Four Crows have been selected for next Friday’s State of Origin for Bushfire Relief game at Marvel Stadium.
Club captain Rory Sloane has been picked by Victorian coach Damien Hardwick to pull on the ‘Big V’, while three of his teammates - Rory Laird, Brodie Smith and Taylor Walker – have been named in John Longmire’s All-Stars squad.
Both Hardwick and Longmire have named star-studded 27-man squads for the clash on Friday, February 28.
Sloane, a two-time Malcolm Blight medallist and 2016 All Australian, told AFL.com.au in January the game would raise vital funds for bushfire-ravaged communities.
State of Origin for Bushfire Relief teams
| VICTORIA | ||
| Rory Sloane (Adel) | Toby Greene (GWS) | Trent Cotchin (Rich) |
| Stefan Martin (Bris) | Nick Haynes (GWS) | Bachar Houli (Rich) |
| Darcy Moore (Coll) | Josh Kelly (GWS) | Tom Lynch (Rich) |
| Scott Pendlebury (Coll) | Lachie Whitfield (GWS) | Dustin Martin (Rich) |
| Steele Sidebottom (Coll) | James Sicily (Haw) | Jade Gresham (StK) |
| Adam Saad (Ess) | Ben Cunnington (NM) | Jake Lloyd (Syd) |
| Mark Blicavs (Geel) | Todd Goldstein (NM) | Tom Papley (Syd) |
| Patrick Dangerfield (Geel) | Shaun Higgins (NM) | Marcus Bontempelli (WB) |
| Jeremy Cameron (GWS) | Robbie Gray (PA) | Jack Macrae (WB) |
| ALL-STARS | ||
| Rory Laird (Adel) | Jeremy Howe (Coll) | Neville Jetta (Melb) |
| Brodie Smith (Adel) | Nat Fyfe (Freo) | Scott Lycett (PA) |
| Taylor Walker (Adel) | Michael Walters (Freo) | Shane Edwards (Rich) |
| Harris Andrews (Bris) | Tom Hawkins (Geel) | Jack Riewoldt (Rich) |
| Charlie Cameron (Bris) | Zach Tuohy (Geel) | Bradley Hill (StK) |
| Lachie Neale (Bris) | Lachie Weller (GC) | Callum Mills (Syd) |
| Dayne Zorko (Bris) | Stephen Coniglio (GWS) | Brad Sheppard (WCE) |
| Patrick Cripps (Carl) | Luke Breust (Haw) | Elliot Yeo (WCE) |
| Brodie Grundy (Coll) | Isaac Smith (Haw) | Jason Johannisen (WB) |
Team Captains are to be named closer to the match.
"I'm a proud Victorian and always watched the State of Origin games growing up," Sloane said.
"You've got all your favourite players pulling on a guernsey and playing on the one team, it's pretty cool to watch, but it's much less about that and more about doing something really good for what's been a tough year for these communities.
"It's a game that can unite a whole industry."
Victoria will wear the traditional navy blue strip with white Big V logo, while the All-Stars will wear a new white and gold playing strip.
Each player in the All-Star’s team will have their home state abbreviation above their playing number.
