GEELONG has responded to its loss to North Melbourne last weekend by axing five players, including veteran defender Josh Hunt and ruckmen Trent West and Mark Blicavs, for Saturday's clash with Port Adelaide at Simonds Stadium.
The Cats' decision to make multiple changes headlines the selections for round 20, with other notable inclusions being Jarrad Waite at Carlton and Jason Winderlich and David Hille at Essendon.
Along with Hunt, West and Blicavs, Geelong has also dumped Billie Smedts and tagger Taylor Hunt.
Big forward James Podsiadly is back from suspension, while the Cats' midfield will be bolstered by the return of Allen Christensen and Jesse Stringer.
Former Melbourne defender Jared Rivers, whose season has been marred by knee injuries, will play his first AFL game since round five, while promoted rookie Josh Walker has won the job of sharing the rucking load with Nathan Vardy.
Port has made just one change, with Nathan Blee replacing Paul Stewart, who suffered a broken wrist in last Sunday's dramatic Showdown against the Crows.
Hawthorn will take a weakened line-up into Friday night's clash with St Kilda at Etihad Stadium after superstars Luke Hodge (thumb surgery) and Lance Franklin (hamstring soreness) were both ruled out.
The Hawks have also dropped ruckman Jonathon Ceglar. They have brought in Jonathan Simpkin, Matt Spangher and Sam Grimley.
The Saints have made five changes, selecting Jason Blake, James Gwilt, Jack Newnes, Brodie Murdoch and first-gamer Darren Minchington.
Tom Simpkin (leg), Rhys Stanley (shoulder), Arryn Siposs (shoulder) and Ahmed Saad (leg) are out injured. Sam Dunell has been dropped.
Riding high after its big win over Hawthorn last weekend, Richmond has made just one change for its clash with the Brisbane Lions at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
Ty Vickery is back after recovering from concussion. He has replaced fellow big man Orren Stephenson.
The Lions have brought in Brent Moloney, Stefan Martin and Ryan Lester. They have lost skipper Jonathan Brown to a foot injury, Mitch Goldy to suspension and have dropped Rohan Bewick.
Waite, who has been sidelined by a knee injury since round 15, is the big inclusion in Carlton's team for its Saturday twilight game against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.
The Blues have also brought in ruckman Rob Warnock and youngster Troy Menzel and Josh Bootsma.
But Mick Malthouse's side has been hit hard by injuries, with Andrew Carrazzo and Matthew Kreuzer both suffering calf injuries.
Kane Lucas and Mitch Robinson have been dropped.
The Bulldogs have made three changes, with Mark Austin, Liam Jones and Easton Wood replacing Michael Talia (soreness), Lachie Hunter (rested) and Jack Macrae (soreness).
Collingwood is taking an unchanged side into Saturday night's big game against the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium.
The Swans have brought back speedy forward Ben McGlynn and have dropped youngster Jed Lamb.
Defender Troy Davis, who was drafted back in 2010, will make his debut for Melbourne in Saturday night's clash with Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.
Jordie McKenzie has also come into the Demons' line-up, while Max Gawn and Jimmy Toumpas have both been omitted.
Gold Coast is taking an unchanged team into the match.
Essendon will make at least two changes for its game against West Coast at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Bombers have dropped Cory Dell'Olio and have lost Courtenay Dempsey to a hamstring injury.
They have brought Hill, Winderlich, Alwyn Davey, Ben Howlett and Tayte Pears into their 25-man squad.
Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis and Chris Masten are the big-name inclusions in the Eagles' squad.
Adelaide has rushed Rory Sloane back into its side for Sunday's home game against North Melbourne at AAMI Stadium.
Jason Porplyzia has also come into the Crows' squad, while Jarryd Lyons has been dropped.
The Kangaroos have brought Levi Greenwood, Will Sierakowski, Kieran Harper and Taylor Garner into their extended squad.
Brad McKenzie has been dropped.
Matthew Pavlich is back in Fremantle's team for Sunday's clash with Greater Western Sydney at Patersons Stadium.
The Dockers have lost small forward Clancee Pearce to a calf injury.
The Giants have dropped midfielder Dylan Shiel and have brought Sam Darley, Dom Tyson, Nathan Wilson and Tom Downie into their 25-man squad.
St Kilda v Hawthorn
Etihad Stadium, Friday August 9, 7.50pm AEST
ST KILDA
In: J.Blake, J.Gwilt, J.Newnes, B.Murdoch, D.Minchington
Out: T.Simpkin (leg), R.Stanley (shoulder), A.Siposs (shoulder), A.Saad (leg), S.Dunell
HAWTHORN
In: J.Simpkin, M.Spangher, S.Grimley
Out: L.Hodge (thumb), L.Franklin (hamstring soreness), J.Ceglar
Richmond v Brisbane Lions
MCG, Saturday August 10, 1.45pm AEST
RICHMOND
In: T.Vickery
Out: O.Stephenson
BRISBANE LIONS
In: B.Moloney, S.Martin, R.Lester
Out: J.Brown (foot), R.Bewick, M.Golby (suspension)
Geelong v Port Adelaide
Simonds Stadium, Saturday August 10, 2.10pm AEST
GEELONG
In: J.Podsiadly, J.Rivers, A.Christensen, J.Stringer, J.Walker
Out: J.Hunt, T.West, T.Hunt, B.Smedts, M.Blicavs
PORT ADELAIDE
In: N.Blee
Out: P.Stewart (broken wrist)
Carlton v Western Bulldogs
Etihad Stadium, Saturday August 10, 4.40pm AEST
CARLTON
In: J.Waite, R.Warnock, T.Menzel, J.Bootsma
Out: A.Carrazzo (calf), M.Kreuzer (calf), K.Lucas, M.Robinson
WESTERN BULLDOGS
In: M.Austin, L.Jones, E.Wood
Out: M.Talia (soreness), L.Hunter (rested), J.Macrae (soreness)
Sydney Swans v Collingwood
SCG, Saturday August 10, 7.40pm AEST
SYDNEY SWANS
In: B.McGlynn
Out: J.Lamb
COLLINGWOOD
In: -
Out: -
Gold Coast v Melbourne
Metricon Stadium, Saturday August 10, 7.40pm AEST
GOLD COAST
In: -
Out: -
MELBOURNE
In: J.McKenzie, T.Davis
Out: M.Gawn, J.Toumpas
Essendon v West Coast
Etihad Stadium, Sunday August 11, 1,10pm AEST
ESSENDON
In: D.Hille, A.Davey, J.Winderlich, B.Howlett, T.Pears
Out: C.Dempsey (hamstring), C.Dell'Olio
WEST COAST
In: M.LeCras, M.Priddis, C.Masten, P.McGinnity
Out: A.Carter (rested)
Adelaide v North Melbourne
AAMI Stadium, Sunday August 11, 2.50pm ACST
ADELAIDE
In: J.Porplyzia, M.Jaensch, R.Sloane, S.Shaw
Out: J.Lyons
NORTH MELBOURNE
In: L.Greenwood, W.Sierakowski, K.Harper, T.Garner
Out: B.McKenzie
Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney
Patersons Stadium, Sunday August 11, 4.40pm AEST
FREMANTLE
In: M.Pavlich, G.Ibbotson, J.Crichton, H.Crozier
Out: C.Pearce (calf)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
In: S.Darley, D.Tyson, N.Wilson, T.Downie
Out: D.Shiel
