North Launceston has debuted a whopping 18 players in 2021, and coach Brad Cox-Goodyer says there's still more to come.
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With Tom Donnelly regularly playing VFL and Ben Simpson, Mark Walsh, Dan Withers and Matthew Cossins all on the injury list, North's faith in its teenage talents has been rewarded with eight-straight wins.
The Bombers have made just one change for Saturday's trip to Glenorchy - recalling in-form forward Harry Bayles for fellow 17-year-old Connor Leeflang - but plan to blood more youngsters in the final third of the season.
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"There's some cracking guys at development league level that are putting their hand up and they're on the radar," Cox-Goodyer said.
"Ethan Hubbard and Josh Harris ... and some other guys are playing really good footy.
"So if the opportunity arises we're definitely not afraid to give them a game - there's some good players still to debut hopefully barring injuries and form."
Glenorchy has also made one change, naming co-captain Josh Arnold for his first game of the year after the 198-gamer broke his leg in pre-season.
The Magpies are yet to beat any of the top-four sides this season, but Cox-Goodyer is taking nothing for granted.
"They're up and about at the moment - they had a good win on the weekend and the last time we played them they didn't have [Harrison] Gunther," Cox-Goodyer.
"He obviously straightens them up a lot - he kicked five goals on the weekend and gives a good presence up forward or playing in defence he gives a really good intercept mark.
"We've just got to go down there with the right attitude and not think it's going to be a walk in the park because Glenorchy's still got some very good players."
Apart from 'Gastrogate' in round 3, 2018 when the Bombers had eight late changes, Glenorchy has not beaten North Launceston since the 2016 grand final.
FULL TEAMS
GLENORCHY v NORTH LAUNCESTON
Round 14
KGV, 1.30pm Saturday
Glenorchy
- B: J. Arnold, D. Wyatt, N. Blowfield
- HB: C. Mcknight, D. Joseph, C. Meredith
- C: L. Nicholson, J. Geard, N. Reibelt
- HF: R. Oakley, H. Gunther, A. Roberts
- F: C. Daly, M. Dilger, J. Whitford
- R: J. Deegan, C. Thompson, B. Kamaric
- Int: C. Hills, I. Manson, B. Patterson, T. Turner
- Emg: D. Brown, R. Dilger, Z. Evans-fenton, J. Saavedra
In: J. Arnold
Out: T. Spotswood
North Launceston
- B: J. Avent, C. Nankervis, B. Van Buuren
- HB: F. Bennett, W. Edmunds, R. Whitney
- C: D. Chugg, B. Cox-Goodyer, N. Pearce
- HF: H. Griffiths, T. Bennett, B. Leary
- F: Z. Burt, J. Edmunds, J. Rushton
- R: A. Lee, M. Stingel, J. Foon
- Int: H. Bayles, D. Layh, B. Mitchell, O. Van dam
- Emg: A. Bourne, T. Ives, C. Leeflang, L. Mitchell
In: H. Bayles
Out: C. Leeflang