Carlton captain Cripps is the $4.50 TAB favourite for the Brownlow, just ahead of Fremantle skipper Fyfe ($5).

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Despite having the bye last weekend Cripps’ foot hasn’t healed enough for him to make the trip west to face the Dockers.

Forward Harry McKay will also sidelined for two weeks with a groin issue for the Blues.

Jack Silvagni, Liam Jones, Matthew Kennedy, Andrew Phillips, Hugh Goddard and Darcy Lang were all included in an extended Carlton squad for the clash.

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Geelong is on red alert for the “ridiculous” abilities of Adelaide star Eddie Betts with Jed Bews returning to bolster the Cats’ ability to curtail the forward genius.

Defender Bews and Lachie Fogarty have beenb named for their first games of 2019 replacing Gary Rohan, who failed to recover from a concussion suffered in last week’s loss to Port Adelaide, and Darcy Fort.

The rollercoaster season for Adelaide on-baller Bryce Gibbs has continued after the former Blue was recalled for the clash having been dropped three times this season.

But while Gibbs is back it’s Betts who the Cats will have their eyes on and Geelong defender Zach Tuohy conceded it would be a team-effort needed to stop him.

“Eddie is one of those guys you can keep him quiet for 90 per cent of the game then he’ll kick two from the pocket with five blokes hanging off him,” Tuohy said.

“There’s a few of us there that will probably mix and match a bit. But Eddie is kind of unstoppable. You think you’ve got him stopped then he’ll do something ridiculous.”

Collingwood has included Josh Daicos as expected for Saturday night’s clash with North Melbourne as the replacement for defender Jeremy Howe who has a calf injury.

It was the lone change for the Magpies after coach Nathan Buckley opted to stick with his team’s three tall forwards.

The Demons included Jordan Lewis, Michael Hibberd, Braydon Preuss, Oscar McDonald and Corey Wagner in its squad for Sunday’s clash with the Lions at the Gabba.

The Kangaroos have included first-gamer Kyron Hayden for the match after suspending Taylor Garner for his involvement in a late-night incident in Sydney during his team’s bye weekend.

Hawthorn will also a unveil first-gamer in Oliver Hanrahan against West Coast as veteran Jarryd Roughead is sidelined with sore ribs.

Hanrahan was the Hawks with Pick 14 in 2017 Rookie Draft and played in the Box Hill Hawks VFL premiership last year.

Conor Nash and Daniel Howe will make their first appearances since Round 5 and 7 respectively, replacing Harry Morrison and Kaiden Brand who have been dropped.

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Seven inclusions topped by Richmond premiership captain Trent Cotchin for Sunday’s clash with St Kilda has signalled the Tigers intent to reassert their AFL authority in the run to September.

After three-straight losses, the injury list at Punt Road has finally begun to thin and coach Damien Hardwick wasted no time reinserting his star players in to the line-up.

Cotchin, who has only played five games this year, headlines the list which includes defender David Astbury, Jayden Short, Kane Lambert, Shane Edwards, Ivan Soldo, and Shai Bolton in the 25-man squad.

Premiership winner Jack Higgins has been dropped after a lean month with Ryan Garthwaite and Noah Balta also left out.

The Tigers have lost their past three matches by a combined 137 points to North Melbourne, Geelong then Adelaide, have fallen out of the top eight and are now rated a $17 premiership chance.

The Tigers play the under-pressure Saints who lost forward Dean Kent for the season after he suffered a torn quad during match simulation at training. His injury opens the door for former Carlton defender Sam Rowe, who is in line to make his club debut along with rookie Doulton Langlands for the match at Marvel Stadium.

LIONS’ HORSES-FOR-COURSES POLICY

The brutal reality of Brisbane’s healthy list and a new “horses for courses” selection policy has hit home for Rhys Mathieson and Jacob Allison who have been dropped from the side that dismantled St Kilda.

