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MODERN-DAY rivals Greater Western Sydney and the Western Bulldogs renew acquaintances when they meet at Engie Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Giants (6-3) return to their home deck for the first time since round one, but they do so with their tail between their legs.
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After a promising start to the season where they won their first five games, the Giants have suffered three defeats from their past four matches.
In what may be a good omen, the Giants snapped a four-match losing streak against the Bulldogs in a thriller last year, but they will need to find a way to revive the famed 'Orange Tsunami' if they want to emulate that performance.
The Western Bulldogs (4-5) bounced back from four defeats in five matches with a crushing victory over an injury-ravaged Richmond, but they now need to underpin their return to form against a more settled opponent in the Giants.
The Bulldogs can take extra motivation by putting a dent in their rivals' finals hopes, while boosting their own chances, ahead of tough tests against top-four contenders in coming weeks.
The Giants will be without Josh Kelly (calf) and Lachie Ash (calf), recalling Xavier O'Halloran and Jacob Wehr.
The Dogs have recalled Caleb Daniel to replace Jason Johannisen (hamstring).
Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs at Engie Stadium, 4.35pm AEST
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SUBSTITUTES
Greater Western Sydney: Conor Stone
Western Bulldogs: Caleb Daniel
Collingwood v Kuwarna at the MCG, 1.45pm AEST
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SUBSTITUTES
Collingwood: Harvey Harrison
Kuwarna: Ned McHenry
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Euro-Yroke welcomes Walyalup to Marvel Stadium for their Saturday night clash.
The Saints' season is hanging by a thread at 3-6 after a run of four defeats in their past five matches, including a surprise loss to Hawthorn last week, with Euro-Yroke's only victory in that time coming against the winless Kangaroos.
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The 14th-placed Saints continue to struggle to find fluency in attack, with their victory over the Roos the only game this season where they have scored more than 80 points.
Walyalup (5-4) can be forgiven for being below its best following the passing of former Dockers forward Cam McCarthy last week, even while putting on a brave showing against Sydney.
The ninth-placed Dockers paid the price for wayward kicking in that game, finishing with 4.15, but will look to be more polished at a venue where they have four wins and a draw in eight matches since the start of 2022.
While the Dockers are unchanged, the Saints have made six changes, including bringing in Paddy Dow, Zak Jones and Mattaes Phillipou.
Brisbane will look to get back on the winners' list when it welcomes an injury-ravaged Richmond to the Gabba on Saturday night.
The Lions (3-5-1) almost pulled off a rousing victory on the road but could only finish level with Kuwarna in a thrilling clash last week.
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The Lions also have a host of players out with injury and are still waiting for reinforcements to arrive, but in the meantime they will hope to brush aside the struggling one-win Tigers to ensure they stay in touch with the top eight.
Richmond (1-8) is firmly in the middle of an injury crisis which is making its results difficult to judge.
The Tigers have lost five on the trot after the unlikeliest of victories over ladder-leader Sydney in round three, with the margins increasing every week in that time.
But Richmond should have reason to hope for a better showing against the similarly undermanned Lions at the Gabba.
The Lions have made just one change, replacing Jaxon Prior with Noah Answerth, while the Tigers have been forced into four changes, with Steely Green to make his AFL debut.
