Essendon skipper Matthew Lloyd has been named in the Essendon team to play St. Kilda at the Phone Dome in AFL Round 5 on Friday night.

Matthew Lloyd, Andrew Welsh and Angus Monfries come into the side replacing Sam Lonergan (hamstring), Mark McVeigh (hamstring) and Damien Peverill (omitted).

B: Jay Nash Mal Michael Dustin Fletcher
HB: Henry Slattery Patrick Ryder Kyle Reimers
C: Brent Stanton Jobe Watson Ricky Dyson
HF: Tayte Pears Adam McPhee Andrew Lovett
F: Jason Laycock Matthew Lloyd Alwyn Davey
R: David Hille Bachar Houli Jason Winderlich
INT: Nathan Lovett-Murray Angus Monfries Adam Ramanauskas Andrew Welsh
EMG: Courtney Johns, Jason Johnson, Damien Peverill

In: Matthew Lloyd, Andrew Welsh, Angus Monfries
Out: Sam Lonergan (hamstring), Mark McVeigh (hamstring), Damien Peverill (omitted)