Hampden league round 18 teams: Portland adds to midfield, North Warrnambool picks debutant

Lochie Huppatz and Aaron Shepherd will run out for the Tigers at Friendly Societies' Park after overcoming injuries.

Teenager Zach Stuchbery also comes into the Jarrod Holt-coached team as it tries to overcome a drop in form ahead of its first Hampden league finals series.

Connor Peters, Patty Haylock and Jack Walsh will all miss the final-round clash with hamstring tightness Holt believes is minor.

"Huppo hasn't played for five or six weeks now," Holt said.

"He had a slight hammy as well and missed a few weeks and was going to come back and then tweaked it again at training.

"He's ready to go so it will be good for him to get a game under his belt coming into finals and Shep didn't play last week.

"He got a knock to his knee, a corkie just above his knee, but he's had a bit of knee trouble."

Holt said Peters, Haylock and Walsh were likely to only miss one week and would be considered for the elimination final in a week's time.

"It's nothing serious - two of them came off in the last quarter (against Koroit) at the same time, both tweaked the their hammy, and one pulled up sore and was a bit sore at training," he said.

Finals-bound North Warrnambool Eagles will play first-gamer Seb Shiells against Camperdown at Leura Oval.

"He's grown up a stone's throw from the footy ground," Eagles coach Adam Dowie said. "He's captain of the 18s, a left-footer and an inside midfielder. I think he'll win our under 18 best-and-fairest pretty easily.

"He is really good too at keeping the boys connected, even last Sunday he organised recovery and organised going out to Fishtales for lunch."

The Eagles have also brought in experienced midfielder Matt Wines with Billie Smedts and Judah Greene rested.

Versatile tall Joe McKinnon will face the independent tribunal on Friday night.

Camperdown welcomes back three players as it strives to finish its season on a positive note.

Brayden Draffin and Jarrod Evans - both late omissions in round 17 - return as does experienced key position player Luke Molan who missed with COVID-19 protocols.

Hamish Sinnott (NAB League) and omitted pair Dom Absalom and Zach Anderson make way.

Magpies coach Neville Swayn said morale was high ahead its final game.

"Sometimes it's hard when you play the last game when there's nothing to play for but I think we've got a bit of momentum, the boys are enjoying the way we're playing and we're winning some games," he said.

Koroit welcomes back talented quartet Liam Hoy (calf tightness), Ben Goodall (unavailable), Finn O'Sullivan (rested) and Jarrod Korewha (long-term injury) for its contest against Warrnambool at Reid Oval.

Seamus Brady, Jack Coghlan-West, Jack Block and Will Petersen will play reserves.

Warrnambool loses Ethan Boyd to the NAB League and has rested Darcy Graham who is sore.

The Blues welcome back key defender Tim O'Keeffe and are yet to make a call on their other change.

Hamilton Kangaroos v Port Fairy - Saturday, 2pm at Melville Oval

Hamilton Kangaroos

B: R.Sigley, M.McMeel, C.Pither

HB: J.Hickey, B.Mason, L.Barnes

C: A.Glare, A.Pepper, N.Fall

HF: W.Povey, T.Morris, C.Murrie

F: D.Russell, E.Knight, N.Herrmann

R: D.White, H.Waldron, C.Whyte

Int: L.Urquhart, Z.Burgess, T.Cook

Port Fairy

B: B.Goonan, C.Harwood, J.van der Aa

HB: L.Kelly, J.Coulton, X.Stevens

C: B.Martin, J.Duncan, K.Mercovich

HF: O.Myers, S.Lucardie, M.Sully

F: R.Mohan, S.Walsh Bannam, T.Hetherington

R: T.Adamson, J.Donovan, B.Bell

Int: A.Fleming, W.Carter, J.Gibb

South Warrnambool v Portland - Saturday, 2pm at Friendly Societies' Park

South Warrnambool

B: T.Williamson, L.Mullen, H.Lee

HB: I.Thomas, M.McCluggage, S.Thompson

C: B.Beks, J.Henderson, A.Stevens

HF: J.Saunders, S.Kelly, S.Beks

F: J.Hussey, J.Dye, R.Henderson

R: O.Bridgewater, C.Gallichan, B.Rantall

Int: M.Irving, J.Maher, J.Herrmann

Portland

B: N.Haylock, T.Haylock, P.Procter

HB: J.Jenner, J.Edwards, L.Goldby

C: C.Harvey, M.Curtis, K.Richardson

HF: T.Mitchell, J.Dunlop, S.Hampshire

F: A.Shepherd, T.Sharp, D.Jackson

R: T.Jennings, H.McIntyre, B.Malcolm

Int: Z.Stuchbery, K.Lovell, L.Huppatz

Camperdown v North Warrnambool Eagles - Saturday, 2pm at Leura Oval

Camperdown

B: A.Royal, J.O'Neil, A.Gordon

HB: N.Payne, L.O'Neil, Z.Harrop- Anderson

C: H.Sumner, C.Lucas, J.Dundon

HF: M.Sinnott, I.Stephens, T.Fitzgerald

F: T.Baker, S.Gordon, C.Spence

R: J.Place, E.Coates, Z.Sinnott

Int: L.Molan, D.Absalom, J.Evans, T.Kent, B.Draffin

North Warrnambool Eagles

B: J.Johnstone, J.Mckinnon, T.James

HB: T.Batten, L.Wines, B.Jenkinson

C: A.Sinclair, J.Grundy, M.Wines

HF: F.Jones, A.Wines, T.Keast

F: D.Johnstone, S.Morter, N.Vardy

R: J.Bermingham, B.Kellett, T.Porter

Int: S.Shiells, L.Wines, H.Keast, J.Porter

Warrnambool v Koroit - Saturday, 2pm at Reid Oval

Warrnambool

B: M.Holt, E.Boyd, J.Chittick

HB: A.Lowe, O.Opperman, L.Cody

C: D.McCorkell, L.Worden, P.Anderson

HF: S.Cowling, J.Turland, T.Ludeman

F: J.Turland, J.Bell, J.Rowan

R: D.Graham, M.Bidmade, B.Howard

Int: F.Radley, E.Gattek, T.O'Keeffe, R.Mast, A.Radley, B.Bull, H.McNamara

Koroit

B: M.Petersen, P.O'Sullivan, D.McCutcheon

HB: B.Dobson, T.McPherson, T.Baulch

C: B.Goodall, J.Whitehead, A.Pulling

HF: S.Dobson, J.Neave, J.O'Sullivan

F: B.Harrington, F.Robb, W.Couch

R: J.Hausler, L.Hoy, T.McKenry

Int: W.Petersen, J.Block, J.Korewha, D.Mooney, S.Brady, F.O'Sullivan, J.Lloyd

Cobden v Terang Mortlake - Saturday, 2pm at Cobden Recreation Reserve

Cobden

B: Z.Green, J.Worboys, T.Marshall

HB: T.Anderson, S.Thow, L.Cahill

C: L.Hickey, L.Darcy, G.Rooke

HF: H.Robertson, O.Darcy, T.Spokes

F: M.Koroneos, M.Kemp, M.Reed

R: P.Pekin, C.Koroneos, C.Darcy

Int: T.Darcy, J.Hickey, T.Roberts

Terang Mortlake

B: C.Cardwell, S.Crawley, T.Densley

HB: H.Roberts, D.Jones, G.Bourke

C: J.Hay, B.Carracher, I.Kenna

HF: H.Porter, T.Vickers, J.Lehmann

F: M.Baxter, J.Harris, W.Kain

R: D.Hobbs, R.Hutchins, X.Vickers

Int: O.Martin, S.Mclean, D.O'Connor