MINOR premier Adelaide has made four changes to its side ahead of its preliminary final clash against Fremantle.
The Crows had made significant changes to their round 10 side – the last time they played – and a number of those players have returned.
Montana McKinnon, Brooke Tonon, Hannah Munyard and Maddy Newman have all been recalled, while McKenzie Dowrick, Jasmyn Hewett and Zoe Prowse have been omitted, with Eloise Jones to miss through suspension.
Fremantle has made one change, with livewire small Makaela Tuhakaraina returning after AFL health and safety protocols, replacing ruck/key forward Sarah Wielstra (ankle).
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Draftee Tahlia Gillard is the unlucky story at Melbourne, making way for Eden Zanker, who is returning from a quad injury despite a scare at training earlier this week.
Opponent Brisbane has also made one change, regaining tall defender Indy Tahau from illness, with last week's debutant Maggie Harmer omitted.
Check out all the teams below.
Saturday, April 2
Melbourne v Brisbane at the MCG, 12.40pm AEDT
MELBOURNE
B: L.Birch 9 G.Colvin 32
HB: S.Goldrick 23 S.Lampard 8 S.Heath 30
C: K.Paxman 4 T.Hanks 5 L.Mithen 14
HF: A.Bannan 16 K.Hore 10 S.Scott 12
F: D.Pearce - C 6 T.Harris 7
Foll: L.Pearce 15 O.Purcell 2 M.Gay 3
I/C: C.Sherriff 18 E.West 11 E.Zanker 29 E.McNamara 22 M.Fitzsimon 24
Emerg: T.Gillard 17 J.Parry 19
In: E.Zanker
Out: T.Gillard (Omitted)
BRISBANE
B: S.Campbell 20 I.Tahau 26
HB: J.Ellenger 5 N.Grider 10 B.Koenen - C 3
C: O.O'Dwyer 9 E.Bates 1 S.Conway 12
HF: I.Dawes 17 J.Wardlaw 30 G.Bodey 15
F: D.Davidson 14 C.Hodder 21
Foll: T.Hickie 2 A.Anderson 18 C.Svarc 25
I/C: P.Monahan 11 L.Pullar 24 R.Svarc 29 T.Smith 31 Z.Farquharson 22
Emerg: M.Moloney 28 M.Harmer 8
In: I.Tahau
Out: M.Harmer (Omitted)
Adelaide v Fremantle at the Adelaide Oval, 2.10pm ACDT
ADELAIDE
B: N.Gore 7 S.Allan 39
HB: S.Thompson 14 C.Randall - C 26 M.Rajcic 32
C: A.Considine 16 A.Hatchard 33 J.Mules 23
HF: D.Ponter 15 E.Phillips 13 T.Charlton 25
F: A.Woodland 24 R.Martin 5
Foll: C.Gould 1 E.Marinoff 10 H.Button 6
I/C: C.Biddell 12 M.Newman 17 H.Munyard 20 M.McKinnon 21 B.Tonon 28
Emerg: A.Ballard 27 Z.Prowse 4
In: M.Newman, H.Munyard, M.McKinnon, B.Tonon
Out: M.Dowrick (Omitted), J.Hewett (Omitted), Z.Prowse (Omitted), E.Jones (Suspension)
FREMANTLE
B: L.Pugh 32 J.Cuthbertson 29
HB: A.Stannett 4 E.O'Driscoll 3 S.Verrier 5
C: A.Runnalls 22 K.Bowers 2 S.Cain 20
HF: E.Antonio 12 G.Houghton 27 G.O'Sullivan 9
F: K.Antonio 15 A.Tighe 10
Foll: M.Strom 21 H.Miller - C 19 D.East 8
I/C: B.Webb 26 J.Low 30 M.Hyde 28 R.Roux 17 M.Tuhakaraina 13
Emerg: M.Maclachlan 16 T.Toth 33
In: M.Tuhakaraina
Out: S.Wielstra (Injured)
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