Collingwood star Jordan Ge Goey has come out late for his team’s clash with North Melbourne and could miss several more weeks.
De Goey left the training ground early Thursday with a quad problem but was still appointed to play, but the club on Friday confirmed he will miss two or three weeks after scans revealed a quad stump.
Magpies midfielder Josh Carmichael has been named to replace De Goey in the starting 22 for his AFL debut.
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Collingwood also confirmed that Jack Madgen would need thumb surgery and could miss up to six weeks.
It comes after the Magpies had already announced that Jeremy Howe will replace Darcy Moore despite the star defender’s impressive offer to play after he hyperextended his knee against Gold Coast.
Elsewhere, Western Bulldogs have dropped key recruit Tim O’Brien for Friday night’s clash against Sydney.
The Dogs have omitted four players, including O’Brien, but are bolstered by the returns of Ed Richards, Tim English and Mitch Hannan.
Sydney, meanwhile, will be without Tom Hickey due to illness, while key striker Logan McDonald has been sacked.
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Gold Coast will be without fit striker Izak Rankine for the team’s crucial game against Richmond.
Rankine has entered health and safety protocols along with Oleg Markov, with Sam Day and Jack Lukosius among the Suns inclusions.
Josh Gibcus will miss the Tigers ’illness while Dustin Martin and Kane Lambert are injured.
The Brisbane Lions have made seven forced changes before their Sunday game against Essendon.
Three players are out due to health and safety protocols, including Keidean Coleman after a performance of his career last week.
AFFL BOARD 17 TEAMS (All hours EAST)
GEELONG CATS against MELBOURNE
Thursday, July 7, 7:20 p.m. at GMHBA Stadium
CATS
B: Z.Guthrie, S.De Koning, J.Bews
HB: J.Henry, M.Blicavs, Z.Tuohy
C: M.Duncan, J.Cameron, I.Smith
HF: T.Atkins, T.Hawkins, P.Dangerfield
F: B.Close, G.Rohan, T.Stengle
FOLL: R.Stanley, C.Guthrie, J.Selwood
I / C: S.Menegola, M.Holmes, M.O’Connor, G.Miers
EMG: F.Evans, Q.Narkle, M.Knevitt, S.Neale
EN: S. De Koning, J. Selwood
OUT: Q.Narkle (omitted), S.Higgins (substitute), J.Kolodjashnij (injured)
DIMONIS
B: H.Petty, J.Lever, S.May
HB: C.Salem, M.Hibberd, J.Bowey
C: A.Brayshaw, C.Oliver, E.Langdon
HF: K.Pickett, L.Jackson, T.Bedford
F: A.Neal-Bullen, B.Brown, C.Spargo
FOLLOW: M.Gawn, C.Petracca, J.Viney
I / C: J.Harmes, J.Jordon, B.Fritsch, T.Sparrow
EMG: J. Melksham, A. Tomlinson, S. Weideman, J. Hunt
EN: L.Jackson, M.Gawn
OUT: S.Weideman, M.Brown (both omitted), A.Tomlinson (substitute)
SYDNEY SWANS v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Friday, July 8, 7:50 p.m. at the SCG
SWANS
B: R.Fox, T.McCartin, D.Rampe
HB: J.Lloyd, P.McCartin, J.McInerney
C: E.Gulden, C.Mills, O.Florent
HF: I. Heeney, L. Franklin, W. Hayward
F: T.Papley, S.Reid, J. Amartey
FOLLOW: P.Ladhams, L.Parker, J.Rowbottom
