Geelong vs. Essendon

Sunday March 12

4:10pm (AEDT)

Queen Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo, VIC)

Key details:

- Teams have been using 26 players in the first two rounds of the JLT Community Series but that will change to 24 for this weekend's matches.

- The game will be longer this week, with quarters to be 20 minutes plus time-on

- Essendon and Geelong named initial 27-man squads for the match on Thursday.  The final team of 24 will be named 90 minutes before the first bounce.

ESSENDON

1. Andrew McGrath, 3. Darcy Parish, 4. Jobe Watson, 5. Brent Stanton, 6. Joe Daniher, 7. Zach Merrett, 8. Martin Gleeson, 9. Brendon Goddard, 11. David Zaharakis, 12. Mark Baguley, 13. Orazio Fantasia, 16. Joshua Begley, 17. James Stewart, 18. Michael Hurley, 21. Dyson Heppell, 22. Matthew Leuenberger, 28. Mitch Brown, 29. Patrick Ambrose, 30. Kyle Langford, 32. Travis Colyer, 33. Jayden Laverde, 36. Michael Hartley, 40. Ben Howlett, 43. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, 44. Shaun McKernan, 47. James Kelly, 49. Matt Dea

IN: Z.Merrett, Zaharakis, Baguley, Fantasia, Heppell, Ambrose, Kelly, Dea

OUT: Ridley, Green, Redman, Clarke, Long, Hocking, McKenna

GEELONG

1. Rhys Stanley, 2. Zach Tuohy, 3. Brandan Parfitt, 4. Andrew Mackie, 5. Nakia Cockatoo, 6. Lincoln McCarthy, 7. Harry Taylor, 9. Zac Smith, 10. Daniel Menzel, 11. Darcy Lang, 13. Tom Lonergan, 14. Joel Selwood, 18. Josh Cowan, 21. Jordan Murdoch, 22. Mitch Duncan, 23. Aaron Black, 25. Lachie Henderson, 26. Tom Hawkins, 27. Sam Menegola, 29. Cameron Guthrie, 32, Steven Motlop, 33. George Horlin-Smith, 35. Patrick Dangerfield, 36. Tom Ruggles, 40. Jackson Thurlow, 44. Tom Stewart, 46. Mark Blicavs

Membership:

Membership enquiries will be answered via Twitter (@EFC_Membership).

Tickets:

Ticket information is available here.

Online Coverage:

Essendon fans keep across the Club’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for inner sanctum access and comprehensive match-day coverage. You can also join the conversation on Twitter by using the official hashtags for this match, #AFLCatsDons and #DonTheSash. Fans are also encouraged to use snapchat and send snaps to @Essendonfc to get your snap on our story.

Twitter: 

@EssendonFC

#AFLCatsDons

#DonTheSash

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/Essendon

Instagram:

@EssendonFC 

Snapchat:

@essendonfc

TV Broadcast Guide:

VIC/TAS/NSW/ACT –  Fox Footy (LIVE) @ 16:10 

SA - Fox Footy (LIVE) @ 15:40 

WA - Fox Footy (LIVE) @ 13:00 

NT - Fox Footy (LIVE) @ 14:30 

QLD - Fox Footy (LIVE) @ 15:00

Radio Broadcast Guide:

Melbourne – SEN 1600-1900

Adelaide –  FIVEaa 1530-1830

Perth – 6PR 1300-1600

Sydney – 

Brisbane –   

Canberra - 

Hobart - 

Darwin - 

Regional - CROCMEDIA 1600-1900, K Rock 1500-1900