Lid-Donnington.
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David J Richardson
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Hopefully hooker isnât that huge a loss, considering up until last week most wanted him back to the backline and ending this experiment, or being dropped after or around the richmond game.
God the backlash around here if langford has a shocker will be immense. They havenât made it easy for the young fella, bring him in for a game itâs gonna be hard and rough inside.
Myers out instead of howlett is very surprising, so very surprising. argh well hopefully they turn up to play, would be a ripping game if they do.
Itâs some weird wrestling thing I donât understand again, isnât it.
How much of a fiend do you have to be to bet against your own team.
You and me both
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No Pannell, Nichols or Fisher!!!
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Ibis?
The bin chicken
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McKernan ready to step up . Rob Forsaith, AAP 22 June 2017 5:03 PM .Essendon big man Shaun McKernan has been asked to fill the immense void left by Cale Hooker in Friday nightâs match against Sydney at the SCG.
Hooker, who is coming off a five-goal haul in the clubâs thumping of Port Adelaide, dislocated his finger at training this week and would be sorely missed in the Bombersâ crunch clash with the Swans.
Hookerâs replacement will be McKernan, elevated on Thursday off their rookie list.
The former Adelaide ruckman has played 17 games for the Bombers since joining the club in 2014. The majority of those have been in the ruck, including rounds one and two this season.
âShaun McKernan has been in wonderful form in the VFL,â Essendon coach John Worsfold said on Thursday in Sydney.
"Heâs a strong marking player and will play a very similar role to Cale.
"Weâre happy that we have a player who was in good form earlier in the year.
âHe went out of the side because he was playing mainly as a ruckman, but he is a key forward and heâs ready to go.â
Meanwhile, Kyle Langford has claimed David Myersâ place in the Bombersâ side.
Key defender Michael Hartley is set to be given the onerous job of minding Lance Franklin, who boasts an incredible record against the Bombers.
Franklin has booted 64 goals in 13 games against Essendon, an average of 4.92 per game.
âHeâs played well in the past. I havenât seen the record, so havenât given it a lot of thought,â Worsfold said.
"A lot of times, it (Franklinâs opponent) depends on the role Buddy plays and how the match-ups pan out.
âBut, no doubt Hartley will be matched up on him for a fair part of the night.â
Worsfold is upbeat that Hooker, who has avoided tendon or bone damage, will only miss one match.
âHe was still in the side at 10am this morning,â he said.
âBut when we reassessed him and had a look at him handling the footy, we didnât feel like he was going to be able to play at the level.â
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Dump Chook
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What miracle is this??!?
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Knackers
Not sure we necessarily had to play three talls on the SCG, but if we were going to, Iâm glad itâs Mckernan and not Leuy / TBell, or underdone Brown, or sadly-not-ready Francis.
Langford for Myers is the biggest no-brainer for the season. But boy⌠so you wanna be an inside mid hey Kyle? Letâs try you against the biggest and the best.
Bummer about Parish.
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Really like McNernan and Langford in.
McNernan is another big strong body we will need, also wonât back down to anyone. We need more hard â â â â â â on the team.
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Are they umpiring the Hawks vs Crows game?!
So where does Kyle fit in? Obviously he has earned it but wasnât Myers playing back a fair bit?
NERNZ !!
Hope he goes off & kicks 5.
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