Chris Fagan has named returning trio Jarrod Berry, Zac Bailey and Brandon Starcevich in an extended 26-man squad for Sunday’s clash with Melbourne at the Gabba.

Sam Skinner, Corey Lyons and Ben Keays are the other inclusions to the squad which will be trimmed.

Bailey, after one game in the reserves, and Starcevich (four games) have returned via the NEAFL while Berry, if he survives the cut, has come straight back in.

Meanwhile, Gold Coast will welcome a major injection of leadership with experienced duo Pearce Hanley and Touk Miller set to face the Swans in Sydney on Saturday.

Brad Scheer is the other inclusion while George Horlin-Smith has been dropped. Callum Ah Chee (ankle) and Nick Holman (back) are unavailable.

Miller missed five weeks with a heel injury before returning to play North Melbourne where he suffered a cork that ruled him out of the lost to St Kilda in Townsville

Hanley played the first six games, missed a week with a bruised shin before a severe cork in the Round 8 clash with Melbourne that had to be surgically drained.

The 30-year-old has endured a torrid time dealing a family tragedy and a range of physical problems in his two and a halfyears at the Suns.

— Andrew Hamilton

ESSENDON v GWS

Thursday June 27, 7.20pm, Marvel Stadium

BOMBERS

B: Ambrose, Brown, Gleeson

HB: McKenna, Hooker, Saad

C: Fantasia, Merrett, Parish

HF: Zaharakis, Laverde, Begley

FOLL: Langford, McKernan, McDonald-Tipungwuti

I/C: Hurley, Redman, Clarke, McGrath

EMG: Francis, Baguley, Clarke, Myers

IN: Gleeson

OUT: Guelfi (injured)

GIANTS

B: Williams, Davis, Kennedy

HB: Perryman, Haynes, Shaw

C: Tomlinson, Hopper, Reid

HF: Langon, Cameron, Green

FOLL: Finlayson, Himmelberg, Daniels

I/C: Taranto, Hately, Taylor, Deledio

EMG: Buntine, Simpson, Hill, Stein

IN: Haynes, Langdon, Hately

OUT: de Boer (injured), Stein, Buntine

GEELONG v ADELAIDE

Friday June 28, 7:50pm, GMHBA Stadium

CATS

B: Tuohy, Kolodjashnij, O’Connor

HB: Henry, Taylor, Stewart

C: Dangerfield, Kelly, Duncan

HF: Dahlhaus, Fogarty, Hawkins

F: Ablett, Bews, Atkins

FOLL: Blicavs, Guthrie, J.Selwood

I/C: Stanley, Miers, Clark, Parfitt

EMG: Parsons, Smith, Buzza, S.Selwood

IN: Fogarty, Bews

OUT: Fort, Rohan (injured)

CROWS

B: Brown, Talia, Laird

HB: Smith, Keath, Gibbs

C: Atkins, B.Crouch, Kelly

HF: Gallucci, Walker, Douglas

F: Greenwood, Himmelberg, Betts

FOLL: O’Brien, M.Crouch, Sloane

I/C: Seedsman, Hartigan, Davis, Murphy

EMG: Mackay, Jones, Otten, Jacobs

IN: Gibbs, Himmelberg, Davis

OUT: Milera (injured), Jenkins (injured), Ellis-Yolmen (injured)

HAWTHORN v WEST COAST

Saturday June 29, 1:45pm, MCG

HAWKS

B: O’Brien, Frawley, Burgoyne

HB: Glass, Sicily, Hardwick

C: Scully, Shiels, Henderson

HF: Breust, Gunston, Puopolo

F: Hanrahan, McEvoy, Impey

FOLL: Ceglar, O’Meara, Worpel

I/C: Nash, Smith, Moore, Howe

EMG: Brand, Cousins, Morrison, Lewis

IN: Hanrahan, Nash, Howe

OUT: Roughead (injured), Brand, Morrison

EAGLES

B: Hurn, Schofield, Duggan

HB: Nelson, Sheppard, Jetta

C: Gaff, Yeo, Redden

HF: Cameron, Darling, Cripps

F: Ryan, Kennedy, Rioli

FOLL: Naitanui, Sheed, Shuey

I/C: Masten, Allen, Hickey, Hutchings

EMG: Cole, Ainsworth, Ah Chee, Allen

IN: Rioli, Naitanui

OUT: McGovern, Petruccelle (injured)

