TSL: Jayden Charlton 'a good family man', says coach

One of the Demons' longest-serving players, Charlton debuted alongside Robinson in 2007 and will receive life membership following Saturday's home clash with North Launceston.

"He's a very quiet, humble man, a good family man with a couple of young children," Robinson said.

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"It's been a long journey for him - 13 years but he had osteitis pubis two or three years, he went to Melbourne for a couple of years and had the year at Hobart. But he's a genuine North Hobart person and I'm proud he's getting his life membership this week.

"I think he's been under-rated too as a player, our group's really missed him the last few weeks and you'd probably struggle to find a wingman as consistent as he is. Wing is a hard position on the ground to play and I've openly said I think he's one of the best wingmen I've seen at this level for longevity.

"But off-field he's a good family man that's what I love about him."

Charlton's return from a four-week injury lay-off comes as one of three changes for Demons, with Harry Ireland and Wynyard recruit Thomas Liefhebber rewarded for impressive development league performances.

Talented defender Bailey Walker misses with concussion, while Hamish Allan and Patrick Walker have both been rested.

Gun midfielder Troy Cunliffe will spend a third week on the sidelines.

Robinson said courage was the key to backing up a round one performance that saw his side fall just 10 points short of the three-time reigning premiers.

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"There's things we did right that game but North Launny are starting to tick - they're heading in the right direction as we always knew they would," he said.

"They're a better side than they were round one, so the challenge for us is to have the courage to take the game on and transition the ball like we did then.

"We'll just have to use our leg speed and ball use, change lanes, bring the ball back through the middle and give ourselves every chance to score against them because they've been very good at keeping the opposition to low scores the past few weeks."