{"id":50139,"date":"2025-08-07T10:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50139\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T10:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:19:07","slug":"lions-emotional-return-key-dockers-back-port-boosted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50139\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion&#8217;s emotional return, key Dockers back, Port boosted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                L-R: Tom Doedee, Nat Fyfe, Connor Rozee. Pictures: AFL Photos<\/p>\n<p>MORE than two years since his last senior game,\u00a0Tom Doedee\u00a0will debut for Brisbane on Saturday against Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Fremantle has included a couple of big guns to face Port Adelaide, with skipper\u00a0Alex\u00a0Pearce\u00a0and\u00a0Nat Fyfe\u00a0named.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; KEEP SCROLLING TO SEE THE FULL TEAMS OR\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afl.com.au\/matches\/team-lineups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Port has four changes of its own, getting\u00a0Jack Lukosius\u00a0back from injury, captain\u00a0Connor Rozee\u00a0back from illness and recalling Willie Rioli after two weeks in the SANFL.<\/p>\n<p>But for\u00a0Doedee, the long wait is over, with the former Adelaide defender overcoming two knee reconstructions to run out in the AFL for the first time since the Crows faced Gold Coast in Darwin in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Richmond has some experience back, with\u00a0Tom Lynch, Tim Taranto\u00a0and\u00a0Nathan Broad all named to face a St Kilda team that has recalled former first-round picks Darcy\u00a0Wilson\u00a0and\u00a0Mattaes Phillipou.<\/p>\n<p>Gold Coast has lost\u00a0Sam Flanders with back soreness, recalling lively forward Malcolm Rosas jnr\u00a0to face Carlton at Marvel Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Jye Menzie\u00a0is back for Essendon as it faces a Geelong team that has rested\u00a0Patrick\u00a0Dangerfield\u00a0for their Friday night match.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide has also rested a veteran, with\u00a0Taylor Walker\u00a0managed for the Crows\u2019 trip to Perth to face West Coast on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Larkey is out with a knee injury for North Melbourne, facing a Greater Western Sydney team that regains skipper Toby Greene\u00a0from suspension, but loses reigning Coleman Medal winner\u00a0Jesse Hogan, who has been rested.<\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY, AUGUST 8<\/p>\n<p>Geelong v Essendon at the MCG, 7.40pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>GEELONG<\/p>\n<p>In: M.Knevitt<br \/>Out: P.Dangerfield (managed)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Jack Martin<\/p>\n<p>ESSENDON<\/p>\n<p>In: J.Menzie<br \/>Out: O.Smartt (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Oskar Smartt\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SATURDAY, AUGUST 9<\/p>\n<p>Richmond v St Kilda at the MCG,1.20pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>RICHMOND<\/p>\n<p>In: N.Broad, T.Lynch, T.Taranto<br \/>Out: L.Trainor (managed), J.Faull (knee), T.Sims (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Kamdyn McIntosh\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ST KILDA<\/p>\n<p>In: M.Phillipou, D.Wilson, L.Henry<br \/>Out: M.Owens (hamstring), R.Byrnes (foot), A.Hastie (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Jack Steele\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane v Sydney at the Gabba, 4.15pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>BRISBANE<\/p>\n<p>In: T.Doedee, W.McLachlan<br \/>Out: R.Lester (concussion), L.Neale (quad)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Bruce Reville<\/p>\n<p>SYDNEY<\/p>\n<p>In: H.McLean<br \/>Out: P.Ladhams (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Caiden Cleary<\/p>\n<p>Carlton v Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium, 7.35pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>CARLTON<\/p>\n<p>In: H.O&#8217;Keeffe, B.Wilson<br \/>Out: H.O&#8217;Farrell (knee), M.Pittonet (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Corey Durdin<\/p>\n<p>GOLD COAST<\/p>\n<p>In: M.Rosas<br \/>Out: S.Flanders (back)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Nick Holman\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Port Adelaide v Fremantle at Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm ACST<\/p>\n<p>PORT ADELAIDE<\/p>\n<p>In: C.Rozee, J.Lukosius, W.Rioli, C.Moraes<br \/>Out: J.Burgoyne (leg), J.Whitlock (omitted), H.Jackson (omitted), D.Williams (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Hugh Jackson<\/p>\n<p>FREMANTLE<\/p>\n<p>In: A.Pearce, N.Fyfe<br \/>Out: O.McDonald (omitted), H.Young (groin)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Neil Erasmus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SUNDAY, AUGUST 10<\/p>\n<p>Greater Western Sydney v North Melbourne at Manuka Oval, 1.40pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY<\/p>\n<p>In: T.Greene, J.Wehr, L.Keeffe, J.Leake, M.Gruzewski<br \/>Out: T.McMullin (ankle), J.Hogan (managed)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Harry Rowston\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NORTH MELBOURNE<\/p>\n<p>In: T.Xerri, B.Scott, G.Payne, W.Phillips, F.Maley, C.Trembath<br \/>Out: P.Curtis (suspension), N.Larkey (knee), Z.Banch (ribs)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Robert Hansen jnr\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 3.15pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>MELBOURNE<\/p>\n<p>In: M.Jefferson, J.Adams, T.Campbell<br \/>Out: Nil<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Harry Sharp\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WESTERN BULLDOGS<\/p>\n<p>In: S.Davidson, J.Dolan, B.Khamis<br \/>Out: Nil<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Laitham Vandermeer\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>West Coast v Adelaide at Optus Stadium, 3.10pm AWST<\/p>\n<p>WEST COAST<\/p>\n<p>In: S.Brock, J.Graham, M.Flynn, J.Petruccelle, J.Williams<br \/>Out: H.Edwards (foot), T.Dewar (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Hamish Davis\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ADELAIDE<\/p>\n<p>In: R.Laird, C.Burgess, H.Schoenberg, J.Borlase, L.Murphy, L.Pedlar<br \/>Out: T.Walker (managed), B.Cook (omitted), B.Smith (omitted)<\/p>\n<p>R21 sub: Chayce Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"L-R: Tom Doedee, Nat Fyfe, Connor Rozee. 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