AFL teams Round 4: Cale Hooker set to make season debut for Essendon against Brisbane Lions

Fresh off an inspiring win to open its account in season 2019, Essendon has welcomed back All-Australian defender Cale Hooker.

Hooker missed the first three rounds of the season as well as all of the Bombers' pre-season outings with a calf injury but will bolster the Dons' leaky defence that has conceded over 100 points in two of its fist three matches.

Hooker's intercepting ability will be vital against a tall Brisbane Lions foward line with the likes of Eric Hipwood posing a major threat aerially.

Here are the full teams for the Bombers-Lions clash as well as the full teams for all nine Round 4 matches:

Sydney Swans v Melbourne, SCG, Thursday, 7.20pm AEST

SYDNEY SWANS

B: Callum Mills, Dane Rampe, Tom McCartin

HB: Jake Lloyd, Aliir Aliir, Jackson Thurlow

C: Zak Jones, Luke Parker, Oliver Florent

HF: Harry Cunningham, Sam Reid, Isaac Heeney

F: Jordan Dawson, Lance Franklin, Kieren Jack

FOL: Callum Sinclair, Josh P. Kennedy, Tom Papley

I/C: Justin McInerney, Nick Blakey, Ben Ronke, George Hewett

EMG: Robbie Fox, Ryan Clarke, Lewis Melican, James Rose

IN: Kieran Jack, Justin McInerney (NEW)

OUT: Jarrad McVeigh (injured), Will Hayward (injured)

MELBOURNE

B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta

HB: Billy Stretch, Sam Frost, Nathan Jones

C: Jayden Hunt, Clayton Oliver, Christian Salem

HF: James Harmes, Sam Weideman, Angus Brayshaw

F: Corey Wagner, Tom McDonald, Jake Melksham

FOL: Max Gawn, Christian Petracca, Jack Viney

I/C: Braydon Preuss, Bayley Fritsch, Jay Lockhart, Josh Wagner

EMG: Charlie Spargo, Alex Neal-Bullen, Marty Hore, Harrison Petty

IN: Billy Stretch, Braydon Preuss (NEW)

OUT: Alex Neal-Bullen (omitted), Kade Kolodjashnij (injured)

Braydon Preuss headlines the ins for both teams after his move across from the Kangaroos in the off-season. Also big news for the Demons is the availability of Tom McDonald after he looked unlikely to play with an ankle worry earlier in the week. Sydney gets the veteran experience of Kieran Jack back in its lineup.

Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, MCG, Friday, 7.50pm AEST

COLLINGWOOD

B: Brayden Maynard, Jordan Roughead, Jeremy Howe

HB: Jack Crisp, Darcy Moore, James Aish

C: Chris Mayne, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips

HF: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Steele Sidebottom

F: Taylor Adams, Brody Mihocek, Jordan De Goey

FOL: Brodie Grundy, Dayne Beams, Adam Treloar

I/C: Jamie Elliott, Travis Varcoe, Tom Langdon,Jaidyn Stephenson

EMG: Flynn Appleby, Ben Crocker, Levi Greenwood,Callum L. Brown

WESTERN BULLDOGS

B: Taylor Duryea, Zaine Cordy, Hayden Crozier

HB: Caleb Daniel, Easton Wood, Matthew Suckling

C: Lachie Hunter, Tom Liberatore, Josh Dunkley

HF: Billy Gowers, Josh Schache, Mitch Wallis

F: Toby McLean, Aaron Naughton, Tory Dickson

FOL: Tim English, Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae

I/C: Bailey Smith, Ed Richards, Sam Lloyd, Jason Johannisen

EMG: Jackson Trengove, Patrick Lipinski, Bailey Williams, Roarke Smith

Geelong v GWS Giants, GMHBA Stadium, Saturday, 1.45pm AEST

GEELONG

B: Jake Kolodjashnij, Jack Henry, Tom Stewart

HB: Joel Selwood, Esava Ratugolea, Luke Dahlhaus

C: Mark O'Connor, Patrick Dangerfield, Rhys Stanley

HF: Mitch Duncan, Harry Taylor, Brandan Parfitt

F: Gary Ablett, Tom Atkins, Tom Hawkins

FOL: Mark Blicavs, Gary Rohan, Tim Kelly

I/C: Jordan Clark, Sam Menegola, Charlie Constable,Gryan Miers

EMG: Cameron Guthrie, Zach Guthrie, Ryan Abbott,James Parsons

GWS GIANTS

B: Heath Shaw, Phil Davis, Adam Kennedy

HB: Nick Haynes, Sam Taylor, Jeremy Finlayson

C: Zac Williams, Stephen Coniglio, Adam Tomlinson

HF: Lachie Whitfield, Harry Himmelberg, Matt de Boer

F: Daniel Lloyd, Jeremy Cameron, Jacob Hopper

FOL: Shane Mumford, Callan Ward, Tim Taranto

I/C: Josh Kelly, Brent Daniels, Sam J. Reid, Matt Buntine

EMG: Aiden Bonar, Isaac Cumming, Dawson Simpson,Nick Shipley

Essendon v Brisbane Lions, MCG, Saturday, 2.10pm AEST

ESSENDON

B: Jordan Ridley, Patrick Ambrose, Conor McKenna

HB: Andrew McGrath, Michael Hurley, Adam Saad

C: David Zaharakis, Zach Merrett, Mason Redman

HF: Darcy Parish, Zac Clarke, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

F: Devon Smith, Mitch Brown, Mark Baguley

FOL: Tom Bellchambers, Orazio Fantasia, Dylan Shiel

I/C: Cale Hooker, Dyson Heppell, David Myers, Jake Stringer

EMG: Kyle Langford, Aaron Francis, Matt Guelfi, Sam Draper

BRISBANE LIONS

B: Luke Hodge, Harris Andrews, Daniel Rich

HB: Alex Witherden, Darcy Gardiner, Mitch Robinson

C: Jarrod Berry, Lachie Neale, Hugh McCluggage

HF: Cam Rayner, Eric Hipwood, Lincoln McCarthy

F: Charles Cameron, Daniel McStay, Oscar McInerney

FOL: Stefan Martin, Dayne Zorko, Jarryd Lyons

I/C: Allen Christensen, Josh Walker, Nick Robertson, Rhys Mathieson

EMG: Ryan Bastinac, Lewis Taylor, Connor Ballenden, Archie Smith

Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval, Saturday, 4.35pm AEST

PORT ADELAIDE

B: Riley Bonner, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston

HB: Ryan Burton, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones

C: Steven Motlop, Tom Rockliff, Justin Westhoff

HF: Travis Boak, Brad Ebert, Zak Butters

F: Robbie Gray, Paddy Ryder, Connor Rozee

FOL: Scott Lycett, Ollie Wines, Willem Drew

I/C: Sam Powell-Pepper, Xavier Duursma, Dougal Howard, Sam Gray

EMG: Matthew Broadbent, Sam Mayes, Kane Farrell, Todd Marshall

RICHMOND

B: Nathan Broad, David Astbury, Dylan Grimes

HB: Nick Vlastuin, Shane Edwards, Bachar Houli

C: Brandon Ellis, Liam Baker, Kamdyn McIntosh

HF: Daniel Rioli, Shai Bolton, Jason Castagna

F: Dion Prestia, Tom J. Lynch, Noah Balta

FOL: Toby Nankervis, Josh Caddy, Kane Lambert

I/C: Jack Graham, Jack Ross, Jack Higgins, Sydney Stack

EMG: Jacob Townsend, Connor Menadue, Dan Butler, Callum Coleman-Jones

North Melbourne v Adelaide, Marvel Stadium, Saturday, 7.25pm AEST

NORTH MELBOURNE

B: Jamie Macmillan, Robbie Tarrant, Jasper Pittard

HB: Luke McDonald, Scott D. Thompson, Shaun Atley

C: Jared Polec, Shaun Higgins, Trent Dumont

HF: Aaron Hall, Jack Ziebell, Mason Wood

F: Kayne Turner, Ben Brown, Tarryn Thomas

FOL: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Jed Anderson

I/C: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Jy Simpkin, Paul Ahern,Cameron Zurhaar

