RICHMOND has taken a big hit ahead of its final game of the season, while key players return for two finals sides. 

Katie Brennan and Sarah Hosking will both miss the Tigers clash with Collingwood through injury. Brennan, who will miss through a foot injury, has kicked a goal in every game this season, equalling her career best of 14 goals, while Hosking had a career best game last week with 23 disposals and eight clearances but picked up a cheekbone injury in the process.

Jess Hosking will also watch from the sidelines as she serves a two match suspension for rough conduct, while important playmaker Tessa Lavey has been managed. 

Tayla Stahl and Kodi Jacques both return after injury kept them out last week, with Meg MacDonald and Sarah Dargan rounding out the Tigers' side.

Opponent Collingwood has made just one change, bringing Aliesha Newman back from concussion protocols and omitting Ebony O'Dea. 

Emma King returns from an ankle injury for North Melbourne's match against West Coast, with Alexia Hamilton omitted. 

West Coast has made five changes for the trip east, losing Imahra Cameron to health and safety protocols and both Dana Hooker and Andrea Gilmore to injury. Melissa Caulfield and Courtney Guard have been omitted, with Guard playing the final game of her career last week in front of a home crowd. 

Eden Zanker was a test for Melbourne late in the week due to a quad complaint and hasn't come up, so tall defender Tahlia Gillard will come in for her third game.  

Carlton has made just one change, with Lucy McEvoy fit to return in the place of Brooke Walker. 

Saturday, March 12

Collingwood v Richmond at Victoria Park, 3.10pm AEDT

COLLINGWOOD

B: L.Butler 23 S.Livingstone 12  
HB: A.Porter 9 R.Schleicher 18 J.Allen 6
C: A.Velardo 5 J.Lambert 13 S.Rowe 7
HF: S.Alexander 24 C.Molloy 2 T.Brown 26
F: S.Frederick 1 E.James 20
Foll: A.Downie 30 M.Cann 25 S.Chiocci - C 17
I/C: E.Fowler 15 A.Moloney 40 A.Newman 16 A.Sheridan 14 S.Casey 22  

Emerg: E.O'Dea 50 I.Barnett 4  

In: A.Newman
Out: E.O'Dea (Omitted)

RICHMOND

B: S.D'Arcy 12 R.Miller 15  
HB: B.Lynch 32 S.Sansonetti 18 M.Shevlin 35
C: K.Dempsey 19 M.Kiely 31 S.Molan 1
HF: E.Yassir 27 M.Brancatisano 5 C.Bernardi 6
F: T.Stahl 24 C.Wakefield 8
Foll: G.Seymour 28 E.McKenzie 22 M.Conti - C 4
I/C: K.Jacques 10 S.Dargan 17 M.Macdonald 38 P.Kelly 14 A.Makur Chuot 34  

Emerg: I.Houtsma 36 S.Reid 25  

In: T.Stahl, K.Jacques, S.Dargan, M.Macdonald
Out: J.Hosking (Suspension), S.Hosking (Injured), K.Brennan (Injured), T.Lavey (Managed)

North Melbourne v West Coast at Arden Street, 5.10pm AEDT

NORTH MELBOURNE

B: D.Hardiman 31 J.Ferguson 20  
HB: B.Brown 36 E.Kearney - C 9 A.Gilroy 8
C: K.Ashmore 10 M.King 23 I.Eddey 3
HF: G.Campbell 43 D.Bateman 11 E.Gavalas 22
F: E.King 60 T.Randall 16
Foll: K.Rennie 26 J.Garner 25 A.Riddell 7
I/C: S.Wright 17 S.Abbatangelo 1 J.Bruton 35 D.Bannister 2 N.Bresnehan 12  

Emerg: A.Hamilton 21 T.Craven 5  

In: E.King
Out: A.Hamilton (Omitted)

WEST COAST

B: C.Thomas 3 A.Ward 33  
HB: B.Schilling 30 S.McDonald 35 B.Smith 14
C: A.Schmidt 7 E.Swanson - C 13 M.Bowen 1
HF: N.Kelly 12 S.Lakay 23 C.Rowley 5
F: E.Gooch 31 G.Kelly 15
Foll: P.Laurie 25 I.Lewis 6 K.Gibson 2
I/C: A.Atkins 9 H.Bullas 24 E.Bennett 27 S.Davison 28 A.Hill 16  

Emerg: L.Gauci 26 M.Caulfield 10  

In: A.Ward, C.Rowley, K.Gibson, E.Bennett, S.Davison
Out: M.Caulfield (Omitted), C.Guard (Omitted), D.Hooker (Injured), A.Gilmore (Injured), I.Cameron (HS Protocol)

Melbourne v Carlton at Casey Fields, 7.10pm AEDT

MELBOURNE

B: L.Birch 9 G.Colvin 32  
HB: S.Goldrick 23 M.Gay 3 S.Heath 30
C: K.Paxman 4 T.Hanks 5 L.Mithen 14
HF: A.Bannan 16 K.Hore 10 M.Fitzsimon 24
F: D.Pearce - C 6 T.Harris 7
Foll: L.Pearce 15 O.Purcell 2 E.West 11
I/C: S.Lampard 8 E.McNamara 22 T.Gillard 17 C.Sherriff 18 S.Scott 12  

Emerg: B.Tarrant 20 J.Parry 19  

In: T.Gillard
Out: E.Zanker (Injured)

CARLTON

B: V.Laloifi 8 G.Pound 6  
HB: K.Sherar 25 P.Trudgeon 26 D.Walker 23
C: M.Hill 10 A.McKay 5 K.Harrington - C 9
HF: D.Vescio 3 J.Good 15 C.Jones 22
F: N.Stevens 21 M.Guerin 18
Foll: B.Moody 16 M.Prespakis 4 G.Gee 19
I/C: E.O'Dea 46 G.Egan 1 N.Plane 32 J.Dal Pos 2 L.McEvoy 13  

Emerg: L.Brazzale 12 B.Walker 7  

In: L.McEvoy
Out: B.Walker (Omitted)

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