I / C: C. Warner, D. Stephens, B. Campbell, N. Blakey
EMG: R.Clarke, L.McDonald, J.Bell, H.Cunningham
EN: J. Amartey, P. Ladhams
OUT: L.McDonald (omitted), R.Clarke (substitute), T.Hickey (illness)
BULLDOGS
B: Richards, Gardner, Scott
HB: Williams, Keath, Dale
C: Hunter, Macrae, Bedendo
HF: Johannisen, Ugle-Hagan, Liberator
F: Bontempelli, Naughton, Weightman
FOLL: English, Dunkley, Treloar
I / C: West, Hannan, Garcia, Schache
EMG: O’Brien, McComb, Cleary, Sweet
EN: Richards, English, Hannan
OUT: O’Brien, Sweet, Crozier, McComb (all omitted)
COLLINGWOOD v. MELBOURNE NORD
Saturday, July 9, 1:45 p.m. at the MCG
RUQUES
B: Pendlebury, Howe, Quaynor
HB: Murphy, Maynard, Crisp
C: Sidebottom, N. Daicos, Hoskin-Elliott
HF: Elliott, De Goey, Mihocek
F: McCreery, Cameron, Noble
NEXT: Cox, Daicos, Adams
I / C: Lipinski, Ruscoe, Ginnivan, Henry
EMG: Brown, Macrae, Kelly, Carmichael
EN: Howe
OUT: Moore (injured), Chugg (substitute)
KANGAROO
B: Scott, McKay, Young
HB: McDonald, Corr, Lazarus
C: Powell, Davies-Uniacke, Greenwood
HF: Curtis, Larkey, Stephenson
F: Zurhaar, Ziebell, Taylor
NEXT: Goldstein, Simpkin, Anderson
I / C: Bonar, Coleman-Jones, Spicer, Pérez
EMG: Mahony, Walker, Ford, Dawson
A: Scott, Ziebell, Bonar, Coleman-Jones, Pérez
OUT: Mahony, Bosenavulagi, Walker (all omitted), Turner, Hall, Charles (all injured)
GOLD COAST SUNS against RICHMOND
Saturday, July 9, 4:35 pm at Metricon Stadium
SOLS
B: Lemmens, Collins, Graham
HB: Bowes, Ballard, Ellis
C: Oreneta, Anderson, Sharp
HF: Rosas, Ainsworth, Casboult
F: Holman, Chol, Day
FOLLOW: Witts, Rowell, Miller
I / C: Fiorini, Flanders, Lukosius, Oea
EMG: Atkins, Burgess, Tsitas, Macpherson
EN: Sharp, Day, Lukosius
OUT: Tsitas (omitted), Budarick (injured), Rankine and Markov (both HS Protocol)
TIGERS
B: Miller, Tarrant, Grimes
HB: Baker, Broad, Rioli
C: Pickett, Short, McIntosh
HF: Rioli, Bolton, Aarts
F: Riewoldt, Edwards, Lynch
FOLLOW: Nankervis, Prestia, Ross
I / C: Ralphsmith, Soldo, Graham, Chestnut
EMG: Mansell, Sonsie, Dow, Cumberland
EN: Miller, Aarts, Prestia
OUT: Vlastuin (suspended), Gibcus (illness), Martin, Lambert (both injured)
ST KILDA v FREMANTLE
Saturday, July 9, 7:25 p.m., at Marvel Stadium
SANTS
B: Battle, Joyce, Wilkie
HB: Sinclair, Highmore, Webster
C: Hill, Ross, Billings
HF: Crouch, Membrey, Jones
F: Higgins, King, Marshall
FOLLOW: Ryder, Steele, Gresham
I / C: Wanganeen-Milera, Windhager, Wood, Butler
EMG: Long, Byrnes, Lienert, Sharman
EN: Joyce
OUT: Howard, Clark (both injured)
DOCKERS
B: Aish, Pearce, Young
HB: Cox, Ryan, Walker
C: Clark, Brayshaw, Hughes
HF: Schultz, Fyfe, Logue
F: Taberner, Lobb, Walters
FOLL: Darcy, Brodie, Serong
I / C: Mundy, Frederick, Colyer, Wilson
EMG: Banfield, Crowden, Meek, Henry
EN: Nil
FORA: Banfield (substitute)
PORT ADELAIDE v GWS GIANTS
Saturday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. at Adelaide Oval
POWER
B: Burton, Jonas, McKenzie
HB: Byrne-Jones, Alier, Houston
C: Amon, Drew, Farrell
