Ruckman Matthew Leuenberger will return to the Lions’ lineup to take on Carlton at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
MATCH PREVIEW: Lions vs Carlton
The West Australian hasn’t played for the senior side since the Round Two loss to North Melbourne and has been rewarded for consistent form in the NEAFL.
Like Leuenberger, Ryan Lester’s two goal performance playing in the midfield in the Reserves loss to the Gold Coast Suns has earnt him an AFL recall.
Captain Tom Rockliff passed concussion tests during the week and will resume his place in the line-up on Sunday.
Rohan Bewick has been omitted and joins James Aish and Liam Dawson as emergencies.
Brent Staker will miss with a hamstring injury.
TEAM: View the squads for both teams
| B | 27. Darcy Gardiner | 42. Justin Clarke | 7. Jed Adcock |
| HB | 41. Mitchell Golby | 22. Marco Paparone | 26. Tom Cutler |
| C | 28. Lewis Taylor | 9. Dayne Beams | 38. Tom Rockliff |
| HF | 15. Dayne Zorko | 25. Daniel McStay | 3. Allen Christensen |
| F | 31. Harris Andrews | 23. Matthew Leuenberger | 6. Josh Green |
| FOL | 12. Stefan Martin | 30. Jack Redden | 10. Daniel Rich |
| INT | 5. Mitch Robinson | 17. Claye Beams | 18. Nicholas Robertson |
| 35. Ryan Lester | |||
| E | 4. James Aish | 8. Rohan Bewick | 24. Liam Dawson |
IN: Matthew Leuenberger, Ryan Lester
OUT: Brent Staker (Hamstring), Rohan Bewick (Omitted)
