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Collingwood has recalled defender Nathan Brown and ruckman Cameron Wood for the round 16 clash against Hawthorn on Saturday night at the MCG.

Josh Fraser will miss the match with a knee injury sustained in the one-point win against the Western Bulldogs last week while Sharrod Wellingham has been omitted.

20-year-old Brown, who was left out of the senior side last week for the first time this season, was one of the best in the VFL win on the weekend.  Brown held the premier forward in the competition, Nick Sautner, to two goals while collecting 19 possessions in the win.

Set to play his fifth match this season, Wood will want to emulate his round nine performance against West Coast, finishing the night with 23 disposals and nine marks.  Wood has been a solid contributor in the VFL over the last month, averaging 16 possessions and six marks a game.

Ryan Cook, Chris Dawes and Wellingham have been named as emergencies.

2008 All-Australian Paul Medhurst will run out for his 150th AFL match on Saturday night.  Medhurst played 99 games for Fremantle (2002-06) and 50 with Collingwood since he was traded for Chris Tarrant at the end of 2006.

Hawthorn has been forced to make two changes to the side which beat North Melbourne in Tasmania last week.

The Hawks have included 21-year-old Brent Renouf (16 games) and 18-year-old Ryan Schoenmakers (6 games).  Premiership players Robert Campbell and Rick Ladson will miss through injury.

2009 AFL Round 16
Collingwood v Hawthorn
Saturday 18 July
MCG, 7:10 pm

Collingwood

B: Harry O’Brien, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Nick Maxwell (c), Nathan Brown, Dale Thomas
C: Brad Dick, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
F: Alan Didak, John Anthony, Heath Shaw
Foll: Cameron Wood, Dane Swan, Shane O’Bree
Int: Ben Johnson, Leigh Brown, Leon Davis, Alan Toovey

Em:  Sharrod Wellingham, Ryan Cook, Chris Dawes

In: Nathan Brown, Cameron Wood
Out: Josh Fraser (knee), Sharrod Wellingham (omitted)

Milestone: Paul Medhurst (150 AFL games)

Hawthorn
B: Guerra, Gilham, Murphy
HB: Birchall, Hodge, Ellis
C: Lewis, Mitchell, Shiels
HF: Osborne, Franklin, McGlynn
F: Rioli, Roughead, Brown
Foll: Taylor, Sewell, Bateman
Int: Dowler, Kennedy, Renouf, Schoenmakers

Em: Stokes, Tuck, Whitecross

In: Renouf, Schoenmakers,
Out: Robert Campbell (injured), Rick Ladson (injured)



 
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