Continuing the club's 150-year anniversary celebrations, the Essendon County Tour is heading interstate for the rest of the season with a very prestigious item on board.
To coincide with celebrations for the club’s 150th anniversary, the tour presents the opportunity for interstate Bombers fans to get up close and personal with the 2000 Premiership cup.
For the Adelaide leg of the tour, South Australian Dons fans had the chance to take photos with the 2000 Premiership cup and meet fellow SA players in Mason Redman and Will Snelling.
Perth fans were treated with WA past players Graham Moss, Gary O’Donnell, David Myers, Cale Hooker & Nick Kommer.
Now, the cup will head North with Premiership stars Mark Harvey & Dustin Fletcher to Brisbane, featuring at the Dons’ Country Tour event at the Australian National Hotel (Aussie Nash on Sunday July 10th, (round 17) at 10:30am before we taken on the Brisbane Lions at The Gabba.
Interstate Essendon supporters, and football fans alike will have the opportunity to have photos with club legends and the 2000 Premiership cup while enjoying a Carlton Draught along the way.
As a thank you from the club to fans across the state, all events will be free for supporters to attend.
Pre-game Brisbane event:
Time: 10:30am
Venue: Australian National Hotel, 867 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
Special guest: Mark Harvey & Dustin Fletcher
The Queensland Essendon Bombers Supporter group will also be in attendance, while a raffle will take place at the event.