St Kilda and Essendon face off in Ballarat in the clubs’ final tune-up before the start of the premiership season.
The sides will be hoping for better conditions in the regional Victorian city after Friday’s Community Series clash between Melbourne and Richmond was abandoned shortly after half-time due to lightning.
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Zach Merrett and Mason Redman are the notable returning soldiers for the Bombers, who couldn’t find room for either Jade Gresham or Matt Guelfi.
As for the Saints, Jack Silvagni misses after his concussion against Gold Coast, while Hunter Clark and Dan Butler are among those overlooked.
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ST KILDA SELECTED SIDE
B: L.Stocker 14 C.Wilkie – C 44 A.Caminiti 47
HB: A.Tauru 26 N.Wanganeen-Milera 7 R.Byrnes 13
C: M.Windhager 2 H.Boxshall 38 D.Wilson 22
HF: M.Phillipou 25 M.Owens 10 M.Hall 40
F: C.Sharman 43 J.Higgins 1 R.Marshall 19
Foll: T.De Koning 21 S.Flanders 9 J.Sinclair 35
I/C: J.Macrae 6 B.Hill 8 I.Keeler 17 J.Carroll 18 L.Ryan 31 M.Wood 32 H.Garcia 34 C.Banfield 36
Emg: H.Clark 11 D.Butler 16 D.Howard 20 A.Dodson 30
Missing: Dan Butler, Dougal Howard, Jack Silvagni, Hunter Clark, Max King, Liam Henry
ESSENDON SELECTED SIDE
B: A.McGrath – C 1 Z.Reid 31 B.McKay 32
HB: M.Redman 27 Z.Johnson 40 J.Nguyen 42
C: J.Prior 25 Z.Merrett 7 B.Fiorini 8
HF: A.Perkins 16 P.Wright 20 D.Parish 3
F: A.May 26 N.Caddy 30 K.Langford 4
Foll: L.Blakiston 46 J.Caldwell 6 S.Durham 22
I/C: J.Farrow 2 D.Sharp 15 A.Roberts 21 X.Duursma 28 M.Kondogiannis 29 H.El Achkar 33 A.Clarke 36 S.El-Hawli 41
Emg: E.Tsatas 5 J.Gresham 11 V.Visentini 17 M.Guelfi 35
Missing: Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, Jordan Ridley, Nic Martin, Nik Cox, Nick Bryan, Isaac Kako