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Injury Current injured/managed players
Couldn't find a thread dedicated to this but given our 2025 injury list I thought it worthwhile to keep tabs on our players who are currently out injured and/or 'managed' heading into 2026. I think right now the following players are not 100% and/or injured;- Nick Bryan Nic Martin Thomas... -
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Preview R6: WEagles vs Essendon, Friday 6.10pm in Perth
OUT: Prior, Bryan IN: Tsatas, 2MP Ridley McKay McGrath Redman Reid Roberts Martin Shiel Duursma Perkins Jones Gresham 2MP Caddy Menzie Draper Durham Merrett Bench: Setters Hobbs SEH Kako SUB: Tsatas -
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Preview R5: Melbourne vs Essendon, April 12 7.35pm @ Adelaide Oval
No injuries against Port a positive and we will likely have a few more players available including;- Tsatas, Parish, Lav, Perkins, Setters, Davey For me at this early stage I’d go with these changes OUT: McKay (mng) Menzie (omit) Edwards (omit) IN: Lav Parish Perkins Team: Lav Reid McGrath... -
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Game Day Dons v Cats - TUES 25th 7.10pm @ the Cattery
Only just over a week until our 1st 'official' practice match after an impressive hitout against the Dogs. Hopefully we see a few senior players come in to give us some chance against Geelong in Geelong as its been slim pickings for us for a long time down there.. Probably available: Durham... -
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Hopefully Sydney & Adelaide have done the right thing by us and we remain in the 8...for now...!!! Really need more effort than the last few weeks and I think its time to blood a couple of youngsters and freshen up the team OUT: Ridley, Perkins, Menzie IN: Hayes, Hobbs, Roberts Team;- Hayes... -
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AFL Autopsy Praccy: Geelong win by a couple and Ridley cops a quad - 01/03
After an uninspiring hitout against the Saints I'd like to think we will see a better tune up for our round 1 game against the Hawks. Cats have been our boggie side for some time - especially down there... At least we will get some senior players back - hopefully we see a line up something... -
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Unofficial Preview Round 1 2024 - Essendon v Hawks: 16th March 1.45pm @ the G
Would be nice to kick off next year with a win - its a long way off but I'm thinking linups might be something like;- FB: Hardwick Blanck Impey Stringer Langford Hobbs HB: Weddle Sicily Scrimshaw Gresham 2MP Menzie C: Ward Newcombe Amon Durham Shiel... -
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Prediction Run to the finish line 2023
I cant believe I am writing this thread - but yes - after last nights grinding win we currently are sitting in 7th spot and SHOULD manage to play finals this year....!!! We are pretty much at the half way point of the season 11 games down and 12 to come. We currently have 6 wins and 5 losses... -
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VFL Game Day Round 4: Essendon vs Casey @ The Hangar, 2pm Sun 16 April 2023
Good to see Bryan back, but still no Baldwin... A decent line-up regardless to face Casey;- B: R. Montgomerie (38), W. Hoare (51), J. Fitzgerald (77) HB: A. Lord (28), L. Hayes (18), Massimo (42) C: T. Phillips (55), B. Hobbs (8), S. Conforti (53) HF: Tippa (43), VOSS (39), B. Cootee (57) F...- Bombers36
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Preview Round 4: Essendon vs GWS Giants, Docklands, Sunday 9th April @ 2.10pm
Heppell and Jones should have been dropped last week - covering the ground is one thing - executing on skill entirely another and both (especially Heppell) made several costly mistakes against the Saints at critical times..Davey injured? OUT: Jones, Heppell, Davey, Massimo IN: Voss, Zerk... -
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Preview Essendon vs St Kilda Saints - 7:25pm Saturday, 1st of April 2023 at the MCG
OUT: Heppell, Jones, Massimo, Kelly IN: Stringer, Weideman, Hind, Guelfi Team;- Ridley Zerk McGrath Redman Lav Hind Shiel Setterfield Durham Langford Weideman Guelfi Draper Stringer Davey Phillips Parish Merrett Bench: Caldwell Perkins Menzie Martin SUB: Kelly VOSS banging down the... -
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Preview Round 2: Essendon vs Gold Coast, Docklands, Sunday 26th March @ 3.20pm
If we can play like we did against the Hawks we are in with a red hot chance of going 2 - 0. Not sure we will make any changes given we won by 10 goals - if we do though someone might make way for one or more of Snelling, Hobbs or Guelfi...I'd go in unchanged though and Draper forward makes us... -
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Preview Round 1: Hawthorne vs Essendon, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sunday 19th March @ 3.20pm
Only 2 weeks now until the real stuff starts and by my count we have 11 players who are currently injured to varying degrees: Langford, Stringer, Guelfi, Heppell, Hobbs, Cox, Caldwell, Tsatas, Reid, Stewart & JDavey - maybe I've missed someone not sure... On a positive note we have a new coach... -
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Review Unofficial Practice Match: Essendon vs Gold Coast, Austworld, Thursday 23rd Feb @ 5pm AEDST
Footy is back...!!! Sure its just a match simulation/practice match but none the less its televised and I'm sure plenty of us here will be tuning in. It will be good to see some of our new recruits match up against the Gold Coast in their home state - Davey & Weideman in particular intrigue... -
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Review Prac-Match: St Kilda vs Essendon, RSEA Park, Friday 03/03/2023 @ 4.10pm
Footy back in about a month - Moorabbin oval as well I love the old grounds - would like to see some of our new recruits played - and it’s only a practice match but a 1 point win against the Saints would suffice! On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app -
