Essendon has named its side to take on West Coast at Optus Stadium in round eight.
Archie Perkins has proven his fitness this week and will make his return from a hamstring injury, while Matt Guelfi also returns for the Bombers after an impressive comeback from injury through the VFL last weekend.
Nick Hind has been omitted this week, while Sam Draper will also miss the Dons' trip to Perth as he recovers from knee soreness.
Draper has been able to manage his soreness in recent games, but after failing to improve his condition over the course of the week, he'll sit out Saturday's game.
Taking a cautious approach, he will take the weekend to rest, and the club still expects Draper to be available for selection against GWS in round nine.
The Bombers' clash with the Eagles begins from Optus Stadium at 8:10pm AEST (6:10pm AWST) this Saturday night.
Essendon round eight team v West Coast
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B: |
21. Heppell |
32. McKay |
15. Laverde |
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HB: |
37. Martin |
27. Redman |
1. McGrath |
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C: |
28. Duursma |
3. Parish |
29. Kelly |
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HF: |
22. Durham |
4. Langford |
33. A.Davey |
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F: |
23. Jones |
20. Wright |
16. Perkins |
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Foll: |
17. Goldstein |
6. Caldwell |
7. Merrett © |
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Int: |
8. Hobbs |
11. Gresham |
13. Cox |
25. Stringer |
35. Guelfi |
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Emg: |
5. Tsatas |
10. Weideman |
19. Hind |
Ins: 16. Perkins, 35. Guelfi
Outs: 2. Draper (inj), 19. Hind (omit)
