Essendon selectors have swung the axe and made three changes to the side that just got home against Richmond in Dreamtime at the G. The team has added height with ruckman Jason Laycock recalled to support David Hille. Mark Bolton and Andrew Welsh have also been added to the team.
 
Backs: Fletcher Ryder Michael
Half-Backs: McVeigh Bolton Stanton
Centres: Peverill Watson Slattery
Half-forwards: Welsh Lucas Davey
Forwards: M.Johnson Lloyd Hird
Follower: Hille, McPhee, Winderlich
Bench: J.Johnson, Monfries, Laycock, Houli
Emergencies: Camporeale, Johns, Nash
 
The Bendigo team is:
 
Backs: Connaughton, Flaherty, Lonergan
Half-Backs: Dick, Johns, Camporeale
Centres: Nash, Heffernan, Cloke
Half-Forwards: Hilsop, Weeks, Rosa
Forwards: Cole, Bradley, Geary
Rucks: Chartres, Jolley, Dyson
Interchange: Hocking, Ramanauskas, Atkinson, Reimers, Dillon, Lee, Maher, McKinnon
 
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