Essendon has made five changes ahead ofFriday night’s match against Richmond at the MCG.

Scott Gumbleton, Tayte Pears, Mark Baguley,Nathan Lovett-Murray and Nick O’Brien all come into the team.

They replace Jake Carlisle (ankle), DustinFletcher (groin), Sam Lonergan (omitted), Brendan Lee (omitted) and PatrickRyder (knee) who go out of the team that lost to Carlton by 96 points.

O’Brien, pick 59 in last year’s nationaldraft will become the Bombers fifth debutant tomorrow night.

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