- Patrick Dangerfield, Dan Hannebery, Robbie Gray all return
- Blues dump Jack Silvagni after poor round one performance
- Dockers drop four and name two debutants for Dons clash
BRING in the star power.
Patrick Dangerfield (hamstring), Dan Hannebery (calf) and Robbie Gray (suspension) – who have 11 All Australian selections between them – are set to return in round two.
Dangerfield tried hard to play in the opening round, but Geelong erred on the side of caution and will almost certainly unleash him against great rival Hawthorn on Easter Monday.
Rhys Stanley, Nakia Cockatoo, Irishman Mark O'Connor and ex-decathlete Jack Henry make up the Cats' potential ins, with Harry Taylor (foot) the only definite out.
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The Hawks are sweating on Ryan Burton's ankle injury, but have brought in Conor Glass, Kaiden Brand, Harry Morrison and Marc Pittonet to their squad.
Hannebery is not the only potential incoming Sydney player for Sunday's clash with Port Adelaide at the SCG.
Gary Rohan, Jordan Foote and possible first-gamer Ben Ronke were all brought into the extended squad without anyone going out yet.
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Former Demon Jack Trengove, Jake Neade, Trent McKenzie and Karl Amon could join Gray in breaking into the Power line-up.
All Australian ruckman Paddy Ryder (Achilles) is the sole confirmed out at this stage.
North Melbourne and St Kilda named unchanged line-ups for their Good Friday encounter at Etihad Stadium.
Dom Tyson and Tom Bugg replaced axed pair Corey Maynard and Mitch Hannan for Melbourne's trip north to the Gabba to face Brisbane on Saturday night.
There was still no room for Angus Brayshaw, the third pick in the 2014 NAB AFL Draft.
The Lions made three changes – two of them forced – as they search for their first win of the season.
Daniel Rich (ankle) and Mitch Robinson (suspension) were unavailable, while Brisbane axed Tom Bell and promoted Cedric Cox, Rhys Mathieson and Rohan Bewick.
Essendon is set to field the same 22 that beat Adelaide last week, with Zach Merrett (concussion) recovering from the bump which saw Crow Richard Douglas suspended for a week.
The Bombers will travel west to play at Optus Stadium for the first time on Saturday against Fremantle, which will unveil two more debutants, No.5 pick Adam Cerra and Mitch Crowden.
The Dockers also welcomed back Stephen Hill and Joel Hamling after interrupted pre-seasons, with Shane Kersten, Danyle Pearce, Cam Sutcliffe and Darcy Tucker all cut from the rebuilding side.
Western Bulldogs could make up to seven changes to the team that suffered an 82-point hiding in round one for their Sunday match-up with West Coast.
Premiership players Tom Boyd, Tory Dickson and Caleb Daniel are in line to return, while Mitch Wallis, Lukas Webb, Lin Jong and 2017 draftee Ed Richards could also come in.
AFL.com.au reported on Thursday that Richards, the grand-nephew of Collingwood legend Lou Richards, will make his debut.
Knee victims Hayden Crozier and Tom Liberatore and the omitted Fletcher Roberts make way.
The Eagles haven't dropped anyone yet but confirmed Willie Rioli would debut, and they could also blood Brayden Ainsworth, who joins Fraser McInnes and Mark Hutchings as possible additions.
Gold Coast has a quality addition itself, with Aaron Hall making a swift recovery after finger surgery in the week leading into round one.
Hall comes in for Matt Rosa (omitted) for the Suns' Saturday game against Carlton at Etihad Stadium.
David Cuningham and former Port Adelaide defender Cam O'Shea are the Blues' ins for Matt Kennedy (ankle) and Jack Silvagni, who was dropped.
Tom Scully (knee) won't be making his return through the NEAFL, with Greater Western Sydney picking the dual All Australian nominee to face Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday.
Scully comes in for backman Aidan Corr, while Collingwood chose Callum Brown and Matt Scharenberg to take the places of Josh Smith (hamstring) and Mason Cox (suspended).
Thursday, March 29
Adelaide v Richmond at Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm ACDT
ADELAIDE
In: W.Milera, T.Walker
Out: R.Douglas (suspension), C.Hampton (groin)
RICHMOND
In: B.Houli
Out: N.Vlastuin (concussion)
Friday, March 30
North Melbourne v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 4.20pm AEDT
NORTH MELBOURNE
No change
ST KILDA
No change
Saturday, March 31
Carlton v Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium, 1.45pm AEDT
CARLTON
In: D.Cuningham, C.O'Shea
Out: J.Silvagni, M.Kennedy (ankle)
New: Cameron O'Shea (Northern Blues)
GOLD COAST
In: A.Hall
Out: M.Rosa
Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney at the MCG, 4.35pm AEDT
COLLINGWOOD
In: C.Brown, M.Scharenberg
Out: J.Smith (hamstring), M.Cox (suspension)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
In: T.Scully
Out: A.Corr
Brisbane v Melbourne at the Gabba, 6.25pm AEST
BRISBANE
In: C.Cox, R.Mathieson, R.Bewick
Out: D.Rich (ankle), M.Robinson (suspension), T.Bell
MELBOURNE
In: D.Tyson, T.Bugg
Out: C.Maynard, M.Hannan
Fremantle v Essendon at Optus Stadium, 5.10pm AWST
FREMANTLE
In: S.Hill, J.Hamling, A.Cerra, M.Crowden
Out: S.Kersten, D.Pearce, C.Sutcliffe, D.Tucker
New: Adam Cerra (Eastern U18), Mitch Crowden (Sturt)
ESSENDON
No change
Sunday, April 1
Western Bulldogs v West Coast at Etihad Stadium, 3.20pm AEST
WESTERN BULLDOGS
In: M.Wallis, T.Boyd, L.Webb, E.Richards, T.Dickson, C.Daniel, L.Jong
Out: H.Crozier (knee), F.Roberts, T.Liberatore (knee)
New: Ed Richards (Oakleigh U18)
WEST COAST
In: F.McInnes, W.Rioli, B.Ainsworth, M.Hutchings
Out: -
New: Willie Rioli (Glenelg), Brayden Ainsworth (Subiaco)
Sydney v Port Adelaide at the SCG, 4.40pm AEST
SYDNEY
In: D.Hannebery, G.Rohan, J.Foote, B.Ronke
Out: -
New: Ben Ronke (Calder U18)
PORT ADELAIDE
In: R.Gray, J.Neade, T.McKenzie, J.Trengove, K.Amon
Out: P.Ryder (Achilles)
New: Trent McKenzie (Gold Coast), Jack Trengove (Melbourne)
Monday, April 2
Geelong v Hawthorn at the MCG, 3.20pm AEST
GEELONG
In: R.Stanley, N.Cockatoo, P.Dangerfield, J.Henry, M.O'Connor
Out: H.Taylor (foot)
New: Jack Henry (Geelong U18)
HAWTHORN
In: C.Glass, K.Brand, H.Morrison, M.Pittonet
Out: -
