MAJAK Daw will make his long-awaited return to senior footy after being named in North Melbourne's final 22 to take on St Kilda on Sunday.
Daw has not played since round 23, 2018 – coincidentally also against the Saints – after suffering career-threatening hip and pelvic injuries.
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The Kangaroos have also named speedster Aaron Hall for his first game since round six last season, while youngster Curtis Taylor will play his third career game.
St Kilda has left Jack Sinclair and Josh Battle out of its team, going with Ben Paton and Dean Kent on its bench.
West Coast has decided to stick to its two-pronged ruck attack, confirming Tom Hickey will play alongside Nic Naitanui against Melbourne at Optus Stadium.
The decision leaves youngster Bailey Williams as an emergency alongside tagger Mark Hutchings.
The opposing Demons have confirmed five new faces in all, including former Bomber and Cat Mitch Brown who was locked into the final team.
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There were no surprises in Brisbane's 22 to take on Hawthorn with Chris Fagan and his match committee giving third-year utility Brandon Starcevich the nod to play his sixth career game after an impressive pre-season.
Sharpshooter Jack Gunston has overcome an ankle problem to make the final cut for the Hawks.
Friday, March 20
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood at Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEDT
WESTERN BULLDOGS
New faces: Alex Keath, Josh Bruce, Ben Cavarra
Notable absentees: Tom Liberatore, Pat Lipinski, Taylor Duryea, Josh Schache, Toby McLean
COLLINGWOOD
New faces: Tyler Brown
Notable absentees: Adam Treloar, Tom Langon, Levi Greenwood, Travis Varcoe, Jaidyn Stephenson
Saturday, March 21
Essendon v Fremantle at Marvel Stadium, 2.10pm AEDT
ESSENDON
New faces: Jacob Townsend, Tom Cutler
Notable absentees: Dyson Heppell, Cale Hooker, Joe Daniher, Patrick Ambrose, Conor McKenna
FREMANTLE
New faces: Sam Sturt, James Aish
Notable absentees: Blake Acres, Joel Hamling, Stephen Hill, Jesse Hogan, David Mundy, Alex Pearce, Nathan Wilson, Connor Blakely
Adelaide v Sydney at Adelaide Oval, 4.35pm ACDT
ADELAIDE
New faces: Fischer McAsey, Billy Frampton
Notable absentees: Riley Knight
SYDNEY
New faces: Lewis Taylor, Sam Gray, Kaiden Brand
Notable absentees: Lance Franklin, George Hewett, Sam Reid, Callum Sinclair
Gold Coast v Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium, 6.40pm AEST
GOLD COAST
New faces: Noah Anderson, Matt Rowell, Connor Budarick, Hugh Greenwood, Brandon Ellis
Notable absentees: Izak Rankine
PORT ADELAIDE
New faces: Mitch Georgiades
Notable absentees: Ollie Wines, Jack Watts, Charlie Dixon
Greater Western Sydney v Geelong, 7.40pm AEDT
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
New faces: Tom Green, Sam Jacobs
Notable absentees: Zac Williams, Callan Ward, Tim Taranto
GEELONG
New faces: Nil
Notable absentees: Jack Steven, Rhys Stanley, Josh Jenkins
Sunday, March 22
North Melbourne v St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, 1.05pm AEDT
NORTH MELBOURNE
New faces: Josh Walker
Notable absentees: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Ben Jacobs, Kayne Turner, Ed Vickers-Willis, Marley Williams
ST KILDA
New faces: Max King, Dan Butler, Dougal Howard, Paddy Ryder, Bradley Hill, Zak Jones
Notable absentees: Jack Sinclair, Josh Battle, Jake Carlisle
Hawthorn v Brisbane at the MCG, 3.40pm AEDT
HAWTHORN
New faces: Jonathon Patton, Sam Frost
Notable absentees: Blake Hardwick, Dan Howe, Jarman Impey
BRISBANE
New faces: Grant Birchall
Notable absentees: Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Callum Ah Chee
West Coast v Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 3.40pm AWST
WEST COAST
New faces: Tim Kelly
Notable absentees: Oscar Allen, Jarrod Cameron, Tom Cole, Willie Rioli, Daniel Venables
MELBOURNE
New faces: Toby Bedford, Kysaiah Pickett, Ed Langdon, Adam Tomlinson, Mitch Brown
Notable absentees: Harley Bennell, Christian Salem, Aaron vandenBerg, Nathan Jones
