DEFENDERS Steven May and Jake Lever are among four welcome returnees for Melbourne's Queen's Birthday match against Collingwood, with a quartet of players axed to make room.

Meanwhile, Magpie Mason Cox's return from five weeks on the sidelines with an ankle syndesmosis injury has pushed out an unlucky Ben Reid, who has kicked seven goals across his five games in the ones.

Collingwood's other change sees big-bodied midfielder Brayden Sier come in for Dayne Beams (hip).

May will be playing his first AFL match since injuring his groin in round two, while Lever is returning from a knee reconstruction and then a minor ankle injury.

Lever last played an AFL game in round 11 last year and will be joined by fellow inclusions and backmen Christian Salem (illness) and Marty Hore (calf).

Oscar McDonald, Jay Kennedy Harris, Josh Wagner and Billy Stretch have all been omitted.

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In other news, West Coast has been dealt a blow with star midfielder Elliot Yeo withdrawn from the side to face Sydney on Sunday with a calf injury.

Rookie and former Magpie Josh Smith is Yeo's replacement, due to play just his second AFL match for his new club since being given a lifeline last year and his first game since round two.

The Eagles are already without skipper Shannon Hurn (minor hamstring strain) for their match against the Swans.

Monday, June 10

Collingwood v Melbourne at the MCG, 3.20pm AEST

COLLINGWOOD

In: B.Sier, M.Cox

Out: D.Beams (hip), B.Reid

MELBOURNE

In: M.Hore, S.May, J.Lever, C.Salem

Out: J.Kennedy Harris, O.McDonald, J.Wagner, B.Stretch