Essendon has regained two premiership players for its clash against Fremantle this Saturday. Jason Johnson and Sean Wellman both return to the team after missing the Richmond match. The two inclusions mean that the Essendon team will be close to full strength. Cory McGrath is the unfortunate player to be omitted from the team and Steve Alessio will miss with a back related injury.

Essendon team:
B: Welsh, Fletcher, Wellman
HB: McVeigh, Lucas, Rioli
C: Peverill, Bullen, Solomon
HF: Hird, Henneman, Bolton
F: Jacobs, Lloyd, Cupido
R: Hille, J.Johnson, M.Johnson
Int: Mercuri, Misiti, Haynes, McPhee
Emergency: Richards, Harvey, McGrath
In: Jason Johnson, Sean Wellman
Out: Steve Alessio (back), Cory McGrath (omitted)