Blockbuster against the benchmark

[Pevers-Legend]

Thursday, 7 June 2007
Bomber fans should book themselves in for a thriller as Essendon prepare for their biggest challenge this season, taking on an in-form West Coast unit on the big stage this Friday night. The Bombers are running high on confidence after securing three consecutive wins but it will be no easy task to take on last year’s Premiers who currently sit at the top of the AFL ladder.
Scott Camporeale and Damien Peverill come into the side to replace Jay Nash and Bachar Houli. Richard Cole, Courtney Johns and Jay Nash have all been listed as emergencies.
Backs: McVeigh Michael Bolton
Half-backs: M Johnson Ryder Fletcher
Centres: Peverill Watson McPhee
Half-forwards: Welsh Lucas Hird
Forwards: J Johnson Lloyd Davey
Followers: Hille Stanton Winderlich
Interchange: Camporeale Laycock Monfries Slattery
Emegencies: Cole, Johns, Nash

 

[Pevers-Legend]

Just cleaning up my email when I saw this one - and looked at the team.
That team looks terrible - so old and slow!!!!

Shows how much we have changed this year and how we can be so much more confident of growth in our younger players - becasue we have actually got ot see them grow at AFL level.

 

[dirtywhitepacker]

Didn't that old and slow team have one of the best come from behind wins of the whole season? Peverill tore Judd a new one. Bring back Hird

 

[essendon2008]

Nice forward line though

 

[Enki]

It is true that does not look like a team that is "going forward". On the other hand, Nash was only an emergency...

 

[gPhonque]

Michael Bolton

That made me lol

 

[Bombs Away]

Thursday, 7 June 2007
Bomber fans should book themselves in for a thriller as Essendon prepare for their biggest challenge this season, taking on an in-form West Coast unit on the big stage this Friday night. The Bombers are running high on confidence after securing three consecutive wins but it will be no easy task to take on last year’s Premiers who currently sit at the top of the AFL ladder.
Scott Camporeale and Damien Peverill come into the side to replace Jay Nash and Bachar Houli. Richard Cole, Courtney Johns and Jay Nash have all been listed as emergencies.
Backs: McVeigh Michael Bolton
Half-backs: M Johnson Ryder Fletcher
Centres: Peverill Watson McPhee
Half-forwards: Welsh Lucas Hird
Forwards: J Johnson Lloyd Davey
Followers: Hille Stanton Winderlich
Interchange: Camporeale Laycock Monfries Slattery
Emegencies: Cole, Johns, Nash

With that side funny to note that some 14 months later and the only blokes lining up are
McVeigh (just coming back from injury)
Michael (retiring)
Ryder
Peverill (retiring)
Watson
McPhee
Welsh
JJohnson (retiring)
Lloyd
Stanton
Monfries

11 others are gone or injured, and by season end at least another 3 gone. Was a pretty poor side and good to see that sheedy went youth by bringing in Camporeale and Peverill for Houli and Nash

 

[Kong]

Backs: McVeigh Michael Bolton
Half-backs: M Johnson Ryder Fletcher
Centres: Peverill Watson McPhee
Half-forwards: Welsh Lucas Hird
Forwards: J Johnson Lloyd Davey
Followers: Hille Stanton Winderlich
Interchange: Camporeale Laycock Monfries Slattery
Emegencies: Cole, Johns, Nash

why are certain players bolded?

 

[OzBomber]

The funny thing is we actually won that game.

 

[Pevers-Legend]

why are certain players bolded?

I bolded players who are gone or at least highlighted Sheedys youth policy - plus I felt it worth higlighting that super quick centre line.