{"id":652988,"date":"2026-05-06T09:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/652988\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:16:10","slug":"afl-teams-round-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/652988\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Teams Round 9 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hawthorn\u2019s head coach Sam Mitchell has dropped two seasoned figures for his side trip to Perth this week, as they look to end Fremantle\u2019s seven-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>See the sides for Thursday\u2019s Round 9 match below!<\/p>\n<p>Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/afl?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776909012_441_poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The visiting side has called upon second-year defender Bodie Ryan to make his debut out west, alongside Sam Butler and Max Ramsden as the Hawks\u2019 three inclusions for Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The latter will play his first match at senior level since Round 17 last year, while Butler returns after being managed in Round 7 and playing VFL last weekend. Captain James Sicily was declared fit earlier this week, despite questions over an ankle injury he sustained during last Thursday night\u2019s draw against Collingwood.<\/p>\n<p>As for the opposing Dockers, Judd McVee returns from illness with Jeremy Sharp the unlucky omission to make way.<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of the league\u2019s full teams with be announced on Thursday evening at 6;20pm AEST, before sides for the Sunday matches are trimmed on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Sicily fit for huge clash with Fremantle | 02:45<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO<\/p>\n<p>IN AND UNDER: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/teams\/sydney-swans\/afl-2026-inside-malcolm-rosas-move-to-sydney-swans-trade-from-gold-coast-suns-details-scott-pendlebury-gold-number-10-on-jumper-in-and-under-collumn\/news-story\/d59386ab6cbae3bb91702ce2aaf93686\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Inside 18-month plot to land AFL\u2019s top trade bargain; big question on Pendles party plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AFL\u2019s BEST TRADE VALUES RANKED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/afl-news-2026-best-trade-bargains-revealed-as-jack-steele-clayton-oliver-and-brody-mihocek-top-midweek-tackle-list-tackle-the-headline\/news-story\/f27e65384508b8eb2e1dbc852e97f9bf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Perfect reply to \u2018insulting\u2019 Pies offer; Swans\u2019 \u2019spectacular\u2019 win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ROUND 8 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEST)<\/p>\n<p>FREMANTLE vs HAWTHORN<\/p>\n<p>Thursday May 7, 8.10pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n<p>DOCKERS<\/p>\n<p>B: B.Cox, A.Pearce (c), H.Chapman<\/p>\n<p>HB: J.Clark, L.Ryan,K.Worner<\/p>\n<p>C: N.Erasmus, A.Brayshaw, M.Johnson<\/p>\n<p>HF: S.Bolton, M.Reid, S.Switowski<\/p>\n<p>F: P.Voss, J.Treacy, J.Amiss<\/p>\n<p>FOLL: L.Jackson, H.Young, C.Serong<\/p>\n<p>I\/C: M.Frederick, I.Dudley, J.McVee, M.Cox, C.Wagner<\/p>\n<p>EMG: J.Sharp, C.Scerri, O.McDonald<\/p>\n<p>In: &#8211; J.McVee<\/p>\n<p>Out: &#8211; J.Sharp (Omitted)<\/p>\n<p>HAWKS<\/p>\n<p>B: J.Sicily, T.Barrass, J.Impey<\/p>\n<p>HB: B.Ryan, J.Battle, B.Hardwick<\/p>\n<p>C: M.D\u2019Ambrosio, C.Mackenzie, J.Weddle<\/p>\n<p>HF: S.Butler, M.Ramdsen, J.Gunston<\/p>\n<p>F: D.Moore, M.Lewis, N.Watson<\/p>\n<p>FOLL: N.Reeves, J.Newcombe (c), J.Ward<\/p>\n<p>I\/C: K.Amon, C.Nash, L.Meek, J.Ginnivan, C.Macdonald<\/p>\n<p>EMG: C.Nairn, M.Hill, H.Hustwaite<\/p>\n<p>In: &#8211; B.Ryan, S.Butler, M.Ramsden<\/p>\n<p>Out: &#8211; C.Dear (Injured), J.Scrimshaw (Omitted), F.Maginness (Omitted)<\/p>\n<p>BRISBANE LIONS vs CARLTON<\/p>\n<p>Friday May 8, 7.30pm at The Gabba<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>PORT ADELAIDE vs WESTERN BULLDOGS<\/p>\n<p>Friday May 8, 8.10pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>NORTH MELBOURNE vs SYDNEY SWANS<\/p>\n<p>Saturday May 9, 1.15pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>GWS GIANTS vs ESSENDON<\/p>\n<p>Saturday May 9, 4.15pm at ENGIE Stadium<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>GOLD COAST SUNS vs ST KILDA<\/p>\n<p>Saturday May 9, 7.10pm at TIO Stadium, Darwin<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>GEELONG CATS vs COLLINGWOOD<\/p>\n<p>Saturday May 9, 7.35pm at MCG<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>MELBOURNE vs WEST COAST EAGLES<\/p>\n<p>Sunday May 10, 1.10pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>RICHMOND vs ADELAIDE CROWS<\/p>\n<p>Sunday May 10, 3.20pm at the MCG<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hawthorn\u2019s head coach Sam Mitchell has dropped two seasoned figures for his side trip to Perth this week,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[9126,638,64,63,55,639,684,1129,19120,7803,13659,9130,315289,30179,85,7200,14445,5338,315293,315813,698],"class_list":["post-652988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-adelaide-crows","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-ben-cotton","tag-charlie-curnow","tag-christian-petracca","tag-clayton-oliver","tag-geelong-cats","tag-gold-coast-suns","tag-party-plan","tag-selection-news","tag-sports","tag-sydney-swans","tag-team-changes","tag-the-gabba","tag-top-trade-bargain","tag-trade-values","tag-western-bulldogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652988","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=652988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}