WEST Coast has received a defensive boost in the form of Zoe Wakfer, North Melbourne has regained small forward Bella Eddey, while Lauren Pearce will play just her second game for the season on Sunday.

As reported yesterday, Melbourne skipper Kate Hore is set for an undetermined stint on the sidelines with an injury to the disc in her neck.

Irish recruit Aoife Horisk will play her first AFLW game, adding some speed in place of Shelley Heath-Barker (calf).

Taylah Gatt has recovered from last week's ankle injury in time to face Sydney, and has been named in the team, while North Melbourne has also regained Eddey (illness) and Tessa Boyd (back). Winger Abbey Favell remains on standby in the emergencies if needed.

Talls Emma King and Claire Mahony have been dropped, while Sydney is unchanged.

Dom Carbone has been ruled out for the remainder of the year with a stress fracture in her foot, with Charlotte Brewer to take her spot in Collingwood's line-up.

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Kalinda Howarth has recovered from illness, but has been named an emergency.

Fremantle will go into the Western Derby unchanged, while the Eagles have swapped key defenders, with Wakfer recovering from concussion in place of the managed Beth Schilling.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

North Melbourne v Sydney at Arden Street Oval, 1.05pm AEDT

NORTH MELBOURNE

In: B.Eddey, T.Boyd
Out: E.King (omitted), C.Mahony (omitted)

SYDNEY

In: Nil
Out: Nil

Collingwood v Melbourne at Victoria Park, 3.05pm AEDT

COLLINGWOOD

In: C.Brewer
Out: D.Carbone (ankle)

MELBOURNE

In: A.Horisk, L.Pearce
Out: K.Hore (neck), S.Heath-Barker (calf)

West Coast v Fremantle at Sullivan Logistics Stadium, 2.05pm AWST

WEST COAST

In: Z.Wakfer
Out: B.Schilling (managed)

FREMANTLE

In: Nil
Out: Nil