Essendon will blood another two debutants this weekend to create a 51-year first at the AFL club.

Mid-season rookies Archie May and Lachie Blakiston, who both only joined the club weeks ago, have been selected to face Geelong on Saturday.

They will become the club’s ninth and 10th players to debut this season, which is the most the Bombers have had in a single season since 1974.

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May and Blakiston will join Isaac Kako, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Archer Day-Wicks, Lewis Hayes, Angus Clarke, Zak Johnson and Luamon Lual as 2025 debutants.

Standing at 198cm, 20-year-old May arrived at the club with pick No.6 in the mid-season draft.

The key forward was playing for Subiaco in the WAFL, kicking 12 goals and averaging six marks and six score involvements from his six matches.

“I wasn’t sure why Brad was calling or if he was giving me VFL instructions, but I was genuinely speechless when he said I was in,” May said.

“I am over the moon with excitement and so grateful for the opportunity. I’ve done a lot of work to get to where I am so when I rang Mum and Dad, they were both so proud.

“Fifteen days ago I was playing at Subiaco, and now, I’m being told I’m playing at the MCG, it is honestly crazy.

“On Saturday I just want to stay present and focus on what I can contribute to the team and hopefully make the Bomber fans proud.”

Blakiston also came to the club from Western Australia after playing for East Fremantle.

The 26-year-old boosts the club’s ruck stocks after the season-ending injuries to Sam Draper and Nick Bryan.

“I was doing some housework and missed a call from Brad, I rang him back and he told me I’d be in the senior side this week. I couldn’t believe it. It was just sheer excitement and emotion,” Blakiston said.

“A few years ago, I was playing local footy, and now I’m playing on the MCG. I never felt that the dream of AFL was realistic for me, so to now be achieving that goal is incredible.

“When I rang my family, Dad was speechless, Mum was in tears, and my partner Sophie was screaming. They’re just rapt.

“I can’t wait to run out onto the ‘G on Saturday. It will be a real dream come true.”

Essendon have lost the past seven matches against Geelong and have beaten them just three times in the past 20 years.