Young Carlton midfielder David Cuningham will play his first game of the season in Sunday's clash with Fremantle at Domain Stadium.

The 19-year-old, who played three senior games in his debut season last year, earned a promotion after a string of consistent performances for the Northern Blues in the VFL.

He replaces omitted defender Simon White in the only change to the team which suffered a 19-point loss to St Kilda on Saturday.

Fremantle has also made one change, regaining star midfielder Stephen Hill at the expense of youngster Darcy Tucker.

The Blues will head into Sunday's match with confidence, having won three of their past five games against Fremantle at Domain Stadium.

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Carlton's team to face Fremantle:

Backs20. Lachie Plowman17. Sam Rowe22. Caleb Marchbank
Half-backs6. Kade Simpson44. Alex Silvagni35. Ed Curnow
Centreline4. Bryce Gibbs9. Patrick Cripps15. Sam Docherty
Half-forwards46. Matthew Wright23. Jacob Weitering25. Zac Fisher
Forwards8. Matthew Kreuzer1. Jack Silvagni5. Samo Petrevski-Seton
Followers41. Levi Casboult30. Charlie Curnow3. Marc Murphy (C)
Interchange39. Dale Thomas23. David Cuningham32. Nick Graham
 31. Tom Williamson  
Emergencies14. Liam Jones27. Dennis Armfield12. Blaine Boekhorst 

In: Cuningham

Out: White (omitted)