Teams: Macaffer returns for Pies

Essendon star Brendon Goddard, pictured here with Collingwood recruit Clinton Young and Bulldogs youngster Jackson Macrae, will make his debut for the Bombers on Friday night. Picture: Scott Chris Source: Herald Sun

Brent Macaffer is set to make his return after breaking down in last year's NAB Cup. Picture: Chris Scott Source: Herald Sun

ESSENDON will unveil star recruit Brendon Goddard in Friday night's NAB Cup openers against Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs.

Goddard transferred to Windy Hill as a free agent from St Kilda during last year's trade period.

The big-bodied utility was elevated to Essendon's leadership group during the pre-season.

Emerging midfielder Elliott Kavanagh has been named in the squad along with mature-aged West Australian recruit Nick Kommer and Dylan van Unen.

But the embattled Bombers are without skipper Jobe Watson (ankle), David Zaharakis (quad) and Jake Melksham (hand) for the round-robin style pre-season competition.

Father-son selection Joe Daniher has missed the cut along with injury-prone forward Scott Gumbleton (hamstring).

COLLINGWOOD will open its NAB Cup campaign with a near full strength line up.

The Magpies have named 13 premiership players in the squad to take on the Bombers and Bulldogs in two games consisting of 20-minute halves.

Among those is small forward Brent Macaffer who ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in last year's NAB Cup missing the regular season.

Macaffer has trained strongly during the pre-season and is expected to make an impact inside the arc.

Collingwood has also named recruits Quinten Lynch, Clinton Young, Jordan Russell and journeyman Ben Hudson for their first runs in black and white stripes.

But the Magpies are without playmaker Dale Thomas (ankle), Tyson Goldsack (ankle) and hard-nosed midfielder Luke Ball, who missed the bulk of last season following a knee reconstruction.

Developing ruckman Jarrod Witts and rookies Kyle Martin, Jack Frost and Sam Dwyer have also be named in the extended list.

THE Western Bulldogs have named five new players including mature-aged recruit Brett Goodes and highly-rated youngster Jackson Macrae.

Goodes was among the best in the Indigenous All Stars thumping of Richmond last week.

All Australian defender Dale Morris returns for his first game since breaking his leg in 2011.

But the Dogs won't be unveiling No.5 pick Jake Stringer in Round 1 of the pre-season competition.

SCHEDULE

Essendon v Western Bulldogs 6:45pm AEDT    

Western Bulldogs v Collingwood 7:50pm AEDT

Collingwood v Essendon 8:55pm AEDT

NAB CUP ROUND 1 SQUADS

WESTERN BULLDOGS

J Grant, R Murphy, M Wallis, D Cross, M Boyd, L Dahlhaus, S Higgins, E Wood, J Macrae, D Giansiracusa, C Smith, J Tutt, R Griffen, A Cooney, L Jones, D Pearce, T Liberatore, D Addison, W Minson, T Dickson, C Howard, T Young, M Talia, N Lower, L Markovic, D Morris, J Johannisen, L Picken, J Redpath, B Goodes, T Campbell, L Jong, M Austin and A Cordy

COLLINGWOOD

J Russell, B Macaffer, N Maxwell, A Krakouer, H O'Brien, M Clarke, S Pendlebury, J Blair, C Young, J Witts, N Brown, D Beams, D Jolly, J Elliott, B Reid, Q Lynch, S Sidebottom, B Hudson, B Johnson, B Sinclair, T Cloke, D Swan, K Martin, P Yagmoor, H Shaw, P Seedsman, S Dwyer, J Frost, M Williams and C Mooney

ESSENDON

M Hibberd, T Bellchambers, B Stanton, L Jetta, B Goddard, N O'Brien, S Crameri, J Ashby, C Dempsey, T Pears, M Hurley, D Hille, J Merrett, D Heppell, J Carlisle, D Myers, A Browne, A Steinberg, C Hooker, L Davis, E Kavanagh,  A Davey, P Ryder, D Fletcher, D van Unen, K Hardingham, M Gleeson, L Dalgleish, N Kommer, H Hocking, N Lovett-Murray, H Hunter, M Baguley and C Dell'Olio

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