2006 draftee Albert Proud will make his AFL senior debut this week when the Lions take on Geelong at Kardinia Park on Sunday afternoon.
Fellow first year players Daniel Dzufer and Matthew Tyler failed to make the final team and will remain as emergencies.
Proud is one of four inclusions to the team that lost to the Bulldogs last weekend.
Ruckman Cameron Wood and defender Jason Roe also return while goal sneak Ashley McGrath has been passed fit to play against the Cats.
Mitch Clark (quad), Marcus Allan, Chris Schmidt and Rhan Hooper (omit) have been left out of the side.
The Lions full team is:
B: Joel Macdonald (26), Daniel Merrett (21), Jared Brennan (17)
HB: Jed Adcock (7), Josh Drummond (39), Robert Copeland (30)
C: Tim Notting (8), Nigel Lappin (44), Cheynee Stiller (32)
HF: Justin Sherman (11), Jonathan Brown (16), Troy Selwood (28)
F: Michael Rischitelli (35), Joel Patfull (24), Cameron Wood (31)
Int: Ashley McGrath (9), Albert Proud (34), Colm Begley (46), Jason Roe (29)
Emerg: Rhan Hooper (33), Matthew Tyler (15), Daniel Dzufer (45).
