Reigning Carji Greeves medallist Tom Hawkins returns to the side along with two-time premiership defender Josh Hunt and youngster Taylor Hunt.
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Out of the side are Corey Enright with a knee injury, Josh Caddy with an ankle injury and Josh Walker who is omitted.
Hawkins missed the Cats clash with Fremantle last week with a reoccurrence of his niggling back injury.
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Josh Hunt has not played for the Cats AFL side since the round 19 loss to North Melbourne but has had a string of impressive performances in the VFL. Taylor Hunt was a late withdrawal from last week’s side with an ankle injury.
The match will be young gun Steven Motlop’s 50th AFL game and will also be the first time the Cats have played Port at the MCG since the 2007 grand final win.
Cats side:
B: Rivers, Lonergan, J Hunt
HB: Guthrie, Mackie, Bartel
C: Johnson, Selwood, Christensen
HF: Duncan, Taylor, Motlop
F: Podsiadly, Hawkins, Varcoe
R: Vardy, Kelly, Stokes
IC: Blicavs, Chapman, Corey, T Hunt
EMG: Murdoch, Stringer, West
