Hird: Talk of tanking is rubbish
James Hird says anyone suggesting Essendon is too comfortable in defeat and tanking games should have a look at last weekend’s match against St Kilda. In his latest column – The Word from Hird – he says that you could not possibly question the players’ commitment and it was unfortunate they were not getting reward for effort. Read The Word from Hird.
Sheedy the latest Bomber struck down by injury
Just when you thought Essendon’s injury list couldn’t get any longer, another key Bomber will undergo surgery tomorrow. But it is not a player we are talking about, it’s senior coach Kevin Sheedy. Sheedy will have an operation on his shoulder to repair ligament and tendon damage.
Monfries, Slattery re-sign with Bombers
There was good news from Windy Hill today with young Essendon players Angus Monfries and Henry Slattery agreeing to new two-year deals with the club that will take them to the end of the 2008 season.
McPhee accepts one-match suspension
Adam McPhee will plead guilty to a charge of striking St Kilda’s Robert Harvey in the first quarter of Saturday’s match. He will miss Essendon’s Round 16 match against Carlton with the one-week suspension. The match review panel ruled the contact was reckless, high impact, in play and high contact.
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