• Buddy, Yarran out
• Swans, Dogs drop veterans
• Deledio, Hurn, Bennell, Reid return


COLLINGWOOD has picked Marley Williams for Friday night's battle with arch-rival Carlton at the MCG, while Sydney Swans spearhead Lance Franklin has been ruled out with a knee injury.
 
Williams returned via the VFL last week, the same week he was handed a 12-month suspended jail term for grievous bodily harm by a West Australian court.
 
The dashing defender will play his first game of the season, in place of Alex Fasolo (toe). Sam Dwyer, who was the Magpies' best in the VFL last week, also replaces Alan Toovey (hamstring).
 
Carlton has made one change for the clash with Chris Yarran (hamstring) making way for the experienced Andrew Carrazzo.
 
Franklin injured his knee against Melbourne last week and the Swans have decided to play it cautiously, leaving him out of the line-up that will face the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night.
 
Lewis Roberts-Thomson has been dropped for the game against the Lions but his omission is somewhat offset by the return of Sam Reid.

 
Reid will play his first game of the year after shaking off the effects of a lingering Achilles injury, with Brandon Jack also receiving a recall.

The Lions have lost important defender Pearce Hanley to a back injury, with Rohan Bewick named as his replacement.

Hawthorn is beginning to find its preferred defensive makeup, with Ryan Schoenmakers to return to the fray against St Kilda at the MCG on Saturday.
 
Schoenmakers has not played since rupturing the ACL in his knee last April. The Hawks have named the slick-moving Billy Hartung, the club's fifth debutant this season, for Jordan Lewis' 200th game milestone.
 
Hawthorn selected Hartung with pick No. 24 in last year's NAB AFL Draft, with the teenager renowned for his endurance-speed combo.

St Kilda has made five changes to its team, with Maverick Weller and Blake Acres both set to make their debuts.
 
Weller was elevated off the rookie list in place of the injured Sam Gilbert, while Acres is a highly-talented tall midfielder who was the Saints' first-overall pick (No.19 overall) in the 2013 draft.
 
Top-of-the-table Port Adelaide will be bolstered by the return of Angus Monfries from a hamstring injury for its trip to play Greater Western Sydney in Canberra.
 
Sam Gray is the unlucky Power player to make way.




Greater Western Sydney has made five changes to its side, with No.1 draft pick Tom Boyd being omitted after his second game at AFL level last week.
 
Talented midfielders Dylan Shiel and Josh Kelly are set to make their returns.
 
Brendon Goddard and Heath Hocking are important inclusions for Essendon as it gets set to battle it out with the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
 
Martin Gleeson (soreness) and Kyle Hardingham have been left out.
 
Western Bulldogs veteran Daniel Giansiracusa is one of four players to be omitted, with Dale Morris to return from an ankle injury.
 
Silky Gold Coast midfielder Harley Bennell has been added to the club's squad for its crucial clash with North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
 
Bennell, Tom Murphy, Charlie Dixon, Tom Nicholls and Jeremy Taylor are all in the mix to replace Matthew Warnock and Jack Hutchins.
 
Sam Wright, Scott Thompson (following his one-game suspension) and Ben Jacobs have been named on an extended interchange for the Kangaroos.
 
Geelong speedster Steven Motlop is set to make his long-awaited return from knee surgery against Richmond at the MCG on Sunday.
 
Motlop had surgery in London in January and was solid in his two games back in the VFL over the past fortnight. Dawson Simpson and Jed Bews are also in an extended squad.
 
As expected, Brett Deledio and Alex Rance are set to strengthen Richmond for its battle with the Cats.
 
The pair, along with Aaron Edwards, Matt Thomas, Orren Stephenson and Ty Vickery are in line to replace Ben Griffiths, Dylan Grimes and Matt Arnot.
 
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has made a statement at the selection table, dropping Matt de Boer for the club's big derby clash at Paterson Stadium on Sunday evening.
 
Hayden Ballantyne, Alex Silvagni, Jack Hannath and Michael Barlow are all in the running to be recalled.
 
One change at the Eagles, with youngster Dom Sheed going out of the side that lost to Carlton last week.
 
Darren Glass and Shannon Hurn have both been named and would certainly add some defensive grunt to a side that has lost three games in a row.

Friday, May 2
Carlton v Collingwood
MCG, 7.50pm AEST

CARLTON
In: A.Carrazzo
Out: C.Yarran (hamstring)

COLLINGWOOD
In: S.Dwyer, M.Williams 
Out: A.Toovey (hamstring), A.Fasolo (toe) 

Saturday, May 3
Hawthorn v St Kilda
MCG, 1.45pm AEST

HAWTHORN
In: R.Schoenmakers, B.Hartung 
Out: J.Simpkin, W.Langford (back) 
New: B.Hartung (Dandenong U18) 

ST KILDA
In: A.Schneider, T.Simpkin, M.Weller, B.Longer, B.Acres 
Out: J.Bruce, S.Ross, T.Hickey (foot), L.Dunstan (concussion), E.Templeton (broken arm)
New: B.Acres (West Perth), Maverick Weller (Gold Coast)

Greater Western Sydney v Port Adelaide
Startrack Oval, 2.10pm AEST

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
In: R.Palmer, D.Shiel, M.Buntine, T.Greene, J.Kelly 
Out: J.Hunt (Knee), T.Bugg, L.Plowman, Z.Williams, T.Boyd 

PORT ADELAIDE
In: A.Monfries 
Out: S.Gray 

Adelaide v Melbourne
Adelaide Oval, 4.10pm ACST

ADELAIDE
In: -
Out: -

MELBOURNE
In: -
Out: -

Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans
Gabba, 4.10pm ACST

BRISBANE LIONS
In: R.Bewick 
Out: P.Hanley (back) 

SYDNEY SWANS
In: S.Reid, B.Jack 
Out: L.Roberts-Thomson, L.Franklin (knee) 

Essendon v Western Bulldogs
Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm AEST

ESSENDON
In: B.Goddard, H.Hocking 
Out: K.Hardingham, M.Gleeson 

WESTERN BULLDOGS
In: T.Williams, D.Morris, J.Johannisen, M.Bontempelli 
Out: D.Giansiracusa, T.Campbell, T.Young, L.Jong 

Sunday, May 4
North Melbourne v Gold Coast
Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm AEST

NORTH MELBOURNE
In: S.Wright, S.Thompson, B.Jacobs 
Out: -

GOLD COAST
In: T.Murphy, C.Dixon, T.Nicholls, H.Bennell, J.Taylor 
Out: M.Warnock, J.Hutchins

Geelong v Richmond
MCG, 3.20pm AEST

GEELONG
In: D.Simpson, S.Motlop, J.Bews 
Out: -
New: J.Bews (Geelong U18s)

RICHMOND
In: A.Edwards, B.Deledio, M.Thomas, O.Stephenson, A.Rance, T.Vickery 
Out: B.Griffiths, D.Grimes, M.Arnot 

West Coast v Fremantle
Patersons Stadium, 2.40pm AWST

WEST COAST
In: D.Glass, S.Butler, S.Hurn, S.Tunbridge 
Out: D.Sheed  

FREMANTLE
In: H.Ballantyne, A.Silvagni, J.Hannath, M.Barlow 
Out: M.de Boer