Geelong has lodged just the one change at selection for Saturday night’s preliminary final meeting with the Brisbane Lions, welcoming back Tom Stewart at the expense of veteran Zach Tuohy.
Stewart was a late withdrawal from the team that hammered Port Adelaide in the qualifying final at Adelaide Oval.
The vice-captain was unwell on the day of the match. However, a hamstring injury suffered in the final-round win over West Coast was likely to sideline keep out of the contest.
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Tuohy is an emergency with key defender Sam De Koning and rookie midfielder Ted Clohesy.
As flagged by coach Chris Scott earlier in the week, veteran duo Tom Hawkins and Cam Guthrie have been overlooked.
The Lions, who came from 44 points down during the third quarter to defeat the GWS Giants in last week’s semi-final, are unchanged.
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GEELONG
INS: T. Stewart,
OUTS: Z. Tuohy
FB [24] Jed Bews,[38] Jack Henry,[8] Jake Kolodjashnij
HB [12] Jack Bowes,[46] Mark Blicavs,[39] Zach Guthrie
C [9] Max Holmes,[35] Patrick Dangerfield,[28] Oliver Dempsey
HF [18] Tyson Stengle,[33] Shannon Neale,[7] Shaun Mannagh
FF [32] Gryan Miers,[5] Jeremy Cameron,[36] Oliver Henry
FOL [1] Rhys Stanley,[30] Tom Atkins,[44] Tom Stewart
IC [17] Lawson Humphries,[34] Oisin Mullin,[45] Brad Close,[4] Tanner Bruhn,[22] Mitch Duncan
EMG [2] Zach Tuohy,[16] Sam De Koning,[40] Ted Clohesy
