Fletcher Roberts will play his first senior game since round one when he lines up against Port Adelaide at Mars Stadium in Ballarat on Sunday afternoon.
The Western Bulldogs original squad of 26 has been cut to 22 ahead of the weekends’ clash, with 20-year-old Fergus Greene confirmed to debut and Marcus Bontempelli set to captain the Club in his 100th game.
Youngster Patrick Lipinski is back in the mix after missing the round 18 clash with the Eagles, while Roberts returns to play his 49th career game.
Tom Boyd (lower back disc), Luke Dahlhaus (ankle), Billy Gowers (ankle) and Roarke Smith (car accident) have all been forced out through injury, while Lewis Young, Shane Biggs, Callum Porter and Tim English (replacing Roarke Smith in squad of 26) have been named as emergencies.
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AFL Round 19 Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide
Sunday 29 July 2018, 3:20pm AEST
Venue: Mars Stadium, Ballarat
Full back | M Adams | J Trengove | A Naughton |
Half back | D Morris | Z Cordy | J Johannisen |
Centreline | H Crozier | J Macrae | B Lynch |
Half forward | E Richards | J Schache | J Dunkley |
Full forward | L Hunter | M Bontempelli | F Greene |
Followers | J Roughead | T McLean | M Wallis |
Interchange | F Roberts | M Honeychurch | P Lipinski |
C Daniel | |||
Emergencies | L Young | S Biggs | C Porter |
T English |
IN: M. Bontempelli, F. Roberts, P. Lipinski, F. Greene
OUT: L. Dahlhaus (ankle), T. Boyd (back), B. Gowers (ankle), R. Smith (car accident)