Essendon has been bolstered by the return of vice captain Andrew Welsh and young gun Jake Melksham as they make the trip north to take on Sydney at the SCG on Sunday.
 
The pair replace emerging midfielder Ben Howlett (omitted) and veteran defender Dustin Fletcher (suspended).
 
 
The full team is:
 
B: Hocking Pears Dempsey
HB: McVeigh Lovett-Murray Myers
C: Jetta Watson Winderlich
HF: Monfries Gumbleton Prismall
F: Hille Hurley Davey
R: Ryder Stanton Lonergan
INT: Zaharakis Melksham Welsh Atkinson
 
EMG: Colyer T.Slattery Howlett
 
 
Fan Update: Dustin Fletcher and Ashley Prescott will appear at a NSW Essendon Supporter Group function tomorrow (Saturday) night.

Raffles will be held on the evening with major prizes; a debut jumper will be presented to a past player, there will be a lucky door prize along with food and drinks to purchase. See details below:

Time: 6.30pm
Date: Saturday 5th June 2010
Place: Paddington RSL 220 - 232 Oxford Street PADDINGTON
Price: $15.00
Contact: Please contact Shaun Lawlor (0408 236 176).