Hawthorn has regained two triple-premiership players for Friday night’s blockbuster against Adelaide Crows at the MCG.
Key defender and reigning best and fairest Josh Gibson has overcome hamstring soreness which kept him out last week’s win against St Kilda, while Bradley Hill has recovered from a wrist injury and will play his first game for 2016.
Young Hawks duo Daniel Howe and Angus Litherland have both been omitted to make room for Gibson and Hill.
Howe, Brendan Whitecross and Kaiden Brand have been named as Hawthorn’s emergencies.
Hawthorn’s Shaun Burgoyne’s is set to play his 300th game at AFL level on Friday night against the Crows.
Hawthorn’s team is:
B: Shaun Burgoyne, James Frawley, Taylor Duryea
HB: Josh Gibson, Ben Stratton, Grant Birchall
C: Liam Shiels, Jordan Lewis, Isaac Smith
HF: Luke Breust, Tim O’Brien, Paul Puopolo
F: James Sicily, Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli
FOL: Ben McEvoy, Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge
INT: Bradley Hill, Jonathon Ceglar, Billy Hartung, Will Langford
EMG: Brendan Whitecross, Daniel Howe, Kaiden Brand
IN: Josh Gibson, Bradley Hill
OUT: Daniel Howe, Angus Litherland (both omitted)
