Essendon is set to welcome back a number of key players for this Sunday's match against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium with six inclusions to the 25 man squad.

Dustin Fletcher, Stewart Crameri, Michael Hibberd, Angus Monfries, David Hille and Brendan Lee have all been included inthe 25-man squad, with a final 22 to be named on Friday afternoon.

Jason Winderlich(hamstring), Ben Howlett (hamstring), Tayte Pears (omitted) are all out of theteam for this weekend’s match.

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Get behind the team ahead of their important clash with North Melbourne on Sunday by showing your support at training on Saturday morning.