Mark McVeigh and Dustin Fletcher will be welcomed back into the side this week as Essendon prepare for a thriller against Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday.

 

The pair will replace Scott Camporeale (knee) and Jason Johnson (omitted).

 

Jason Johnson, Mark Bolton and Kepler Bradley are listed as emergencies.

 

Backs: Nash Michael Slattery

Half-backs: Fletcher Welsh McPhee

Centres: Ramanauskas McVeigh Peverill

Half-forwards: Hislop Lloyd M Johnson

Forwards: Lucas Lovett Hille

Rucks: Ryder Watson Stanton

Bench: Dyson Laycock Monfries Lovett-Murray
 
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The Bendigo Bombers side is:
Backs: Flaherty Chartres Rosa

Half-backs: Jolley Johns Hocking

Centres: Cloke Bolton Connaughton

Half-forwards: Johnson Bradley Carter

Forwards: Lonergan Gumbleton Jetta

Rucks: Plummer Houli Heffernan

Bench: Maher Dick Dillon Lee Coghlan Atkinson Reimers Plummer