Carlton has added four inclusions to an extended squad for Sunday's blockbuster against Richmond at the MCG.
Billie Smedts, Sam Kerridge, Nick Graham and Jarrod Pickett are in line to return, having impressed for the Northern Blues in the 14-point loss to Werribee at the weekend.
The Blues will make at least one change when they name their final team at 5pm on Friday, with young defender Tom Williamson succumbing to a back injury.
Carlton will need to defeat the Tigers for the first time since the 2013 elimination final if it is to claim its third straight win.
It will head into Sunday's match with confidence, however, having led at every change in the past fortnight to claim wins over Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast.
Carlton's extended squad for Sunday:
| Backs | 15. Sam Docherty | 14. Liam Jones | 23. Jacob Weitering |
| Half-backs | 20. Lachie Plowman | 22. Caleb Marchbank | 39. Dale Thomas |
| Centreline | 6. Kade Simpson | 9. Patrick Cripps | 46. Matthew Wright |
| Half-forwards | 35. Ed Curnow | 41. Levi Casboult | 12. Blaine Boekhorst |
| Forwards | 13. Jed Lamb | 30. Charlie Curnow | 1. Jack Silvagni |
| Followers | 8. Matthew Kreuzer | 4. Bryce Gibbs | 3. Marc Murphy (C) |
| Interchange from: | 16. Billie Smedts | 11. Sam Kerridge | 25. Zac Fisher |
| 28. David Cuningham | 32. Nick Graham | 33. Jarrod Pickett | |
| 5. Samo Petrevski-Seton |
In: Smedts, Kerridge, Graham, Pickett
Out: Williamson (back)
