Bomber skipper James Hird has been named in the Essendon team to take on St Kilda tomorrow night. Hird returns after one week on the sidelines with a broken rib. Veteran defender Sean Wellman will again miss despite already having spent five-weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

Dustin Fletcher has been picked in the team despite losing two teeth in horrific circumstances last Friday night in the match against West Coast. Youngster Ricky Dyson has made way for the return of the injured skipper.

Essendon team:
B: McVeigh, Fletcher, Welsh
HB: Richards, Solomon, Bolton
C: Stanton, Misiti, Peverill
HF: Murphy, McPhee, Hird
F: Hille, Lloyd, Lovett-Murray
R: Allan, J. Johnson, M. Johnson
Inter: Bradley, Bullen, Haynes, Ramanauskas
Emer: Winderlich, Alvey, Mercuri

In: James Hird
Out: Ricky Dyson (omitted)