A mix of Essendon VFL and AFL listed players will take to the field for the team's first practice match against Geelong VFL this Saturday.

Fans are encouraged to come down and watch from 12pm.

Here is the squad as it stands:

Aaron Heppell
Al McLeod
Alex Marklew
Angus Milham
Ben Dobson
Ben McNiece
Daniel Thompson
Daniel Willis
Dean Soncin
Hayden Walters
Jack Furlong
James El Moussalli
Jett Bewick
Laurence Schubert
Matthew Darby
Matthew Vesnaver
Aaron Francis
Jason Ashby
Courtenay Dempsey
Shaun Edwards
Matthew Leuenberger
Alex Morgan
Mason Redman
Jake Long
Will Hams
Nathan Grima
Sam Michael