HF: Butters, Marshall, Rozee
F: Gray, Dixon, Powell-Pepper
FOLLOW: Finlayson, Wines, Boak
I / C: Bergman, Georgiades, Burgoyne, Mead
EMG: McEntee, Duursma, Clurey, Mayes
EN: Butter
OUT: Jones (injured), Motlop (omitted)
GIANTS
B: Kennedy, Taylor, Cumming
HB: Haynes, Davis, Keeffe
C: Bruhn, Green, Kelly
HF: Peatling, Himmelberg, Whitfield
F: Lloyd, Hogan, Greene
FOLLOW: Flynn, Ash, Rabbit
I / C: Ward, Brown, Taranto, Wehr
EMG: Sproule, Hopper, Riccardi, O’Halloran
EN: Keeffe, Peatling
OUTPUT: Idun (HS Protocol), O’Halloran (omitted), Sproule (sub)
BRISBANE LIONS v ESSENDON
Sunday, July 10, 1:10 pm at the Gabba
LIONS
B: Andrews, Payne, Answerth
HB: Bailey, Adams, Starcevich
C: Robinson, McCarthy, Tunstill
HF: McCluggage, Hipwood, Rayner
F: Lester, Daniher, Cameron
FOLL: McInerney, Lyons, Neale
I / C (de): Cockatoo, T.Berry, Madden, Fullarton, Sharp, Fort, Mathieson, Michael
A: Robinson, Lester, Cockatoo, T.Berry, Madden, Fullaraton, Fort, Sharp, Mathieson, Michael
OUT: Rich, Zorko, J.Berry, Prior (all injured), Ah Chee, McStay, Coleman (all HS protocol)
BOMBARDERS
B: Zerk-Thatcher, Laverde, Heppell
HB: D’Ambrosio, Hind, Redman
C: McGrath, Merrett, Martin
HF: Langford, Guelfi, Hobbs
F: Wright, Stringer, Jones
NEXT: Draper, Shiel, Parish
I / C (de): Kelly, Caldwell, Waterman, Phillips, Durham, Ham, Ridley, Snelling
A: McGrath, Waterman, Ham
FORA: Nil
HAWHON v ADELAIDE CROWS
Sunday, July 10, 3:20 p.m. at Marvel Stadium
FALCONS
B: Blanck, Scrimshaw, Grainger-Barras
HB: Impey, Sicily, Hardwick
C: Jiath, Newcombe, Morrison
HF: Breust, Nash, Lewis
F: Koschitzke, McEvoy, Moore
FOLL: Reeves, Mitchell, O’Meara
I / C (de): Howe, Shiels, Macdonald, Ward, Maginness, Serong, Morris, Hartigan
A: Grainger-Barras, McEvoy, Howe, Ward, Serong, Maginness, Morris, Hartigan
OUT: Day (suspended), Bramble, Worpel, Butler (all injured), Gunston (personal reason)
CORBS
B: Doedee, Butts, Dawson
HB: Smith, Murray, Parnell
C: Odi, Laird, Jones
HF: McAdam, Fogarty, Soligo
F: McHenry, Walker, Rowe
FOLLOW: O’Brien, Keays, Berry
I / C (de): Crouch, Himmelberg, Thilthorpe, Murphy, Davis, Milera, Schoenberg, Hamill
A: McAdam, McHenry, Crouch, Himmelberg, Davis, Hamill
OUT: Hinge (HS protocol), Rachele (wound), Sholl (sub)
WEST COAST EAGLES v CARLTON
Sunday, July 10, 4:40 p.m. at Optus Stadium
NEEDLES
B: Hurn, Barrass, Bazzo
HB: Jones, Edwards, Duggan
C: Hough, Kelly, Redden
HF: Rioli, Darling, Cripps
F: Waterman, Kennedy, Ryan
FOLLOW: Naitanui, Shuey, Gaff
I / C (de): Petrevski-Seton, Petruccelle, Witherden, Trew, Foley, Williams, Clark, Culley
A: Edwards, Kennedy, Witherden, Foley, Clark, Culley
OUT: Yeo, West (both injured), Rotham (omitted)
BLUE
B: Saad, young, farmer
HB: Newman, Weitering, Docherty
C: O’Brien, Cripps, Kennedy
HF: Cottrell, C.Curnow, Silvagni
F: Motlop, McKay, Oats
FOLL: The King, Walsh, Hewett
I / C (de): Newnes, Cerra, Fisher, C.Durdin, Honey, Hayes, Setterfield, S.Durdin
EN: Weitering, Owies, Hayes, S. Durdin
OUT: Kemp (omitted)