VFL - practice match vs Port @ The Hangar, 10:30am Saturday 7th Match 2026

Little Essendon have named a very low number of players linked to us.

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Baldwin and Alessio

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Steve might be a little slow by now!! :flushed_face:

I guess he could try and give Visentini some tips.:grimacing:

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Gee we have named a strong side!

Oh wait, no I just imagined we released a selected side to the public :man_facepalming:

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Great to see our VFL still treated like lepers.

Heck, do we even have a VFL side?

Wouldn’t know it from club media

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I’m expecting only Perkins, Cox and Jones to play from our AFL side.

But on that, Port should do a number on us.

We’re not really playing…it’s only a rumour to get Sam Mitchell to come down to an empty oval.

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What about Gerreyn, Kondo, Farrow, Huss…..those types? Shame the club have little interest in promoting our fringe senior list and VFL players. I’d be playing Gwelf, Eyebrows etc as well

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Do we have anyone in attendance

There used to be some weird rules around listed players being allowed to play in VFL practice matches in the week leading into AFL round 1. You could get permission for players returning from injury, but you couldn’t just name any AFL listed player you wanted. I’ve no idea if those rules still exist. But if so, only Jones / Cox / Robey and maybe Perkins would qualify to play.

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seems only cox jones and Perkins are playing

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@CJohns is there. He is posting on X

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So we can finally nuke him, and the hangar.

So many players missing today

8-9 senior listed boys trained yesterday and not playing

Even VFL boys like Niko, Solomon, Hately, Noah, Sellers all not playing.

Playing the B reserves i sense to finalise the list.

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Score update. 8 mins into 3Qtr

Port 35

Ess 32

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Crickets…

Sounds like a cracking game.

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Dimattina played a couple of games for us in the 80s didnt he?

Rudd posts here under the name @Bacchusfox

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Don’t think any Dimattina has ever played for Bombers, one played for Richmond and another for the Doggies.

I don’t have Rudy’s money, picked the wrong Wife.

Pretty sure a Dimattina played some reserves footy for Essendon. Can’t recall which one. Never part of our VFL / afl lists though.

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