The return of Geelong dynamo Steve Johnson and Carlton star Bryce Gibbs are among the other big-name changes for round nine, while Collingwood has left out gun defender Heath Shaw, who was due to return from suspension but has been unable to shake off hamstring soreness.
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The Western Bulldogs have also made a statement by dropping veteran midfielder Daniel Cross.
Along with Newman and Maric, the Tigers have selected former Bomber Sam Lonergan, who was recently elevated off the club's rookie list.
Essendon has included two indigenous players, Courtenay Dempsey and Leroy Jetta, in its team, with young midfielders Elliott Kavanagh and Jackson Merrett both dropped.
The Magpies have made just one change for their big clash with the Sydney Swans at the MCG on Friday night.
Martin Clarke comes in and Josh Thomas has been dropped.
The Swans have also made just one change, with Jed Lamb replacing Tommy Walsh.
Tom Logan, Matt Thomas, Campbell Heath and Sam Colquhoun are Port Adelaide's inclusions for its Saturday afternoon game against Geelong at AAMI Stadium.
Dominic Cassisi will miss with a hamstring injury, while Paul Stewart and Lewis Stevenson have been dropped and Jake Neade is resting.
Johnson is the headline inclusion for the Cats, who have also selected promoted rookie George Burbury to make his debut.
Geelong has dropped Jordan Schroder, while George Horlin-Smith is out with "soreness".
Greater Western Sydney has included Curtly Hampton, Adam Treloar and Matt Buntine in its team to play West Coast at Skoda Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Tom Bugg (illness), Tim Golds (omitted), Mark Whiley (omitted) are out of the Giants' side.
The Eagles have also made four changes, with Sam Butler, Mitch Brown, Bradd Dalziell and Mark Hutchings replacing Adam Selwood (quad), Beau Waters (quad), Will Schofield (finger) and Sharrod Wellingham (ankle).
St Kilda has made one change for its Saturday twilight clash with the Bulldogs.
Veteran midfielder Lenny Hayes is back for his first match since injuring his calf in the warm-up prior to the Saints' round six clash with Collingwood.
Small forward Terry Milera has been dropped.
Cross is the headline omission from the Dogs' line-up, while Lukas Markovic has also been axed and Adam Cooney is out with a hamstring problem.
Josh Green and promoted rookie Sam Michael have come into the Brisbane Lions' team for their clash with Carlton at the Gabba on Saturday night.
The Lions have lost defenders Daniel Merrett and Justin Clarke to suspension.
Gibbs is finally back for Carlton after missing three matches with a hamstring injury.
The Blues have dropped Troy Menzel, who only made his debut last weekend.
An ankle injury will force Hawthorn big man David Hale to miss Sunday game against Gold Coast at the MCG.
Defenders Josh Gibson and Kyle Cheney, ruckman Sam Grimley and midfielder Bradley Hill have come into the Hawks' extended squad.
The Suns have lost ruckman Zac Smith to a season-ending knee injury and Harley Bennell to a hamstring injury.
Former Hawk Tom Murphy is among the players included in Gold Coast's 25-man squad.
North Melbourne has brought Will Sierakowski, Jordan Gysberts and Taylor Hine into its extended squad for Sunday's match against Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.
The Crows are also yet to make an omission. They have brought in Jared Petrenko, Ian Callinan and Ricky Henderson.
Fremantle, which plays Melbourne at Patersons Stadium on Sunday evening, has lost Michael Walters to an ankle injury.
The Dockers have brought Viv Michie, Hayden Crozier, Matt Taberner and Josh Simpson into their squad.
Jimmy Toumpas (ankle) is out of the Demons' side. They have added Shannon Byrnes, Tom Gillies, Jake Spencer and Jack Watts to their 25-man squad.
Collingwood v Sydney Swans
MCG, Friday May 24, 7.50pm AEST
COLLINGWOOD
In: M.Clarke
Out: J.Thomas
SYDNEY SWANS
In: J.Lamb
Out: T.Walsh
Port Adelaide v Geelong
AAMI Stadium, Saturday May 25, 1.15pm ACST
PORT ADELAIDE
In: T.Logan, M.Thomas, C.Heath, S.Colquhoun
Out: D.Cassisi (hamstring), P.Stewart, L.Stevenson, J.Neade (rested)
GEELONG
In: S.Johnson, G.Burbury
Out: J.Schroder, G.Horlin-Smith (soreness)
Greater Western Sydney v West Coast
Skoda Stadium, Saturday May 25, 2.10pm AEST
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
In: C.Hampton, A.Treloar, M.Buntine
Out: T. Bugg (iIllness), T.Golds, M.Whiley
WEST COAST
In: S.Butler, M. Brown, B. Dalziell, M. Hutchings
Out: A. Selwood (quad), B. Waters (quad), W. Schofield (finger), S. Wellingham (ankle)
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs
Etihad Stadium, Saturday May 25, 4.40pm AEST
ST KILDA
In: L.Hayes
Out: T.Milera
WESTERN BULLDOGS
In: D.Addison, T.Williams, N.Hrovat
Out: D.Cross, A.Cooney (hamstring), L.Markovic
Richmond v Essendon
MCG, Saturday May 25, 7.40pm AEST
RICHMOND
In: C.Newman, S.Lonergan, I.Maric
Out: R.Nahas, O.Stephenson, M.Dea
ESSENDON
In: C.Dempsey, L.Jetta
Out: E.Kavanagh, J.Merrett
Brisbane Lions v Carlton
Gabba, Saturday May 25, 7.40pm AEST
BRISBANE LIONS
In: J.Green, S.Michael
Out: D.Merrett (suspension), J.Clarke (suspension)
CARLTON
In: B.Gibbs
Out: T.Menzel
Hawthorn v Gold Coast
MCG, Sunday May 26, 1.10pm AEST
HAWTHORN
In: J.Gibson, K.Cheney, S.Grimley, B.Hill
Out: D.Hale (ankle)
GOLD COAST
In: T.Murphy, K.Horsley, J.Wilkinson, T.Nicholls, D.Gorringe
Out: Z.Smith (knee), H.Bennell (hamstring)
North Melbourne v Adelaide
Etihad Stadium, Sunday May 26, 3.20pm AEST
NORTH MELBOURNE
In: W.Sierakowski, J.Gysberts, T.Hine
Out: -
ADELAIDE
In: J.Petrenko, I.Callinan, R.Henderson
Out: -
Fremantle v Melbourne
Patersons Stadium, Sunday May 26, 2.40pm AEST
FREMANTLE
In: V.Michie, H.Crozier, M.Taberner, J.Simpson
Out: M.Walters (ankle)
MELBOURNE
In: S.Byrnes, T.Gillies, J.Spencer, J.Watts
Out: J.Toumpas (ankle)
