On Friday night, when the Saints meet the Hawks at Etihad Stadium, among the players missing for Hawthorn will be Lance Franklin who has been experiencing hamstring soreness and Luke Hodge who injured his thumb. St Kilda has also been forced to make multiple inclusions with four players out due to injuries.
When the Lions battle the Tigers on Saturday at the MCG, Jonathan Brown will be absent from the side after injuring his foot, Mitch Golby received a one week ban for striking Tom Curren (St Kilda), with Rohan Berwick being omitted.
At Simons Stadium on Saturday, the Cats will see the return of James Podsiadly from his one week suspension, as Allen Christensen, Jared Rivers, Jesse Stringer and Josh Walker will be welcomed into the line-up having all played well for Casey in the VFL last weekend.
The Blues bring Jarrad Waite back from a knee injury, meanwhile Andrew Carrazzo and Matthew Kreuzer will be sidelined with calf injuries when Carlton clash with the Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Easton Wood returns for the Bulldogs after recovering from a hamstring injury that has kept him out since round three. Liam Jones and Mark Austin have also been included in the team to replace Michael Talia and Jack Macrae who have been experiencing soreness.
ST KILDA V HAWTHORN
Friday 9th August, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium
St Kilda
B: Roberton, Blake, Dempster
HB: Geary, Gwilt, Murdoch
C: Ray, Hayes, Montagna
HF: Armitage, Riewoldt, Jones
F: Milne, Lee, Newnes
Foll: McEvoy, Dal Santo, Steven
I/C: Webster, Saunders, Minchington, Curren
Emg: Hickey, Ross, Schneider
In: Blake, Gwilt, Newnes, Murdoch, Minchington
Out: Simpkin (leg), Stanley (shoulder), Siposs (shoulder), Saad (leg), Dunnell (omitted)
Hawthorn
B: Stratton, Lake, Guerra
HB: Sewell, Gibson, Duryea
C: Smith, Mitchell, Hill
HF: Whitecross, Gunston, Savage
F: Burgoyne, Roughead, Rioli
Foll: Hale, Lewis, Puopolo
I/C: Breust, Spangher, Simpkin, Grimley
Emg: Cheney, Ceglar, Anderson
In: Spangher, Simpkin, Grimley
Out: Franklin (hamstring soreness), Hodge (thumb), Ceglar (omitted)
RICHMOND V BRISBANE
Saturday 10th August, 1:45pm, MCG
Richmond
B: Morris, Rance, Astbury
HB: Newman, Chaplin, Vlastuin
C: Grigg, Cotchin, Jackson
HF: White, S. Edwards, Ellis
F: McGuane, Riewoldt, Martin
Foll: Maric, Deledio, Foley
I/C: Houli, Conca, Vickery, Tuck
Emg: Batchelor, McDonough, Stephenson
In: Vickery
Out: Stephenson
Brisbane
B: Clarke, Maguire, Patfull
HB: Harwood, Staker, Yeo
C: Adcock, Redden, Mayes
HF: Hanley, Martin, Zorko
F: O’Brien, Merrett, Green
Foll: Leuenberger, Rich, Rockliff
I/C: Lester, Raines, Moloney, Docherty
Emg: Bewick, Lisle, McGrath
In: Lester, Moloney, Martin
Out: Bewick, Brown (foot), Golby (suspension)
GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE
Saturday 10th August, 2:10pm, Simonds Stadium
Geelong
B: Rivers, Lonergan, Enright
HB: Bartel, Taylor, Corey
C: Christensen, Selwood, Stringer
HF: Caddy, Podsiadly, Johnson
F: Motlop, Hawkins, Varcoe
Foll: Vardy, Kelly, Duncan
I/C: Guthrie, Walker, Stokes, Mackie
Emg: T. Hunt, Blicavs, J. Hunt
In: Podsiadly, Christensen, Rivers, Stringer, Walker
Out: T. Hunt, J. Hunt, Smedts, West, Blicavs
Port Adelaide
B: O’Shea, Carlile, Cassisi
HB: Broadbent, Trengove, Pittard
C: Wingard, Boak, Colquhoun
HF: Gray, Butcher, Monfries
F: Westhoff, Schulz, Hartlett
Foll: Lobbe, Ebert, Cornes
I/C: Wines, Blee, Moore, Mitchell
Emg: Hitchcock, Stevenson, Logan
In: Blee
Out: Stewart (wrist)
CARLTON V WESTERN BULLDOGS
Saturday 10th August, 4:40pm, Etihad Stadium
Carlton
B: Bootsma, Jamison, Henderson
HB: Tuohy, Watson, Gibbs
C: Yarran, Judd, Simpson
HF: Curnow, Walker, Garlett
F: McLean, Rowe, Scotland
