The senior teams for this weekend’s matches.
Campbell Brown will make his second appearance for Lower Plenty when it welcomes Macleod to Montmorency Park in an all-important top-five battle.
The Roos have included VFL duo Cathal Corr and Matthew Clark, while Patrick Martin returns from suspension.
Michael Finn returns for Heidelberg as it looks to end a three-game losing run against Montmorency at Warringal Park. The Magpies will be bolstered by the return of Mark McKenzie and Luke Jackson.
West Preston-Lakeside will be without Aaron Davey and last week’s five-goal hero Billy Micevski when it travels to Greensborough, although Glenn Robertson has been included. The Boro welcome back Jason Rogers.
In Division 2, Mernda welcomes back David Hutchinson and Luke Howard for its clash with fourth-placed Lalor. Meanwhile, Jason Dean and Ali Assi return for North Heidelberg as it hosts Hurstbridge.
And in Division 3, Thomastown forward Michael Khoury returns from a one-week injury lay-off when his top-placed side travels to St Mary’s. The Burra have made eight changes to the side which last week lost to previously winless Parkside.
Continue below for all the team changes. Click on the links to see the selected teams in starting positions.
DIVISION 1
Selected teams: Eltham v Northcote Park
Eltham: IN – Adam Brovedani; OUT – Nick Tieri
Northcote Park: IN – Shannan Ciaverella, Nick O’Brien; OUT – Dylan Campbell (susp)
Selected teams: Lower Plenty v Macleod
Lower Plenty: IN – Campbell Brown; OUT – Ben Buller;
Macleod: IN – Matthew Clark, Cathal Corr, Patrick Martin; OUT – Brad Leggett (inj), Daniel Nankervis, Matt Pow (inj)
Selected teams: Greensborough v West Preston-Lakeside
Greensborough: IN – Brett Millsom, Jason Rogers; OUT – Rhys Lambert, Luke Stanton
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Michael Belbasis, Paul DiGiuseppe, Glenn Robertson; OUT – Aaron Davey, Steven Hiho, Billy Micevski
Selected teams: Heidelberg v Montmorency
Heidelberg: IN – Michael Finn, Callum Lewis; OUT – James Allery, Tom Shepherd
Montmorency: IN – Xavier Cahill, Luke Jackson, Mark McKenzie; OUT – Luke Collins, Callum Cook, Jacob Smith
Selected teams: Whittlesea v Bundoora
Whittlesea: IN – Ben Russell, Jay Russell, Mitch Taplin; OUT – Matthew Atta, Ben Barker, Pau Higgins
Bundoora: IN – Anthony Condello, Brodric Gray, Joseph Palazzolo; OUT – Joshua Iacobaccio, Eray Saban, Ben Young
DIVISION 2
Selected teams: Diamond Creek v Fitzroy Stars
Diamond Creek: IN – Mitchell Burton, Andrew Campbell, Michael Robinson; OUT – Stefan Cosma, Bradley Craig, Corey Smith
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Brendan Kostas, Jake McCauley, Damien Walker, Corey Wanganeen; OUT – Gordon Bamblett, Mungara Brown, Aaron Clark, Gary Joseph Saunders
Selected teams: Panton Hill v Epping
Panton Hill: IN – Will Box, Jeremy Gercovich, Brett Middleton, Luke Morse, Reid Staples, Lloyd Toffolon; OUT – Hadyn Bryce (susp), Tim Duckworth, Nathan Hansen, Shane McLagan, Zac Williams
Epping: IN – Matthew McMahon, Michael Robertson; OUT – Christian Janev, Kyle Turnbull
Selected teams: Mernda v Lalor
Mernda: IN – Luke Howard, David Hutchinson; OUT – Liam Gray, Luke Martin
Lalor: No change
Selected teams: North Heidelberg v Hurstbridge
North Heidelberg: IN – Ali Assi, Jason Dean, Louis Hill, Jamie Wright; OUT – David Florance, Kane Massey, Patrick McNulty, Pasquale Saccuzzo
Hurstbridge: IN – Dylan Atkins, James Duclos, Lachlan East, Luke Hannah, Michael Ryan, Cal Thomas; OUT – Declan Carson-McLennan, James Currie, Joel Dale, Dale Eames, Tony Heron, James Thompson
DIVISION 3
Selected teams: Watsonia v Parkside
Watsonia: IN – Jarryd Allan, Ryan Bowen, Kallan Hoggan, James Latross; OUT – Matthew Cottier, Steve Goodwin, Rick Kimberley, Christian Sofos
Parkside: IN – Bradley McGillien, Angus Mills, Mark Schwabl; OUT – Jeremy Bowtell, Jacob Heritage, Michael Muir
Selected teams: Reservoir v Heidelberg West
Reservoir: No change
Heidelberg West: IN – Tanner Cargin, Dylan Demtchyna, Tom Griffen, Ben Marris, Jordan McColl, Callum McGough, Craig Toohey; OUT – Daniel Bailey, Matt Camilleri, James McLean-Brunton, Mick Missen, Jayden Sheriff, Tom Waters, Aidan Young
Selected teams: St Mary’s v Thomastown
St Mary’s: IN – Joshua Cook, Jake Dambrauskas, Nicholas Dean, Nicholas Delanty, Luke Douglas, Jason Grgic, Lachlan Potter, Nathan Winchcombe; OUT – Joseph Bergman, Troy Bickerton, Matthew Ciavarella, Matthew Johnston, Jarrod Millett, Kane Paterson, Matthew Patti, Frank Tomaras
Thomastown: IN – Jack Dundon, Michael Khoury, Julian Terzioski; OUT – Robert Barbara, Joe Fiore, Chris Higgins
