All-Australian ruck shapes as Fort’s biggest challenge
Gawn looms as a daunting prospect, having been honoured with All-Australian selections in three of the past four years and has won Melbourne’s past two club bestand-fairest awards.
He was named Demons captain this season and would clearly be the biggest test Fort has been confronted with since being drafted at the end of 2018.
Small forward Luke Dahlhaus is training after he was taken out of the Carlton game due to a concussion injury.
Midfielder Sam Menegola has resumed running after back spasms ruled him out of action during the Blues clash.
Dahlhaus will be monitored throughout the week, but is showing encouraging signs, according to insiders at the Cats. Menegola is shaping as a likely starter against Melbourne on Sunday.
The Demons will be coming off an intraclub scratch match after their clash with Essendon was postponed and can expect to face Brandan Parfitt, who is pushing for a Cats recall.
Key defender Jake Kolodjashnij is also edging closer to senior selection and could be part of the squad of 25 to take on Simon Goodwin’s men at the MCG, with Geelong debating whether to go with a taller backman or another running player such as Zach Guthrie.
Guthrie played a half in the
“VFL” scratch match on Saturday before being taken from the ground as the carry-over emergency for the AFL game that night.
Fellow youngsters Jordan Clark and Lachie Fogarty have also impressed and remain in the mix for Sunday’s game.
But rookie Oscar Brownless has suffered a dislocated right shoulder. A call on what steps the Cats and Brownless will take next is expected to be made in the coming days.