Carlton have swung the axe for his or her AFL crunch conflict with Gold Coast, dropping Jack Silvagni once more amongst 4 adjustments.
The Blues (4-1-8) are in determined want of a circuit-breaking win, their season in freefall after eight losses in 9 matches.
Defeat in opposition to the Suns on the MCG on Sunday would prolong their dropping streak to seven matches and drive one other dagger into their flagging finals hopes.
Lewis Young, Jesse Motlop, Ed Curnow, Paddy Dow and Silvagni have all been dropped from the facet that misplaced to Essendon final week.
Nic Newman, Lachie Fogarty and ruckman Marc Pittonet return alonside David Cuningham, who will play his first AFL match in additional than two years.
Blues coach Michael Voss stated Cunningham’s choice was reward for effort after the 26-year-old battled a collection of knee, calf and shoulder accidents.
“He’s had a long time out of the game and for him to be able to go through what he’s gone through in the last two years … we feel he’s ready to go,” Voss informed reporters on Friday.
“He had a really good (VFL) game last week … he’ll add something a bit different to what we’ve had in there recently.”
It would be the first time in additional than 4 years that Carlton’s first-round draft picks from 2015 – Jacob Weitering, Harry McKay, Charlie Curnow and Cuningham – have performed in the identical workforce.
Gold Coast (6-6) have recalled younger gun Mac Andrew from his second club-imposed suspension in six months, as a substitute for Jy Farrar.
The Western Bulldogs (7-6) are clinging to a top-eight spot after three straight losses and have dropped Josh Bruce, James O’Donnell and Arthur Jones for Sunday’s conflict with North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium.
Tim O’Brien and Mitch Hannan have been recalled.
The Kangaroos, buoyed by spearhead Nick Larkey’s five-year contract extension, have been bolstered by the return of essential midfield duo Jy Simpkin and Hugh Greenwood from concussion.
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