Fremantle coach Ross Lyon will hand club debuts to Cam McCarthy, Bradley Hill, Joel Hamling and Shane Kersten when the Dockers host Geelong on Sunday.
โThe aim is to put it together straight away, but itโs a work in progress,โ Lyon said.
โItโs not going to be perfect. But again weโve worked really hard.
โUnder the fierce cauldron of an AFL game, thereโs nothing that can substitute for that, and Iโm sure weโll learn some lessons and look to improve.
โThose four (new signings) will play, so itโs exciting for us.โ
After failing to play at AFL level in 2016, McCarthy has hit the ground running with the Dockers since joining the club, culminating in his six-goal performance against Carlton in their final JLT Series match.
โConfidence is built by action, (and McCarthy) did all the hard work over summer,โ Lyon said.
โHe didnโt miss a session, and on all the metrics that get thrown around these days, he was high consistently. That gave him the best opportunity to perform well.โ
โ(Kicking six goals) certainly will make him feel good about himself but I loved Camโs article over the weekend,โ Lyon said.
โ(Cam said) Iโm no-oneโs saviour, Iโm here to play my role and Iโm not going to do that every weekโฆbut it certainly builds belief.โ
โHeโs got capabilities to grow. Heโs only a young man, heโs played a handful of AFL games really and heโs only 21. Thereโs plenty of growth in him.โ
