Expect another week of big changes at Essendon ahead of the Bombers' meeting with Geelong on Saturday night. 

Jobe Watson and Andy McGrath should be back in the senior side after being rested last week, while Ben McNiece may also be called back to the senior team having also been managed. 

James Stewart continues to show he will be ready for a call-up to the senior side when ready, after kicking three goals in the Bombers' loss to Port Melbourne in the VFL. 

Craig Bird had 27 disposals in the midfield for the VFL side, while first-year midfielders Dylan Clarke and Kobe Mutch are also edging closer to AFL debuts with consistent form at the lower level.