Brisbane Lions defender, Noah Answerth will make his return from a shoulder injury against Sydney on Saturday in Round 17 VFL action at Brighton Homes Arena.

A victory over the Swans would make it eight wins in a row for the fifth placed Lions.

Answerth injured his shoulder during the Lions 57-point win over Sandringham in Round 12.

In other changes, Shadeau Brain retains his position in the AFL squad, Henry Smith is set to make his AFL debut and Logan Morris returns to the VFL.

Fans are encouraged to get down to Brighton Homes Arena for the first bounce at 12:05pm.

If you can’ make the game you can catch all the action on the AFL app or the live stream on https://www.afl.com.au/vfl.