Essendon defender Mark McVeigh has been cleared of a striking charge and is available to take on Port Adelaide at the The Dome this Friday night. McVeigh was charged with allegedly striking Hawthorn's Michael Osborne late in the Bomber's Round 8 match. It is a huge boost for the Bombers who will this weekend have to try and cope with small forwards such and Peter and Shaun Burgoyne and Che Cockatoo-Collins. McVeigh will get one of them.