Joel Selwood, Hamish McIntosh and Jesse Hogan named for Geelong v Melbourne NAB Challenge game

SQUADS: JOEL Selwood returns and Hamish McIntosh will play his first game as a Cat against Melbourne in Alice Springs.

Hamish McIntosh warms up for his first appearance as a Cat.

HAMISH McIntosh will play his first game for Geelong against Melbourne in Alice Springs.

McIntosh joined the Cats from North Melbourne at the end of 2012 but failed to play a game in a 2013 season ruined by knee, ankle and Achilles problems.

He has been picked to play his first match at any level since Round 7 2012 against the Demons in the NAB Challenge on Friday.

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Cats skipper Joel Selwood has also been named in the squad after recovering from minor foot surgery.

Draftees Jarrod Jansen and Jake Kolodjashnij will also play along with rookie Nick Bourke and youngsters Jordan Murdoch and Jackson Thurlow.

Nathan Vardy (knee) and George Burbury (jaw) are forced omissions from the team that defeated Collingwood in the NAB Challenge opener while Corey Enright and Andrew Mackie have been rested.

Joel Selwood has made a quick recover after foot surgery four weeks ago.

The Demons have named Jesse Hogan ahead of his highly anticipated Round 1 debut.

Jack Watts will also play his first game of the pre-season but there is no Mitch Clark, Mark Jamar or Chris Dawes, who experienced calf tightness after Melbourne’s intra-club game last week.

Jay Kennedy-Harris, the Demons’ three-goal hero in their surprise win against Richmond, has been rested.

Jesse Hogan at Melbourne training. Picture: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

SQUADS

Melbourne v Geelong, TIO Traeger Park Alice Springs, Friday 7.10pm

Melbourne

1. Jesse Hogan, 2. Nathan Jones, 4. Jack Watts, 5. Jimmy Toumpas, 8. James Frawley, 9. Jack Trengove, 10. Shannon Byrnes, 12. Dom Tyson, 13. Jordie McKenzie, 14. Lynden Dunn, 15. Mitch Clisby, 17. Sam Blease, 18. Daniel Cross, 22. Viv Michie, 23. Bernie Vince, 25. Tom McDonald, 26. Daniel Nicholson, 29. Jayden Hunt, 31. Jack Grimes, 33. Dom Barry, 38. Jeremy Howe, 39. Neville Jetta, 41. Alexis Georgiou, 42. Jake Spencer, 44. Rohan Bail, 45. Matt Jones, 46. Dean Terlich, 47. Max King, 48. Jack Fitzpatrick.

Geelong

1. Mitch Brown, 2. Billie Smeds, 3. Jimmy Bartel, 5. Travis Varcoe, 6. Lincoln McCarthy, 7. Harry Taylor, 8. Jake Kolodjashnij, 9. James Kelly, 13. Tom Lonergan, 14. Joel Selwood, 15. Jordan Schroder, 16. Dawson Simpson, 17. Hamish McIntosh, 19. Taylor Hunt, 20. Steve Johnson, 21. Jordan Murdoch, 22. Mitch Duncan, 23. Josh Caddy, 25. Jared Rivers, 26. Tom Hawkins, 29. Cam Guthrie, 33. George Horlin-Smith, 34. Josh Walker, 35. Jarrad Jansen, 38. Jackson Sheringham, 40. Jackson Thurlow, 42. Nick Bourke, 45. Joel Hamling, 46. Mark Blicavs