The Lions have welcomed back ruckman Mitch Clark to their final 22-man squad to face Adelaide this Sunday afternoon at AAMI Stadium.
Mitch last played in the Lions' Round 6 away loss to Sydney at the SCG and was a late withdrawal against Fremantle on the Friday before the Round 7 Gabba game with groin trouble.
He will now provide strong support to Matthew Leuenberger against a hungry Crows outfit currently sitting at 15th on the ladder.
Matt Austin has been omitted and moves to the emergency list alongside Travis Johnstone and Aaron Cornelius.
Making just the one team change from Round 8's loss to Geelong is a positive sign for the Lions after the injury forced multiple player changes from previous weeks.
The Lions’ Round 9 final squad is:
B: Jed Adcock (7), Matt Maguire (36), Luke Power (6)
HB: James Hawksley (12), Brent Staker (14), Joel Patfull (24)
C: Tom Rockliff (38), Michael Rischitelli (35), Justin Sherman (11)
HF: Jack Redden (30), Jonathan Brown (16), Amon Buchanan (33)
F: Todd Banfield (18), Brendan Fevola (5), James Polkinghorne (31)
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger (23), Simon Black (20), Daniel Rich (10)
Int: Andrew Raines (29), Cheynee Stiller (32), Ashley McGrath (9), Mitch Clark (1)
Emg: Matt Austin (8), Travis Johnstone (4), Aaron Cornelius (44)
IN: Mitch Clark
OUT: Matt Austin (omit)
