Anthony Rocca, Kane Shaw, Cathal Corr and Saul Caddy are just some of the big name inclusions in Division 1, where the results of all five games will have big implications on the shape of the top five.
Whittlesea has picked another debutant for its clash with Montmorency, with Joshua Stroud the seventh 17-year-old to debut for the Eagles this year.
Epping has lost Shaun Garland and Daniel Santoro to injury for its game against Hurstbridge. The Bridges have also been dealt a huge blow with Sean Jellie ruled out of the clash.
Read below for this weekend’s team changes.
DIVISION 1
Heidelberg: IN – James Allery, Justin Powick, Saul Caddy; OUT – Jess Sinclair (susp), Fabian Dorbolo (inj), Luke Giles
Macleod: IN: Kane Shaw, Cathal Corr, Patrick Martin; OUT: Travis White, Ben Hines, Matthew Yarwood
Eltham: IN – Brendan O’Sullivan, Lachie Richardson, David Folino; OUT – Matthew Williamson, Oscar Philp-Taylor, Jordan Pettigrove
Northcote Park: IN – Joseph Woonton; OUT – Oliver McEwan
Montmorency: IN – Alex Chiocci; OUT – James Gaul (inj)
Whittlesea: IN – Glenn Bransgrove, Lachlan Brennan, Brian Holmes, Nathan Stefanile, Joshua Stroud (debut); OUT – Andrew Fairchild, Scott McAullife, Michael Brennan, Riley Dyson, Jayden Imbriano
Lower Plenty: IN – Alex Flannagan, Ricky Mullins; OUT – Matt Canty, Reece Geary
Greensborough: No change
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Anthony Rocca, Ashley Bardon, Glenn Robertson
DIVISION 2
South Morang: IN – Nathan Taylor, Darren Tuchin, Scott Sandy, Michael Szikla, Bradley Thomas, Matthew Robinson, Rodney Harvey, Duane Russell; OUT – Simon Grossman, Shane Whitnall, John Klaromenos, Matthew Manning, Shannon McLeish, Troy Jinnette, Ben Fitzgerald, Mathew Pow
North Heidelberg: IN – Louis Hill; OUT – Paul King
Fitzroy Stars: IN – John Seecombe, Keith Morgan, Tyson Lovett-Murray, Eric Edwards; OUT – Adam Nash, Allan Norris, Luke McKeown, Jake McCauley
Diamond Creek: No change
Epping: IN – Cameron Campbell, Aaron Johnson; OUT – Shaun Garland (inj), Daniel Santoro (inj)
Hurstbridge: IN – Nathan Lamb, Lewis Johnstone, Dane Marks; OUT – Sean Jellie, Simon Callen, Anthony Glover
Thomastown: IN – Rabi Hojok, Joe Fiore, Michael Gravina, James Peau; OUT – Michael Thompson (inj), Michael Khoury (inj), Jason Abela (inj), Jacob Osei-Duro (susp)
Lalor: IN – Jarrod Gloury, Daniel Cobbett, Ayden Tessari, Nick Mafilovski, Steven Deshong, Matthew Garton; OUT – Marc Ventura, Matthew Busuttil, Blake Seeley, Kane Toronis, Matthew Micallef, Milad Zakkour
DIVISION 3
Mernda: IN – Jesse Owens-Draper, Joshua Wuelfert, Anthony Volpe; OUT – Cameron Curlis, Tim Atkins, Joel O’Reilly
Reservoir: No change
St Mary’s: IN – Brent Redmond, Dillan Ronalds, James Seymour, Joshua Doherty; OUT – Marc Hopper, Samuel Mitrovski, Tim Doherty, Michael Camilleri
Heidelberg West: IN – Gene Aili, David Fowler, Grant Toms; OUT – Joel Kannegeisser, Jason Longmuir, Ky Donohue
Watsonia: IN – Alistair Skelly, Jarryd Hansen; OUTS – Ben Cleary, Asheet Tak
