Overview

• Charlie Curnow has been cleared to play for Carlton after a calf issue, with Jacob Weitering returning to the bench following an ankle scare and Jack Darling back on the field post leg gash as the Blues seek a third straight win at the MCG.
• North Melbourne replaces Kallan Dawson with Charlie Comben in defence and will be without Hudson O’Keeffe as it returns to the MCG after two ‘home’ games in Western Australia.
• Port Adelaide will field Jason Horne-Francis despite a shoulder problem, while Ollie Wines, Aliir Aliir and Hugh Jackson are among those ruled out with knee injuries ahead of Saturday’s Adelaide Oval clash.
• Sydney Swans coach patches in Errol Gulden for his first game of the season and welcomes Tom Papley, Joel Amartey and Matt Roberts back into the side after their mid-season bye.
• Ladder-leading Collingwood reinstates Pat Lipinski for Will Hayes, and St Kilda turns to youth by naming Mattaes Phillipou, Darcy Wilson and debutant Alix Tauru following a run of seven losses.