JUSTIN Koschitzke will start as the substitute for St Kilda in his 200th and final game on Saturday.
The veteran forward had been racing against time to overcome a calf injury to ensure he could finish his career on a high, and barring unforeseen circumstances, he will have about 45 minutes of football to end his fine career.
The Saints have made no changes to their side for the clash against Fremantle to be played in warm conditions with the roof open at Etihad Stadium.
The same could not be said for the Dockers, who having made 10 changes to their side for the clash with the Saints, lost two more senior players when final teams were named.
Chris Mayne and Garrick Ibbotson are out of the side, replaced by debutants Craig Moller and Josh Simpson.
Mayne is being rested, while Ibbotson is nursing a sore Achilles.
Ibbotson has now missed five consecutive games and runs the risk of entering the finals underdone.
Moller is a former elite basketballer who spent three years in the AFL's NSW scholarship scheme while Simpson is a fast and skillful midfielder who was the club's first selection, No.17 overall at last year's NAB AFL Draft.
Fremantle appears set to return to Victoria to play Geelong next weekend for the opening week of the finals and is managing its playing list accordingly.
