WEST Coast has lost ruckman Scott Lycett to a shoulder injury for the vital Western Derby against Fremantle on Sunday and have left out Jack Redden again.
Nathan Vardy has been named in the ruck and Chris Masten and Jackson Nelson have been included.
Ryan Nyhuis will be looking to back up his outstanding debut while the Dockers have also retained Shane Kersten up forward with Brady Grey making way.
The Brisbane Lions have named Josh Schache for his first game since round eight after several solid performances in the NEAFL to take on Richmond.
The Tigers were one club reported to have expressed interest in recruiting the 19-year-old before he recommitted to the Lions mid-year.
Ben Keays and Cedric Cox have also been included with Michael Close, Jake Barrett and Jacob Allison named as emergencies.
The Tigers having made four changes dropping Connor Menadue and Sam Lloyd after earlier leaving out Taylor Hunt and Tyson Stengle.
The Western Bulldogs have left out premiership defender Fletcher Roberts after dropping Clay Smith last night for their match with Carlton. The Dogs also lost Easton Wood to suspension while Matthew Boyd is injured.
The Bulldogs included Bailey Williams and Caleb Daniel, alongside Robert Murphy and the AFL's youngest player Lewis Young for his debut.
Carlton made five changes for the clash dropping Ciaran Sheehan for the clash, with the pair joining Harrison Macreadie and the injured Patrick Cripps, Simon White and David Cuningham.
The Blues included Alex Silvagni, Nick Graham, Blaine Boekhorst and Dylan Buckley for Sunday's MCG clash.
Sunday, July 16
Richmond v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm AEST
RICHMOND
In: N.Vlastuin, A.Miles, S.Bolton, N.Broad
Out: T.Hunt, T.Stengle, C.Mendadue, S.Lloyd
BRISBANE LIONS
In: B.Keays, J.Schache, C.Cox
Out: M.Hammelmann, R.Bewick, A.Smith
Carlton v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 3.20pm AEST
CARLTON
In: A.Silvagni, D.Buckley, B.Boekhorst, N.Graham, C.Byrne
Out: S.White (knee), P.Cripps (leg), H.Macreadie, D.Cuningham, C.Sheehan
WESTERN BULLDOGS
In: R.Murphy, S.Biggs, L.Young, B.Williams
Out: M.Boyd (Achilles), E.Wood (suspension), C.Smith, F.Roberts
New: Lewis Young (Sturt)
Fremantle v West Coast at Domain Stadium, 2.40pm AWST
FREMANTLE
In: D.Mundy, L.Spurr
Out: T.Sheridan (hamstring), B.Grey
WEST COAST
In: J.Kennedy, W.Schofield, C.Masten, J.Nelson
Out: E.Mackenzie (hamstring), S.Wellingham, M.Karpany (quad), S.Lycett (shoulder)
