CARLTON will welcome back two players from injury via the VFL today.
Small forward Corey Durdin will feature at any level for the first time in eight weeks, after undergoing knee surgery for an injury sustained in the Round 11 AFL clash with Sydney.
Durdin will be joined by ruckman Marc Pittonet, who will return to action after managing a PCL strain since the bye.
After being named in the VFL’s team announcement on Friday, Lewis Young and Zac Fisher won’t feature on AFL emergency requirements. Josh Honey will feature at AFL level after he was announced as a late call-up on Friday due to Jack Martin’s late exclusion.
Jack Martin has been withdrawn from this week's team after failing to pass a fitness test this Friday.
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Josh Honey will come into the side with Zac Fisher being named as emergency.
VFL-listed Jack Maruff will make his Carlton Reserves debut, while youngsters Jack Lefroy, Michael Lewis and Aidan Mills also return to the line-up.
It’s a crucial contest for the Blues, having won four of their last five matches leading into last week’s bye.
The match against Port Melbourne kicks off from 11:05am and will be live-streamed on the AFL website.
