AFL teams: Guns return for Round 6

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enters its Anzac Day blockbuster against Essendon unchanged, with defender Nathan Brown still sidelined with his shoulder injury.

The Bombers have lost three experienced players and are still without best and fairest Brendon Goddard (groin).

Heath Hocking (soreness), Leroy Jetta (omitted) and David Myers (hamstring) will all miss for the Dons while Courtenay Dempsey, Zach Merrett, Jason Winderlich have been called up.

Sam Fisher will have to wait another week to play his first match of 2014 after St Kilda made just one change ahead of its Wellington match against Brisbane Lions.

The Saints have included Kiwi-born Shane Savage to cover the suspended Adam Schneider.



The Lions have five key players back, with James Polkinghorne, Pearce Hanley, Andrew Raines, Daniel Merrett and Josh Green coming in for Jackson Paine, Rohan Bewick, Jordan Lisle, Brent Moloney and Mitch Golby who have all been dropped.

For Friday's third match, North Melbourne has called up Joel Tippett, Jack Ziebell, Robin Nahas and Majak Daw for its clash against Fremantle in Perth. But the Roos have lost senior players Daniel Wells (foot) and Scott Thompson (suspended).

The Dockers have named Hayden Crozier and Tommy Sheridan to replace Hayden Ballantyne (suspension) and Matt Taberner (dropped).

Heath Shaw returns from a hamstring problem to bolster GWS ahead of its clash against Gold Coast . The Suns have dropped Matthew Warnock for Timmy Sumner.

McLean is finally out of Mick Malthouse's bad books at Carlton and was included along with Michael Jamison, Mitch Robinson, Brock McLean and Jeff Garlett.

The Blues host West Coast , which has listed Will Schofield, Jeremy McGovern and Scott Lycett for the Saturday night game.

Brandon Jack makes way for Goodes at the Swans , while their opponent Melbourne will get back ruckman Mark Jamar and also hand draftee Christian Salem his AFL debut.

The Bulldogs have lost patience with Mitch Wallis and Tom Williams, and have instead named exciting youngster Mitch Honeychurch as one of five inclusions for the Sunday match against Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.

The Crows have named Andy Otten and Brodie Martin among their 25-man squad.

Full back Lake come back for the Hawks , so does fellow key defender Ryan Schoenmakers.

Their opponent Richmond has called up Ben Lennon, Brad Helbig, Jake Batchelor and Matt McDonough but there was no room for Tyrone Vickery or Jake King.

Geelong's Andrew Mackie (hamstring) has lost his race against time to be fit for the top-of-the-table encounter against Port Adelaide.

Ben Newton, Jack Hombsch and Jake Neade have been named on an extended interchange for the Power .

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