Sam Rowe is set to resume his playing career with Carlton, eight months after completing chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer.
Rowe, taken with Carlton’s second round selection (No.62 overall) in the 2011 AFL Draft, has been named in a squad of 34 players for Sunday’s NAB Cup campaign opener against GWS and reigning Premier Sydney at Blacktown’s Skoda Stadium.
Also named in the squad is the 2012 Morrish Medallist Nick Graham, Carlton’s recent third round draft selection (54 overall), who has impressed in midfield in both intra-club matches recently staged at Visy Park,
Also named for their first hit-outs of the year are Eddie Betts, Andrew Carrazzo, Lachie Henderson, Marc Murphy and Kade Simpson. Murphy will lead the team for the first leg of the triple header against GWS, with Nick Duigan captaining the team for the Swans fixture.
Carlton Senior Coach Michael Malthouse said the Blues would implement a defensive game-plan honing in on the player's strengths.
"We've got certain strengths and we want them to come to the fore, so they'll be heavily promoted," Malthouse said at a press conference at Visy Park today.
Carlton's Round One NAB Cup squad:
1 ANDREW WALKER
3 MARC MURPHY
4 BRYCE GIBBS
6 KADE SIMPSON
7 DYLAN BUCKLEY
9 KANE LUCAS
10 MATTHEW WATSON
11 ROB WARNOCK
12 MITCH ROBINSON
13 CHRIS YARRAN
14 BROCK MCLEAN
15 JEREMY LAIDLER
16 ANDREW COLLINS
17 SAM ROWE
19 EDDIE BETTS
20 RHYS O'KEEFFE
21 JOSH BOOTSMA
22 SHAUN HAMPSON
23 LACHIE HENDERSON
24 PATRICK MCCARTHY
27 DENNIS ARMFIELD
28 TOM BELL
31 MARCUS DAVIES
32 NICK GRAHAM
34 NICK DUIGAN
35 EDWARD CURNOW
38 JEFFREY GARLETT
40 MICHAEL JAMISON
41 LEVI CASBOULT
42 ZACH TUOHY
43 SIMON WHITE
44 ANDREW CARRAZZO
45 AARON JOSEPH
46 DAVID ELLARD
