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Posted May 14, 2004 - 14:28 PM

Round 8

Adelaide v Essendon

This match will see the return of livewire forward Damien Cupido who has not played a game all season. The bombers may need a spark up forward after the Crows provided one of the upsets of the season last week knocking off hometown rivals Port.

Essendon have also included Mark McVeigh and Ben Haynes and have dropped Jobe Watson, Marc Bullen and Ricky Dyson.

Adelaide have made only one change after last weeks win bringing in Chris Ladhams for Michael Doughty who is out with an adductor strain.

St Kilda v Collingwood

St Kilda have made three changes to the side that knocked off Fremantle last week bringing back Justin Koschitzke and Steven Baker, both returning from suspension, and Jason Blake for the top versus bottom clash with Collingwood.

Heath Black is serving the first week of his two week suspension for striking Fremantle