FINAL TEAMS: Essendon vs Carlton – Round 24, 2025

Essendon and Carlton have finalised their lineups for the match at the MCG with the Bombers making two late changes.

Jayden Laverde and Sam Durham have been replaced by Zak Johnson and Saad El-Hawli, with Johnson to start the match as substitute.

MCG

ESS   

56

FT

90

   CARL

    #AFLDonsBlues

MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   

IN Zach Merrett, Dylan Shiel, Zak Johnson OUT Ben Hobbs (Omitted), Jayden Laverde (Injured), Sam Durham (Injured)

IN Lucas Camporeale, Will White OUT Lachie Fogarty (Injured), Cooper Lord (Injured)

FB 1 Andrew McGrath 25 Jaxon Prior 42 Jayden Nguyen FF 0 Flynn Young 12 Tom De Koning 44 Francis Evans HB 27 Mason Redman 0 Lachie Blakiston 21 Archie Roberts HF 6 Zac Williams 10 Harry McKay 13 Blake Acres C 41 Saad El-Hawli 7 Zach Merrett 36 Angus Clarke C 18 Sam Walsh 9 Patrick Cripps 4 Oliver Hollands HF 35 Matt Guelfi 20 Peter Wright 29 Jye Menzie HB 2 Lachlan Cowan 33 Lewis Young 26 Nick Haynes FF 4 Kyle Langford 29 Liam McMahon 10 Isaac Kako FB 42 Adam Saad 23 Jacob Weitering 32 Matt Carroll

FOLLOWERS
17	Todd Goldstein
16	Archie Perkins
9	Dylan Shiel

SUB
40	Zak Johnson

INTERCHANGE
28	Xavier Duursma
34	Luamon Lual
11	Jade Gresham
38	Rhys Unwin

FOLLOWERS
40	Hudson O'Keeffe
29	George Hewett
19	Corey Durdin

SUB
21	Lucas Camporeale

INTERCHANGE
35	Billy Wilson
3	Jesse Motlop
38	Will White
43	Ashton Moir

Essendon
IN	Z. Merrett, D. Shiel, Z. Johnson
OUT	B. Hobbs, J. Laverde, S. Durham
B A. McGrath, J. Prior, J. Nguyen HB M. Redman, L. Blakiston, A. Roberts C S. El-Hawli, Z. Merrett, A. Clarke HF M. Guelfi, P. Wright, J. Menzie F K. Langford, L. McMahon, I. Kako FOL T. Goldstein, A. Perkins, D. Shiel SUB Z. Johnson I/C X. Duursma, L. Lual, J. Gresham, R. Unwin
Carlton
IN	L. Camporeale, W. White
OUT	L. Fogarty, C. Lord
B A. Saad, J. Weitering, M. Carroll HB L. Cowan, L. Young, N. Haynes C S. Walsh, P. Cripps, O. Hollands HF Z. Williams, H. McKay, B. Acres F F. Young, T. De Koning, F. Evans FOL H. O'Keeffe, G. Hewett, C. Durdin SUB L. Camporeale I/C B. Wilson, J. Motlop, W. White, A. Moir