COLLINGWOOD great Scott Pendlebury will start as the substitute for Saturday night's clash against Port Adelaide at the MCG.
The 37-year-old was kept relatively quiet during last week's Opening Round loss to Greater Western Sydney, recording 19 touches, and was also caught holding the ball a couple of times.
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The Power have gone all in on chasing a flag in coach Ken Hinkley's last season in charge before he hands the reins to assistant Josh Carr.
Dan Houston will play his first game in Collingwood colours, against his former club, while new Power trio Jack Lukosius, Joe Richards and Joe Berry have all been named.
Collingwood v Port Adelaide at the MCG, 7.35pm AEDT
NO LATE CHANGES
SUBSTITUTES
Collingwood: Scott Pendlebury
Port Adelaide: Ryan Burton
North Melbourne has a huge chance to start 2025 with a win when it meets the injury-hit Western Bulldogs.
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The Roos are out to break a horror seven-match losing streak against the Bulldogs after being defeated by an average 58 points in all of their clashes since 2020.
Sam Davidson and Josh Dolan will make their AFL debuts for the Dogs, while No.2 pick Finn O'Sullivan will feature for the Roos.
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, 7.35pm AEDT
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SUBSTITUTES
Western Bulldogs: Arthur Jones
North Melbourne: Darcy Tucker
Sydney v Brisbane at the SCG, 4.15pm AEDT
LATE CHANGES
Sydney: Nil
Brisbane: Charlie Cameron (calf tightness) replaced in the selected side by Conor McKenna
SUBSTITUTES
Sydney: Riley Bice
Brisbane: Conor McKenna
SWANS v LIONS Full match coverage and stats
Geelong v Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium, 1.20pm AEDT
NO LATE CHANGES
SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Jhye Clark
Fremantle: Heath Chapman
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