Essendon have named skipper Matthew Lloyd and ruckman Paddy Ryder for their must win “mini-final” against reigning AFL Premier Hawthorn at the MCG this Saturday afternoon.

The duo return from injury and join Heath Hocking and Sam Lonergan as inclusions replacing Alwyn Davey (shoulder), Tom Bellchambers, Leroy Jetta and Michael Quinn.

Essendon
B: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tayte Pears, Jarrod Atkinson
HB: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee
C: Andrew Lovett, Ricky Dyson, Mark McVeigh
HF: Jason Winderlich, Michael Hurley, Angus Monfries
F: Matthew Lloyd, Jay Neagle, Andrew Welsh
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson
I/C: Cale Hooker, Sam Lonergan, Brent Prismall, Heath Hocking
Emg: Michael Quinn, Tom Bellchambers, Leroy Jetta
In: Lloyd, Ryder, Hocking, Lonergan
Out: Alwyn Davey (shoulder), Tom Bellchambers, Leroy Jetta, Michael Quinn

Hawthorn
B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Grant Birchall
HB: Luke Hodge, Ryan Schoenmakers, Shane Savage
C: Beau Muston, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Ben McGlynn, Beau Dowler, Chance Bateman
F: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin*, Michael Osborne
Foll: Max Bailey, Brad Sewell, Liam Shiels
I/C: Garry Moss, Josh Kennedy, Riley Milne, Brent Renouf
Emg: Matt Suckling, Simon Taylor, Travis Tuck
In: Moss
Out: Travis Tuck

• Inclusion subject to AFL appeal hearing on Thursday night