Jack Lonie and Nathan Brown will return to the senior side for St Kilda’s clash with Geelong on Saturday night. 

The two Saints of contrasting statures will add some much-needed grunt to the line-up, which will hope to secure a scalp against the top-of-the-table Cats. 

Matthew Parker will make way for the returning Lonie, while Josh Battle has been forced to withdraw after sustaining a low-grade strain to his medial ligament against North Melbourne.

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It will be Lonie’s first senior appearance since Round 6, with his ground-level presence and knack for booting pivotal goals sorely missed over the past months. 

A successful three-goal return for Sandringham showed the 22-year-old hasn’t skipped a beat, despite his lengthy stint on the sidelines.

Brown, meanwhile, will be a vital addition to the Saints’ defence and will play a major role in curtailing Geelong’s talls in Tom Hawkins and Esava Ratugolea. 

Parker will be waiting in the wings for a late call-up and will be joined by Doulton Langlands, Bailey Rice and Sam Rowe as part of the emergencies. 

St Kilda will face Geelong at GMHBA Stadium this Saturday at 7:25pm. 

IN: Brown, Lonie
OUT: Battle (injured), Parker (omitted)