St Kilda has made six changes to its line-up for its clash with Essendon at Windy Hill on Sunday.

Five AFL-listed Saints will return to the side to face the Bombers, with Alex Dodson, Dan Butler, Dougal Howard, Hunter Clark and Paddy Dow joining the VFL-listed Ethan Phillips in the side.

The clash will also be Phillips' 100th game in the VFL across four clubs.

Mattaes Phillipou, Liam O'Connell, Tobie Travaglia and Liam Henry have all been called up to the AFL side, while Blake Chambers (injured) and Alix Tauru (suspended) will also exit the side.

The clash will be broadcast on Fox Footy and Kayo or streamed live at AFL.com.au or the official AFL app at 12:00pm on Sunday.

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