Every club's changes for Round 1: who comes in, who is out and why, with the injury and expected return from the injury list. Long-term absences are on the injury list and suspensions on the tribunal page.
From the team sheets in the AFL's match centre; the reasons are the AFL's, and injuries are matched to the injury list. Refreshed every few minutes in the days before a game.
17 players come in and 17 go out across 9 games with both teams named, 8 of the outs through injury. Brisbane Lions made the most changes (5 in, 5 out). Unchanged: Richmond, Essendon, GWS, Fremantle, Sydney, Collingwood, Adelaide, North, Port, Melbourne, West Coast.
Sam Grlj (Richmond, from Canterbury JFC (Vic)/Oakleigh Chargers U18), Brayden Fiorini (Essendon, from Greensborough (Vic)/Northern U18/Gold Coast), Hussien El Achkar (Essendon, from Pascoe Vale (Vic)/Calder U18), Dyson Sharp (Essendon, from Barossa District (SA)/Central District (SANFL)), Max Kondogiannis (Essendon, from Kew Rovers (Vic)/Oakleigh U18), Will Lewis (Bulldogs, from Old Brighton/Foostcray VFL), Mitchell Edwards (Geelong, from South Mandurah Football and Netball Club - Seniors (WA)/Peel Thunder (WAFL)), Judd McVee (Fremantle, from Geraldton (WA)/Geraldton Senior HS (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL)/Melbourne), Sam Draper (Brisbane, from Reynella (SA)/South Adelaide (SANFL)/Essendon), Daniel Annable (Brisbane, from Redland-Victoria Point (Qld)/Brisbane Lions Academy U18), Lachlan McAndrew (Adelaide, from Manly-Warringah (NSW)/St Augustine's College (NSW)/Sydney VFL/Sydney Swans), Callum Ah Chee (Adelaide, from Kelmscott (WA)/South Fremantle (WAFL)/Gold Coast/Brisbane), Toby Murray (Adelaide, from Wangaratta Rovers/Adelaide (SANFL)), Tom Blamires (North, from Old Brighton/Swinburne University/Frankston (VFL)), Lachy Dovaston (North, from Blackburn (Vic)/Eastern Ranges U18), Jacob Wehr (Port, from Balaklava (SA)/Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)/GWS Giants), Corey Durdin (Port, from Golden Grove (SA)/Central District (SANFL)/Carlton), Jack Watkins (Port, from Melton South FC/Crc Melton/Port Adelaide (SANFL)), Changkuoth Jiath (Melbourne, from Morwell (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic)/Gippsland U18/Hawthorn), Jack Steele (Melbourne, from Belconnen (NEAFL)/NSW-ACT U18/GWS/St Kilda), Brody Mihocek (Melbourne, from Burnie (Tas)/Tas U18/Maribyrnong Pk (Vic)/Werribee (VFL)/Port Melbourne (VFL)/Collingwood), Latrelle Pickett (Melbourne, from Mallee Park (SA)/Glenelg (SANFL)), Tylar Young (West Coast, from North Albury (NSW)/Frankston (VFL)/Richmond (VFL)/Richmond), Willem Duursma (West Coast, from Foster (Vic)/Gippsland U18), Cooper Duff-Tytler (West Coast, from Woodend JFC (Vic)/Calder U18), Deven Robertson (West Coast, from Manning (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)/Perth (WAFL)/Brisbane), Josh Lindsay (West Coast, from Newton & Chilwell (Vic)/Geelong Falcons U18), Milan Murdock (West Coast, from East Fremantle JFC/East Fremantle (WAFL)).
Sam Grlj (Richmond, Debut game), Maurice Rioli (Richmond, 50th game), Hussien El Achkar (Essendon, Debut game), Dyson Sharp (Essendon, Debut game), Max Kondogiannis (Essendon, Debut game), Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn, 200th game), James O'Donnell (Bulldogs, 50th game), Ed Richards (Bulldogs, 150th game), Oskar Baker (Bulldogs, 50th game), Will Lewis (Bulldogs, Debut game), Mitchell Edwards (Geelong, Debut game), Matt Roberts (Sydney, 50th game), Daniel Annable (Brisbane, Debut game), Daniel McStay (Collingwood, 200th game), Toby Murray (Adelaide, Debut game), Tom Blamires (North, Debut game), Lachy Dovaston (North, Debut game), Jack Watkins (Port, Debut game), Christian Salem (Melbourne, 200th game), Latrelle Pickett (Melbourne, Debut game), Jack Graham (West Coast, 150th game), Willem Duursma (West Coast, Debut game), Cooper Duff-Tytler (West Coast, Debut game), Josh Lindsay (West Coast, Debut game), Milan Murdock (West Coast, Debut game).
Clubs name their teams in the days before each game and can still make late changes before the bounce. Each card here says whether its team is the one first named or the final team on the AFL's team sheet.