{"id":547970,"date":"2026-03-18T08:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/547970\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:17:11","slug":"afl-teams-round-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/547970\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Teams Round 2 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney\u2019s double superstar blow has been confirmed, with gun midfield pair Errol Gulden and Isaac Heeney to both miss Round 2\u2019s blockbuster opener against Hawthorn.<\/p>\n

While Heeney suffered no structural damage to his hamstring last week against Brisbane, with a five-day break he hasn\u2019t been risked by the Swans, with optimism he\u2019ll be available after their Round 3 bye.<\/p>\n

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The smooth-moving Gulden meanwhile will miss up to four months after undergoing shoulder surgery this week, the club opting for the best long-term option rather than risking repeat dislocations if he tried to play through the issue.<\/p>\n

The pair are replaced by Corey Warner and Caiden Cleary, with the Swans opting for pace by leaving three talls as their emergency options.<\/p>\n

The Hawks are unchanged from the side that demolished Essendon in Round 1, as Sam Mitchell persists with a two-ruck setup featuring Ned Reeves and Lloyd Meek.<\/p>\n

Hayden McLean or Peter Ladhams could be a late inclusion to counter the pair for Dean Cox\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

The rest of the Round 2 teams will be announced Thursday 6:20pm.<\/p>\n

See the latest team news on the six remaining games here in Team Tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bevo silent on potential Butters meeting | 01:16<\/p>\n

ROUND 2 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEDT)<\/p>\n

HAWTHORN v SYDNEY SWANS<\/p>\n

Thursday March 19, 7:30pm at the MCG<\/p>\n

HAWKS<\/p>\n

B: J.Scrimshaw, T.Barrass, J.Impey<\/p>\n

HB: J.Battle, J.Sicily, B.Hardwick<\/p>\n

C: D.Moore, C.Mackenzie, K.Amon<\/p>\n

HF: J.Ginnivan, C.Nash, N.Watson<\/p>\n

F: S.Butler, M.Lewis, J.Gunston<\/p>\n

FOLL: L.Meek, J.Newcombe – C, J.Weddle<\/p>\n

I\/C: M.D\u2019Ambrosio, J.Ward, N.Reeves, C.Macdonald, M.Chol<\/p>\n

EMG: H.Morrison, C.Dear, M.Hill<\/p>\n

No changes<\/p>\n

SWANS<\/p>\n

B: L.Melican, T.McCartin, C.Mills – C<\/p>\n

HB: S.Wicks, N.Blakey, R.Bice<\/p>\n

C: J.Serong, J.McInerney, M.Roberts<\/p>\n

HF: M.Rosas, J.Jordon, Co.Warner<\/p>\n

F: J.Amartey, T.Papley, C.Curnow<\/p>\n

FOLL: B.Grundy, J.Rowbottom, Ch.Warner<\/p>\n

I\/C: D.Rampe, A.Sheldrick, C.Cleary, J.Lloyd, L.McDonald<\/p>\n

EMG: J.Hamling, P.Ladhams, H.McLean<\/p>\n

In: – Co.Warner, C.Cleary<\/p>\n

Out: – I.Heeney (Injured), E.Gulden (Injured)<\/p>\n

ADELAIDE CROWS v WESTERN BULLDOGS<\/p>\n

Friday March 20, 7:40pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n

CROWS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

BULLDOGS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

RICHMOND v GOLD COAST SUNS<\/p>\n

Saturday March 21, 1:15pm at the MCG<\/p>\n

TIGERS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

SUNS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

GWS GIANTS v ST KILDA<\/p>\n

Saturday March 21, 4:15pm at ENGIE Stadium<\/p>\n

GIANTS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

SAINTS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

FREMANTLE v MELBOURNE<\/p>\n

Saturday March 21, 7:35pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n

DOCKERS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

DEMONS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

PORT ADELAIDE v ESSENDON<\/p>\n

Sunday March 22, 3:15pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n

POWER<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

BOMBERS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

WEST COAST EAGLES v NORTH MELBOURNE<\/p>\n

Sunday March 22, 6:10pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n

EAGLES<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

KANGAROOS<\/p>\n

TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n

BYE: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney\u2019s double superstar blow has been confirmed, with gun midfield pair Errol Gulden and Isaac Heeney to both…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-547970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}