Box Hill names all-Hawthorn team

BOX Hill has named an unprecedented all-Hawthorn line-up in its season-defining encounter with Geelong at Simonds Stadium.

Stephen Gilham

BOX Hill has named an unprecedented all-Hawthorn line-up in its season-defining encounter with Geelong at Simonds Stadium on Saturday.

Bolstered with recovering heavyweights and developing youngsters, the Hawks have loaded their starting 18 with AFL-listed talent.

The squad also includes four former AFL-listed players: North Melbourne defender Daniel Pratt, St Kilda speedster Will Johnson, Gold Coast midfielder Marc Lock and Sydney rookie Taylor Gilchrist.

"Well go in with a pretty strong side, but given that Hawthorn has the Sunday game our list of Hawks players will be reduced by the time we play," coach Damian Carroll said.

The Hawks are strengthened with the timely comebacks of full-back Stephen Gilham and Jarrad Boumann.

Boumann, 22, plays his first match in two months after having his appendix removed following the Hawks 35-point Round 6 win over St Kilda.

The Williamstown-Collingwood clash on Sunday at Burbank Oval will be decided by its goalkicking titans.

Western Bulldogs tall Liam Jones' form slump sees him relegated to the Seagulls while the Magpies look like isolating utility Chris Tarrant in their forward-50.

North Ballarat will be searching for its sixth consecutive win against Bendigo at Eureka Stadium.

But it loses midfield gun Ben Cunnington after the North Melbourne youngster received a one-match suspension for tripping.

The 2009 No.5 pick racked up 34 touches and four goals in its win over Williamstown.

The victory leapfrogged the Roosters into the top eight.

Frankston has the opportunity to break its streak of successive wooden spoons against Northern Blues on Sunday.

Despite both sides registering a solitary victory, the Blues, who have not missed a finals series since 2007, enter as favourites.

Port Melbourne will be hoping to celebrate stalwart Chris Cain's 100-game milestone in style with a likely victory over second-placed Casey at Casey Fields.