Reliable Bomber Patrick Ambrose is in the mix to make his long-awaited return from a Lisfranc injury against North Melbourne on Sunday.

The 29-year-old is one of five inclusions to an extended squad for the clash at Marvel Stadium, joining Alec Waterman, Nick Bryan, Ned Cahill and last week's used medical sub Nik Cox, while Devon Smith (hamstring) is the only confirmed out.

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Should Ambrose be selected in Essendon's final 22, Sunday's game will mark his first at senior level since the 2019 elimination final loss to West Coast.

The defender-turned-forward starred in his fourth game back from injury at the weekend, booting six goals to steer the Bombers to a 15-point VFL win over Frankston.

Senior coach Ben Rutten said he had options to cover another injured forward, with Smith joining Jake Stringer on the sidelines.

"Dev comes out of our forward line on the back of Stringer last week as well," Rutten said.

"Fortunately we’ve had some really good form from our guys in the VFL, (especially) guys we’ve had playing up forward like Alec Waterman and Patty Ambrose, who kicked six goals.

"Ned Cahill has also been playing through the midfield and a bit forward as well, so the pleasing thing is we’ve got some really good options."

The Bombers will name their final team at 5pm AEST on Friday. 

Here's everything you need to know for Sunday's home game at Marvel Stadium.

Bombers fans are also reminded they can get in free to Windy Hill on Saturday to tune up for Sunday with a VFLW/VFL double header against North Melbourne.

SQUAD SELECTION - ROUND 10

Backs: Jayden Laverde, James Stewart, Aaron Francis
Half-backs: Dyson Heppell (C), Jordan Ridley, Mason Redman
Centre: Andrew McGrath, Zach Merrett, Nik Cox
Half-forwards: Alec Waterman, Harrison Jones, Will Snelling
Forwards: Cale Hooker, Peter Wright, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Followers: Andrew Phillips, Darcy Parish, Kyle Langford
Interchange from: Nick Hind, Matt Guelfi, Archie Perkins, David Zaharakis, Patrick Ambrose, Ned Cahill, Nick Bryan, Brayden Ham

In: Cox, Waterman, Ambrose, Bryan, Cahill

Out: Smith (hamstring)

Last week's sub: Cox (used)