be without Brownlow Medal favourite Gary Ablett (ankle) and number one tagger Cameron Ling (fractured cheekbone) - the Dogs have regained star midfielder Ryan Griffen and spearhead Scott Welsh, who missed last week's win over Melbourne.
They replace Josh Hill and Cam Wight while the Cats bought in two quality replacement for Ling and Ablett in James Kelly and Brent Prismall.
Struggling Adelaide - reeling from the loss of star forwards Brett Burton (knee) and Jason Porplyzia (shoulder) - received a boost for Sunday's showdown against Port Adelaide with dual Norm Smith Medalist Andrew McLeod back after missing two games with a knee injury while Luke Jericho and Ken McGregor were handed the vacant forward positions.
Former Hawthorn skipper Shane Crawford has again succumbed to knee tendonitis and will miss Saturday night's clash against St Kilda - meaning he won't bring up his 300 game milestone in the Round 17 blockbuster against Geelong.
But the Hawks regain Chance Bateman following a three match absence with a corked quad.
The Saints bought in Aaron Fiora and Adam Schneider for Jarryd Allen and James Gwilt.
Melbourne has included its big guns for Sunday's wooden spoon battle against Fremantle in Perth with Aaron Davey, James McDonald, Jeff White and Adem Yze all named in the 25-man squad but Brad Green is out with a hamstring injury while the Dockers lost this year's Rising Star favourite Rhys Palmer to general soreness as well as the suspended Dean Solomon.
West Coast again made mass changes for its trip to Brisbane - losing Daniel Kerr to suspension and key defenders Adam Hunter (knee/shoulder) and Brett Jones (knee) to season-ending injuries while Steven Armstrong and Michael Braun were dropped.
In come Eric McKenzie, Chad Fletcher, Jamie McNamara, Scott Selwood and Brent Staker while the Lions bought in Jason Roe, Bradd Dalziell and Scott Harding for injured pair Matthew Leuenberger, Jed Adcock and Troy Selwood.
And Carlton has dropped Joe Anderson and Steven Browne for Sunday's clash against Sydney but defender Andrew Walker returns for his first game after injuring his shoulder in the final round of practice matches.
The Swans lost Amon Buchanan to suspension but included Nick Malceski in their 25-man squad after he was a late withdrawal against Hawthorn last week due to a calf injury.