Essendon's first pick in the 2008 NAB National Draft (No.5 overall), Michael Hurley, has been named in the 29-man squad to take on Collingwood at the Dome on Friday.
The final team for the NAB Cup semi final will be named tomorrow (Thursday) and Hurley and Essendon's second pick (No.23 overall) David Zaharakis are both in the squad.
Hurley has recovered from a gall bladder operation last month and had impressed coaches in training before then.
The Essendon squad is:
Jay Neagle, Ricky Dyson, Scott Gumbleton, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton, Angus Monfries, Leroy Jetta, Jason Winderlich, David Zaharakis, Sam Lonergan, Courtenay Dempsey, Jay Nash, Matthew Lloyd, David Hille, Henry Slattery, Hayden Skipworth, Michael Hurley, David Myers, Scott Lucas, Darcy Daniher, Alywn Davey, Patrick Ryder, Adam McPhee, Tyson Slattery, Jarrod Atkinson, Heath Hocking, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Bachar Houli, Tom Bellchambers.
The Collingwood squad is:
Leigh Brown, Nathan Brown, Dayne Beams, Martin Clarke, Alan Toovey, Travis Cloke, Chris Dawes, Brent Macaffer, Cameron Wood, Simon Prestigiacomo, Ben Reid, Dane Swan, Steele Sidebottom, Heath Shaw, Chris Bryan, Tarkyn Lockyer, Ben Johnson, Jaxson Barham, Ryan Cook, Leon Davis, John McCarthy, Alan Didak, Harry O’Brien, Jack Anthony, Scott Pendlebury, Shane O’Bree, Shannon Cox, Dale Thomas, Anthony Corrie.
