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CARLTON has been dealt a blow with midfielder Adam Cerra ruled out of Saturday's clash against Adelaide.
Cerra has a low-grade hamstring strain and is a late out, with ruckman Marc Pittonet coming into the Blues' side.
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Jack Carroll will start as Carlton's sub, while Sam Berry is Adelaide's sub.
Carlton v Adelaide at Marvel Stadium, 4.35pm AEST
LATE CHANGE
Carlton: Adam Cerra (hamstring strain) replaced in selected side by Marc Pittonet
SUBSTITUTES
Carlton: Jack Carroll
Adelaide: Sam Berry
Adelaide is arguably under the most pressure to turn its season around when it faces Carlton at Marvel Stadium in the Saturday twilight game.
The Crows (0-4) are one of four sides are still searching for their first win, while the Blues (4-0) are yet to drop a game this season.
Despite its perfect start to the season, Carlton needs little reminder of the danger that Adelaide presents. This time last year the Blues had won three and drawn one, but were blown away by the Crows for the first of eight defeats in nine matches.
The Blues look more stable this time around, but with a tough month to follow there is perhaps even more on the line.
Adelaide might have burst Carlton's bubble a year ago but is now purely focused on breathing life into its own campaign.
The Crows are already losing touch with the top eight while their hopes of becoming just the second AFL/VFL team since 1975 to start a season with four defeats and still snatch a finals berth are teetering on the edge.
Superstar Sam Walsh is back to replace the suspended Lachie Fogarty, while the Crows have made two changes as Will Hamill and Lachlan Gollant replace Patrick Parnell and Chris Burgess.
Gold Coast hosts Hawthorn at People First Stadium in one of two Saturday night clashes.
The Suns (2-2) made seven changes to their line-up last week in a bold move that looked like it might pay dividends when they kept pace with Greater Western Sydney until the final term.
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But the young Suns face a different type of test this time when they come up against a Hawks outfit they will be broadly expected to beat.
Hawthorn (0-4) surged home against Collingwood with seven of the last eight goals of the match but remain winless after falling five points short.
The concern is that the Hawks have averaged one goal to five in their opening terms, and trailed at half-time in every match so far, in clear signs they need to switch on from the first bounce rather than relying on a late charge.
Both the Hawks and Suns are unchanged.
In the other Saturday night blockbuster, Port Adelaide will welcome Fremantle to Adelaide Oval.
Port Adelaide (3-1) could hardly have been more impressive in a resounding victory over Essendon, but will still feel the heat of needing to make the most of three consecutive matches on home turf that started with a narrow defeat to Melbourne.
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The Power have the edge over the Dockers on their home turf, winning all six of the their clashes at Adelaide Oval.
Fremantle (3-1) has a point to prove after a heartbreaking defeat to Carlton ended its unbeaten start to the season.
The Dockers could still put themselves in a strong position with a victory over the Power, with the local Derby then matches against the Bulldogs and Tigers to follow.
The Power have Ollies Wines and Sam Powell-Pepper back, replacing Travis Boak and Jeremy Finlayson, while the Dockers have called up Neil Erasmus in place of Michael Frederick.
Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda at Manuka Oval, 1.45pm AEST
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SUBSTITUTES
Greater Western Sydney: James Peatling
St Kilda: Hugo Garcia
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