Essendon selectors have gone with experience for this Monday’s Anzac Day clash with Collingwood, including Dean Rioli, Justin Murphy and Ty Zantuck in the squad of 25. Joel Reynolds, Ted Richards and Marc Bullen were also included. Three youngsters were eased back into the VFL side, namely Angus Monfries, Paul Thomas and Brent Stanton.

The Essendon team is:

Backs: McVeigh Fletcher Zantuck
Half Backs: McPhee Richards Bullen
Centres: Bolton Murphy Welsh
Half Forward: Lucas Bradley Hird
Forwards: M. Johnson Lloyd Lovett
Rucks: Laycock J. Johnson Peverill
Bench: Henneman, Solomon, Rioli, Dyson, Haynes, Lovett-Murray, Reynolds

In: Murphy, Rioli, Zantuck, Richards, Reynolds, Bullen
Out: Thomas, Monfries, Stanton (all omitted)

Bendigo Bombers v North Ballarat at QEO, 1.10pm Saturday afternoon.

Backs: Stanton Hunt Dyson
Half Backs: Watson Doering Jolley
Centres: Winderlich Haynes Rosa
Half Forwards: Thomas Beasy Robins
Forwards: Blumfield Cartledge Rioli
Rucks: Allan Carter Alvey
Bench: (from) Cupido, Reynolds, Monfries, Lovett-Murray, Nash, Slattery, Bain, Steele, Wilson, Connaughton