After suffering hamstring injuries in the early part of the season Leroy Jetta and Sam Lonergan will play this weekend as they try to regain fitness and touch before coming back into the senior Essendon side.
Jetta played in last weekend’s loss to Port Adelaide and will no doubt be better for a run with Bendigo on Saturday night, while Lonergan will make his first appearance since injuring his hamstring in the loss to the Western Bulldogs a month ago.
Also playing for Bendigo this week will be one of last week’s three Essendon debutants, Jarrod Atkinson and he will joined by youngsters Tayte Pears and Kyle Reimers who did not play in last week’s loss to Port Adelaide.
Although Bendigo has not won since their season opener against Tasmania at Windy Hill, this week presents a great opportunity to build some momentum following the split round and the week off.
Essendon Coach Matthew Knights has shown a willingness to give his young players an opportunity to test themselves at AFL level and it is great motivation for those selected in the Bendigo side to perform well.
Frankston sit one game ahead of Bendigo on the VFL ladder and it promises to be a tight encounter as the Bombers look to get another win on the board under lights on home soil at Queen Elizabeth Oval.
Bendigo Bombers play Frankston at Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo at 7pm on Saturday, 10 May.
B Chartres Flaherty Geary
HB Magin Hooker Hartigan
C Crameri Reimers Atkinson
HF Holmes Pears Jetta
F Lonergan Williams Skipworth
FOLL Laycock Johnson Fahour
INT D.Young, Dick, Mathieson, Coghlan, Davies, Bowe, Meade, Bellchambers
