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COLLINGWOOD has dropped forward Kalinda Howarth for Sam Wright’s final game as coach, while Mattea Breed will also miss Sunday’s clash with Essendon through injury.

The Bombers, in their last game under coach Natalie Wood, have dropped Nalu Brothwell with Sophie Van De Heuvel also to miss through concussion, with Brooke Walker and Maggie Johnstone recalled.

Gold Coast has dropped Tara Harrington, and will also lose Clara Fitzpatrick, Daisy D’Arcy and Dekota Baron through injury and Ava Usher through suspension.

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Veteran defender Katie Lynch is not among the Suns’ five inclusions for the game against Greater Western Sydney, which goes in unchanged for Alicia Eva and Isabel Huntington’s final game.

Melbourne will be without premiership duo Sinead Goldrick and Shelley Heath-Barker, with Saraid Taylor returning for her first game of the season after recovering from a calf injury and Jorja Livingston also recalled for the Demons' game against Adelaide.

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The Crows have lost Eloise Jones through suspension, with Kayleigh Cronin (omitted) joining the vice-captain on the sidelines. Lily Tarlinton and Liv Gorman come into the side in their absence.

Fremantle has swung the axe, omitting Monique Bessen, Lily Johnson and Bella Smith, with Madi Scanlon, Georgie Brisbane and Evie Parker replacing the trio for the clash against Sydney, while the Swans go in unchanged.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast at Henson Park, 12.35pm AEDT

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

In: Nil
Out: Nil

GOLD COAST

In: A.Welsh, E.Barwick, M.Salisbury, S.McMullen, P.Price, E.Veerhuis
Out: C.Fitzpatrick (foot), D.D'Arcy (concussion), A.Usher (suspension), D.Baron (concussion), T.Harrington (omitted)

Essendon v Collingwood at Windy Hill, 1.05pm AEDT

ESSENDON

In: B.Walker, M.Johnstone
Out: S.Van De Heuvel (concussion), N.Brothwell (omitted)

COLLINGWOOD

In: E.Brady, A.Smith
Out: M.Breed (injured), K.Howarth (omitted)

Adelaide v Melbourne at Unley Oval, 2.35pm ACDT

ADELAIDE

In: O.Gorman, L.Tarlinton
Out: E.Jones (suspension), K.Cronin (omitted)

MELBOURNE

In: J.Livingstone, S.Taylor
Out: S.Goldrick (hamstring), S.Heath-Barker (concussion)

Fremantle v Sydney at Cockburn ARC Oval, 2.05pm AWST

FREMANTLE

In: M.Scanlon, G.Brisbane, E.Parker
Out: M.Bessen (omitted), L.Johnson (omitted), B.Smith (omitted)

SYDNEY

In: Nil
Out: Nil