WEST Coast has been dealt yet another blow ahead of round one with Liam Ryan the latest player ruled out of Sunday's clash against Gold Coast.
Ryan has been placed in the AFL health and safety protocols, joining Tim Kelly who is also in isolation.
The Eagles are already missing captain Luke Shuey, Jack Darling, Elliot Yeo, Dom Sheed, Oscar Allen, Liam Duggan, Jamie Cripps and Alex Witherden.
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Former Tiger and recent SSP signing Patrick Naish is a confirmed starter for his club debut, while recent top-up player Declan Mountford is among the emergencies.
The Suns will take a near full-strength side to Perth with Mabior Chol and Levi Casboult locked in for their club debuts, but there is no room for Alex Sexton in the 22.
Hawthorn has left out Tom Phillips for Sunday's clash against North Melbourne, but Changkuoth Jiath has been passed fit to play.
The rebuilding Hawks, who are without Ben McEvoy and Luke Breust, will hand debuts to Josh Ward and Connor MacDonald for Sam Mitchell's first game in charge.
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Callum Coleman-Jones has made the final cut for the Roos, joining fellow big men Todd Goldstein and Tristian Xerri in the side.
No.1 pick Jason Horne-Francis has been named on the half-forward flank, but veteran Josh Walker will miss after being placed in health and safety protocols.
Fremantle midfielder Darcy Tucker will be fit to take on Adelaide, but as revealed on Thursday, superstar skipper Nat Fyfe and gun ruckman Sean Darcy are both out.
The Crows will hand debutants to Josh Rachele and Jake Soligo, and Wayne Milera is confirmed for his first senior game since round two, 2020.
>>Plenty of great seats still available for Adelaide's first home game of the season.
Matt Crouch is also in after missing all of last year, but there is no room for Lachie Sholl.
Friday, March 18
St Kilda v Collingwood at Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEDT
ST KILDA
B: D.Howard 20 B.Paton 33 C.Wilkie 44
HB: B.Hill 8 J.Battle 26 J.Sinclair 35
C: D.McKenzie 36 J.Gresham 4 R.Byrnes 13
HF: D.Butler 16 M.Wood 32 J.Higgins 22
F: T.Membrey 28 M.King 12 D.Kent 25
Foll: R.Marshall 19 J.Steele - C 9 S.Ross 6
I/C: J.Webster 29 M.Owens 24 B.Crouch 5 J.Hayes 47
Emerg: N.Wanganeen-Milera 7 J.Lienert 31 B.Long 21 T.Campbell 38
New faces: Hayes, Owens
Notable absentees: Ryder, Clark, Billings, Jones, Geary
COLLINGWOOD
B: I.Quaynor 3 D.Moore 30 J.Madgen 44
HB: S.Pendlebury - C 10 J.Howe 38 N.Daicos 35
C: J.Daicos 7 T.Adams 13 S.Sidebottom 22
HF: T.Bianco 8 B.Mihocek 41 B.McCreery 31
F: O.Henry 16 J.De Goey 2 J.Elliott 5
Foll: B.Grundy 4 P.Lipinski 1 J.Crisp 25
I/C: M.Cox 46 J.Noble 9 T.Brown 6 J.Ginnivan 33
Emerg: T.Wilson 12 C.Brown 17 D.Cameron 14 H.Harrison 36
New faces: Daicos, Lipinski
Notable absentees: Roughead, Hoskin-Elliott, Maynard
Saturday, March 19
