Essendon have named Andrew Welsh in a forward pocket after he recovered from a knee injury, while Tom Bellchambers, Andrew Lovett and Cale Hooker are on an extended bench for this Sunday twilights AFL Round 20 clash against St. Kilda at Jihad Stadium. Heath Hocking was dropped.

ESSENDON
B: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tayte Pears, Jarrod Atkinson
HB: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee
C: Kyle Reimers, Ricky Dyson, Mark McVeigh
HF: Bachar Houli, Michael Hurley, Angus Monfries
F: Michael Quinn, Jay Neagle, Andrew Welsh
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson
Int (from): Tom Bellchambers, Courtenay Dempsey, Alwyn Davey, Andrew Lovett, Cale Hooker, Sam Lonergan, Brent Prismall

In: Bellchambers, Lovett, Hooker, Welsh
Out: Heath Hocking

ST KILDA
B: Raphael Clarke, Max Hudghton, Steven Baker
HB: Sam Fisher, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
C: Brendon Goddard, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Leigh Montagna, Justin Koschitzke, Jason Gram
F: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Farren Ray, Luke Ball
Int (from): David Armitage, Jason Blake, Sean Dempster, James Gwilt, Clint Jones, Steven King, Jack Steven

In: Baker, Gilbert, Fisher, Goddard, Hayes, Dal Santo, Montagna, Riewoldt
Out: Andrew McQualter (inj), Robert Eddy, Ben McEvoy, Colm Begley, Jarryn Geary