Essendon has named the side to take on the Western Bulldogs in Sunday’s Round 1 clash at Etihad Stadium.

First-round draft pick Dyson Heppell is set to make his AFL debut and Stewart Crameri has also been named in the Bombers side after he was elevated to Essendon’s senior list this week.

The full 22-man Essendon team is listed below:

Watson (C)
Stanton
Monfries
Jetta
Winderlich
McVeigh
Zaharakis
Lonergan
Dempsey
Melksham
Hurley
Hille
Heppell
Myers
Hooker
Ryder
Fletcher
Hardingham
Hocking
Howlett
Lovett-Murray
Crameri