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Heatherley named for Hawks in NAB Challenge

  • Monday, February 10 2014 @ 11:49 pm ACDT
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Hawthorn will field a strong team when it takes on Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on Thursday night in the NAB Challenge. Of the 29 player squad, 13 premiership players from 2013 have been selected.

New Zealand rookie Kurt Heatherley will join his fellow 2013 recruits Ben McEvoy, Ben Ross and Billy Hartung in their first game in the brown and gold. Heatherley was identified as a footballing talent in NZ and played for junior NZ and Oceania/South Pacific representative teams before being awarded an International Scholarship by Hawthorn.

After relocating to Melbourne to complete his secondary schooling and playing school football and with Sandringham in the TAC Cup, Hawthorn were able to officially add Heatherley to their playing list at the end of 2013. Heatherley has spent plenty of time at the club over the past few years and now will get to join his clubmates in action in this first round of warmup matches leading into the 2014 season.

Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions NAB Challenge Round 1 Thursday 13 February 7.10pm, Etihad Stadium 

Hawthorn Squad: Brisbane Lions squad:
2. Jarryd Roughead 2. Ryan Harwood
3. Jordan Lewis 4. James Aish
4. Matt Suckling 5. Jack Crisp
5. Sam Mitchell 6. Josh Green
7. Ben McEvoy 8. Rohan Bewick
8. Taylor Duryea 13. Trent West
9. Shaun Burgoyne 15. Dayne Zorko
10. Bradley Hill 18. Nicholas Robertson
13. Kyle Cheney 19. Jordan Lisle
16. Isaac Smith 22. Marco Paparone
18. Jonathon Ceglar 25. Daniel McStay
19. Jack Gunston  26. Tom Cutle
20. David Hale  29. Andrew Raines
21. Ben Ross 31. James Polkinghorne
22. Luke Breust 32. Sam Mayes
23. Tim O’Brien 33. Michael Close
26. Liam Shiels 34. Jonathan Freeman
28. Paul Puopolo 35. Ryan Lester
29. Will Langford 36. Matt Maguire
30. Luke Lowden 37. Patrick Wearden
31. Angus Litherland 38. Tom Rockliff
32. Jonathan Simpkin 40. Isaac Conway
33. Cyril Rioli 41. Mitch Golby
35. Sam Grimley 42. Justin Clarke
36. Derick Wanganeen 43. Nicholas Hayes
38. Mitch Hallahan 44. Archie Smith
39. Alex Woodward 45. Jordon Bourke
40. Billy Hartung 46. Sam Michael
46. Kurt Heatherley 47. Zachary O'Brien