Jarryd Roughead is set to make his highly anticipated return to football in Round 1 of the JLT Community Series, with the Hawks naming the new skipper in their extended 29-man squad to face Geelong.

The team will head to Launceston on Wednesday afternoon to complete their Australia Post AFL Community Camp, before meeting the Cats at UTAS Stadium on Friday night.

Another talking point is the inclusion of boom recruit Jaeger O’Meara. Following two years of ongoing knee injuries, O’Meara looks set to pull on the brown and gold guernsey for the first time since being traded from the Gold Coast Suns at the end of the 2016 season.

Ty Vickery is also likely to run out with his new teammates for the first time, with the Richmond free agent also named in the Hawk’s extended squad.

Dallas Willsmore and Teia Miles played two games apiece in the 2016 NAB Cup, though were unsuccessful in making their AFL debut during the home and away season. Both men will likely be giving an opportunity to further impress coaches on Friday night, having been named in the Hawks’ squad.

The squad will be cut to 26 on Friday.

JLT Community Series Rnd 1 Squad

Hawthorn vs Geelong

UTAS Stadium

Friday 17 February, 7.40pm

2 Jarryd Roughead

4 Billy Hartung

5 Ryan Burton

6 Josh Gibson

7 Ben McEvoy

8 Taylor Duryea

9 Shaun Burgoyne

10 Jaeger O’Meara

12 James Frawley

14 Grant Birchall

16 Isaac Smith

20 Dallas Willsmore

21 James Sicily

23 Tim O’Brien

24 Ben Stratton

25 Ryan Schoenmakers

26 Liam Shiels

27 Tyrone Vickery

28 Paul Puopolo

29 Will Langford

32 Jack Fitzpatrick

33 Cyril Rioli

34 Kurt Heatherley

36 Kieran Lovell

37 Blake Hardwick

40 Kade Stewart

42 Teia Miles

43 Marc Pittonet

46 James Cousins