Saints recall Ball
04/09/2009 6:26 PM
Both Collingwood and St Kilda have made interesting selection calls, naming Luke Ball and Anthony Rocca for Sunday's qualifying final at the MCG.
Out of favour at Moorabbin for much of the second half of the season, former club captain and 2005 club best-and-fairest Ball is one of two inclusions for the Saints along with Michael Gardiner.
They've replaced Sean Dempster and Ben McEvoy, both of whom were dropped.
Veteran defender Max Hudghton was named as one of three emergencies for the Saints with Jarryn Geary and Dempster.
Drafted into the Magpies' extended squad of 25 earlier on Friday when Nathan Brown withdrew through injury, Rocca made the cut when the club submitted its final 22 at 5pm (AEST).
The 32-year-old is one of four changes to the Collingwood line-up.
Overlooked for tactical reasons last week, Leigh Brown returns for his first finals match in black and white along with Scott Pendlebury who has apparently overcome the back injury which kept him sidelined for the Round 22 Bulldogs clash.
Steele Sidebottom whose form in the VFL was too good to pass up, is the fourth inclusion for what will be his ninth senior game in his AFL debut season.
Sharrod Wellingham, Tyson Goldsack, Brad Dick and backup ruckman Cameron Wood, a victim of the club's 'horses for courses' policy, are the players to make way - all omitted.