I remember Jaksch and DVR missing out on NAB 1 last year and some said it was an indication of their low standing in the squad. I disagreed and thought their time would come. I was wrong. So I'm concerned that Jaksch and Boekhorst are missing out in game 1 this year and will be increasingly concerned if they don't play the next 2 games.

Lebois is a notable inclusion. As a first year rookie you don't get named unless you have seriously impressed.

V excited to see big Harry!
I am not really expecting him to set the world on fire this year but I'd love to see him just clunk a big mark or crash a pack or two (just to see if he breaks in half, Bruce Reid style...?).
Also v impressed to see Pickett, Fisher & LeBois named b/c I think there would be good reasons to leave them out UNLESS they had really pushed their case on the track - feels like BB is rewarding them Vs, say Boekhorst, Jakcsh etc...

I think the first pre-season game & the last are most indicative:
Game 1: Reward for fringe players showing soemthing/performing on the track
Game 2: Get a look at the young'ns and load managing some of the seniors, and those returning from injury
Game 3: (Close to) preferred team for Round 1

Kind of surprised Vescio wasn't named for the 2:05pm game...

A mix of experience and new recruits have been named in the Blues’ side ahead of their first hit-out in the JLT Community Series against Melbourne on Saturday at Casey Fields.

Captain Marc Murphy and reigning John Nicholls Medallist Sam Docherty have both been named, while veterans Kade Simpson, Bryce Gibbs and Dale Thomas have both been included in the Blues’ 29-man squad to face the Demons.

New recruits including Caleb Marchbank, Billie Smedts, Jarrod Pickett and Rhys Palmer look set to pull on the navy blue guernsey for the first time since arriving at Ikon Park. Meanwhile, exciting first-year players Zac Fisher, Kym Lebois, Cameron Polson have also all been named in the Blues’ squad

The squad will be whittled down to a final playing list of 26 an hour and a half before the first bounce.

JLT Community Series 1
Melbourne v Carlton
Saturday 25 February
Casey Fields at 2:05pm

Carlton's 29-man squad:

1 – Jack Silvagni

3 – Marc Murphy

4 – Bryce Gibbs

6 – Kade Simpson

7 – Dylan Buckley

8 – Matthew Kreuzer

10 – Harry McKay

11 – Sam Kerridge

13 – Jed Lamb

15 – Sam Docherty

16 – Billie Smedts

17 – Sam Rowe

20 – Lachie Plowman

22 – Caleb Marchbank

23 – Jacob Weitering

24 – Rhys Palmer

25 – Zac Fisher

27 – Dennis Armfield

28 – David Cuningham

29 – Cameron Polson

30 – Charlie Curnow

33 – Jarrod Pickett

35 – Edward Curnow

37 – Daniel Gorringe

39 – Dale Thomas

41 – Levi Casboult

42 – Kym Lebois

43 – Simon White

46 – Matthew Wright

Lebois is a notable inclusion. As a first year rookie you don't get named unless you have seriously impressed.

Good point , hearing very good things about LeBois & Polson .Silvagni may just have landed a couple gems very late .
This could make all the difference to our rebuild , as in the past we've been hopeless with our later choices.

We got the PSD pick Betts right but that way as long long time ago....coincidently another small forward except LeBois and Polson seem to have a bigger engine to play midfield than Betts did

Wouldn't mind seeing Lamb have a go in Tuohy's old spot at some stage, has all the attributes but doesn't find the ball much as a forward.

Did being the operative word here.