Coming off its best performance of the season, Essendon has made just one change to its Round 18 side to play the Sydney Swans on Saturday night at the SCG. Nathan Lovett-Murray returns to the side after completing his three-week suspension, with Joel Reynolds the unlucky player to miss out on a game.

The Essendon team is:

Backs: Cole Fletcher Solomon
Half Backs: Welsh McPhee M Johnson
Centres: Dyson Watson Stanton
Half Forwards: Camporeale Lucas McVeigh
Forwards: Monfries Hird Lovett
Rucks: Hille J Johnson Bolton
Bench: Bradley Peverill Nash Lovett-Murray

Emergencies: Heffernan Jolley Reynolds

Ins: Lovett-Murray
Outs: Reynolds (omitted)