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Intra-club match this Saturday
After a long pre-season, the Bombers will get their first taste of match practice this weekend in an intra-club match on Saturday. Kicking off at 10am at the Lexus Centre, the match gives the players a good opportunity to have a run as the pre-season gathers momentum with all uninjured players expected to be available for the match.
After a long pre-season, the Bombers will get their first taste of match practice this weekend in an intra-club match on Saturday. Kicking off at 10am at the Lexus Centre, the match gives the players a good opportunity to have a run as the pre-season gathers momentum with all uninjured players expected to be available for the match.
The club will play a second intra-club match the following weekend on Saturday February 11 at Princes Park commencing at 10am.
The match will be the Bombers final run before travelling to Sydney to play reigning premiers the Swans in an exhibition match at the North Sydney Oval on Friday 17 February. The team will then fly to the Gold Coast for its Community Camp and finish the week off with its week one NAB Cup match against Brisbane at Carrara.
The Essendon draftees and rookie list players were officially welcomed to the Essendon Football Club at an induction held in the Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. Among the speakers for the evening was Chris Heffernan. Returning to the Bombers after three seasons at Melbourne, Heffernan spoke about what returning to Essendon means to him and what sets the Bombers apart from the competition.