SYDNEY v GOLD COAST

Saturday June 29, 4:35pm, SCG

SWANS

B: O’Riordan, Rampe, Melican

HB: Mills, Aliir, Lloyd

C: Hewett, Parker, Jones

HF: Dawson, Blakey, Ronke

F: Papley, Reid, Heeney

FOLL: Sinclair, Kennedy, Florent

I/C: McCartin, Rowbottom, Hayward, Rose

EMG: Clarke, Fox, Thurlow, Menzel

IN: Ronke, McCartin, Rowbottom

OUT: Clarke, Franklin (injured), Menzel

SUNS

B: Ballard, Day, Harbrow

HB: Hanley, Hombsch, Weller

C: Sexton, Brodie, Lukosius

HF: Fiorini, Wright, Miller

F: Martin, King, Powell

FOLL: Witts, Swallow, MacPherson

I/C: Ellis, Joyce, Miles, Scheer

EMG: Burgess, Corbett, Heron, Rischitelli

IN: Hanley, Miller, Scheer

OUT: Horlin-Smith, Holman (injured), Ah Chee (injured)

COLLINGWOOD v NORTH MELBOURNE

Saturday June 29, 7:25pm, Marvel Stadium

MAGPIES

B: Maynard, Roughead, Greenwood

HB: Crisp, Moore, Aish

C: Phillips, Pendlebury, Mayne

HF: Thomas, Cox, Hoskin-Elliott

F: De Goey, Mihocek, Varcoe

FOLL: Grundy, Treloar, Sidebottom

I/C: C.Brown, Daicos, Reid, Sier

EMG: T.Brown, Crocker, Lynch, Scharenberg

IN: Daicos

OUT: Howe (injured)

KANGAROOS

B: Williams, Thompson, Durdin

HB: Atley, Tarrant, McDonald

C: Dumont, Simpkin, Polec

HF: Thomas, Wood, Hayden

F: Larkey, Brown, Turner

FOLL: Goldstein, Cunnington, Ziebell

I/C: Anderson, Davies-Uniacke, Pittard, Zurhaar

EMG: Hrovat, Ahern, Taylor, Campbell

IN: Hayden

OUT: Garner (suspended)

PORT ADELAIDE v WESTERN BULLDOGS

Saturday June 29, 7:40pm, Adelaide Oval

POWER

B: Burton, Clurey, Bonner

HB: Hartlett, Jonas, Byrne-Jones

C: Duursma, R.Gray, Ebert

HF: Boak, Ladhams, Farrell

F: S.Gray, Dixon, Rozee

FOLL: Lycett, Wines, Houston

I/C: Garner, Motlop, Drew, Butters

EMG: Sutcliffe, Rockliff, Marshall, McKenzie

IN: Ladhams, Drew

OUT: Howard (suspended), Amon (suspended)

BULLDOGS

B: Johannisen, Trengove, Williams

HB: Daniel, Cordy, Wood

C: Hunter, Smith, Lipinski

HF: Suckling, Schache, Lloyd

F: Bontempelli, Naughton, Dickson

FOLL: English, Dunkley, Macrae

I/C: Crozier, Duryea, Richards, Smith

EMG: Le.Young, McLean, Vandermeer, La.Young

No changes

ST KILDA v RICHMOND

Sunday June 30, 1:10pm, Marvel Stadium

SAINTS

B: McKenzie, Carlisle, Savage

HB: Wilkie, Battle, Clark

C: Billings, Ross, Hannebery

HF: Hind, Bruce, Sinclair

F: Gresham, Membrey, Acres

FOLL: Marshall, Dunstan, Steele

I/C (from): Coffield, Newnes, Armitage, Long, Paton, Parker, Langlands, Rowe

IN: Steele, Coffield, Long, Paton, Langlands, Rowe

OUT: Marsh, Kent (injured)

