New recruit Paul Chapman and captain Jobe Watson headline a number of senior Bombers named in the squad to take on Port Adelaide on Tuesday night at Etihad Stadium.
Six changes have been made to the squad that narrowly lost to Gold Coast last week with Watson, Chapman, Jason Winderlich, Brendon Goddard, Tayte Pears and Dustin Fletcher all set to play their first game of 2014.
Out of the squad that travelled to the Gold Coast are Nick O‘Brien, Alex Browne, Dylan Van Unen, Lauchlan Dalgleish, Kurt Aylett and Orazio Fantasia.
The 29 man squad will be cut to a final team of 26 on match day.
One of the fb pages said edwards was in a moon boot not too long ago but I said that isn’t true because he’s been training and the only time he didn’t was when he visited his ill grandpa, the facebook page still sticks by it so some douchebag must be running it
Glad to see Hurley/Carlisle/JD playing again. They need to build up their chemistry. It's a fairly strong side so will be interesting to see the team for NAB round 3.
Don’t care who plays from the squad named as long as we smash Port and shut that loud-mouthed president of theirs up. Come to think of it, maybe it would be better to have him blow off again and further display his ignorance. Go Bombers!
Would have liked to have seen more of NOB & was really hoping to see if Dalgleish had continued to improve after showing some good signs late last year. Van Unen does not exist so its time we came clean but I was most dissapointed not to get a look at Fantasia. Great ins but I personally would like to have seen more of what we don't know.
Thats a good team on paper, provided all the experienced guys play. with Port having a more experienced lineup this week shoud give a better indicator of our form heading into round 1. Loved Bombers press conference where he says even they are NAb practice matches, you dont like losing any games.
That's a very strong side that still has to be trimmed by 3. With Pears and Fletch coming in, I wouldn't be surprised if Hooker gets rested. With Winderlich and Chappy coming in, maybe one of Steinberg/Hardy will miss out, too. Was hoping to see Edwards, but ah well.
Port have named a strong side too, with Boak, Hartlett, Lobbe, Ebert, Cornes, Wingard & Shultz all coming back in. Should be a good hit-out.