Hamish McIntosh, Brad Hartman and Billie Smedts have all been included into the 25-man squad to take on the Bulldogs.
At this stage there are no omissions with the final team to be released on Friday afternoon.
The match will mark Harry Taylor’s 150th for the Cats. Watch the Cats tribute to him here.
Cats fans heading to the match early will be able to watch the first Simonds Stadium curtain raiser since 2012 with the VFL Cats taking on Footscray.
And Cats fans will be able to tune into Home Ground Advantage presented by Carlton Draught from 4pm on the big screen at Simonds Stadium as well as on Cats TV.
Cats squad:
B: Enright, Lonergan, Mackie
HB: Guthrie, Taylor, Rivers
C: Duncan, Selwood, Kelly
HF: Christensen, Blicavs, Johnson
F: Motlop, Hawkins, McIntosh
R: Simpson, Bartel, Horlin-Smith
IC from: Kersten, Caddy, Varcoe, Bews, Hartman, Murdoch, Smedts
