Zaharakis wore the green vest as the Bombers substitute in Friday night's Round 1 win against the Crows in just his second match back following a quad injury.
'I had only played one week in the twos before I played on Friday night so I was probably still a bit underdone so Hirdy said wear the green vest,' Zaharakis said on Channel Seven.
'We have got the week off this week before Round 2 so I might play another game in the VFL to get as match fit as I can and then hopefully I don't have to wear it again.'
Zaharakis managed 6 disposals and 4 tackles in just over a quarter of football on Friday night after being subbed into the game for forward Stewart Crameri.
The Bombers have a week off with their Round 2 match against Melbourne not until Saturday 6th April.
Please note: Essendon's VFL practice match on Friday has been moved to the club's High Performance Centre.
This is due to the unacceptable state of the centre wicket area and a club decision to not put its players at risk.
Moving this practice match will also allow the ground more time to recover and be in the best possible condition for our first home game at Windy Hill on the 13th of April against the Box Hill Hawks.
