FOUR big-name Fremantle players will line-up in the WAFL this weekend to prove their readiness before facing Port Adelaide in round one.
The AFL has granted eight clubs permission to field players in state league matches for a final pre-season hit-out prior to the season kicking-off on April 2.
Each player has either had a reduced or interrupted preparation during the NAB Challenge.
Star Dockers midfielder Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield, Garrick Ibbotson and Danyle Pearce are among 10 Freo players set to line up for WAFL affiliate Peel Thunder on Saturday.
Barlow (ankle) and Duffield (shoulder) have not played since they were injured in their first NAB Challenge clash against Melbourne on March 5.
Collingwood's VFL team was permitted to field nine AFL-listed players against Richmond on Thursday evening - including ruckman Jarrod Witts, draftees Darcy Moore and Jordan De Goey, Paul Seedsman and Patrick Karnezis.
Melbourne's No. 3 NAB AFL Draft pick Angus Brayshaw will line-up for Casey against Williamstown, alongside the likes of Jeremy Howe and Bernie Vince as he races to be fit to face Gold Coast at the MCG.
Sydney Swans big man Sam Reid, Western Bulldogs Nathan Hrovat and Lachie Hunter – who is serving a club suspension and is unavailable for round one – and Richmond's first draft pick Corey Ellis will also take the field.
The full list:
Collingwood – Jarrod Witts, Jonathon Marsh, Darcy Moore, Paul Seedsma, Patrick Karnezis, Jordan De Goey, Sam Dwyer,,Ben Kennedy, Tim Broomhead.
Fremantle – Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield, Garrick Ibbotson, Danyle Pearce, Max Duffy, Connor Blakely, Jack Hannath, Jon Griffin, Michael Apeness, Lachie Weller
Melbourne – Angus Brayshaw, Jack Fitzpatrick, Jeremy Howe, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Dean Kent, Viv Michie, Aidan Riley, Bernie Vince
North Melbourne – Ed Vickers-Willis, Trent Dumont, Sam Durdin, Scott McMahon
Richmond – Shaun Hampson, Corey Ellis, Reece Mackenzie, Chris Knights
Sydney Swans – Sam Reid, Sam Naismith
West Coast – Tom Barrass, Jamie Bennell, Mitch Brown, Brant Colledge, Liam Duggan, Josh Hill, Malcolm Karpany, Dylan Main, Fraser McInnes, Simon Tunbridge, Alex Waterman
Western Bulldogs – Fletcher Roberts, Koby Stevens, Nathan Hrovat, Tom Campbell, Lachie Hunter
