Any news regarding the Swans rookies?
Who's likely to play/not play out of Gulden and Campbell? Probably looking at Farrar for one of these guys but will need to pull the trigger early.
No news on those in the side already, but.
Dane Rampe has been ruled out of Sydney’s clash with Geelong, potentially opening the door for what co-captain Josh Kennedy says would be a richly-deserved debut for untried Swans defender Will Gould.
Picked up by the Swans with selection 26 at the 2019 AFL draft, Gould has bided his time, watching on patiently as a glut of other draftees have been handed their debuts before him.
Swans defender Will Gould, right at training, is in line for a debut this weekend. GETTY
But the 20-year-old’s form in the VFL, combined with Sydney’s injury crisis, could see him make his long-awaited breakthrough at the SCG on Saturday night against the Cats.
Tom McCartin is expected to recover from a hamstring issue, but Rampe saw a surgeon on Wednesday who nixed any chance of an early comeback from his broken hand – leaving the Swans desperately short on strong-bodied defenders for a match-up against Geelong stars Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron.
Gould, 191cm and 98kg, could also help fill the void left by another more mobile back-six player in George Hewett, who will miss this weekend’s match due to concussion.