AFTER 266 days on the sidelines, Brisbane's Kate Lutkins will return to the footy field when her Lions take on Essendon on Sunday afternoon.
Lutkins, the Lions' backline general, tore her ACL during round one of season six earlier this year, making a full recovery in just under nine months.
Sydney speedster Aliesha Newman will return as the Swans take on North Melbourne at the Swinburne Centre, with young Roo Zoe Savarirayan to debut.
Kiara Beesley and Ruby Sargant-Wilson will both debut for the Swans.
Check the full teams out below.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
Brisbane v Essendon at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, 12.10pm AEST
BRISBANE
B: S.Campbell 20 P.Monahan 11
HB: B.Koenen - C 3 N.Grider 10 J.Ellenger 5
C: O.O'Dwyer 9 E.Bates 1 S.Conway 12
HF: C.Hodder 21 D.Davidson 14 I.Dawes 17
F: J.Wardlaw 30 G.Bodey 15
Foll: T.Hickie 2 C.Svarc 25 A.Anderson 18
I/C: K.Lutkins 13 D.Heslop 23 T.Smith 31 Z.Farquharson 22 R.Svarc 29
Emerg: L.Pullar 24 M.Pauga 27 C.Mullins 28
In: J.Wardlaw, K.Lutkins
Out: L.Pullar (omitted), M.Pauga (omitted)
ESSENDON
B: C.Phillips 35 D.Marshall 6
HB: J.Vogt 10 S.Alexander 24 S.Van De Heuvel 27
C: G.Gee 2 M.Prespakis 4 S.Cain 20
HF: A.Clarke 33 P.Scott 32 R.Tierney 23
F: B.Toogood - C 8 J.Wuetschner 21
Foll: S.Wales 30 L.Williamson 13 J.Doonan 12
I/C: M.Ryan 31 A.Morcom 25 A.Van Loon 26 A.Radford 22 A.Barba 11
Emerg: M.Busch 28 J.Zanchetta 18 F.Frew 17
In: J.Vogt, J.Wuetschner
Out: D.Bannister (suspension), E.Gamble (injured)
Fremantle v Melbourne at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, 12.10pm AWST
FREMANTLE
B: E.O'Driscoll 3 A.Stannett 4
HB: J.Cuthbertson 29 J.Low 30 L.Pugh 32
C: P.Seth 18 H.Miller - C 19 A.Runnalls 22
HF: R.Roux 17 A.Franklin 14 G.O'Sullivan 9
F: A.Tighe 10 M.Kauffman 25
Foll: M.Strom 21 K.Bowers 2 D.East 8
I/C: N.Gore 7 T.Stribley 20 S.Verrier 5 O.Lally 27 M.Hyde 28
Emerg: A.Mulholland 33 S.Wielstra 24 B.Webb 26
In: M.Hyde
Out: A.Mulholland (omitted)
MELBOURNE
B: L.Birch 9 T.Gillard 17
HB: M.Chaplin 13 M.Gay 3 S.Goldrick 23
C: S.Heath 30 T.Hanks 5 S.Lampard 8
HF: T.Harris 7 K.Paxman 4 A.Bannan 16
F: D.Pearce - C 6 K.Hore 10
Foll: L.Pearce 15 E.West 11 L.Mithen 14
I/C: B.Mackin 31 O.Purcell 2 E.Zanker 29 M.Fitzsimon 24 S.Duffy 12
Emerg: C.Wilson 20 A.Brown 28 M.Caris 21
In: M.Chaplin
Out: C.Sherriff (injured)
North Melbourne v Sydney at Swinburne Centre, 5.10pm AEDT
NORTH MELBOURNE
B: E.O'Shea 14 S.Wright 17
HB: N.Bresnehan 12 E.Kearney - C 9 J.Ferguson 20
C: A.Smith 15 J.Garner 25 T.Craven 5
HF: I.Eddey 3 V.Wall 13 A.O'Loughlin 6
F: T.Randall 16 E.King 60
Foll: K.Rennie 26 J.Bruton 35 M.King 23
I/C: Z.Savarirayan 4 S.Abbatangelo 1 T.Gatt 8 A.Riddell 7 B.Brown 36
Emerg: G.Matser 29 H.Bowey 18 D.Hardiman 31
In: Z.Savarirayan
Out: S.McCarthy (omitted)
SYDNEY
B: B.Smith 11 M.Eastman 9
HB: E.Heads 12 M.Ham 18 G.Lawson-Tavan 24
C: B.Tarrant 20 R.Sargent-Wilson 6 P.Sheppard 4
HF: S.Hurley 25 C.Hamilton 10 M.Collier 14
F: K.Beesley 26 A.Newman 16
Foll: A.Hamilton 30 B.Lochland 1 S.Dargan 5
I/C: B.Kennedy 2 L.Szigeti - C 28 L.Steane 21 A.Woodward 13 S.Skinner 15
Emerg: S.Ford 3 A.Morphett 7 Z.Hurrell 17
In: R.Sargent-Wilson, K.Beesley, A.Newman
Out: A.Whelan (injured), R.Privitelli (HS protocol), A.Morphett (omitted)
