The AFL wishes to advise the following 13 players have approval to play in matches for Essendon in the NAB Challenge after signing short-term contracts with the club.
Last month, the AFL Commission approved list concessions for the Essendon Football Club to ensure the Club could field a team during the NAB Challenge, as a result of the current AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal hearing.
The following players have permission to play:
- Mitch Brown (previously listed with the Geelong Cats)
- Mitch Clisby (previously listed with Melbourne)
- Josh Freezer (Essendon VFL)
- Aaron Heppell (Essendon VFL)
- Clinton Jones (previously listed with St Kilda)
- Anthony McDonald-Tipungwati (Essendon VFL)
- James Magner (previously listed with Melbourne)
- Marcus Marigliani (Essendon VFL)
- Sam Michael (previously listed with the Brisbane Lions)
- Jared Petrenko (previously listed with the Adelaide Crows)
- James Polkinghorne (previously listed with the Brisbane Lions)
- Jordan Schroder (Essendon VFL)
- Sam Tagliabue (Essendon VFL).
