Fremantle have made three changes for their clash against Melbourne in Darwin on Saturday night.



Jon Griffin, Garrick Ibbotson and Ed Langdon have been named to play, at the expense of Jack Hannath (omitted), Zac Clarke (omitted) and Michael Barlow (finger).



Senior coach Ross Lyon said Langdon’s form and attitude after being dropped had earned him another opportunity.



“His last performance was quite strong,” he said.



“It can sort of flatten the kids, going back, and their mates are playing in the seniors.”



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Lyon also highlighted the importance Jon Griffin, but said the returning ruckman would be looking to improve.



“He’s important [but] Jon himself is the first to say he’s probably been a bit inconsistent.”



Hannath, Tendai Mzungu and Josh Deluca are listed as emergencies.



Deluca, who was re-drafted as a Rookie at the end of last season, has been upgraded to the senior list in place of Alex Pearce, who was moved to the long-term injury list last month.



Melbourne has made two changes to its side, with co-captain Jack Grimes named to play his first game for 2016. Mitch White has been promoted from the rookie list to senior list and will also play his first AFL match for the season. Tomas Bugg and Chris Dawes have been omitted.



