Jimmy Bartel, Josh Hunt, Trent West and Mark Blicavs are the inclusions to take on the Roos at Etihad Stadium tomorrow night.
Mitch Duncan brings the laughs on Down at Kardinia Park
Bartel is back after serving a one week suspension from round 17, Hunt (shin) and Blicavs (managed) return after missing last week whilst West will play his first game since round 11.
See which Kangaroo, Harry Taylor thinks is the one to stop
Making way are Dawson Simpson (knee), James Podsiadly (suspended), Mitch Brown (omitted) and George Horlin-Smith (omitted).
Two more premiership players will also return to the Cats this week via the VFL with Allen Christensen and Paul Chapman set to play on Sunday at Casey.
Matthew Knights speaks about the VFL balancing act
Recently elevated rookie Josh Walker is an emergency along with Brown and Horlin-Smith.
Cats team:
B: Guthrie, Lonergan, Enright
HB: J Hunt, Taylor, Corey
C: Mackie, Selwood, Duncan
HF: Stokes, Vardy, Bartel
F: Motlop, Hawkins, Varcoe
R: West, Caddy, Johnson
IC: Blicavs, Hunt, Kelly, Smedts
EMG: Brown, Horlin-Smith, Walker
