Overview

• Essendon will be without Will Setterfield and Nic Martin for the season and has ruled out Nate Caddy for Thursday’s match against GWS at Marvel Stadium.
• The Brisbane Lions must replace defender Noah Answerth after he suffered an Achilles injury ahead of Friday’s blockbuster against the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba.
• Port Adelaide faces a testing week after a key forward fractured his foot in Round 18 and skipper Connor Rozee sustained a hand fracture.
• North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri will serve a three-week suspension for striking, while Adelaide is set to welcome back Nick Murray following Jordon Butts’s punctured lung.
• ESPN experts Jake Michaels, Matt Walsh, Jarryd Barca and Christian Joly have shared their Round 19 tipping selections via the FootyTips app.