Essendon vs. Hawthorn

Saturday 25 March

7:25pm (AEDT)

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Essendon has named two first gamers for its match against Hawthorn on Saturday.

Andrew McGrath will make his AFL debut while Josh Green will play his first game for his new Club.

Shaun McKernan has been named for this 50th AFL match.

The team:

B: Mark Baguley, Michael Hartley, Andrew McGrath

HB: Brendon Goddard, Michael Hurley, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

C: Orazio Fantasia, Dyson Heppell, James Kelly

HF: Travis Colyer, Cale Hooker, Zach Merrett

F: Shaun McKernan, Joe Daniher, Josh Green

R: Patrick Ambrose, Jobe Watson, David Zaharakis

I: Darcy Parish, Brent Stanton, Martin Gleeson, Kyle Langford

E: James Stewart, Ben Howlett, Matt Dea