Essendon VFL has named its side to face top of the ladder Box Hill at the Box Hill City Oval on Saturday, headlined by the inclusions of three AFL-listed players.
Archie Perkins will line up at VFL level for the first time this season.
Dylan Shiel will return to the side after missing last week.
Jayden Nguyen will make his return from injury.
Floyd Burmeister will make his Essendon VFL debut hailing from the GWV Rebels in the Coates Talent League.
The Dons are still on the hunt for their first win since May after encountering a challenging run of form in recent weeks.
Saturday's game gets up and running from 2:05pm AEST, with streaming on hand via the AFL app and website.
Essendon VFL team v Box Hill
| ESSENDON | |||
| B | S. McKay (80) | W. Hoare (51) | D. Akuei (64) |
| HB | A. Davey (33) | J. Nguyen (42) | X. O'Neill (55) |
| C | R. Unwin (38) | N. Quigg (83) | S. El-Hawli (41) |
| HF | M. Guelfi (35) | K. Gerreyn (19) | J. Menzie (29) |
| F | A. Day-Wicks (44) | L. McMahon (48) | N. Scott (57) |
| R | L. Monteath (71) | D. Shiel (9) | A. Perkins (16) |
| T. Sellers (75) | H. Sinnott (54) | J. Hately (50) | |
| M. Foley (73) | F. Burmeister (63) | ||
| 23rd Player | F. Burmeister (63) | ||
| EMG | R. Brodie (60) | J. Busuttil (68) | K. Gallagher (69) |
| J. Eckersley (58) | J. Peris (53) | ||
| IN | D. Shiel | A. Perkins | J. Nguyen |
| H. Sinnott | M. Foley | F. Burmeister | |
| OUT | M. Taha (Injured) | R. Brodie | O. Smartt (AFL) |
| J. Busuttil | V. Visentini (Managed) | E. Tsatas (AFL) | |
