The captain looks a near certainty to be one of five Essendon players who will sing the National Anthem to the Bomber faithful at their Australia Day (January 26th) open training session which will be full of the Australia Day spirit.
Essendon supporters have been asked to nominate which players they would like to hear sing and the current vote tally is looking extremely tight.
According to an early tally of the votes, Matthew Lloyd will be joined by Mark McVeigh, Angus Monfries, Rhys Magin and Andrew Welsh to sing to the crowd of Bomber faithful at the open training day.
Schedule of events:
9am - Gates open. Bomber Shop, Membership Client Services and Hall of Fame will be open.
2009 members can collect their free member cap from Client Services (located in Bomber Shop) upon presentation of their redemption card.
10:15am - 10:30am – Player autograph signing / photos on Windy Hill (this will be the only chance to get signatures and photos with players).
10:30am - National anthem (by the five Essendon players).
10:45 - 11:30am - Open training session (players will go indoors immediately after training to do recovery).
11:30 -11:45am - Q and A with an assistant coach on the oval.
12:00 (approx) - Day concludes.
Fans will also be able to enjoy a FREE sausage sizzle, take part in Australia Day activities and have a kick on the oval.
