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Essendon selectors have been wielded the axe for Saturday nights Dreamtime at the G match with four players omitted. The players dropped are Damien Peverill, Andrew Welsh, Patrick Ryder and Henry Slattery. Courtney Johns is a surprise inclusion to the side, while Scott Camporeale returns from a hamstring injury.
The Essendon squad is:
Backs: M Johnson Fletcher Bradley
Half Backs: Lovett-Murray McPhee Solomon
Centres: Heffernan Watson Camporeale
Half Forwards: Hird Lucas Stanton
Forwards: Laycock Johns Lovett
Rucks: Hille J Johnson McVeigh
Bench: Bolton Winderlich Monfries Rioli
Emergencies: Welsh Slattery Ryder
Ins: Johns Camporeale Rioli Laycock
Outs: Peverill Welsh Ryder Slattery
In his weekly column, Matthew Lloyd explains why David Hille is the right person to be the Bombers on-field captain for the remainder of 2006. ""At 24, David is a guy who could one day captain the football club. He now has an opportunity with 17 games remaining this year to develop his leadership and fast track him in that role,"" Lloyd writes. Click here to read the full article.
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