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Essendon List Manager discusses 2007 draft
<DIV>Essendon List Manager, Adrian Dodoro, is about to head into the most important month of his year with the 2007 NAB national draft being held on November 24. Despite having the hopes of all Bomber supporters resting on his shoulders, he took time out from his busy schedule to talk exclusively to Bomber TV about the past few drafts and what Bomber fans can expect next month.</DIV>
Essendon List manager, Adrian Dodoro, is about to head into the most important month of his year with the 2007 NAB national draft being held on November 24.
Despite having the hopes of all Bomber supporters resting on his shoulders, he took time out from his busy schedule to talk exclusively to Bomber TV about the past few drafts and what Bomber fans can expect next month.
""We will pick the best player available. We could do with a great ruckman, a great midfielder and a great forward but every club can,"" Dodoro said.
""People say we need midfielders but they tend to forget that last year we drafted a lot of midfielders like Jetta, Davey, Reimers and Houli.""
Essendon has some good early picks in 2007 with pick 6 and 23 and have already used pick 39 on Darcy Daniher. The Bombers also have pick 54.
Discussing the club's early picks Dodoro said Essendon has done plenty of background work on the country's best young players and would continue to check and double check every detail right up until draft day.
""We are confident of getting a top player. We will pick up young players and we think this will be a good draft for us,"" he said.
Have you ever wanted to play a part in the development of a future Bomber player? Essendon is currently seeking to expand its database of families available to host young players.