Sam De Koning has been named to make his return for Sunday’s Gather Round clash with West Coast Eagles at Adelaide Oval.
The tall defender has been named in the starting 18 as the Cats released their extended squad, with Ollie Henry also named to start on the field after playing an impressive second half as the sub last week.
Gary Rohan (suspension) and Jed Bews (injured) are the two confirmed outs, with the final team to be announced at 5pm on Friday, and the sub to be confirmed one hour before first bounce.
Sam Simpson and Mitch Knevitt are a chance to return to the side after they were named on an extended bench, alongside last week’s emergencies Tanner Bruhn and Brandan Parfitt.
The Cats take on the Eagles this Sunday at 12.40pm local time (1.10pm AEST) at Adelaide Oval in the league’s first Gather Round.
AFL Round 5 Squad
| Backs | Sam De Koning | Esava Ratugolea | Zach Tuohy |
| Half Backs | Jake Kolodjashnij | Tom Stewart (VC) | Zach Guthrie |
| Centreline | Isaac Smith | Mark Blicavs | Mitch Duncan |
| Half Forwards | Tyson Stengle | Tom Hawkins | Jeremy Cameron |
| Forwards | Ollie Henry | Patrick Dangerfield (C) | Brad Close |
| Followers | Rhys Stanley | Cameron Guthrie | Max Holmes |
| Interchange from | Sam Simpson | Tanner Bruhn | Jack Bowes |
| Gryan Miers | Mark O'Connor | Tom Atkins | |
| Mitch Knevitt | Brandan Parfitt |
