THE Cats have regained star players Tom Hawkins, Andrew Mackie and James Kelly for Friday night's big clash with Carlton at Etihad Stadium.
Hawkins missed the round seven loss to the Sydney Swans after failing to overcome glute soreness, but he has trained strongly this week.
Mackie is back for his first game since suffering a quad injury against Fremantle in round two.
Kelly was expecting to be sidelined for a month after needing surgery to fix the ruptured testicle he suffered against Richmond in round five, but he is back after missing only two matches.
Mitch Duncan is out with a broken foot, while Josh Walker and Sam Blease have been omitted.
CATS TEAM
Backs: Jared Rivers, Tom Lonergan, Jed Bews
Half-backs: James Kelly, Corey Enright, Harry Taylor
Centres: Andrew Mackie, Joel Selwood, Mathew Stokes
Half-forwards: Steven Motlop, Mitch Clark, Jordan Murdoch
Forwards: Cory Gregson, Tom Hawkins, Darcy Lang
Followers: Rhys Stanley, Steve Johnson, Josh Caddy
Interchange: Mark Blicavs, Cameron Guthrie, Shane Kersten, Jackson Thurlow
Emergencies: Sam Blease, Jake Kolodjashnij, Josh Walker
In: Tom Hawkins, Andrew Mackie, James Kelly
Out: Mitch Duncan (foot), Josh Walker, Sam Blease
James Kelly didn't hold back at training this week
