Footscray will field a league debutant and club debutant in its Easter Sunday clash with Sandringham.
Ted Middleton (23rd player) will make his VFL debut, while recruit David Cuningham will play his first in the red, white and blue.
The duo are two of seven changes for the 'Scray, with AFL-listed players Taylor Duryea, Arthur Jones, Oskar Baker, Caleb Poulter and Harvey Gallagher added to the line-up.
Cooper Hynes and Luke Cleary come out of the side after being elevated to the seniors, while Luca Muratore, Jarrod Gilbee and Phoenix Spicer will all miss through injury.
Diesel Moloney and Bailey Young will also sit out.
Footscray will be looking to keep its winning streak alive when it hosts Sandringham at Mission Whitten Oval.
The first bounce will be at 2:05pm AEST.
The match will mark the second of a Bulldogs' Easter Sunday triple-header treat, with the VFLW Dogs hosting Williamstown from 11:05am at Mission Whitten Oval.
The AFL Dogs will then go head-to-head with St Kilda at Marvel Stadium from 7:20pm.
Score updates will be available via @FootscrayVFL on X (Twitter), with the game to be streamed live via AFL.com.au.
| B | J. Croft (16) | C. Hargraves (52) | A. Scott (28) |
| HB | A. Jones (32) | C. Poulter (25) | H. Gallagher (12) |
| C | C. Craig-Peters (61) | T. Duryea (15) | J. Kellett (57) |
| HF | O. Baker (13) | L. Smith (40) | L. Jaques (11) |
| F | C. Smith (55) | R. Gardner (43) | D. Cuningham (51) |
| R | J. Busslinger (5) | L. Kennedy (35) | D. Orgill (50) |
| INT | W. Lewis (64) | B. Crofts (54) | E. Hunt (56) |
| T. Maple (65) | T. Middleton (77) | ||
| 23rd Player | T. Middleton (77) | ||
| EMG | B. Young (67) | D. Moloney (75) | |
| IN | O. Baker | T. Duryea | A. Jones |
| C. Poulter | H. Gallagher | D. Cuningham | |
| T. Middleton | |||
| OUT | B. Young | D. Moloney | L. Muratore (injured) |
| J. Gilbee (injured) | P. Spicer (injured) | L. Cleary (AFL) | |
| C. Hynes (AFL) | |||
