Carlton will welcome back three big inclusions for Saturday's clash with the Crows at the MCG.

Matthew Kreuzer has been named to make his long-awaited return to senior football.

A foot injury kept the big man sidelined through 2014 (he hasn't played since Round 1, 2014) before he suffered a further setback in the pre-season.

But after three games in the VFL, Kreuzer will make his much-anticpated return.

He'll be joined by Marc Murphy and Chris Judd, who have been named to play after missing last week's game through injury.

Out of the side are Liam Jones and Chris Yarran who have been omitted, while Dale Thomas will miss the match with an injured toe.

Jones, David Ellard and Nick Holman have been named as the emergencies.

Carlton's team to take on Adelaide:

Backs17. Sam Rowe43. Simon White23. Lachie Henderson
Half-backs15. Sam Docherty42. Zach Tuohy6. Kade Simpson
Centreline3. Marc Murphy5. Chris Judd33. Andrejs Everitt
Half-forwards32. Nick Graham1. Andrew Walker28. Tom Bell
Forwards2. Troy Menzel41. Levi Casboult27. Dennis Armfield
Followers36. Cameron Wood44. Andrew Carrazzo9. Patrick Cripps
Interchange7. Dylan Buckley35. Ed Curnow8. Matthew Kreuzer
 22. Jason Tutt  
Emergencies46. David Ellard20. Nick Holman14. Liam Jones

In: Judd, Murphy, Kreuzer

Out: Thomas (toe), Yarran (omitted), Jones (omitted)

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