Essendon have made three changes for this Friday night’s AFL Elimination Final against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

Courtenay Dempsey, Hayden Skipworth and Tom Bellchambers come in for the suspended trio skipper Matthew Lloyd, Patrick Ryder and Sam Lonergan.

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: Cale Hooker, Jay Neagle, Andrew Welsh
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson
Int: Hayden Skipworth, Courtenay Dempsey, Brent Prismall, Heath Hocking
Emg: Darcy Daniher, Michael Quinn, Leroy Jetta

In: Dempsey, Skipworth, Bellchambers
Out: Matthew Lloyd (susp), Patrick Ryder (susp), Sam Lonergan (susp)

ADELAIDE
B: Johncock, Rutten, Otten
HB: Symes, Stevens, Doughty
C: Vince, Goodwin, Mackay
HF: Dangerfield, Hentschel, McLeod
F: Porplyzia, Tippett, Knights
R: Maric, Edwards, Thompson
Int: Reilly, Burton, Douglas, Sellar
Emg: Davis, Sloane, Armstrong

In: Douglas
Out: van Berlo (back)