Captain Stephen Coniglio will officially return against the Swans in Sydney Derby XXI.
After another relocation for the two teams - this time from Melbourne to Queensland - the 21st instalment of the Sydney Derby will now be played at Metricon Stadium on Sunday night.
The GIANTS have named a squad of 26, with the final team to be announced at 5pm on Friday, however coach Leon Cameron has confirmed Coniglio’s inclusion.
Cameron also confirmed earlier in the week that ruck Shane Mumford will miss this week’s match with a back injury with Matt Flynn coming back into the side.
Also included in the squad are Xavier O’Halloran, Zach Sproule, Matt de Boer, Jake Stein, Tanner Bruhn and last week’s midi-sub Jeremy Finlayson.
Confirmed out of the side are Lachie Whitfield (concussion), Bobby Hill (managed) and Lachie Ash (omitted).
Round 18
GIANTS v Swans
Sunday, July 18 at 6:10pm
Metricon Stadium
FB: Sam Taylor, Phil Davis, Sam Reid
HB: Harry Perryman, Nick Haynes, Isaac Cumming
C: Josh Kelly, Callan Ward, Adam Kennedy
HF: Brent Daniels, Harry Himmelberg, Tim Taranto
FF: Daniel Lloyd, Jesse Hogan, Toby Greene
RR: Matt Flynn, Stephen Coniglio, Jacob Hopper
Interchange (from): Jake Stein, Tom Green, Zach Sproule, Connor Idun, Jeremy Finlayson, Tanner Bruhn, Xavier O’Halloran, Matt de Boer
In: Stephen Coniglio, Matt Flynn, Jake Stein, Zach Sproule, Jeremy Finlayson, Tanner Bruhn, Xavier O’Halloran, Matt de Boer
Out: Shane Mumford (back), Lachie Whitfield (concussion), Bobby Hill (managed), Lachie Ash (omitted)
