Fresh from a 67-point win against the Western Bulldogs last Sunday, Essendon will be further strengthened this week with the return of Dean Rioli. Rioli was sidelined last week with a calf injury and is a welcome inclusion into the team. Aaron Henneman and Shane Harvey have also been included in the squad of 25 that will be trimmed to 22 tomorrow evening. Essendon will have one final skills session tomorrow in preparation for Sunday’s match against Richmond.

Essendon team:
B: McVeigh, Fletcher, Wellman
HB: Welsh, Lucas, Solomon
C: M.Johnson, Misiti, McPhee
HF: Cupido, Bolton, Hird
F: Jacobs, Lloyd, Rioli
R: Hille, J.Johnson, Peverill
Interchange: from Alessio, Bullen, Haynes, C.McGrath, Henneman, Mercuri, Harvey
In: Hennenman, Harvey, Rioli