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Essendon has dropped vice captain Mark Mercuri for tomorrow night's Elimination Final clash with Fremantle at Subiaco Oval. Mercuri makes way for Cory McGrath who has been named on the bench along with Aaron Henneman, Marc Bullen and Joe Misiti. But there is still speculation the Bombers could make further changes. Essendon has named Paul Barnard, Ken Hall and Ted Richards as emergencies.
The Essendon team is:
Backs: Welsh, Fletcher, Jacobs
Half Backs: McVeigh, McPhee, Wellman
Centres: Solomon, Jason Johnson, Peverill
Half forwards: Bolton, Lucas, Haynes
Forwarss: Rioli, Lloyd, Cupido
Rucks: Hille, Mark johnson, Hird
Bench: Henneman, Misiti, Bullen, McGrath
Emerg: Hall, Barnard, Richards
Finals’ football interstate should hold no fears for the Essendon Football Club, according to coach Kevin Sheedy. Speaking upon his arrival in Perth this afternoon, Sheedy said Essendon’s record in finals outside Victoria wasn’t as bad as it might appear. “To be quiet honest we have actually played very well in finals interstate. We have been beaten by one point on two occasions and last year I think we were very unlucky,” he said.
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