Collingwood will blood promising forwards Will Kelly and Atu Bosenavulagi against Hawthorn on Friday night.
Kelly will follow in his famous father Craig's footsteps, who was part of the 1990 premiership and played 122 games for the club between 1989 and 1996.
The 19-year-old was bound for the Pies as a father-son selection at No.29 in the 2018 draft.
Senior coach Nathan Buckley has been rapt with his development since moving down forward last year.
"Moving him forward late last year we think has been a good move, and his form’s been that consistent that he’s warranted his opportunity on Friday night," Buckley said.
"A player who although he’s got good size moves around really well, very agile, work rate through the roof, a young fella that’s earned his opportunity.
"The players are pumped to see him get his chance."
It will be a historical moment for the club, with father-son selections in Callum Brown, Darcy Moore and Kelly lining up together for the first time.
We've got a debutant on Friday night.
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) July 8, 2020
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The Magpies picked up Bosenavulagi with selection No.77 in the 2018 draft, the exciting small forward has impressed in recent scratch matches with his defensive pressure and ability to hit the scoreboard.
Born in Fiji, the former Australian rugby sevens junior representative was a member of Collingwood’s Next Generation Academy.
Performance and Strategy Manager, Marcus Wagner applauds the the club's efforts within the program that focuses on targeting multicultural or Indigenous backgrounds.
"It's a credit to our Next Generation Academy program in Craig Black and Mitch Cook who have put in considerable work to have these players ready for AFL standard."
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— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) July 9, 2020
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After playing four games in his debut season, defender Isaac Quaynor comes back into the side for Tyler Brown.
Josh Daicos will miss Friday night with an ankle sprain sustained at training during the week.
Our emergencies for the clash are Darcy Cameron, Josh Thomas, Brayden Sier, John Noble.
The remaining AFL listed players will contest a scratch match against Geelong on Friday.
The first bounce at GIANTS Stadium is set for 7.50pm. Tune in live on Channel 7, Fox Footy and on AFL Live Pass.
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Collingwood v Hawthorn
AFL Round Six
Friday 10 July
GIANTS Stadium, 7.50pm
B: Jack Crisp, Jordan Roughead, Matt Scharenberg
HB: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Isaac Quaynor
C: Tom Phillips, Scott Pendlebury, Will Hoskin-Elliott
F: Jaidyn Stephenson, Brody Mihocek, Callum Brown
F: Will Kelly, Mason Cox, Jamie Elliott
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Adam Treloar
Int: Travis Varcoe, Rupert Wills, Chris Mayne, Atu Bosenavulagi
Emerg: Darcy Cameron, Josh Thomas, Brayden Sier, John Noble
In: Will Kelly, Isaac Quaynor, Atu Bosenavulagi
Out: Jordan De Goey (unavailable), Josh Daicos (ankle), Tyler Brown (omitted)
New: Will Kelly, Atu Bosenavulagi