Geelong will field a strong line up for its VFL practice match against Collingwood on Saturday.

Marcus Drum, Josh Cowan and Ben Johnson will play in the Cats colours for the first time and will be joined by listed players Trent West, Ryan Gamble, Dawson Simpson, Nathan Djerrkura, Allen Christensen, Jeremy Laidler, Taylor Hunt, Adam Varcoe and Jesse Stringer.

The game will begin at 11am at Gosch’s paddock, at the corner of Punt Road and Swan Street.

The squad is:

Bryn Weadon, David Naylor, Sam Hughes, Kane Smith, West, Gamble, Simpson, Daniel Gibbs, Djerrkura, Drum, Lewis Hollmer, Christensen, James Rock, Anthony Biemans, Laidler, T Hunt, Cowan, A Varcoe, B Johnson, Stringer, Ben Dobson, Brett Harrington, Daniel Kee, Brydon Coles, Jackson Bright, James Hussey.