Essendon have named at least two changes to its side to face Port Adelaide on Sunday.

Will Snelling (injured) and Harrison Jones (omitted) have come out of the round 22 lineup, with six players vying for final selection.

Highlighting the list of ins are prime movers Dylan Shiel and Jye Caldwell, who have both been unavailable in recent weeks due to injury.

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Rd 22 | Performance update

Head of high performance Sean Murphy takes us through a performance update ahead of round 22.

Zach Reid, Nick Bryan and Tom Cutler are all in the mix for selection after impressing in the VFL Bombers' convincing win over GWS reserves.

Massimo D'Ambrosio is pushing for a starting spot after being last week's unused medical sub.

Essendon will release its final team on Friday, August 11 at 5pm AEST.

Essendon's round 22 squad

Backs: Zach Merrett, Jayden Laverde, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Half-backs: Mason Redman, Jake Kelly, Nick Hind
Centreline: Nic Martin, Andrew McGrath, Dyson Heppell
Half-forwards: Matt Guelfi, Sam Durham, Archie Perkins
Forwards: Jake Stringer, Peter Wright, James Stewart
Followers: Sam Draper, Dylan Shiel, Darcy Parish
Extended bench: Jordan Ridley, Zach Reid, Ben Hobbs, Tom Cutler, Massimo D'Ambrosio, Jye Caldwell, Nick Bryan, Kyle Langford

In: Shiel, D'Ambrosio. Reid, Cutler, Bryan, Caldwell

Out: Jones (omitted), Snelling (injured)

Last week’s medical sub: D'Ambrosio (unused)