Geelong has pulled a selection shock, naming Rhys Stanley to return from a knee injury that was originally expected to sideline him for multiple games.
But after only missing last week’s win over the Western Bulldogs, Stanley will return against St Kilda this week alongside Jonathan Ceglar in the ruck.
Elsewhere, Fremantle has made something of a selection statement, axing Liam Henry and Travis Colyer as Darcy Tucker and Nathan O’Driscoll return for the club’s crucial meeting against the Dogs.
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Luke Beveridge has made his own bold moves, dumping Baku Khamis, Mitch Hannan and Rory McComb as Alex Keath and Adam Treloar return and father-son prodigy Sam Darcy makes his debut.
Carlton has named Caleb Marchbank, Jack Martin, Lachie Fogarty and Paddy Dow, the latter three on an extended bench for its crunch clash with Brisbane, with injured trio Matt Kennedy, Nic Newman, and Lachie Plowman coming out of the side.
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MELBOURNE v COLLINGWOOD
Friday, August 5, 7:50pm at MCG
OF IS
B: Rivers, Petty, May
HB: Jordan, Lever, Hibberd
C: Brayshaw, Oliver, Hunt
HF: Pickett, Fritscg, Langdon
F: Neal-Bullen, Brown, Spargo
A: Gawn, Viney, Petracca
I/C: Salem, Jackson Melksham, Sparrow
EMG: Harmes, Tomlinson, van Rooyen, Chandler
IN: Brown
OUT: Weideman (omitted), Chandler (sub)
FEET
B: Murphy, Moore, Howe
HB: Pendlebury, Maynard, Quaynor
C: J.Daicos, Crisp, Noble
HF: Elliott, Cameron, Sidebottom
F: McCreery, Mihocek, DE Goet
FOLL: Cox, N.Daicos, Lipinski
I/C: Carmichael, Johnson, Hoskin-Elliott, Ginnivan
EMG: Bianco, Henry, C. Brown, Kelly
IN: Mihocek
OUT: Adams (injured), Bianco (omitted)
HAWTHORN v GOLD COAST
Saturday, August 6, 1:45pm at UTAS Stadium
hawks
B: Sicily, Jeka, Scrimshaw
HB: Impey, Hardwick, Grainger-Bars
C: Ward, Mitchell, Morrison
HF: Serong, Breust, Macdonald
F: Butler, Gunston, Moore
FOLL: McEvoy, Nwcome, O’Meara
I/C: Maginess, Nash, Day, Koschitze
EMG: Blank, Phillips, Howe
IN: Impey, Grainger-Barras, Serong
OUT: Jiath (suspended) Morris, Lewis (both injured), Blank (managed)
SUNS
B: Graham, Collins, Lemmens
HB: Faraar, Andrew, Ellis
C: Sharp, Miller, Hollands
HF: Ainsworth, Chol, Swallow
F: Lukosius, Casboult, Hollman
FOLL: Witts, Rowell, Anderson
I/C: Davies, Rankine, MacPherson, Rosas
EMG: Moyle, Bowes, Fiorini, Atkins
IN: Ellis, Davies
OUT: Atkins, Markov (both omitted), Oea (sub)
GWS GIANTS v ESSENDON
Saturday, August 6, 2:10pm at GIANTS Stadium
GIANTS
B: Cumming, Taylor, Haynes
H.B.: Kennedy, Keefe, Perryman
C: Kelly, Ward, Whitfield
HF: Taranto, Greene, Peatling
F: Coniglio, Hogan, Lloyd
FOLL: Preuss, Hopper, Green
I/C: Himmelberg, Aleer, Briggs
EMG: Brown, Ash, Fleeton, Bruhn
IN: Coniglio, Briggs, Riccardi
OUT: Ash, O’Hallaran, Brown, (all omitted), Wehr (injured)
BOMBER
B: Ridley, Laverde, Zerk-Thatcher
HB: Redman, Kelly, Hind
C: Durham, Langford, Heppell
HF: Guelfi, Martin, Hobbs
F: Wright, Stringer, Stewart
FOLL: Draper, Merrett, Parish
I/C: McGrath, Perkins, Snelling, Jones
EMG: D’Ambrosio, Menzie, Bryan, Cutler
IN: Parish, McGrath
OUT: Caldwell, (injured), D’Ambrosio, Menzie (sub)
WESTERN BULLDOGS v FREMANTLE
Saturday, August 6, 4:35pm at Marvel Stadium
DOGS
B: Williams, Keath, Cordy
HB: Treloar, Darcy, Dale
C: Richards, Liberatore, Smith
HF: Johannisen, Bruce, Dunkley
F: Weightman, Naughton, Ugle-Hagan
FOL: English, Bontempelli, Macrae
I/C: West, McNeil, Daniel, Garcia
EMG: Martin, Vandermeer, McLean, Khamis
IN: Keath, Treloar, Darcy
OUT: Khamis, Hannan, McComb (all omitted), Gardner (injured)
DOCKERS
B: Chapman, Cox, Walker
HB: Young, Pearce, Ryan
C: Clark, Brayshaw, Acres
HF: Schultz, Lobb, Serong
F: Frederick, Taberner, Walters
FOL: Darcy, Brodie, Aish
I/C: Logue, Tucker, Mundy, O’Driscoll
EMG: Banfield, Johnson, Henry, Wilson
IN: Tucker, O’Driscoll
OUT: Henry, Colyer (both omitted), Banfield (sub)
GEELONG v ST KILDA
Saturday, August 6, 7:25pm at GMHBA Stadium
CATS
B: Guthrie, De Koning, Bews
H.B.: Kolodjashnij, Stewart, Henry.