Foll: Warnock, Betts, Murphy
I/C: Waite, Menzel, Cachia, Armfield
Emg: McInnes, Robinson, Graham
In: Waite, Warnock, Menzel, Bootsma
Out: Carrazzo (calf), Kreuzer (calf), Lucas, Robinson
Western Bulldogs
B: Morris, Austin, Picken
HB: Murphy, Roughead, Young
C: Cross, Wallis, Cooney
HF: Dickson, Addison, Giansiracusa
F: Dahlhaus, Campbell, Grant
Foll: Minson, Griffen, Liberatore
I/C: Tutt, Stevens, Wood, Jones
Emg: Pearce, Hunter, Howard
In: Wood, Jones, Austin
Out: Talia (soreness), Hunter (rested), Macrae (soreness)
SYDNEY V COLLINGWOOD
Saturday 10th August, 7:40pm, ANZ Stadium
Sydney
B: Rampe, Grundy, Smith
HB: Malceski, Richards, Shaw
C: Everitt, O’Keefe, McVeigh
HF: Hannebery, White, Bolton
F: Bird, Tippett, Pyke
Foll: Mumford, Kennedy, K.Jack
I/C: Jack, McGlynn, Mitchell, Parker
Emg: Biggs, Lamb, X.Richards
In: McGlynn
Out: Lamb
Collingwood
B: Brown, Maxwell, Shaw
HB: O’Brien, Keeffe, Sinclair
C: Sidebottom, Ball, Dwyer
HF: Macaffer, Lynch, Blair
F: Beams, Cloke, Reid
Foll: Grundy, Pendlebury, Swan
I/C: Goldsack, Elliott, Thomas, Williams
Emg: Kennedy, Witts, Seedsman
In: –
Out: –
GOLD COAST V MELBOURNE
Saturday 10th August, 7:40pm, Metricon Stadium
Gold Coast
B: McKenzie, May, Tape
HB: Broughton, Thompson, Russell
C: Bennell, Ablett, Harbrow
HF: O’Meara, Day, Hall
F: Brown, Dixon, Bock
Foll: Gorringe, Stanley, Swallow
I/C: Shaw, Sexton, Sumner, Prestia
Emg: Murphy, Allen, Boston
In: –
Out: –
Melbourne
B: Dunn, Pedersen, Terlich
HB: Garland, McDonald, Clisby
C: Grimes, Viney, McKenzie
HF: Jones, Watts, Trengove
F: Kent, Fitzpatrick, Howe
Foll: SPencer, Sylvia, Jones
I/C: Davis, Tapscott, Davey, Byrnes
Emg: Strauss, Nicholson, Blease
In: Davis, McKenzie
Out: Gawn, Toumpas
ESSENDON V WEST COAST
Sunday 10th August, 1:10pm, Etihad Stadium
Essendon
B: Baguley, Carlisle, Hibberd
HB: Pears, Hooker, Fletcher
C: Winderlich, Watson, Heppell
HF: Davey, Gumbleton, Kommer
F: Stanton, Ryder, Melksham
Foll: Bellchambers, Hocking, Hardingham
I/C: Goddard, Zaharakis, Colyer, Hille, Jetta, Howlett, Myers
In: Pears, Davey, Hille , Howlett , Winderlich
Out: Dempsey (hamstring), Dell’Olio
West Coast
B: Brown, Glass, Wilson
HB: Butler, Mackenzie, Smith
C: Gaff, Wellingham, Dalziell
HF: Cripps, Kennedy, Hill
F: Schofield, Lycett, Darling
Foll: Cox, Selwood, Sheppard
I/C: McGinnity, LeCras, Hams, Hutchings, Embley, Masten, Priddis
In: McGinnity, LeCras, Masten, Priddis
Out: Carter
ADELAIDE V NORTH MELBOURNE
Sunday 10th August, 3:20pm, MCG
Adelaide
B: Brown, Rutten, Otten
HB: Laird, Talia, Smith
C: Dangerfield, Mackay, van Berlo
HF: Vince, Johnston, Petrenko
F: Grigg, Lynch, Douglas
Foll: Jacobs, Crouch, Thompson
I/C: Sloane, Jaensch, Wright, Shaw, McKernan, Porplyzia, Henderson
In: Jaensch, Porplyzia, Shaw, Sloane
Out: Lyons
North Melbourne
B: Hansen, Thompson, Mullett
HB: Macmillan, Delaney, Atley
C: Bastinac, Wells, Gibson
HF: Thomas, Petrie, Harvey
F: Adams, Tarrant, Black
Foll: Goldstein, Cunnington, Ziebell
I/C: Jacobs, Wright, Harper, Greenwood, Hine, Garner, Sierakowski
In: Greenwood, Sierakowski, Harper, Garner
Out: McKenzie
FREMANTLE V GWS GIANTS
Sunday 10th August, 4:40pm, Patersons Stadium
Fremantle
B: Spurr, Dawson, Duffield
HB: Mzungu, Johnson, Sutcliffe
C: Fyfe, Crowley, Hill
HF: Mundy, Mayne, Walters
F: Clarke, Pavlich, Ballantyne
Foll: Sandilands, Neale, Barlow
I/C: Pearce, Suban, de Boer, Sheridan, Ibbotson, Crichton, Crozier
In: Pavlich, Ibbotson, Crichton, Crozier
Out: Pearce (calf)
GWS Giants
B: Mohr, Davis, Darley
HB: Hampton, Bruce, Haynes
C: Coniglio, Whitfield, Scully
HF: Tomlinson, Cameron, Ward
F: Smith, Giles, Bugg
Foll: Downie, Whiley, Treloar
I/C: Williams, Adams, Brogan, Greene, Wilson, Tyson, Kennedy
In: Darley, Tyson, Wilson, Downie
Out: Shiel