St Kilda's preparations for the 2026 VFL season continue on Sunday at the NEC Hangar against Essendon.
The game will begin at 11am AEDT, and the squad will consist of AFL and VFL-listed players, as well as train-on's hoping for a spot in the reserves program.
Entry to the match will be free to the public, and will not be broadcast externally.
See below for the playing squad. (Players with * are AFL listed)
| Number | Player |
| 20 | Dougal Howard* |
| 28 | James Barrat* |
| 46 | Eamonn Armstrong* |
| 24 | Angus Hastie* |
| 11 | Hunter Clark* |
| 30 | Alex Dodson* |
| 15 | Paddy Dow* |
| 36 | Charlie Banfield* |
| 5 | Tobie Travaglia* |
| 16 | Dan Butler* |
| 37 | Kye Fincher* |
| 4 | Lance Collard* |
| 33 | Patrick Said* |
| 17 | Isaac Keeler* |
| 58 | Blake Chambers |
| 74 | Daniel Plotkin |
| 67 | Elwood Peckett |
| 50 | Billy McGee-Galimberti |
| 68 | Tyson Nagel |
| 57 | Liam Gunson |
| 64 | Jonah Campigli |
| 72 | Oliver Wilson |
| 54 | Tyson McKenzie |
| 62 | Jett Hartman |
| 61 | Ethan Warburton |
| 56 | Jack Behnk |
| 65 | Josh Kol |
| 60 | William Mazzeo |
