Essendon selectors today named the Bombers squad for this Saturday's practice match against the Sydney Swans at North Sydney Oval. A squad of 31 was named which includes 16 premiership players from last year. Five of the Bombers six draft picks have been included in the squad as have Dean Rioli and Danny Jacobs who missed the latter part of last year because of injury.

The squad is:

  • Mark JOHNSON
  • Sam HUNT
  • Sean WELLMAN
  • Dean SOLOMON
  • Aaron HENNEMAN
  • Dean RIOLI
  • Gary MOORCROFT
  • Mark MERCURI
  • Daniel MCALISTER
  • Justin BLUMFIELD
  • Scott LUCAS
  • Blake CARACELLA
  • Danny JACOBS
  • Matthew LLOYD
  • John BARNES
  • Ted RICHARDS
  • Damien PEVERILL
  • Adam RAMANAUSKAS
  • Mark MCVEIGH
  • James DAVIES
  • Mark BOLTON
  • David HILLE
  • Cory MCGRATH
  • Steven ALESSIO
  • Michael DAVIS
  • Jason JOHNSON
  • Dean WALLIS
  • James HIRD
  • Dustin FLETCHER
  • Dustin JONES
  • Marc BULLEN

The match against Sydney commences at 4.00pm.