All three of the club’s pre-draft recruits, Quinten Lynch, Clinton Young and Jordan Russell, have been named in the 30-man squad that will play two matches comprising two 20-minute halves.
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Much-travelled ruckman Ben Hudson’s name is also on the team sheet alongside Kyle Martin, Sam Dwyer and Jack Frost, the club’s three VFL imports in December’s Rookie Draft.
Collingwood’s squad is brimming with senior talent, with 13 premiership players included alongside established figures such as Andrew Krakouer, Marty Clarke and Ben Sinclair.
Watch untried ruckman Jarrod Witts discuss his aims for the 2013 NAB Cup on CTV in the video above.
The good news story is the return of Brent Macaffer, who has been named to play his first senior match since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament against the Bulldogs in last year’s NAB Cup.
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Senior regulars to miss Friday's matches include Dale Thomas, Alan Didak, Luke Ball, Alan Toovey Alex Fasolo, Jackson Paine and Lachlan Keeffe.
Collingwood will take to the field at 7.50pm when they play the Western Bulldogs before meeting Essendon at 8.55pm.
Fans who arrive early will also be able to watch Essendon and the Bulldogs go head-to-head at 6.45pm.
Collingwood NAB Cup Squad – Round One
2. Jordan Russell
3. Brent Macaffer
5. Nick Maxwell
7. Andrew Krakouer
8. Harry O’Brien
9. Marty Clarke
10. Scott Pendlebury
11. Jarryd Blair
14. Clinton Young
15. Jarrod Witts
16. Nathan Brown
17. Dayne Beams
18. Darren Jolly
19. Jamie Elliott
20. Ben Reid
21. Quinten Lynch
22. Steele Sidebottom
25. Ben Hudson*
26. Ben Johnson
28. Ben Sinclair
32. Travis Cloke
36. Dane Swan
37. Kyle Martin
38. Peter Yagmoor*
39. Heath Shaw
40. Paul Seedsman
41. Sam Dwyer*
45. Jack Frost*
46. Marley Williams
48. Caolan Mooney*
*Denotes rookie listed players.
Western Bulldogs Squad
1. Jarrad Grant, 2. Robert Murphy, 3. Mitch Wallis, 4. Daniel Cross, 5. Matthew Boyd, 6. Luke Dalhaus, 7. Shaun Higgins, 10. Easton Wood, 11. Jackson Macrae, 13. Daniel Giansiracusa, 14. Clay Smith, 15. Jason Tutt, 16. Ryan Griffen, 17. Adam Cooney, 19. Liam Jones, 20. Daniel Pearce, 21. Tom Liberatore, 22. Dylan Addison, 27. Will Minson, 29. Tory Dickson, 30. Christian Howard, 31. Tom Young, 32. Michael Talia, 33. Nick Lower, 37. Lukas Markovic, 38. Dale Morris, 39. Jason Johannisen, 42. Liam Picken, 43. Jack Redpath, 44. Brett Goodes, 45. Tom Campbell, 46. Lin Jong, 47. Mark Austin, 49. Ayce Cordy
Essendon Squad
1. Michael Hibberd, 2. Tom Bellchambers, 5. Brent Stanton, 7. Leroy Jetta, 9. Brendon Goddard, 10. Nick O'Brien, 11. Stewart Crameri, 14. Jason Ashby, 15. Courtenay Dempsey, 16. Tayte Pears, 18. Michael Hurley, 19. David Hille, 20. Jackson Merrett, 21. Dyson Heppell, 22. Jake Carlisle, 23. David Myers, 24. Alex Browne, 25. Ariel Steinberg, 26. Cale Hooker, 27. Luke Davis, 28. Elliott Kavangh, 29. Alwyn Davey, 30. Patrick Ryder, 31. Dustin Fletcher, 33. Dylan van Unen, 34. Kyle Hardingham, 35. Martin Gleeson, 36. Lauchlan Dalgleish, Nick Kommer, 39. Heath Hocking, 32. Nathan Lovett-Murray, Hal Hunter, 45. Mark Baguley, 47. Corey Dell'Olio
