Collingwood has swung the axe in response to their loss to GWS last weekend, dropping Mason Cox and Brayden Sier for their clash against West Coast on Friday night.
Trey Ruscoe, who played in the club’s first two matches of the season, is back in the side, while Mark Keane will make his first appearance for 2021.
Will Hoskin-Elliott has been managed for the clash, while the Pies will hand Finlay Macrae his debut.
West Coast has opted to hand a club debut to former Lion Alex Witherden, who has impressed in WAFL scratch matches in recent weeks.
Friday night’s clash marks the first game between the sides since last year’s memorable elimination final, where Collingwood pulled of a shock one-point upset victory to knock West Coast out of the finals in week one.
The biggest crowd in Perth since the pandemic began is also expected to be in attendance, with Western Australia recently allowing 100 per cent capacity back at Optus Stadium as the COVID situation eases.
FULL TEAMS
West Coast
B: B.Sheppard, T.Barrass, A.Witherden
HB: T.Cole, J.McGovern, J.Nelson
C: A.Gaff, T.Kelly, L.Duggan
HF: J.Cripps, J.Darling, J.Brander
F: Z.Langdon, J.Kennedy, O.Allen
FOLL: N.Naitanui, D.Sheed, J.Redden
I/C: J.Waterman, N.Vardy, X.O’Neill, J.Rotham
EMG: I.Winder, L.Foley, B.Ainsworth, J.Jones
In: Alex Witherden, Nathan Vardy, Xavier O'Neill, Zac Langdon
Out: Isiah Winder (Omitted), Jack Petruccelle (Injured), Jamaine Jones (Omitted), Liam Ryan (Injured), Shannon Hurn (Injured)
Collingwood
B: B.Maynard, J.Roughead, I.Quaynor
HB: M.Keane, D.Moore, J.Howe
C: J.Crisp, S.Pendlebury, J.Noble
HF: J.Daicos, B.Mihocek, J.De Goey
F: C.Brown, D.Cameron, J.Thomas
FOLL: B.Grundy, L.Greenwood, S.Sidebottom
I/C: F.Macrae, C.Mayne, B.McCreery, J.Madgen
EMG: T.Ruscoe, B.Sier, T.Brown, M.Cox
In: Darcy Cameron, Finlay Macrae, Mark Keane
Out: Brayden Sier (Omitted), Mason Cox (Omitted), Taylor Adams (Omitted), Will Hoskin-Elliott (Managed)