This is the game day thread for tonights encounter.
We haven't got a great record against them.
I'll go with Welsh to get the first goal tonight.
The teams are:
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Tim Callan, Brian Lake , Dale Morris
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Cameron Wight, Ryan Hargrave
C: Josh Hill, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Daniel Giansiracusa, Mitch Hahn, Robert Murphy
F: Jason Akermanis, Brad Johnson, Scott Welsh
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
Int: Nathan Eagleton, Dylan Addison, Jarrod Harbow, Will Minson
Emg: Peter Street, Callan Ward, Wayde Skipper
ESSENDON
B: Adam Ramanauskas, Mal Michael, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Jay Nash, Patrick Ryder, Kyle Reimers
C: Bachar Houli, Jobe Watson, Ricky Dyson
HF: Alwyn Davey, Adam McPhee, Andrew Lovett
F: Mark McVeigh, Jason Laycock, Nathan Lovett-Murray
Foll: David Hille, Sam Lonergan, Brent Stanton
Int: Angus Monfries, Damien Peverill, Henry Slattery, Jason Winderlich
Emg: Courtney Johns, Jason Johnson, Tayte Pears