BEN COUSINS, Cameron Ling, Tom Harley and Daniel Wells are in, Setanta O'hAilpin and Ashley Hansen are out and young Blue Chris Yarran gets a surprise debut in the notable selection moves for round seven of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season.
Out with the old and in with the new is the theme at Essendon this week as Matthew Knights' team prepares to conquer the reigning premier.
The Bombers have brought in Jay Neagle, Tom Bellchambers and Bachar Houli for Friday night’s clash with Hawthorn at Docklands.
Dustin Fletcher (leg) and Leroy Jetta (knee) are injured, while Scott Lucas will try to re-discover form in the VFL with the Bendigo Bombers.
Hawthorn has regained premiership defender Grant Birchall but won’t risk Stephen Gilham or Xavier Ellis.
Birchall, Ben McGlynn and Cameron Stokes will add run for the Hawks, with Brent Guerra (back) again succumbing to injury.
Guerra, Jarryd Morton and Brent Renouf are the omissions.
Geelong has lost the competition's best player but receives a huge leadership boost for its line-up to face the Swans.
Gary Ablett's groin was the focus of many sports reports early in the week though the Cats will be bolstered by the inclusion of captain Harley, back for his first game of the season after overcoming a knee injury, and deputy Ling from an achilles problem.
Ablett, along with the unlucky David Johnson, are the omissions. However, Johnson joins Tom Lonergan and Ryan Gamble on standby.
The Sydney Swans will take an unchanged line-up to Skilled Stadium, sticking with the players that saw a victory over the Tigers.
Richmond welcomes back high-profile trio Cousins, Nathan Brown and Troy Simmonds for its clash with the Lions but has dropped Jordan McMahon and Mitch Morton.
Matthew Richardson is, of course, the other departure from the side which fell agonisingly short against the Swans.
The big Tiger will miss most of the season after undergoing hamstring tendon surgery.
Will Thursfield, Shane Edwards and Jay Schulz are the emergencies.
The Brisbane Lions have stuck with the same combination that dispatched the Bombers last week with Matt Austin, Tim Notting and Pearce Hanley the emergencies.
North Melbourne dasher Daniel Wells heads a welcome injection of pace for his team’s must-win clash with Port Adelaide at Docklands on Saturday night.
Wells, who has been missing with a groin complaint, is one of four inclusions as coach Dean Laidley looks for speed to match the Power’s runners.
Wells joins Matt Campbell, Ben Ross and big man Todd Goldstein in the line-up.
Laidley has rung the changes in the wake of his team’s big loss to Collingwood. While Daniel Pratt (knee) is a forced omission, Levi Greenwood, Sam Power and Ed Lower will all go back to the VFL to try to win back a senior berth.
Port Adelaide has been forced to make one change to the side that beat the Crows in the Showdown last week, with former Geelong midfielder Jason Davenport set to make his AFL debut.
The one-time Cat didn’t manage a senior game in his two years at the club. He replaces the highly-talented Hamish Hartlett, who is out with a hamstring injury.
Carlton surprised with the selection of Yarran who was held out of the Bullants side with hamstring soreness last week. The mercurial goalsneak, taken sixth overall at November's NAB AFL Draft, comes in with defender Mark Austin, onballer Richard Hadley and ruckman Shaun Hampson.
Andrew Carrazzo (hamstring) is the only forced omission with Ryan Houlihan, Greg Bentley and O'hAilpin dropped.
Bentley is an emergency with Joe Anderson and Steven Browne.
Fremantle has lost Ryan Crowley to a foot injury, but has promoted rookie Luke Pratt for his AFL debut.
Marcus Drum, Josh Head and Andrew Foster are the emergencies.
Adelaide has brought in big man Brad Moran for his first game of the season as the Crows prepare to take on the Bulldogs at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.
He replaces ruckman Jonathon Griffin who has been omitted along with youngster Myke Cook. The other inclusions – Robert Shirley, Chris Knights, Brad Symes and Ivan Maric – have been named on a seven-man bench.
The Western Bulldogs have been bolstered by the return of Tom Williams who is back after a week out with plantar fasciitis (foot soreness).
Callan Ward and forgotten forward Scott Welsh have been named on an extended bench.
West Coast has dropped Hansen and instead named Josh Kennedy at centre half-forward for Sunday's home encounter against the Demons.
Hansen departs the side along with Brent Staker, who was ruled out with a hand injury.
Jamie McNamara, Will Schofield, Scott Selwood and Matt Spangher appear on a seven-man bench.
Melbourne has added Jack Grimes, Michael Newton, Neville Jetta and Kyle Cheney to its squad of 25. Ruckman John Meesen (foot) is the only omission with the club confirming the end of his season on Wednesday night.
Collingwood looks poised to recall Heath Shaw and Anthony Rocca for Monday night’s blockbuster with St Kilda at Docklands.
The pair, late withdrawals last week against North Melbourne, are among five potential changes for the Magpies.
While Mick Malthouse has lost forward John Anthony to suspension, he will also be without impressive draftee Dayne Beams (groin).
That might open the door for the club’s top draft pick from last year, Steele Sidebottom, to make his debut.
Ben Reid and Danny Stanley are also in contention to win a call-up after strong form in the VFL.
Ladder leader St Kilda hasn’t yet been forced to alter the line-up that beat the Western Bulldogs last week.
However, David Armitage, Ben McEvoy and Raphael Clarke have all been called into the 25-man squad and could yet earn selection.
