Essendon has named four changes to its side to face Port Adelaide.
Dylan Shiel and Jye Caldwell are both confirmed starters after recovering from hamstring and calf injuries respectively, while ruckman Nick Bryan and defender Massimo D'Ambrosio have also been named.
Harrison Jones (omitted), Ben Hobbs (omitted) and Will Snelling (injured) come out of the side, while James Stewart was deemed unavailable for selection after sustaining a foot injury and replaced in the extended squad by Alec Waterman.
Joining Waterman on the emergency list is Tom Cutler, Zach Reid and Ben Hobbs.
Essendon's round 22 team
Backs: Jordan Ridley, Jayden Laverde, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Half-backs: Nick Hind, Jake Kelly, Andrew McGrath
Centreline: Nic Martin, Dylan Shiel, Dyson Heppell
Half-forwards: Matt Guelfi, Sam Durham, Archie Perkins
Forwards: Peter Wright, Jake Stringer, Jye Caldwell
Followers: Sam Draper, Zach Merrett, Darcy Parish
Bench: Mason Redman, Kyle Langford, Nick Bryan, Massimo D'Ambrosio
Emergencies: Hobbs, Cutler, Reid, Waterman
In: Shiel, D'Ambrosio, Bryan, Caldwell
Out: Jones (omitted), Snelling (injured), Stewart (injured), Hobbs (omitted)
Last week’s medical sub: D'Ambrosio (unused)
