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McPhee and Richards back for Bombers
Adam McPhee has recovered from a hamstring injury and has been named in the Essendon side to take on Geelong in this Saturday night's semi-final at the MCG. Ted Richards was also given the nod by selectors while Ben Haynes and Nathan Lovett-Murray have been omitted.
Adam McPhee has recovered from a hamstring injury and has been named in the Essendon side to take on Geelong in this Saturday night's semi-final at the MCG. Ted Richards was also given the nod by selectors while Ben Haynes and Nathan Lovett-Murray have been omitted.
The Essendon team to play Geelong is:
Backs: Ramanauskas Fletcher Welsh Half Backs: Murphy Bolton Peverill Centres: McVeigh Hird Wellman Half Forwards: McPhee Lucas Watson Forwards: Cupido Lloyd M. Johnson Rucks: Hille Solomon J. Johnson Bench: Allan Bullen Stanton Richards Emergencies: Lovett-Murray Alvey Mercuri
If one week is a long time in football then 15 years is an eternity. That is the last time Essendon and Geelong met in a finals series, Preliminary Final day 1989. It was a day to forget for Bomber fans though as Geelong trounced the Bombers by 94-points in front of 67, 892 at Waverley Park.
