The Sydney Swans will blood their sixth debutant of season 2020 on Thursday night with speedster Zac Foot named in the team for Sydney Derby XIX at Opus Stadium.
19-year old Foot was pick 51 at the 2018 AFL Draft and gets his opportunity at senior level after impressive performances in the reserves side.
Coach John Longmire said it was great to have Foot in the side after the speedy forward had been working really hard on his game.
"He's a very good hard running player," Longmire said.
"We have him in the team because he deserves an opportunity, he has been playing well at the reserves level and we hope to see him in our forward half."
Foot's inclusion is one of three changes to the side with Nick Blakey returning after a solid game in the reserves (against Collingwood in Brisbane last week) and Colin O'Riordan returning from injury. Elijah Taylor (omitted), Aliir Aliir (injured) and Matt Ling (omitted) make way for the trio.
The Round 12 clash and 19th Sydney Derby will be very different cross-town battle to years gone by with the game being played in Perth.
"It's unusual there's no doubt about that but it's great we still get the opportunity to play", Longmire said.
"We know the Giants are in great form, their form over the last few weeks has been fantastic, they are a good team and we look forward to that opportunity."
Swans v Giants - Sydney Derby XIX
Thursday August 13 at 6:10pm WST/8:10pm EST
Optus Stadium
FB: Colin O'Riordan, Dane Rampe, Lewis Melican
HB: Jake Lloyd, Jackson Thurlow, Jordan Dawson
C: Harry Cunningham, Luke Parker, Oliver Florent
HF: Will Hayward, Tom McCartin, James Bell
FF: Tom Papley, Sam Reid, Sam Wicks
RR: Callum Sinclair, James Rowbottom, Callum Mills
Interchange: Nick Blakey, Robbie Fox, Dylan Stephens, Zac Foot
In: Zac Foot (debut), Nick Blakey, Colin O'Riordan
Out: Aliir Aliir (injured), Elijah Taylor (omitted), Matt Ling (omitted)
Emergencies: Sam Gray, Chad Warner, Ryan Clarke, Hayden McLean