TIGERS

B: David Astbury, Nathan Broad, Dylan Grimes

HB: Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Sydney Stack

C: Kamdyn McIntosh, Dion Prestia, Brandon Ellis

HF: Daniel Rioli, Jason Castagna, Kane Lambert

F: Shane Edwards, Josh Caddy, Tom Lynch

FOLL: Ivan Soldo , Trent Cotchin , Dustin Martin

I/C (from): Bachar Houli, Jack Graham, Mabior Chol, Patrick Naish, Daniel Butler, Connor Menadue, Shai Bolton, Liam Baker

IN: Trent Cotchin, Shane Edwards, David Astbury, Jayden Short, Kane Lambert, Shai Bolton, Ivan Soldo

OUT: Jack Higgins (omitted), Noah Balta (omitted), Ryan Garthwaite (omitted)

BRISBANE LIONS v MELBOURNE

Sunday June 30, 3:20pm, Gabba

LIONS

B: Hodge, Andrews, Rich

HB: Witherden, Gardiner, Answerth

C: Zorko, Neale, McCarthy

HF: Rayner, Hipwood, Robinson

F: Cameron, McStay, Bailey

FOLL: Martin, McCluggage, Lyons

I/C (from): Keays, Christensen, Berry, Skinner, Lester, Starcevich, Lyons, McInerney

IN: Bailey, Keays, Berry, Skinner, Starcevich, Lyons

OUT: Allison, Mathieson

DEMONS

B: Lockhart, May, Salem

HB: Jones, Frost, Fritsch

C: Baker, Harmes, Brayshaw

HF: Hunt, Smith, Petracca

F: Hannan, T.McDonald, Weideman

FOLL: Gawn, Viney, Oliver

I/C (from): Lewis, Hibberd, Preuss, O.McDonald, Neal-Bullen, Hore, Petty, C.Wagner

IN: Lewis, Hibberd, Preuss, O.McDonald, C.Wagner

OUT: J.Wagner

FREMANTLE v CARLTON

Sunday June 30, 5.20pm, Perth Stadium

DOCKERS:

B: Nathan Wilson, Joel Hamling, Luke Ryan

HB: Ethan Hughes, Griffin Logue, Connor Blakely

C: Bradley Hill, Nat Fyfe, Ed Langdon

HF: Darcy Tucker, Michael Walters, Andrew Brayshaw

F: Sam Switkowski, Brennan Cox, Brandon Matera

FOLL: Sean Darcy, Reece Conca, David Mundy

I/C: Brett Bewley, Cam McCarthy, Travis Colyer, Adam Cerra, Bailey Banfield, Scott Jones, Lachie Schultz, Taylin Duman

IN: Cam McCarthy, Travis Colyer, Adam Cerra, Bailey Banfield, Scott Jones, Lachie Schultz

OUT: Jesse Hogan (injured), Stephen Hill (injured)

BLUES

B: Nic Newman, Levi Casboult, Kade Simpson

HB: Caleb Marchbank, Jacob Weitering, Lachie Plowman

C: Marc Murphy, Paddy Dow, Lochie O’Brien

HF: Ed Curnow, Charlie Curnow, David Cuningham

F: Zac Fisher, Mitch McGovern, Michael Gibbons

FOLL: Matthew Kreuzer, Will Setterfield, Sam Walsh

I/C: Dale Thomas, Jack Silvagni, Liam Jones, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Matthew Kennedy, Andrew Phillips, Hugh Goddard, Darcy Lang (Four to be omitted)

IN: Jack Silvagni, Liam Jones, Matthew Kennedy, Andrew Phillips, Hugh Goddard, Darcy Lang

OUT: Harry McKay (injured), Patrick Cripps (injured)

NEW: Hugh Goddard