Mattaes Phillipou, Dougal Howard and Tim Membrey are primed to return after extended stints on the sidelines as St Kilda prepares for Sunday's Pride Game against Sydney.

The trio are among the six new names in the Saints' squad for Round 17, with Zak Jones, Ryan Byrnes and Ben Paton added to the extended interchange bench.

Phillipou has spent the past five weeks in the VFL building his game, coming off a 31-disposal, nine-clearance, two-goal outing against Geelong playing as a midfielder, while Membrey was also impressive with 20 touches and a goal to break back into the side. Meanwhile, Howard hasn't featured at senior level since Round 13 after sustaining a hamstring injury in the early stages of the game.

Max King (knee), Anthony Caminiti (ankle) and Paddy Dow (ankle) make way for Sunday, with the former ruled out for the remainder of the season after injuring his PCL just after half-time of last week's game against Port Adelaide.

Sunday's match will serve as the ninth Pride Game between St Kilda and Sydney, with the annual fixture helping to inspire positive change, promote open conversations and create environments safe for all, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Children aged 14 years old and under will have free entry to games across Rounds 16 to 19 as part of Kids Go Free Month, which includes remaining home games against Sydney (Round 17) and West Coast (Round 19).

St Kilda's final team will be confirmed tomorrow at 5:00pm.

UPDATE: Riley Bonner (injured) was replaced in the selected squad on Friday 5 July by Max Hall.

Round 17 

St Kilda v Sydney
Sunday 7 July
3:20pm, Marvel Stadium
Broadcast on Channel 7, Fox Footy & Kayo

IN: Byrnes, Howard, Jones, Membrey, Paton, Phillipou
OUT: Caminiti (injured), Dow (injured), King (injured)