{"id":712508,"date":"2026-06-03T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712508\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:04:11","slug":"afl-teams-round-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712508\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Teams Round 13 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geelong has axed a star forward whose form has been seriously questioned while Adelaide loses two of its biggest names for Thursday night\u2019s blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p>See the sides for Round 13 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?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" 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\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Crows will be without gun forwards Izak Rankine (calf) and Riley Thilthorpe (suspension), plus star defender Mark Keane, who\u2019s available but looks set to return through the SANFL.<\/p>\n<p>However they regain Tex Walker, while mid-season draftee Hugo Hall-Kahan makes an almost immediate AFL debut, being picked up after 18 months on the Sydney rookie list and then a stint in the VFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats have dropped the out-of-form Brad Close, who has been criticised for a defensive lapse with flow-on effects allowing Carlton\u2019s Patrick Cripps to kick the game-winning goal last week.<\/p>\n<p>Young ruckman Mitch Edwards has been managed with Chris Scott instead throwing Mark Blicavs into the ruck, while Lawson Humphries misses with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really sure (on Lawson), I\u2019m not sure (the medical staff are) sure either, because he hasn\u2019t done a whole lot post-game. They were pretty optimistic afterwards in the immediate aftermath,\u201d Scott said of Lawson this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you think about that in the context of the way sometimes we proactively manage players who don\u2019t have any glaring acute injury issue, then playing guys when they\u2019re less than their best sounds a bit counter to what we\u2019re trying to put in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt puts a bit of doubt on Lawson, but it shouldn\u2019t be construed as he couldn\u2019t play. He could choose not to play, and it\u2019s likely that, \u2018Yeah, he could\u2019ve, but we chose to prioritise optimisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jack Martin, Jack Bowes and Oli Wiltshire come into the side, with Bowes (three goals and 28 disposals) and Wiltshire (three goals) both excellent at VFL level recently.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Round 13 teams will be announced 6:20pm Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/afl-2026-round-13-team-tips-predicted-sides-and-squads-ins-and-outs-team-changes-injuries-latest-team-news\/news-story\/46d3fd806627db59069086f30182d082\" title=\"www.foxsports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">See the Team Tips for those games here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barrass likely to return for Dogs clash | 00:56<\/p>\n<p>ROUND 13 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEST)<\/p>\n<p>ADELAIDE CROWS v GEELONG<\/p>\n<p>Thursday June 4, 7:30pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n<p>CROWS<\/p>\n<p>B: J.Worrell, J.Borlase, M.Michalanney<\/p>\n<p>HB: R.Laird, J.Butts, W.Milera<\/p>\n<p>C: D.Curtin, J.Dawson, B.Cook<\/p>\n<p>HF: C.Ah Chee, T.Walker, J.Rachele<\/p>\n<p>F: A.Neal-Bullen, D.Fogarty, B.Keays<\/p>\n<p>FOLL: L.McAndrew, J.Peatling, J.Soligo<\/p>\n<p>I\/C: S.Berry, Z.Taylor, H.Hall-Kahan, L.Nankervis, T.Murray<\/p>\n<p>EMG: R.O\u2019Brien, L.Pedlar, N.Murray<\/p>\n<p>In: T.Walker, H.Hall-Kahan<\/p>\n<p>Out: R.Thilthorpe (Suspension), I.Rankine (Injured)<\/p>\n<p>CATS<\/p>\n<p>B: C.O\u2019Sullivan, T.Stewart, J.Henry<\/p>\n<p>HB: J.Kolodjashnij, Z.Guthrie, S.De Koning<\/p>\n<p>C: T.Bruhn, B.Smith, M.O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n<p>HF: J.Cameron, S.Mannagh, O.Dempsey<\/p>\n<p>F: P.Dangerfield, S.Neale, J.Martin<\/p>\n<p>FOLL: M.Blicavs, M.Holmes, T.Atkins<\/p>\n<p>I\/C: J.Bowes, O.Mullin, O.Wiltshire, G.Miers, O.Henry<\/p>\n<p>EMG: J.Worpel, M.Edwards, B.Close<\/p>\n<p>In: J.Martin, J.Bowes, O.Wiltshire<\/p>\n<p>Out: L.Humphries (Injured), B.Close (Omitted), M.Edwards (Managed)<\/p>\n<p>HAWTHORN v WESTERN BULLDOGS<\/p>\n<p>Friday June 5, 7:40pm at the MCG<\/p>\n<p>HAWKS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>BULLDOGS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>NORTH MELBOURNE v FREMANTLE<\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 6, 2:15pm at Hands Oval<\/p>\n<p>KANGAROOS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>DOCKERS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>GOLD COAST SUNS v BRISBANE LIONS<\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 6, 5:15pm at People First Stadium<\/p>\n<p>SUNS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>LIONS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>WEST COAST EAGLES v PORT ADELAIDE<\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 6, 8:15pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n<p>EAGLES<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>POWER<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>SYDNEY SWANS v ST KILDA<\/p>\n<p>Sunday June 7, 3:15pm at the SCG<\/p>\n<p>SWANS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>SAINTS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>ESSENDON v CARLTON<\/p>\n<p>Sunday June 7, 7:20pm at the MCG<\/p>\n<p>BOMBERS<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>BLUES<\/p>\n<p>TBA Thursday evening<\/p>\n<p>COLLINGWOOD v MELBOURNE<\/p>\n<p>Monday June 8, 3:15pm at the MCG<\/p>\n<p>MAGPIES<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>DEMONS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Geelong has axed a star forward whose form has been seriously questioned while Adelaide loses two of its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,85,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-712508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712508","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=712508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}