Hawthorn’s Round 15 side will be bolstered by the return of ruckman Jonathon Ceglar, who missed last Saturday’s match against the Suns with a corked quad.
Ceglar comes in to replace Shaun Burgoyne who will miss around a month of football due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Round 14.
“It’s disappointing to lose such an experienced head in Shaun, but it’s great to have Cegs back this week to take on the Giants,” GM-Football Graham Wright said.
“Tim O’Brien came in last week and filled an important role for us, so he retains his spot and will be valuable against the GWS talls.”
Ben McEvoy and Paul Puopolo will both make the trip to Sydney to take on the Giants, after the safe arrival of daughters Moira McEvoy and Giselle Puopolo this week.
Saturday night’s match proves vital in Hawthorn’s race to make the finals, with the Giants only narrowly behind the ninth-placed Hawks, on percentage.
ROUND 15 TEAM
GWS Giants v Hawthorn
Saturday 30 June, 7.25pm
Spotless Stadium
B: Taylor Duryea, James Frawley, Ben Stratton
HB: Jack Gunston, James Sicily, Blake Hardwick
C: Daniel Howe, Tom Mitchell, Isaac Smith
HF: Jarman Impey, Jonathon Ceglar, Liam Shiels
F: Luke Breust, Tim O’Brien, Jarryd Roughead
R: Ben McEvoy, Jaeger O’Meara, Paul Puopolo
INT: Ryan Burton, Harry Morrison, Ricky Henderson, Will Langford
Emer: Jonathan O’Rourke, Teia Miles, Kaiden Brand, Conor Glass
IN: Ceglar
OUT: Burgoyne (hamstring)
