Essendon has named its round four team to face Casey in Sunday's VFL/VFLW double header at the NEC Hangar.

AFL-listed ruckman Nick Bryan will make his return from a hamstring injury in a massive boost to the side's key position stocks.

Defender Joel Fitzgerald, key utility John Jorgenssen and forward/winger Jake Sutton have all been included in the best 22.

Forward Will Snelling and Nick Hind come out of the side for AFL duties, while Cian McBride will start the first week of his two-game suspension and Josh Hotckin come out of the selected side.

Essendon round four team

B 38. Montgomerie 51. Hoare 77. Fitzgerald
HB 28. Lord  18. Hayes  42. D'Ambrosio
C 55. Phillips 8. Hobbs  53. Conforti 
HF 43. McDonald-Tipungwuti 39. Voss  57. Cootee
F 40. Wanganeen  56. Jorgensen  45. Munkara
R 24. Bryan 59. Bernacki  67. Narkle 
INT 69. Sutton 58. Rasinac  60. Cleaver
  62. Laguda     
23rd player 63. Brown
EMG 70. Lotun 50. Lynch 64. Hotchkin
  19. Hind 79. McCarty  
       

 

IN: Bryan, Fitzgerald, Jordenssen, Sutton

OUT: Snelling, Hind, McBride, Hotchkin