Essendon and Fremantle have finalised their lineups for the match at MCG.

Alwyn Davey and James Aish have been named as tactical subs.

 2024-08-04T05:20:00Z 
Essendon WON BY 1 POINTS
MCG
ESS   
90
FT
89
   FRE
    #AFLDonsFreo
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
IN Jake Kelly, Nick Bryan, Alwyn Davey Jnr, Archie Roberts
OUTJordan Ridley (Injured), Archie Perkins (Omitted), Dyson Heppell (Omitted), Peter Wright (Omitted)
IN Neil Erasmus
OUTNat Fyfe (Suspension)
FB 29 Jake Kelly 32 Ben McKay 25 Jayden Laverde
FF 35 Josh Treacy 24 Jye Amiss 9 Luke Jackson
HB 37 Nic Martin 27 Mason Redman 1 Andrew McGrath
HF 1 Sam Sturt 39 Sam Switkowski 32 Michael Frederick
C 13 Nikolas Cox 9 Dylan Shiel 28 Xavier Duursma
C 6 Jordan Clark 26 Hayden Young 14 Jeremy Sharp
HF 20 Jake Stringer 30 Nate Caddy 22 Sam Durham
HB 31 Brandon Walker 5 Heath Chapman 34 Corey Wagner
FF 4 Kyle Langford 23 Harrison Jones 11 Jade Gresham
FB 13 Luke Ryan 37 Joshua Draper 36 Brennan Cox
FOLLOWERS
2 Sam Draper
6 Jye Caldwell
7 Zach Merrett
INTERCHANGE
3 Darcy Parish
24 Nick Bryan
33 Alwyn Davey Jnr
21 Archie Roberts
29 Jye Menzie
EMERGENCIES
8 Ben Hobbs
20 Peter Wright
21 Dyson Heppell
FOLLOWERS
4 Sean Darcy
3 Caleb Serong
8 Andrew Brayshaw
INTERCHANGE
41 Bailey Banfield
2 Jaeger O'Meara
18 Tom Emmett
11 James Aish
28 Neil Erasmus
EMERGENCIES
25 Liam Reidy
29 Cooper Simpson
23 Will Brodie

Essendon
INJ. Kelly, N. Bryan, A. Davey Jnr, A. Roberts
OUTJ. Ridley, A. Perkins, D. Heppell, P. Wright
B J. Kelly, B. McKay, J. Laverde
HB N. Martin, M. Redman, A. McGrath
C N. Cox, D. Shiel, X. Duursma
HF J. Stringer, N. Caddy, S. Durham
F K. Langford, H. Jones, J. Gresham
FOL S. Draper, J. Caldwell, Z. Merrett
I/C D. Parish, N. Bryan, A. Davey Jnr, A. Roberts, J. Menzie
EMG B. Hobbs, P. Wright, D. Heppell

Fremantle
INN. Erasmus
OUTN. Fyfe
B L. Ryan, J. Draper, B. Cox
HB B. Walker, H. Chapman, C. Wagner
C J. Clark, H. Young, J. Sharp
HF S. Sturt, S. Switkowski, M. Frederick
F J. Treacy, J. Amiss, L. Jackson
FOL S. Darcy, C. Serong, A. Brayshaw
I/C B. Banfield, J. O'Meara, T. Emmett, J. Aish, N. Erasmus
EMG L. Reidy, C. Simpson, W. Brodie

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