Maxwell was expected to miss up to two months after he sustained a wrist injury in round 2.
Elevated rookie Caolan Mooney was also included.
Defender Tyson Goldsack was ruled out with a hip injury, while ruckman Jarrod Witts was omitted.
Collingwood
B: Nathan Brown, Ben Reid, Nick Maxwell
HB: Marty Clarke, Heath Shaw, Harry O'Brien
C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
HF: Jamie Elliott, Quinten Lynch, Brent Macaffer
F: Ben Kennedy, Travis Cloke, Sam Dwyer
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Jarryd Blair
Int: Andrew Krakouer, Josh Thomas, Paul Seedsman, Caolan Mooney
Emg: Jordan Russell, Jarrod Witts, Marley Williams
IN: Caolan Mooney, Nick Maxwell
OUT: Tyson Goldsack (hip), Jarrod Witts (omitted)
