TOM SCULLY returns to the Melbourne line-up for Saturday's clash against Carlton, but Colin Sylvia is one of four players axed from the team that suffered a humiliating 186-point loss at the hands of Geelong.
Liam Jurrah, Addam Maric and Daniel Nicholson will join Sylvia in the VFL after the defeat that cost coach Dean Bailey his job, while ruckman Mark Jamar is out with a foot injury.
Scully, 20, is back after a two-week layoff with knee soreness with Aaron Davey, Joel Macdonald, Clint Bartram and Max Gawn also returning to the senior team.
Carlton has made just one unforced change with Aaron Joseph replacing Ryan Houlihan.
The round kicks off with St Kilda taking on Freo on Friday night and the Saints welcome back skipper Nick Riewoldt after a one-week suspension. Jason Blake also comes into the team with Zac Dawson (suspended) and Tom Lynch (omitted) dropping out.
Fremantle has made four changes with Luke McPharlin, Kepler Bradley, Clayton Hinkley and Nick Suban included in the team while Ryan Crowley (omitted), John Anthony (omitted), Rhys Palmer (ankle) and Matt De Boer (knee) depart.
James Podsiadly is back for Geelong after a week out with general soreness with Josh Hunt shaking a back injury to reclaim a spot in the team to take on the Suns at Skilled Stadium on Saturday. Corey Enright (general soreness) and Brad Ottens (knee) are out.
For Gold Coast, Gary Ablett misses his homecoming with a hamstring strain, Dion Prestia will miss with an Achilles injury, Karmichael Hunt is unwell and Matt Shaw has been dropped.
Daniel Harris, Joel Wilkinson, Seb Tape and Sam Iles come into the team.
Essendon regains Dustin Fletcher, Heath Hocking and Michael Hurley for Saturday night's clash against the Sydney Swans with Brent Prismall (knee), Travis Colyer (foot) and Tom Bellchambers (omitted) out.
The Swans have gone with the same 22 that defeated the Bulldogs before last week's bye.
Daniel Stewart and Jasper Pittard have been recalled to the Port Adelaide line-up for Chad Cornes' farewell game against the Magpies at AAMI Stadium. Tom Logan (foot) and Jay Schulz (back) drop out of the team defeated by Adelaide last week.
Alan Didak makes a welcome return for Collingwood after five weeks out with a calf injury with Dale Thomas, Luke Rounds and Cameron Wood also called up for the trip to Adelaide.
Lachlan Keeffe, Ben Sinclair and Brent Macaffer have been dropped while Harry O'Brien will rest a sore knee.
The Brisbane Lions host Adelaide in the early game on Sunday and Michael Voss has added Josh Dyson, Rohan Bewick and Ryan Harwood to an extended bench.
David Mackay is out with a knee injury for the Crows who have added Shaun McKernan, Luke Thompson, Myke Cook and Tony Armstrong to a 25-man squad.
Luke Hodge is back for Hawthorn with Cameron Bruce, Will Sierakowski and Jordan Lisle on the bench while Xavier Ellis is out with general soreness.
Lindsay Thomas, Jamie Macmillan, Shaun Atley and Cruize Garlett have been added to North Melbourne's bench for the clash with the Hawks with Leigh Adams out with a knee injury.
West Coast regains Daniel Kerr, Nic Naitanui, Chris Masten, Mitch Brown, Bradd Dalziell and Brad Sheppard for the late game against the Tigers at Patersons Stadium with Beau Waters (elbow), Scott Lycett (omitted) and Tom Swift (omitted) coming out of the team that defeated the Bulldogs.
Richmond has lost Chris Newman (knee) and Jake Batchelor (shoulder), but has added Mitch Farmer, Matt Dea, Jeromey Webberley, Shaun Grigg and Brad Miller to the squad.
