Davis has recovered from a neck injury that saw him miss the 26-point win over Port Adelaide last week. The 2009 All Australian has played 13 senior games this year and has averaged 12.8 disposals and 1.2 goals per game.
Joining Davis is young gun Macaffer, who will line up for his 16th career game after playing in 10 consecutive matches from rounds three to 12 in season 2010. Elevated off the rookie list in 2008, the utility was named best on ground in the VFL win last weekend after collecting 37 disposals.
The Magpies will be without Cloke for the next two weeks after he accepted an early plea from the Match Review Panel for striking Port Adelaide’s Travis Boak. Anthony, meanwhile, has been omitted from the senior side and will play for the VFL Magpies in Geelong on Saturday afternoon. ??
Anthony has been named as an emergency alongside Josh Fraser and Luke Rounds.??
A Magpie win would see the club jump in front of their opponents on the AFL ladder and halt a run of four straight losses to the Saints.
St Kilda has welcomed back two experienced players with Brendon Goddard (illness - 151 games/71 goals) and Justin Koschitzke (ankle - 152/182) returning to the side following their late withdrawal last week in Brisbane.
??Round 16
Collingwood v St Kilda
Saturday 17 July
MCG, 2:10 pm?
Collingwood
B: Heath Shaw, Simon Prestigiacomo, Ben Reid
HB: Harry O’Brien, Tyson Goldsack, Alan Toovey
C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Jarryd Blair
HF: Luke Ball, Chris Dawes, Leon Davis
F: Dayne Beams, Leigh Brown, Steele Sidebottom
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
Int: Alan Didak, Ben Johnson, Tarkyn Lockyer, Brent Macaffer
Emg: John Anthony, Josh Fraser, Luke Rounds
In: Leon Davis, Brent Macaffer
Out: Travis Cloke (suspended), John Anthony (omitted)
St Kilda
B: Zac Dawson, Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert
HB: Jason Gram, Sam Fisher, James Gwilt
C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray
HF: Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Leigh Montagna
F: Andrew McQualter, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Adam Schneider
Int: Jack Steven, Adam Pattison, Brett Peake, Jarryn Geary
Emg: Ben McEvoy, Sean Dempster, David Armitage
In: Koschitzke, Goddard
Out: Sean Dempster, Ben McEvoy