Geelong v Essendon at the MCG, 2.10pm AEDT
GEELONG
B: J.Kolodjashnij 8 S.De Koning 16 J.Henry 38
HB: Z.Tuohy 2 T.Stewart 44 M.Blicavs 46
C: M.Holmes 9 C.Guthrie 29 I.Smith 7
HF: T.Stengle 18 E.Ratugolea 17 B.Parfitt 3
F: J.Cameron 5 T.Hawkins 26 S.Higgins 4
Foll: R.Stanley 1 P.Dangerfield 35 J.Selwood - C 14
I/C: Z.Guthrie 39 L.Dahlhaus 40 B.Close 45 T.Atkins 30
Emerg: C.Stephens 12 F.Evans 31 Q.Narkle 19 C.Whyte 11
New faces: Stengle
Notable absentees: Duncan, Menegola, Rohan, Ceglar, O'Connor
ESSENDON
B: J.Stewart 17 J.Laverde 15 J.Kelly 29
HB: N.Hind 19 J.Ridley 14 D.Heppell - C 21
C: A.McGrath 1 Z.Merrett 7 N.Cox 13
HF: A.Perkins 16 K.Baldwin 26 D.Shiel 9
F: B.Ham 33 P.Wright 20 D.Smith 5
Foll: S.Draper 2 D.Parish 3 K.Langford 4
I/C: J.Caldwell 6 M.Guelfi 35 N.Martin 37 M.Redman 27
Emerg: T.Cutler 12 A.Phillips 34 B.Hobbs 8 A.Francis 10
New faces: Kelly, Baldwin, Martin
Notable absentees: Stringer, Jones, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Snelling
GWS Giants v Sydney at Accor Stadium, 5.10pm AEDT
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
B: L.Keeffe 25 P.Davis 1 I.Cumming 13
HB: L.Whitfield 6 S.Taylor 15 H.Perryman 36
C: X.O'Halloran 33 J.Hopper 2 L.Ash 7
HF: T.Taranto 14 H.Himmelberg 27 D.Lloyd 38
F: B.Hill 37 J.Riccardi 26 J.Brander 31
Foll: M.Flynn 30 S.Coniglio 3 J.Kelly - C 22
I/C: C.Ward 8 T.Green 12 C.Idun 39 M.de Boer 24
Emerg: T.Bruhn 5 K.Briggs 32 J.Stein 42 R.Angwin 9
New faces: Brander
Notable absentees: Greene, Preuss, Daniels, Haynes, Hogan
SYDNEY
B: P.McCartin 39 D.Rampe 24 H.Cunningham 7
HB: B.Campbell 16 T.McCartin 30 J.McInerney 27
C: J.Rowbottom 8 J.Kennedy 12 D.Stephens 3
HF: E.Gulden 21 I.Heeney 5 W.Hayward 9
F: S.Wicks 15 L.Franklin 23 H.McLean 2
Foll: T.Hickey 31 L.Parker 26 O.Florent 13
I/C: A.Sheldrick 29 L.McDonald 6 C.Mills - C 14 N.Blakey 22
Emerg: S.Reid 20 C.O'Riordan 38 C.Sinclair 18 J.Bell 32
New faces: P.McCartin, Sheldrick
Notable absentees: Papley, Ladhams, C.Warner, Lloyd
Brisbane v Port Adelaide at the Gabba, 7.10pm AEST
BRISBANE
B: D.Gardiner 27 H.Andrews 31 M.Adams 24
HB: B.Starcevich 37 D.Rich 10 C.Ah Chee 4
C: M.Robinson 5 D.Zorko - C 15 H.McCluggage 6
HF: Z.Bailey 33 D.McStay 25 L.McCarthy 11
F: C.Rayner 16 J.Daniher 3 C.Cameron 23
Foll: O.McInerney 46 J.Lyons 17 L.Neale 9
I/C: J.Berry 7 N.Cockatoo 12 D.Fort 32 N.Answerth 43
Emerg: J.Madden 14 T.Fullarton 21 H.Sharp 22 R.Mathieson 36
New faces: Fort
Notable absentees: Hipwood, Coleman
PORT ADELAIDE
B: R.Burton 3 T.McKenzie 12 A.Aliir 21
HB: R.Bonner 26 T.Jonas - C 1 D.Byrne-Jones 33
C: D.Houston 5 O.Wines 16 K.Amon 15
HF: Z.Butters 18 M.Georgiades 19 C.Rozee 20
F: J.Finlayson 11 T.Marshall 4 R.Gray 9
Foll: S.Lycett 29 W.Drew 28 T.Boak 10
I/C: S.Powell-Pepper 2 L.Jones 34 X.Duursma 7 J.Mead 44
Emerg: S.Motlop 6 S.Hayes 25 S.Mayes 32 S.Skinner 31
New faces: Finlayson, Mead
Notable absentees: Dixon, Fantasia
Hawthorn v North Melbourne at the MCG, 1.10pm AEDT
