Ben Howlett and Kyle Hardingham headline a strong Essendon VFL team set to tackle Port Melbourne at Windy Hill on Saturday.

After a strong start to the season in the AFL both Jason Ashby and Marty Gleeson are back at VFL level.

See the full team below.

B: Langford, Steinberg, M. Ambrose

HB: Gleeson, Gregory, Hardingham

C: Edwards, Howlett, Dalgleish

HF: Coghlan, O’Brien, Ashby

F: Duscher, Mellington, Dell’Olio

R: Tagliabue, Kavanagh, Jetta

Int: Colyer, A. Heppell, Schultz, McLeod, Kefford, Fantasia, Freezer, Thurlow, Toy.