progressing to the point where coach John Worsfold says the time is right for a senior debut.It feels amazing, Long told the Es

Essendon will hand Jake Long, the son of club legend Michael, a debut against Gold Coast on Sunday.Long has been locked and loaded for his AFL debut, more than two years after joining the Bombers as a rookie.The lightly built 20-year-old has grown in stature over the past season in the VFL, progressing to the point where coach John Worsfold says the time is right for a senior debut.It feels amazing, Long told the Essendon website.Ive waited almost two seasons so Im ready to go out there and play.Longs elevation from the rookie list completes the Baby Bombers feel to their round 21 side, which will be captained by another 20-year-old.Against the Suns, Zach Merrett will lead the fallen AFL heavyweights in just his 57th match.Long is one of four changes for the Bombers, with Mathew Stokes, Orazio Fantasia and Jonathan Simpkin coming in.Skipper Brendon Goddard (groin), Courtenay Dempsey (hamstring), Aaron Francis (calf) and Darcy Parish (rested) miss out.The Suns have three changes, with Adam Saad, Aaron Hall and Keegan Brooksby coming in for Tom Nicholls (knee), Alex Sexton (quad) and Sean Lemmens who has been omitted.North Melbourne were forced into two changes on Friday, leaving out key forward Ben Brown (knee) and defender Scott Thompson (adductor) less than 24 hours after they were named in the Kangaroos side to face Hawthorn.The pair have failed to overcome injuries sustained in last weekends loss to Western Bulldogs, meaning Brad Scotts side must face the premiers without key figures at both ends of the ground.Geelong have rested Andrew Mackie for Harry Taylors 200th game, which comes against Richmond on Sunday afternoon.Daniel Menzel (groin), Nakia Cockatoo (knee), Jed Bews (omitted) also come out with next-gen Cats Jake Kolodjashnij, Lincoln McCarthy, Shane Kersten and Tom Ruggles coming in.Richmond have made two changes.Adam Marcon (omitted) and Ben Griffiths (groin) lose their place for Shane Edwards and Ben Lennon.Edwards is back after two weeks out with a calf injury while Lennon plays his first match since round four.Adelaide has also made two changes for their round-closing match with Fremantle.Paul Seedsmans corked buttock has forced his absence, with Cam Ellis-Yeoman dropped for the incoming Scott Thompson and Mitch McGovern.Connor Blakely comes into the Dockers 22 for Hayden Crozier (calf). 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The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U. Chad Townsend has emerged as one of the surprise packets of the NRL season, including to his Cronulla halves partner James Maloney.Maloney and Townsend have formed one of the NRLs most lethal scrumbase combination this season, in just their first year together, piloting the Sharks to 14 successive wins and the premiership lead.Sydney Roosters premiership winner Maloney was one of the pre-seasons biggest moves after he left Bondi for the Shire. Townsends move from the Warriors didnt receive nearly as much hype, but it has been almost as important.I always thought he had developed over there with the Warriors, Maloney told AAP.But he has probably surprised me just how well he has been playing. He has just been so consistent and we are reaping the rewards of that.Townsend was again a key figure in the Sharks win over the Roosters on Monday.But Maloney warned Cronulla needed to continue to improve in the run-in to the finals ahead of their round 20 clash with hapless Newcastle at Shark Park on Sunday.There are a few games we have got by but we havent been where we should be which is not a huge issue because we need to be playing our best footy down the track, he said.But the amount of points we let in against the Roosters wasnt good enough, there were some tries we should have stopped.Maloney, who led the Roosters to three straight minor premierships and the 2013 title, said he felt for his former teammmates, who are languishing in second-last place on the NRL ladder, ahead of only the Knights.ddddddddddddIt is hard to watch but they are big boys they will be alright, it is a tough year but they will come out the other side and be better for it, Maloney said.Cronulla welcome back the suspended Andrew Fifita for their clash with Newcastle, who they beat 62-0 at Hunter Stadium earlier this year. Faamanu Brown falls out of the Sharks side.Dane Gagai returns at fullback for the Knights from a quad injury.Robbie Rochow and Sione Matautia are missing through injury for the visitors. Pauli Pauli and Mickey Paea come into their 17.Daniel Saifiti is suspended for the Knights, his brother Jacob takes his place.KEY STATS* The Sharks are scoring the most points this season (26.2 per game), while they are also conceding the third fewest (15.9 per game).* Cronulla are looking to become just the eighth team in history to win 15 straight matches an