Jobe Watson returns for the West Coast clash

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JOBE Watson is back to bolster the Essendon midfield for the clash with West Coast on Friday night, but the Bombers have lost key runners Bachar Houli and Jason Winderlich to injury.

Watson is one of four inclusions, along with Jason Laycock, Jay Neagle and Adam Ramansauskas.

Houli will miss with a groin injury and Winderlich with a back complaint, while Tayte Pears is out with a foot injury. Tom Bellchambers is omitted after making his debut last week.

Laycock will join David Hille in a two-pronged ruck combination that will have its job cut out against Dean Cox and Mark Seaby.

The Essendon selection committee resisted the temptation to bring back Mal Michael as a match-up for the Eagles' giant full-forward Quinten Lynch. Michael is an emergency along with Jarrod Atkinson and Ricky Dyson.

B: Andrew Welsh, Dustin Fletcher, Nathan Lovett-Murray
HB: Brent Stanton, Patrick Ryder, Mark McVeigh
C: Kyle Reimers, Adam McPhee, Andrew Lovett
HF: Angus Monfries, Scott Lucas, David Myers
F: Jobe Watson, Matthew Lloyd, Jay Neagle
Foll: David Hille, Henry Slattery, Sam Lonergan
I/C: Adam Ramanauskas, Jay Nash, Leroy Jetta, Jason Laycock
EMG: Jarrod Atkinson, Ricky Dyson, Mal Michael

In: Laycock, Neagle, Ramanauskas, Watson
Out: Tom Bellchambers, Bachar Houli (groin), Tayte Pears (foot), Jason Winderlich (back)