Final teams: Melbourne v Essendon

Check out the final teams for Saturday's clash

By afl.com.au

Saturday, April 2

Essendon v Melbourne, MCG, 2.10pm AEDT

NO LATE CHANGES 

FINAL INTERCHANGES 
Essendon: Darcy Parish, Orazio Fantasia, Martin Gleeson, Patrick Ambrose
Melbourne: Angus Brayshaw, Dom Tyson, Ben Kennedy, James Harmes

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