Essendon VFLW has made four changes to its side ahead of Saturday’s interstate clash against NT Thunder at TIO Stadium.                  

Alexa Madden is one of the notable inclusions, making her long-awaited return in the red and black.    

Debutant Elizabeth Hosking will also don the sash, while Arthurina Moreen is set to face her former side.      

Maddy Collier will start in the midfield despite spending some time in the forward line last week, while Shae Audley will look to continue her impressive form, finishing with a competition-high 13 tackles against Hawthorn.               

Audley joins Cecilia McIntosh (Collingwood), Hayley Trevean (Carlton) and Maighan Fogas (Geelong) as Bombers boasting AFLW experience.   

Alex Morcom and Georgia Nanscawen sit on the interchange, while Freda Puruntatameri and Katherine McFadyen could also potentially make a return after being included as emergencies.          

Ruby Svarc has been ruled out with injury (broken nose).     

Jessica Stassi has been named the 23^rd player for the second consecutive week.    

Coming off the back of a 36-point loss to Hawthorn, the Bombers will be looking to get back on the winners list on Saturday from 3:30pm (ACST).    

Match updates will be available through the Essendon VFLW twitter account.

The team will be finalised ahead of the first bounce.

Victoria Raptis is in the final year of her Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree at RMIT University. As part of their strategic partnership, Essendon Football Club and RMIT University are committed to providing opportunities for students, staff, players and the wider community.