Port Adelaide has dumped forward Jeremy Finlayson ahead of its Semi Final against Greater Western Sydney, with the ex-Giant making way for the returning Charlie Dixon.
The Power have also elevated veteran Travis Boak to the starting 22 after being the tactical sub last week, named on the wing.
Melbourne has made a host of changes, with Adam Tomlinson, Charlie Spargo and James Jordon all earning a recall for the Dees for their Semi Final against Carlton.
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Silvagni OUT of Blues do-or-die clash | 02:10
Ruckman Brodie Grundy has been listed as an emergency, along with the axed Michael Hibberd and last week’s sub Bailey Laurie.
Captain Max Gawn and star midfielder Clayton Oliver have both been named despite completing a modified training program this week.
Matthew Kennedy returns for the Blues to fill the forward void of Jack Martin (suspension) and Harry McKay (concussion), with Jack Silvagni not doing enough to convince the match committee that he was fit enough to play.
Last week’s sub Jesse Motlop has been elevated to the starting line-up.
The Giants will welcome back Stephen Coniglio after he was a late withdrawal from the Elimination Final with an eye injury.
AFL FINALS WEEK 2 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEST)
MELBOURNE v CARLTON
Friday September 15, 7:50pm at the MCG
DEMONS
B: Lever, Tomlinson, Bowey
HB: McVee, May, Salem
C: Hunter, Oliver, Langdon
HF: Jordon, Fritsch, Petracca
F: Sparrow, McDonald, Neal-Bullen
I/C: Spargo, Rivers, Smith, Chandler
EMG: Grundy, Hibberd, Laurie, Schache
IN: Tomlinson, Jordon, Spargo
OUT: Hibberd (omitted), van Rooyen (suspension), Brayshaw (injured), Laurie (sub)
BLUES
B: Kemp, Weitering, Newman
HB: Cincotta, McGovern, Saad
C: Acres, Cripps, Cottrell
HF: Docherty, De Koning, Owies
F: Fogarty, Curnow, Motlop
FOL: Pittonet, Cerra, Walsh
I/C: Marchbank, Hewett, Cunningham, Kennedy
EMG: Dow, Hollands, Fisher, Durdin
IN: Kennedy
OUT: Martin (suspension), McKay (injured)
PORT ADELAIDE v GWS GIANTS
Saturday September 16, 7:40pm at Adelaide Oval
POWER
B: Jones, Aliir, Houston
HB: Bergman, McKenzie, Burton
C: Butters, Drew, Boak
HF: Rioli, Marshall, McEntee
F: Byrne-Jones, Dixon, Powell-Pepper
FOL: Lycett, Wines, Rozee
EMG: Williams, Finlayson, Evans, Hayes
IN: Dixon
OUT: Finlayson, Williams (both omitted)
GIANTS
B: Buckley, Taylor, Idun
HB: Ash, Himmelberg, Whitfield
C: Callaghan, Green, Kelly
HF: Bedford, Riccardi, Daniels
F: Lloyd, Hogan, Greene
FOL: Briggs, Ward, Coniglio
I/C: Cumming, Perryman, Keeffe Brown
EMG: Haynes, Angwin, O’Halloran, Preuss
IN: Coniglio
OUT: O’Halloran (omitted), Haynes (sub)