Collingwood has named four inclusions for its Round 12 clash with the Western Bulldogs, and the headline change is Harvey Harrison’s return to the AFL team after 671 days away from senior football. Saturday night’s match at Marvel Stadium now carries more than the usual selection interest, with Harrison back in the frame alongside Tim Membrey, Angus Anderson and Wil Parker.
That is the change readers are searching for now because it settles Collingwood’s team for Saturday 30 May at 7:35pm AEST, and it brings back a player whose senior run was cut short by an ACL injury in Collingwood’s VFL match in Round 20, 2024. Harrison, 22, was drafted with pick 52 in the 2021 National Draft, played 12 AFL games in 2024 and kicked 11 goals, including two bags of three against Fremantle and Melbourne.
The return has been a long time coming. Harrison missed all of 2025, then built back through seven VFL matches in 2026, including a strong Round 5 win over Essendon when he collected 21 disposals and laid 12 tackles. His selection now gives Collingwood another forward option at a time when the side is reshaping around a cluster of changes for the Bulldogs meeting.
Membrey is also back after recovering from a hamstring injury suffered in the Round 7 win over Essendon, and he returned through the VFL last week. Anderson and Parker come in after both were omitted last week, with Anderson having been the carry-over emergency and Parker responding with 22 disposals in the VFL loss to Werribee. Those additions matter because Collingwood is trying to cover several outs at once, with Jamie Elliott sidelined by a knee injury, Darcy Moore out with a hamstring problem and Will Hayes unavailable because of a shoulder injury, while Charlie West has been omitted.
There is still a moving part left in the picture. West, Buller and Sam Swadling will be the emergencies, which means Collingwood has kept more depth in reserve as it finalises the shape of the side for a match that will test how well the new mix holds together against the Western Bulldogs. The Club’s three Mid-Season draftees are also set to make their debuts in the Footscray clash, underscoring how much turnover is flowing through the list right now. For Harrison, though, the important part is simpler: after 671 days, he gets another senior chance on a night Collingwood needs every fit option it can get.
