The Lions will unearth a further two new players this weekend taking their overall tally of debutantsin 2007 to five.
Leuenberger and Hamill are two of six inclusions to the team that went down to Port Adelaide last week by seven points. Rhan Hooper, Jason Roe, Wayde Mills and Robert Copeland have also been re-called after playing with the Suncoast Lions last week.
Ash McGrath, Richard Hadley, Albert Proud, Daniel Dzufer, Cameron Wood and Justin Sherman were all omitted from the side.
All eyes are likely to be on the 203cm Leuenberger who was taken by the Lions with their first selection (No. 4 pick overall) in the 2006 National Draft. After battling osteitis pubis at the beginning of the 2007 season, the 19 year-old ruckman has been terrorising the AFLQ competition both in the ruck and up forward.
It will be somewhat of a happy homecoming for Leuenberger who will be familiar with Subiaco Oval having played all of his junior football in
Hamill, who was only elevated to the Lions senior list today, will play his first senior match with the Lions since he was selected back in the 2004 Rookie Draft.
The final Brisbane Lions team is:
B: Robert Copeland (30), Daniel Merrett (21), Jason Roe (29)
HB: Jed Adcock (7), Josh Drummond (39), Jared Brennan (17)
C: Tim Notting (8), Nigel Lappin (44), Cheynee Stiller (32)
HF: Joel Macdonald (26), Jonathan Brown (16),
F: Michael Rischitelli (35), Matthew Leuenberger (23), Joel Patfull (24)
Foll: Jamie Charman (19), Simon Black (20), Luke Power (6)
Int: Colm Begley (46), Will Hamill (40), Wayde Mills (25), Rhan Hooper (33).
In: Rhan Hooper, Matthew Leuenberger, Jason Roe, Robert Copeland, Wayde Mills, Will Hamill
Out: Daniel Dzufer, Albert Proud, Cameron Wood, Richard Hadley, Justin Sherman, Ashley McGrath (omit)
New: Matthew Leuenberger (East
