Hawthorn has added three names to its extended squad set to face the Magpies on Sunday.
Ben Stratton returns after six weeks on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury. He will be joined in the squad by young duo Kurt Heatherley and Dallas Willsmore.
Heatherley’s only outing so far in 2017 was against the Pies in Round 9, where he gathered 11 possessions and was a lively pillar in Hawthorn’s defence.
After debuting in Round 10, Willsmore played two games before being omitted from the senior side prior to the Round 12 clash with Gold Coast. Unshaken, the wingman responded strongly averaging 19 disposals for Box Hill in his last two appearances.
The squad will be trimmed to the final team of 22 at 5pm on Friday.
ROUND 15 TEAM
Hawthorn v Collingwood
MCG
Sunday 2 July, 3.20pm
B: Blake Hardwick, Kaiden Brand, Ben Stratton
HB: Ryan Burton, Grant Birchall, Luke Hodge
C: Isaac Smith, Tom Mitchell, Billy Hartung
HF: Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Liam Shiels
F: Tim O’Brien, Jarryd Roughead, Paul Puopolo
R: Ben McEvoy, Shaun Burgoyne, Will Langford
INT: Ricky Henderson, Taylor Duryea, James Sicily, Ryan Schoenmakers, Dallas Willsmore, Daniel Howe, Kurt Heatherley
Changes:
IN: Stratton, Willsmore, Heatherley