EMG: Nathan Hrovat, Dom Tyson, Ben McKay, Bailey Scott

ADELAIDE CROWS

B: Alex Keath, Daniel Talia, Wayne Milera

HB: Brodie Smith, Kyle Hartigan, Rory Laird

C: David Mackay, Matt Crouch, Riley Knight

HF: Tom Lynch, Taylor Walker, Rory Atkins

F: Lachlan Murphy, Josh Jenkins, Eddie Betts

FOL: Reilly O'Brien, Myles Poholke, Rory Sloane

I/C: Brad Crouch, Jake Kelly, Chayce Jones, Cameron Ellis-Yolmen

EMG: Hugh Greenwood, Bryce Gibbs, Jordan Gallucci, Andy Otten

West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Optus Stadium, Saturday, 8.10pm AEST

WEST COAST EAGLES

B: Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass, Tom Cole

HB: Brad Sheppard, Jeremy McGovern, Lewis Jetta

C: Chris Masten, Luke Shuey, Andrew Gaff

HF: Dom Sheed, Jack Darling, Mark Hutchings

F: Liam Ryan, Josh J. Kennedy, Jamie Cripps

FOL: Nathan Vardy, Elliot Yeo, Jack Redden

I/C: Oscar Allen, Liam Duggan, Tom Hickey, Jack Petruccelle

EMG: Daniel Venables, Francis Watson, Josh Rotham, Josh Smith

FREMANTLE

B: Joel Hamling, Alex Pearce, Luke Ryan

HB: Reece Conca, Nathan Wilson, Ethan Hughes

C: Ed Langdon, Adam Cerra, Bradley Hill

HF: Michael Walters, Cam McCarthy, Andrew Brayshaw

F: Jesse Hogan, Matt Taberner, Travis Colyer

FOL: Rory Lobb, Darcy Tucker, David Mundy

I/C: Taylin Duman, Sam Switkowski, Lachie Schultz, Brandon Matera

EMG: Sean Darcy, Mitchell Crowden, Bailey Banfield, Ryan Nyhuis

Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, Metricon Stadium, Sunday, 2.40pm AEST

GOLD COAST SUNS

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Sam Collins, Charlie Ballard

HB: Jesse Joyce, Jack Hombsch, Pearce Hanley

C: Lachie Weller, Brayden Fiorini, Wil Powell

HF: Alex Sexton, Peter Wright, Nick Holman

F: Darcy MacPherson, Chris Burgess, Jack Martin

FOL: Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, David Swallow

I/C: Will Brodie, Jack Bowes, Sam Day, George Horlin-Smith, Jack Lukosius, Anthony Miles,Jordan Murdoch, Aaron Young (Four to be omitted)

CARLTON

B: Kade Simpson, Jacob Weitering, Dale Thomas

HB: Lachie Plowman, Liam Jones, Caleb Marchbank

C: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Patrick Cripps, Zac Fisher

HF: Marc Murphy, Mitch McGovern, Sam Walsh

F: Levi Casboult, Harry McKay, Paddy Dow

FOL: Matthew Lobbe, Ed Curnow, Will Setterfield

I/C: Matthew Kennedy, Nic Newman, Cameron Polson, Lochie O'Brien, Jack Silvagni, Charlie Curnow, Liam Stocker, Michael Gibbons (Four to be omitted)

St Kilda v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium, Sunday, 3.20pm AEST

ST KILDA

B: Jimmy Webster, Nathan Brown, Shane Savage

HB: Callum Wilkie, Josh Battle, Daniel McKenzie

C: Jarryn Geary, Sebastian Ross, Jack Newnes

HF: Jack Billings, Josh Bruce, Matthew Parker

F: Jack Lonie, Tim Membrey, Jade Gresham

FOL: Rowan Marshall, Jack Steele, Jack Sinclair

I/C: Jack Steven, Luke Dunstan, Blake Acres, Hunter Clark, Ben Long, Dean Kent, Ben Paton,Darragh Joyce (Four to be omitted)

HAWTHORN

B: Blake Hardwick, James Frawley, Jarman Impey

HB: Harry Morrison, James Sicily, Ben Stratton

C: Isaac Smith, James Cousins, Ricky Henderson

HF: Paul Puopolo, Conor Nash, Jack Gunston

F: Luke Breust, Chad Wingard, Jarryd Roughead

FOL: Ben McEvoy, James Worpel, Jaeger O'Meara

I/C: Jack Scrimshaw, Dylan Moore, Tom Scully,David Mirra, Daniel Howe, Jonathon Ceglar, Teia Miles, Kaiden Brand (Four to be omitted)