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Team Mgmt. 2023 Best 23
I know its a long way away but thought I'd jump on this to see what our best 22 might look like round 1 next year - obviously from the list of players we have pre trade/draft etc;- Ridley Zerk Kelly Redman Lav McGrath Langford Shiel Durham Martin Stringer Perkins Jones 2MP Wanga Draper Parish... -
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Unofficial Preview Changes v Port - Sunday 14th August @ 4.40pm
OUT: Perkins, Snelling, Jones IN: Shiel..??, D'Ambrosio, Phillips Hope one of or preferrably both Shiel and/or Caldwell are available - both were missed against the Giants Jones makes way for Phillips D'Ambrosio to play forward - Snelling to medi SUB Team;- Ridley Zerk Kelly Redman Lav Hind... -
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Changes for Dreamtime - Saturday 21st May @ 7.30PM
OUT: Caldwell, Kelly, Draper IN: Wanga, Brand, Phillips Team;- Ridley Brand Heppell Redman Reid Hind Cutler Hobbs McGrath Martin Francis Perkins Phillips 2MP Wanga Bryan Parish Merrett Bench: Shiel Durham Lav Guelfi SUB: Cox -
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Unofficial Preview Round 1 v Cats - Saturday 19th March @ the MCG
We are going to have to play a fair bit better then we did against the Saints in the pre-season game to be any chance of knocking off the Cats. But we are well placed with injuries, Merrett who was rested for half the Saints game will play a full game round 1, and we will get a few personal back... -
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Preview Round 6: Collingwood vs Essendon, MCG, ANZAC DAY, Sunday 25/04/2021 @ 3.20pm
Really looking forward to this game - it will be a good test for Essendon & Collingwood - both teams down on confidence & form. Losing Ridley - our best defender - is huge, but this is somewhat counterbalanced in our favor with the Pies losing 3 of their better players in De Goey, Mihocek &... -
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Team Mgmt. 2021 starting 22
Still much to transpire before the start of next season - trades, drafts, retirements & delisting's. But I just wanted to look at what our starting 22 for round 1 next season might look like. I've left out players that have a clear question mark over them in terms of if they stay or leave the... -
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Team Mgmt. Starting 22 - IF (its a big IF) the season resumes in June/July?
Now that the AFL season is suspended until at least June there is a bit of a silver lining in that a few of our senior players should be over injuries & available. This includes our captain Dyson Heppell, plus lots of our talls - Hooker, Ambrose, McKernan, Draper - even possibly Stewart &... -
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Strategy Starting Bombers VFL team prediction 2020
Trying to work out what our round 1 VFL team might look like. I've come up with;- McQuillan Guccionne Cahill Guelfi McBride Mutch Ham Clarke Hird Langford Stewart Mosquito Snelling Jones Begley Bryan Hibberd A.Heppell Bench from: Simpson Sheahan Derksen L.McKenna Barton Any VFL watchers see...- Bombers36
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Preview Marsh Series 1: West Coast vs Essendon, Mineral Resources Park, Thursday 27/02/20 @ 7:40PM
Its only 2 months away thank god - the cricket is putting me to sleep...!! We play WCoast first up over in Perth which is always tough, followed by Geelong a couple of weeks later in Colac. Not the easiest pre-season games but it will be good to test ourselves against some of the stronger... -
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Team Mgmt. Starting 22 round 1 2020
Im going to throw it out there so we can move on from our pretty weak loss to the eagles last night. Obviously early and trades/list movement to happen over coming months, but at this stage I'd have;- Hooker Hurley Saad Redman Francis Heppell Merrett Stringer McGrath Laverde Daniher McKenna... -
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Game Day Essendon vs Collingwood, MCG, Friday 23rd August @ 7.50 PM
I've long held the belief that we match up OK on Collingwood, and we only narrowly went down to them (thanks mainly to the umpires) on Anzac day earlier in the year. The team looked really good against the Dockers - and it would be great to get the win here and have some momentum going into... -
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Preview Essendon vs Collingwood, MCG, Friday 23/08/2019 @ 7.50 PM
I've long held the belief that we match up OK on Collingwood, and we only narrowly went down to them (thanks mainly to the umpires) on Anzac day earlier in the year. The team looked really good against the Dockers - and it would be great to get the win here and have some momentum going into... -
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Preview Round 11: Essendon vs Carlton, MCG, Sunday 02/06/2019 @ 3.20PM
Well it will be interesting to see how these 2 former powerhouse clubs fair against each other. Both clubs are shadows of their former self's, and neither team has won a final for god knows how long. Its set up to be a real slog fest - and what these teams lack in ability they should make up... -
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Preview Round 10: Dreamtime at the G - Richmond vs Essendon, Saturday 25/05/19 @ 7.25PM
This should be an intriguing battle. Both teams have had their share of injuries, but Richmond seem to have been able to cover these better than the Bombers so far this season. Bellchambers should be able to dominate Ivan Soldo in the ruck and if he can give Shiel, ZMerrett and Heppell first use... -
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Preview Round 8: Sydney vs Essendon, SCG, Friday 10/05/19 @ 7.50 PM
A rested Buddy back for the Swans is dangerous - this is a season defining game... We were poor against the Cats - forwards like daniher & Tippa didn't do enough - maybe daniher has to spend more time in the ruck... Hope we can bring our A game for this..... I'd have a couple of changes and...