ANGUS Monfries and John Butcher will return to Port Adelaide’s NAB Cup side against Sydney at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.

Monfries was a standout in the club’s opening round NAB Cup matches against St Kilda and Adelaide before suffering a hamstring strain in the final minutes against the Crows.

Butcher has recovered from hip surgery undergone in August 2012.

They headline the return of three other plays including previously injured ruckman Brent Renouf, midfielder Matt Thomas and tall forward Daniel Stewart.

It will be the first time that the ruck trio of Renouf, Jarrad Redden and Matthew Lobbe have taken the field together.

Jay Schulz and Paul Stewart have been rested from this game, along with Darren Pfeiffer and Brendon Ah Chee.

The squad will be trimmed to 26 prior to the game. Both teams will be able to play with eight on the interchange bench. The game will consist of four 30 minute quarters with no time on.

NAB Cup Round 4 squad of 28
1. Travis Boak
3. Campbell Heath
4. Brent Renouf
5. Matthew Broadbent
6. Angus Monfries
7. Brad Ebert
8. Hamish Hartlett
11. John Butcher
12. Jackson Trengove
13. Cameron O’Shea
15. Lewis Stevenson
16. Oliver Wines
18. Kane Cornes
20. Chad Wingard
21. Matt Thomas
23. Matthew Lobbe
26. Andrew Moore
27. Alipate Carlile
29. Jasper Pittard
30. Sam Colquhoun
32. Jake Neade
34. Jarad Redden
36. Jack Hombsch
37. Kane Mitchell
39. Justin Westhoff
30. Aaron Young
42. Tom Jonas
43. Daniel Stewart

Ins: Renouf, Monfries, Butcher, Thomas, D. Stewart
Outs: P. Stewart (rested), Schulz (rested), Pfeiffer, Ah Chee