WESTERN Bulldogs will welcome back forward Deanna Berry from a torn ACL for their crunch match against Collingwood.
With a top-six spot up for grabs, Berry will play her first game since injuring her right knee in round five, 2021.
The
Pies will be boosted by the return of skipper Steph Chiocci (Achilles) and tall forward Sabrina Frederick (health and safety protocols), with forward Abbi Moloney also rewarded for good VFLW form.
Integral
GWS midfielder Bec Beeson will make her return from an ankle injury suffered in round two, with the Giants also regaining Erin McKinnon (concussion) and Brodee Mowbray, while Ally Morphett has been rested after a heavy workload in the ruck.
Opponent
Carlton is unchanged.
Brisbane has been boosted by the return of key forward Dakota Davidson (concussion), with Luka Yoshida-Martin sidelined by health and safety protocols.
Sophie McDonald, Ashlee Atkins and Lauren Gauci are back for
West Coast, who has lost Maddy Collier to injury.
St Kilda has regained injury-prone duo Nat Exon and Liv Vesely, with Jayde Van Dyk to be rested.
Gold Coast midfielder Dee Heslop has been sidelined for the remainder of the season with a syndesmosis injury, but Ellie Hampson has recovered from a minor knock to her knee.
Sunday, February 27
St Kilda v Gold Coast at RSEA Park, 1.10pm AEDT
ST KILDA
B: T.Lucas-Rodd 18 R.Ott 20
HB: B.Jakobsson 8 L.Burke 30 H.Priest C 14
C: M.McDonald 1 T.White 29 C.Phillips 35
HF: D.Guttridge 5 K.Shierlaw 12 N.Exon 15
F: C.Greiser 17 A.Richards 22
Foll: R.Watt 7 K.McCarthy 9 N.Xenos 27
I/C: J.Matin 19 E.Friend 16 O.Vesely 23 A.Burke 3 J.Vogt 10
Emerg: I.Shannon 11 R.Saulitis 13
In: N.Exon, O.Vesely
Out: J.Van Dyk (rested), R.Saulitis (omitted)
GOLD COAST
B: V.Saad 39 L.Ahrens 7
HB: D.D'Arcy 20 H.Dunn C 24 E.Keaney 30
C: L.Single 13 A.Drennan 33 E.Hampson 1
HF: T.Groves-Little 3 T.Bohanna 12 C.Whitfort 4
F: S.Perkins 28 K.Surman 26
Foll: L.Bella 2 C.Rowbottom 8 J.Stanton 17
I/C: S.Watson 14 S.Danckert 9 J.Yorston 5 K.Howarth 23 J.Dupuy 27
Emerg: W.Randell 15 J.Baird 18
In: E.Hampson, S.Watson
Out: D.Heslop (injured), W.Randell (omitted)
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at Victoria Park, 3.10pm AEDT
COLLINGWOOD
B: L.Butler 23 S.Livingstone 12
HB: S.Casey 22 R.Schleicher 18 A.Porter 9
C: S.Rowe 7 J.Lambert 13 A.Velardo 5
HF: S.Alexander 24 C.Molloy 2 T.Brown 26
F: S.Frederick 1 A.Sheridan 14
Foll: A.Downie 30 B.Bonnici 8 M.Cann 25
I/C: A.Moloney 40 E.James 20 A.Newman 16 S.Chiocci C 17 J.Allen 6
Emerg: E.Fowler 15 I.Purcell 11
In: S.Frederick, A.Moloney, S.Chiocci
Out: E.Chaston (HS Protocol), B.Smith (omitted), E.Fowler (managed)
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: A.Guest 19 K.Lynch 10
HB: I.Grant 3 E.Brown 9 E.Gamble 14
C: I.Pritchard 20 E.Blackburn C 2 E.Snell 26
HF: B.Lochland 1 B.Toogood 8 N.Morris-Dalton 25
F: R.Cranston 30 B.Gutknecht 18
Foll: C.Moody 13 J.Fitzgerald 23 K.Lamb 27
I/C: N.Ferres 16 E.Bennetts 11 E.Georgostathis 17 S.Hartwig 15 D.Berry 7
Emerg: G.Lagioia 12 A.Edmonds 33
In: E.Snell, B.Lochland, D.Berry
Out: B.Hunt (omitted), A.Edmonds (omitted), G.Lagioia (omitted)
West Coast v Brisbane at Mineral Resources Park, 2.10pm AWST
WEST COAST
B: A.Hill 16 E.Gooch 31
HB: K.Gibson 2 S.McDonald 35 B.Smith 14
C: A.Schmidt 7 E.Swanson C 13 M.Bowen 1
HF: N.Kelly 12 A.Gilmore 22 I.Cameron 19
F: A.Atkins 9 H.Bullas 24
Foll: P.Laurie 25 I.Lewis 6 D.Hooker 17
I/C: C.Rowley 5 S.Lakay 23 L.Gauci 26 E.Bennett 27 C.Thomas 3
Emerg: C.Guard 4 M.Caulfield 10
In: S.McDonald, A.Atkins, L.Gauci
Out: M.Collier (injured), C.Guard (omitted), S.Davison (omitted)
BRISBANE
B: S.Campbell 20 N.Grider 10
HB: P.Monahan 11 B.Koenen C 3 I.Tahau 26
C: O.O'Dwyer 9 E.Bates 1 S.Conway 12
HF: I.Dawes 17 T.Smith 31 G.Bodey 15
F: J.Wardlaw 30 C.Hodder 21
Foll: T.Hickie 2 A.Anderson 18 C.Svarc 25
I/C: R.Svarc 29 J.Ellenger 5 D.Davidson 14 L.Pullar 24 Z.Farquharson 22
Emerg: M.Moloney 28 B.Smith 16
In: D.Davidson
Out: L.Yoshida-Martin (HS Protocol)
GWS Giants v Carlton at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm AEDT
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
B: B.Stack 15 A.Lister 14
HB: T.Hetherington 9 P.Randall 21 E.Lorenzini 25
C: E.Pease 33 A.Parker 3 L.Steane 20
HF: N.Barr 8 C.Staunton 13 T.Mackrill 32
F: L.Stephenson 12 A.Dallaway 30
Foll: E.McKinnon 23 A.Eva C 2 K.Loynes 7
I/C: H.Zreika 24 G.Garnett 17 R.Beeson 6 B.Mowbray 31 K.Smith 4
Emerg: J.Grierson 10 R.Privitelli 19
In: E.McKinnon, R.Beeson, B.Mowbray
Out: J.Grierson (omitted), J.Doyle (omitted), A.Morphett (rested)
CARLTON
B: V.Laloifi 8 G.Pound 6
HB: J.Dal Pos 2 P.Trudgeon 26 D.Walker 23
C: M.Hill 10 G.Egan 1 K.Harrington C 9
HF: D.Vescio 3 L.McEvoy 13 C.Jones 22
F: N.Stevens 21 M.Guerin 18
Foll: B.Moody 16 M.Prespakis 4 A.McKay 5
I/C: G.Gee 19 E.O'Dea 46 N.Plane 32 K.Sherar 25 J.Good 15
Emerg: L.Brazzale 12 P.Schaap 35
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