C: Duncan, Blicavs, Smith
HF: Close, Cameron, Stengle
F: Hawkins, Stanley, Dangerfield
FOL: Ceglar, C. Guthrie, Parfitt
I/C: O’Connor, Holmes, Atkins, Miers
EMG: Menegola, Tuohy, Dahlhaus, Evans
IN: Stanley
OUT: Selwood (managed), Rohan (injured)
SAINTS
B: Wilkie, Howard, Webster
HB: Battle, Sharman, Sinclair
C: Clark, Windhager, Wood
HF: Membery, Hill, Butler
F: Higgins, King, Owens
FOL: Marshall, Steele, Ross
I/C: Paton, Hannebery, Crouch, Long
EMG: Jones, Lienert, Byrnes, Campbell
IN: Howard
OUT: Lienert, Byrnes (both omitted)
PORT ADELAIDE v RICHMOND
Saturday, August 6, 7:40pm at Adelaide Oval
POWER
B: Burton, Jonas, McKenzie
HB: Byrne-Jones, Aliir, Houston
C: Amon, Boak, Duursma
HF: Butters, Finlayson, Farrell
F: Gray, Dixon, Powell-Pepper
FOL: Teakle, Wines, Rozee
I/C: Bergman, Drew, Burgoyne, McEntee
EMG: Bonner, Clurey, Mead, Georgiades
IN: Houston, Teakle
OUT: Jones (injured), Marshall (HS protocol), Georgiades (omitted)
TIGERS
B: Gibcus, Tarrant, Balta
HB: Baker, Vlastuin, Rioli
C: Pickett, Short, McIntosh
HF: Graham, Cotchin, Bolton
F: Riewoldt, Cumberland, Lynch
FOL: Nankervis, Prestia, Sonsie
I/C: Ross, Miller, Rioli, Broad
EMG: Mansell, Dow, Edwards, Soldo
IN: Gibcus
OUT: Edwards (managed), Grimes (injured)
NORTH MELBOURNE v SYDNEY
Sunday, August 7, 1:10pm at Marvel Stadium
ROOS
B: Corr, McKay, La. Young
HB: Dawson, McDonald, Stephenson
C: Scott, Davies-Uniacke, Taylor
HF: Powell, Zurhaar, Greenwood
F: Curtis, Larkey, Ziebell
FOL: Goldstein, Simpkin, Horne-Francis
I/C (from): Anderson, Walker, Coleman-Jones, Turner, Goater, Lazzaro, Perez, Hall
IN: Corr, Young, Curtis, Goater, Perez, Hall
OUT: Bonar, Spicer (both omitted), Archer (injured)
SWANS
B: McCartin, Rampe, McCartin
HB: Lloyd, Fox, Florent
C: McInerney, Mills, Stephens
HF: Hayward, Reid, Gulden
F: Papley, Franklin, Heeney
FOL: Hickey, Warner, Parker
I/C (from): Blakey, Clarke, Rowbottom, Roberts, Ladhams, McDonald, Ronke, Kennedy
IN: Roberts, McDonald, Ladhams, Ronke
OUT: Amartey (omitted)
BRISBANE v CARLTON
Sunday, August 7, 3:20pm at Gabba
LIONS
B: Gardiner, Adams, Rich
HB: Starcevich, Andrews, Coleman
C: Bailey, Zorko, McCluggage
HF: Rayner, Hipwood, McCarthy
F: McStay, Daniher, Cameron
FOL: McInerney, Neale, Berry
I/C (from): Lohmann, Ah Chee, Robinson, Lyons, Prior, Fort, Mathieson, Answerth
IN: Rich, Starcevich, Lohmann, Prior
OUT: Cockatoo (omitted)
BLUES
B: Saad, Le Young, Docherty
HB: Marchbank, Weitering, McGovern
C: Cottrell, Cripps, Cerra
HF: O’Brien, McKay, Owies
F: Motlop, Curnow, Silvagni
FOL: Pittonet, Walsh, Fisher
I/C (from): Martin, Setterfield, Durdin, De Koning, Dow, Fogarty, Kemp, Newnes
IN: Marchbank, Martin, Fogarty, Dow, Kemp, Newnes
OUT: Kennedy, Newman (both injured), Plowman (omitted)
WEST COAST v ADELAIDE
Sunday, August 7, 4:10pm at Optus Stadium
EAGLES
B: Hurn, Barrass, Duggan
HB: Hough, Edwards, Jones
C: Waterman, Kelly, Gaff
HF: Ryan, Darling, Cripps
F: Williams, Kennedy, Rioli
FOL: Naitanui, Redden, Shuey
I/C (from): Langdon, Petrevski-Seton, O’Neill, Foley, Nelson, Bazzo, Clark, Dixon
IN: Kennedy, Langdon, Petrevski-Seton, Bazzo, Nelson, Clark
OUT: Petruccelle, West (both injured), Culley (suspension)
CROWS
B: Worrell, Butts, Hamill
HB: Smith, Murray, Dawson
C: Hinge, Laird, Jones
HF: McAdam, Fogarty, Keays
F: Milera, Walker, Murphy
FOL: O’Brien, Berry, Schoenberg
I/C (from): Davis, Frampton, Hately, Soligo, Himmelberg, Parnell, McHenry, Sholl
IN: Frampton, Hately, Sholl
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