Written by Megan Taylor, sports reporter covering international sports since 2020
West Coast Eagles will be without key midfielder Tim Kelly for their Round 16 clash against Carlton Blues at Marvel Stadium on Saturday, after Kelly pulled up with a hamstring injury during Thursday morning's training session.
Kelly was sent for scans after tightening up in the warm-up, forcing four changes to the Eagles side that fell to North Melbourne Kangaroos before the bye.
Check out the full AFL Round 16 team selection wrap including all key ins and outs
Eagles Make Four Changes
Willem Duursma, Jack Graham, Tom McCarthy, and Jack Hutchinson all come back into the West Coast Eagles lineup.
Jack Graham returns from shoulder surgery after going down in the Gather Round loss to Geelong Cats, while Jack Hutchinson plays his first game since the Round 10 win over Greater Western Sydney Giants. Wingman Hamish Davis has also been cleared to play after completing concussion protocols.
First-year defender Josh Lindsay has been dropped for the third time this season and is the travelling emergency, with Tom Gross and Harvey Johnston heading back to the WAFL.
McQualter Excited by Duursma's Return
Eagles coach Andrew McQualter was full of praise for Willem Duursma ahead of a potential Rising Star showdown with Gold Coast Suns' Jagga Smith.
"I'm excited to see Duursma play anytime because I love him in our team and I understand the talk around the Rising Star award is what everyone's referencing. They (Duursma and Smith) might spend some time on each other throughout the game which is great," he said.
"He's got so much growth in him but he wants to be great, wants to help our team be great and we love him in our team."
Carlton Blues Unchanged
Carlton Blues go in unchanged from last weekend's win over Greater Western Sydney Giants. Jacob Weitering remains sidelined with a calf injury.
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