Essendon VFL have made four changes to face North Melbourne at Windy Hill on Friday afternoon.
The Dons have called upon Matt Guelfi, Nik Cox and Angus Clarke for their returns from respective injuries, exciting inclusions for an emerging outfit looking to improve their record to 3-2 this year.
Defender Kieran Gallagher (Calder Cannons/Greenvale) has also been named to make his Club debut as the 23rd man.
The Bombers' Windy Hill fixture marks a first appearance at their spiritual home this season, with the first bounce from 2:05pm AEST.
Essendon VFL team v North Melbourne
| B | S. McKay (80) | D. Akuei (64) | J. Nguyen (42) |
| HB | Z. Johnson (40) | L. Hayes (18) | L. Lual (34) |
| C | N. Cox (13) | A. Day-Wicks (44) | A. Clarke (36) |
| HF | M. Guelfi (35) | T. Sellers (75) | R. Unwin (38) |
| F | S. El Hawli (41) | K. Gerreyn (19) | A. Davey (33) |
| R | V. Visentini (39) | X. O'Neill (55) | J. Hately (50) |
| INT | K. Gallagher (69) | M. Foley (73) | N. Quigg (83) |
| C. Nyko (65) | O. Smartt (63) | ||
| 23rd Player | K. Gallagher (69) | ||
| EMG | J. Peris (53) | J. Eckersley (58) | J. Busuttil (68) |
| IN | N. Cox | A. Clarke | M. Guelfi |
| K. Gallagher | |||
| OUT | W. Hoare (managed) | J. Peris (omitted) | S. Clough (omitted) |
| J. Eckersley (omitted) | |||
