Sydney coach John Longmire has run out of patience with his league leaders and has dropped four players from the squad for Friday night's decisive game against Collingwood in an attempt to counteract his team's worrying dip in form.
In other key news on the Round 22 selections: Jack Lukosius was among four Gold Coast players dropped following last week's loss to West Coast; Fremantle forward Josh Treacy has been ruled out for Saturday's game against Geelong with a knee injury; Port Adelaide gets Todd Marshall back but loses Mitch Georgiades.