Essendon v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm AEST
NO LATE CHANGES
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Essendon: David Zaharakis, David Myers, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Conor McKenna
Port Adelaide: Sam Powell-Pepper, Jimmy Toumpas, Jasper Pittard, Brendon Ah Chee
Brisbane Lions v Fremantle at the Gabba, 4.35pm AEST
NO LATE CHANGES
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Brisbane Lions: Ryan Harwood, Ryan Bastinac, Marco Paparone, Rhys Mathieson
Fremantle: Lachie Neale, Cameron Sutcliffe, Brennan Cox, Luke Ryan
Hawthorn v Gold Coast at the MCG, 1.45pm AEST
LATE CHANGES
Hawthorn: Luke Hodge (groin) replaced in the selected side by Kade Stewart
Gold Coast: Touk Miller (illness) replaced in selected side by Jesse Lonergan
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Hawthorn: Brendan Whitecross, Daniel Howe, James Cousins, Billy Hartung
Gold Coast: Sean Lemmens, Ben Ainsworth, Mackenzie Willis, Jesse Lonergan
Hawthorn suffered a blow ahead of its clash with Gold Coast on Saturday, with former skipper Luke Hodge a late withdrawal with groin soreness.
The 32-year-old will join teammate Luke Breust (illness) on the sidelines for the Suns meeting, with the pair replaced in Hawthorn's selected side by Billy Hartung and Kade Stewart.
Hawthorn football manager Jason Burt said the champion veteran was close to playing but that the club would take no risks with his fitness.
"Luke presented with soreness in his groin earlier this week," Burt said.
"While we were confident Luke would be right for the game, unfortunately he's just not 100 per cent so we've decided to take a cautious approach."
Gold Coast also made a late change for the MCG game. Important midfielder Touk Miller was withdrawn due to illness and replaced by Jesse Lonergan, who will start on the interchange bench.
