Bomber veteran Sean Wellman will make his first appearance for the season tomorrow night. Wellman has been sidelined with a foot injury since the Wizard Cup semi final. Mark Alvey also comes into the side after collecting 21 possessions for the Bendigo Bombers last week. Ted Richards and Nathan Lovett-Murray made way for the two inclusions.

Essendon team:
B: Rioli, Fletcher, Ramanauskas
HB: Welsh, Lucas, McPhee
C: Dyson, Misiti, Bullen
HF: Bolton, Henneman, Peverill
F: Hird, Lloyd, Mercuri
R: Hille, Solomon, Murphy
Inter: Allan, Wellman, Alvey, Reynolds

In: Wellman, Alvey
Out: Richards (omitted), Lovett-Murray (omitted)