CARLTON has bolstered its attacking firepower at the selection table, with two exciting additions for Thursday night football.
Having missed last week with a rib injury, Harry McKay returns immediately to the senior line-up, having been named at full forward.
In doing so, he'll join his key forward partners Levi Casboult and Mitch McGovern, which worked so promisingly in the win against Geelong a fortnight ago.
Joining McKay in the line-up will be Zac Fisher, who will play his first game since the season opener back in March.
Recovering from a syndesmosis injury sustained in the clash with Richmond, Fisher will bring his trademark zip to Carlton's forward line and midfield: the positions where he starred in during last week's reserves scratch match.
The duo take the places of Jack Silvagni (ribs) and last week's debutant Sam Philp, who has been omitted.
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Philp has been named as an emergency, alongside Matthew Kennedy, Callum Moore and Lochie O'Brien.
It's an otherwise settled line-up for Carlton, which has named an identical back six to the unit which conceded just 11 scoring shots against Essendon: a season-low.
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Round 5 team |
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Backs: |
Lachie Plowman
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Liam Jones |
Kade Simpson |
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Half-backs: |
Sam Docherty |
Jacob Weitering |
Sam Petrevski-Seton |
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Centreline: |
Sam Walsh |
Patrick Cripps |
Marc Murphy |
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Half-forwards: |
Mitch McGovern |
Levi Casboult |
David Cuningham |
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Forwards: |
Eddie Betts |
Harry McKay |
Michael Gibbons |
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Followers: |
Marc Pittonet |
Ed Curnow |
Jack Martin |
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Interchange: |
Tom Williamson |
Jack Newnes |
Will Setterfield |
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Zac Fisher |
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Emergencies: |
Sam Philp |
Lochie O'Brien |
Callum Moore |
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Matthew Kennedy |
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In: Zac Fisher, Harry McKay
Out: Jack Silvagni (ribs), Sam Philp
