GIANTS Academy youngster Cooper Bell will make his VFL debut as one of two changes for the GIANTS’ clash with Box Hill in Blacktown on Sunday. 

A key position utility, Bell comes into the VFL side after strong performances for both the GIANTS Academy and the Allies in the Under-18 Championships this year. 

The 17-year-old is one of four GIANTS Academy members set to take the field for the club’s VFL side on Sunday, joining Coby Hilton, Josaia Delana and Logan Smith against the Hawks. 

Tough midfielder Marc Sheather also returns to bolster the VFL side after missing five weeks with a knee injury.  

Bell and Sheather come into the team in place of Max Gruzewski and Ryan Angwin, with Gruzewski returning to the AFL side for the clash with the Hawks, while Angwin is the AFL side’s travelling emergency.  

The VFL side will feature 11 AFL-listed GIANTS for the meeting with the Hawks.  

Sunday’s clash will get underway at 11:05am in Blacktown.  

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VFL Round 19 
 
GIANTS v Box Hill Hawks 
Sunday, August 4 at 11:05am 
Blacktown International SportsPark | Darug Country 
 
Team:  

FB: Adam Kennedy, Harper Montgomery, Wade Derksen 
HB: Jacob Wehr, Leek Aleer, Nick Haynes 
C: James Leake, Jackson Bowne, Conor Stone 
HF: Nathan Wardius, Lachlan Keeffe, Phoenix Gothard 
FF: Callum Brown, Matt Harms, Ryan Hebron 
RR: Logan Smith, Josaia Delana, Marc Sheather 
 
Interchange: Nick Quigg, Billy Galimberti, Cooper Bell, James Creighton, Coby Hilton 
 
In:  Cooper Bell (debut), Marc Sheather 
Out: Max Gruzewski, Ryan Angwin (AFL)