Brent Stanton will play in Friday nights semi-final against Collingwood after spending three weeks on the sidelines with a quadricep injury. Essendon are also set to play Michael Hurley who went at pick #5 in last years national draft.

Meanwhile Collingwood have included Anthony Corrie, Chris Dawes and Chris Bryan into their squad while captain Nick Maxwell will be rested along with Josh Fraser and Tyson Goldsack.

Steel Sidebottom, recruited by Collingwood with pick #11, may also make his NAB Cup debut for the Pies.

Collingwood
1. Leon Davis
3. John McCarthy
4. Alan Didak
8. Harry O’Brien
9. Jack Anthony
10. Scott Pendlebury
11. Shane O’Bree
12. Shannon Cox
13. Dale Thomas
14. Anthony Corrie
15. Leigh Brown
16. Nathan Brown
17. Dayne Beams
18. Martin Clarke
19. Cameron Wood
20. Ben Reid
22. Steele Sidebottom
24. Tarkyn Lockyer
26. Ben Johnson
29. Ryan Cook
30. Brent Macaffer
31. Chris Dawes
32. Travis Cloke
34. Alan Toovey
35. Simon Prestigiacomo
36. Dane Swan
39. Heath Shaw
40. Chris Bryan
43. Jaxson Barham
Essendon
1. Jay Neagle
2. Ricky Dyson
3. Scott Gumbleton
4. Jobe Watson
5. Brent Stanton
6. Angus Monfries
7. Leroy Jetta
8. Jason Winderlich
11. David Zaharakis
14. Sam Lonergan
15. Courtenay Dempsey
17. Jay Nash
18. Matthew Lloyd
19. David Hille
20. Henry Slattery
21. Hayden Skipworth
22. Michael Hurley
23. David Myers
25. Scott Lucas
28. Darcy Daniher
29. Alwyn Davey
30. Patrick Ryder
33. Adam McPhee
36. Tyson Slattery
38. Jarrod Atkinson
39. Heath Hocking
42. Nathan Lovett-Murray
43. Bachar Houli
44. Tom Bellchambers