Brothers Brad and Matt Crouch will play together as AFL Crows for the first time at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

The Crows will be unchanged from the 22 named to play St Kilda on Friday.

Matt Crouch, 19, one of four inclusions in the Adelaide team for its last game of 2014, will start as the sub.

Crows great Ben Rutten will play his 229th and last game.

Wingman David Mackay returns after missing the loss to North Melbourne because of concussion. Sam Kerridge will play his first AFL game since a foot injury halted his run in Round 14, while experienced defender Brent Reilly has also been recalled.

Rory Laird (concussion) has been ruled out of the match through injury. Defender Luke Thompson and forwards Matthew Wright and Charlie Cameron have been omitted.

Matt Crouch, who made his debut against the Sydney Swans in Round Three, will play his eighth game of the season and first since Round 13. The Crouch siblings will become only the second set of brothers to represent the Adelaide Football Club behind Andrew and Darren Jarman.

Coach Brenton Sanderson said Matt had been knocking on the selection door for a while.

“Matt’s been really consistent at SANFL level. He’s had to be patient because our midfield is tough to break into with the likes of Patrick Dangerfield, Brad Crouch, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane and Richard Douglas in there,” Sanderson said.

“We’ve been happy with Matt’s form. It’s just been a matter of finding the right balance of inside/outside players in our team. Matt gets another chance again this week. It’ll be a great occasion for the Crouch family and I know our supporters are excited to see the brothers play together.”

Sanderson said Mackay had recovered from his second concussion of the season a fortnight ago.

“D-Mac has passed all the required tests. He trained today and feels good within himself,” Sanderson said.

“He’ll add some outside run and polish to our side. Sam Kerridge also gives us another option in the midfield. He’s had a couple of good games in the SANFL after his foot injury. We need another defender with Luke Thompson going out of the side, so Brent Reilly comes in too.

“Luke Thompson and Matt Wright have both been a bit down. Charlie Cameron looks dangerous when he gets the ball, but just hasn’t found enough of it the past couple of weeks.”

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The Saints will also farewell a champion on Sunday, with retiring midfielder Lenny Hayes set to play his last game. The Crows will recognise both Hayes and Rutten after the final siren. Sunday’s match, which starts at 2:50pm, will mark acting co-captain Rory Sloane’s 100th game.

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The team is
IN: Matt Crouch, Sam Kerridge, David Mackay, Brent Reilly
OUT: Rory Laird (concussion), Luke Thompson, Charlie Cameron, Matthew Wright (all omitted)