniel Bell, Jamie Bennell, Brad Miller, Clint Bartram

In: Dunn, Bell, Bartram, Miller
Out: Colin Sylvia (susp)

Port Adelaide
B: Alipate Carlile, Toby Thurstans, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Peter Burgoyne
C: Danny Meyer, Domenic Cassisi, Tom Logan
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Josh Carr, Jason Davenport, Steven Salopek, Michael Pettigrew, Paul Stewart, Matthew Broadbent, Matthew Westhoff

In: Broadbent, C. Cornes, Pettigrew, M Westhoff
Out: Troy Chaplin (susp)

West Coast
B: David Wirrpanda, Darren Glass, Matt Spangher
HB: Shannon Hurn, Eric Mackenzie, Mark Nicoski
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood
HF: Andrew Embley, Josh Kennedy, Sam Butler
F: Mark LeCras, Quinten Lynch, Mitch Brown
Foll: Dean Cox, Brad Ebert, Chris Masten
I/C: Adam Cockie, Chad Fletcher, Daniel Kerr, Patrick McGinnity, Tyson Stenglein, Ben McKinley, Nic Naitanui

In: Mackenzie, Nicoski, Cox, Kerr, McGinnity
Out: Brett Jones (hamstring), Scott Selwood (general soreness)

St Kilda
B: Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert, Zac Dawson
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Farren Ray, Andrew McQualter, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Jason Gram, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
F: Lenny Hayes, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Clint Jones, Leigh Montagna
I/C (from): Raphael Clarke, Luke Ball, Sean Dempster, Robert Eddy, James Gwilt, Ben McEvoy, Luke Miles

In: Dempster, Eddy, Gwilt, Miles
Out: Jarryn Geary