ST KILDA young gun Mattaes Phillipou is a late withdrawal from the clash against Richmond at Marvel Stadium, with Paddy Dow coming into the Saints' side.

Phillipou has been ruled out due to illness, with Dow named in the starting 22 and Jimmy Webster the sub.

Kaleb Smith is Richmond's sub.

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Richmond (2-18) last week missed an opportunity to leapfrog North Melbourne and climb off the bottom of the ladder despite a promising opening to the clash between the bottom-two sides.

The Tigers have another opportunity to snap a losing streak that has now stretched to seven matches against the hot-and-cold Saints, while paying tribute to retiring great Dustin Martin.

St Kilda (8-12) looked to be taking steps towards ending its season on a high as it piled on more goals in a pair of resounding victories, but undid much of its hard work in a heavy defeat to Brisbane.

It was little surprise that the Saints were outclassed but they might be more concerned with again scoring fewer than 70 points as their forward woes were exposed.

The Tigers have made four changes for the clash, with Thomson Dow, Samson Ryan, Jacob Bauer and Smith coming in for injured trio Liam Baker, Steely Green and Tom Brown, and the retired Martin.

The Saints have dropped Riley Bonner from the side, with Ryan Byrnes and Hunter Clark the inclusions.

Richmond v St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, 3.20pm AEST

LATE CHANGES
St Kilda: Mattaes Phillipou (illness) replaced in the selected side by Paddy Dow

SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Kaleb Smith
St Kilda: Jimmy Webster

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In the final game of the round, the Western Bulldogs make the trip to Adelaide.

Adelaide (7-12-1) has endured a rollercoaster season that left it out of finals contention well before the pointy end, but might have taken more from the year with a breakthrough win at Geelong’s home fortress last week.

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The Crows still have more than just pride to play for as they can step into the role of finals disruptor with the Bulldogs, Power and Swans still to come.

Zac Taylor will start as the Crows' sub, while Caleb Daniel is the Bulldogs' starting sub.

Western Bulldogs (12-8) is pushing hard for a top-four spot with a healthy percentage after four wins on the trot that mean it has now won six of its past seven matches.

But the one defeat in that time was to the Power at this same venue which has not been a happy hunting ground for the Dogs since their preliminary final victory in 2021.

The Crows receive a big boost with Izak Rankine returning from suspension in place of Billy Dowling, while the Dogs take an unchanged line-up into the match.

Adelaide v Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval, 3.40pm ACST

NO LATE CHANGES

SUBSTITUTES
Adelaide: 
Zac Taylor
Western Bulldogs: 
Caleb Daniel

02:35

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Carlton v Hawthorn at the MCG, 1.10pm AEST

LATE CHANGES
Carlton: Nil
Hawthorn: 
Changkuoth Jiath, replaced in the selected side by Harry Morrison

SUBSTITUTES
Carlton: 
Alex Cincotta
Hawthorn: 
Luke Breust

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