Essendon has finalised its side for the West Coast Eagles on Sunday afternoon. Dustin Fletcher, Mark McVeigh, Henry Slattery and Courtney Johns are in the side, while the four outs are James Hird (hamstring), Courtenay Dempsey, Joel Reynolds and Jason Winderlich (all omitted).
The Essendon side is:
Backs: M. Johnson Fletcher Bradley
Half Back: Welsh Bolton Lovett-Murray
Centres: McPhee Watson Stanton
Half Forwards: Dyson Hille Monfries
Forwards: Lovett Johns Lucas
Rucks: Laycock McVeigh Heffernan
Bench: Peverill J. Johnson Slattery Solomon
Emergencies: Reynolds Ryder Winderlich
