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 |