HAWTHORN
B: B.Hardwick 15 S.Frost 8 D.Grainger-Barras 24
HB: F.Maginness 32 J.Sicily 6 J.Scrimshaw 14
C: J.Ward 25 J.Newcombe 44 H.Morrison 1
HF: C.Wingard 20 D.Moore 13 J.Worpel 5
F: J.Gunston 19 M.Lewis 2 M.Lynch 18
Foll: N.Reeves 37 J.O'Meara - C 10 T.Mitchell 3
I/C: L.Shiels 26 C.Jiath 9 C.Macdonald 31 C.Nash 11
Emerg: D.Howe 17 E.Jeka 39 T.Phillips 21 K.Hartigan 28
New faces: Ward, Macdonald, Lynch
Notable absentees: McEvoy, Breust, Day, Impey, Koschitzke
NORTH MELBOURNE
B: J.Ziebell - C 7 A.Corr 4 K.Turner 28
HB: L.McDonald 11 B.McKay 23 A.Hall 43
C: J.Polec 13 T.Thomas 26 H.Greenwood 18
HF: C.Taylor 5 N.Larkey 20 J.Stephenson 2
F: J.Horne-Francis 6 C.Zurhaar 44 T.Xerri 38
Foll: T.Goldstein 22 J.Simpkin 12 L.Davies-Uniacke 9
I/C: J.Mahony 1 B.Scott 8 La.Young 17 C.Coleman-Jones 21
Emerg: T.Powell 24 C.Lazzaro 35 K.Hayden 37 E.Ford 40
New faces: Horne-Francis, Greenwood, Coleman-Jones
Notable absentees: Cunnington, Anderson, Phillips
Adelaide v Fremantle at Adelaide Oval, 3.40pm ACDT
ADELAIDE
B: T.Doedee 39 J.Butts 41 L.Brown 16
HB: B.Smith 33 N.Murray 28 C.Jones 1
C: J.Dawson 12 R.Sloane - C 9 M.Hinge 20
HF: N.McHenry 25 E.Himmelberg 34 B.Keays 2
F: J.Rachele 8 D.Fogarty 32 R.Thilthorpe 7
Foll: R.O'Brien 43 H.Schoenberg 26 M.Crouch 5
I/C: J.Rowe 31 A.McPherson 36 J.Soligo 14 W.Milera 30
Emerg: B.Cook 15 L.Sholl 38 L.Gollant 44 B.Frampton 22
New faces: Dawson, Rachele, Soligo
Notable absentees: Laird, Walker, Seedsman, Murphy
FREMANTLE
B: L.Ryan 13 A.Pearce 25 H.Chapman 27
HB: D.Tucker 18 B.Cox 36 J.Clark 6
C: A.Brayshaw 8 W.Brodie 17 M.Walters 10
HF: D.Mundy - C 16 J.Treacy 35 L.Schultz 5
F: M.Frederick 32 R.Lobb 37 L.Henry 23
Foll: L.Meek 22 C.Serong 3 S.Switkowski 39
I/C: B.Acres 9 B.Banfield 41 G.Logue 2 H.Young 26
Emerg: N.Erasmus 28 T.Colyer 33 B.Walker 31 M.Crowden 12
New faces: Clark, Brodie
Notable absentees: Taberner, Fyfe, Darcy
West Coast v Gold Coast at Optus Stadium, 4.40pm AWST
WEST COAST
B: S.Hurn 25 T.Barrass 37 J.Rotham 35
HB: J.Nelson 30 J.McGovern 20 L.Foley 29
C: S.Petrevski-Seton 10 J.Redden 8 Z.Langdon 7
HF: J.Petruccelle 21 H.Dixon 41 W.Rioli 44
F: J.Jones 31 J.Kennedy 17 J.Waterman 2
Foll: N.Naitanui - C 9 X.O'Neill 24 A.Gaff 3
I/C: B.Hough 19 P.Naish 43 H.Edwards 42 B.Williams 32
Emerg: I.Winder 22 J.Williams 34 C.Jamieson 40 D.Mountford 52
New faces: Petrevski-Seton, Hough, Naish, Dixon
Notable absentees: Darling, Kelly, Shuey, Yeo, Sheed, Allen, Duggan, Cripps, Chesser, Witherden, Ryan
GOLD COAST
B: D.Swallow 24 S.Collins 25 S.Lemmens 23
HB: L.Weller 14 C.Ballard 10 W.Powell 27
C: J.Sharp 20 T.Miller - C 11 B.Ellis 4
HF: N.Holman 7 L.Casboult 30 J.Lukosius 13
F: I.Rankine 22 M.Chol 1 B.Ainsworth 9
Foll: J.Witts 28 M.Rowell 18 N.Anderson 15
I/C: A.Davies 5 B.Fiorini 8 C.Graham 46 D.Macpherson 44
Emerg: C.Burgess 29 S.Flanders 26 N.Moyle 49 A.Sexton 6
New faces: Chol, Casboult
Notable absentees: King, Bowes