Carlton looks set to regain Dale Thomas for Sunday’s clash against Sydney at Etihad Stadium.
Ahead of the club’s first home game for 2016, Thomas, Charlie Curnow and Ciaran Byrne have all been named in the extended 25-man squad.
Sunday’s clash against the Swans will also see defender Zach Tuohy become the first Irish-born Carlton player to reach 100 games. Young gun Sam Docherty has also been named to play and will reach the 50-game milestone when he runs out for the Blues for the Round 2 match.
Carlton’s final side will be announced on Friday.
Carlton's squad to take on Sydney:
| Backs | 15. Sam Docherty | 40. Michael Jamison | 43. Simon White |
| Half-backs | 39. Dale Thomas | 23. Jacob Weitering | 42. Zach Tuohy |
| Centreline | 32. Nick Graham | 3. Marc Murphy (C) | 6. Kade Simpson |
| Half-forwards | 12. Blaine Boekhorst | 41. Levi Casboult | 11. Sam Kerridge |
| Forwards | 1. Andrew Walker | 33. Andrejs Everitt | 35. Ed Curnow |
| Followers | 8. Matthew Kreuzer | 9. Patrick Cripps | 4. Bryce Gibbs |
| Interchange (from) | 7. Dylan Buckley | 38. Ciaran Byrne | 30. Charlie Curnow |
| 34. Andrew Phillips | 17. Sam Rowe | 46. Matthew Wright | |
| 13. Jed Lamb |
In: Thomas, Byrne, Curnow
Out: None (team finalised on Friday)
New: C. Curnow (Geelong Falcons)
Milestones: Tuohy (100 games), Docherty (50 games)
Sydney's squad: Zak Jones, Ted Richards, Nick Smith, Dane Rampe, Heath Grundy, Jeremy Laidler, Jake Lloyd, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery, Callum Mills, Lance Franklin, Luke Parker, Harry Cunningham, Kurt Tippett, Isaac Heeney, Callum Sinclair, Kieren Jack, Tom Mitchell. Interchange from: Tom Derickx, George Hewett, Brandon Jack, Tom Papley, Daniel Robinson, James Rose, Dean Towers.
In: Richards, Derickx, B. Jack, Rose
Out: None (team finalised on Friday)
