Essendon Bombers AFL News

Hurl's neighbourhood
MICHAEL Hurley is proof that being able to kick on both sides of your body can elevate a player above the pack. »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: News.com.au

Elimination Final - Adelaide Match Preview
By TDSpartan WARNING: The following preview contains high traces of sesquipedalianism, which may lead to a majority of readers becoming discombobulated. Those perfunctory to my being a sesquipedalian, comb your merkin, ready the flapplejacks, and read on brave callipygians. Those who do not enjoy reading a plethora of slang terms for parts of the penis and other words, please stop being a cockchafer. Perhaps you are better suited engaging in a riveting game of chuck farthing, opposed to reading my preview. If you ignore the warning and proceed to give me a less than complimentary, floccinaucinihilipilification filled account of the preview, may your cremaster and epididymus exchange places. You have been warned. Forgive me, I tend to waffle on a bit, onto the Adelaide preview. »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Bombers Name Team To Take On Crows
ESSENDON B: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tayte Pears, Jarrod Atkinson HB: Henry Slattery, Dustin Fletcher, Adam McPhee C: Andrew Lovett, Ricky Dyson, Mark McVeigh HF: Jason Winderlich, Michael Hurley, Angus Monfries F: Cale Hooker, Jay Neagle, Andrew Welsh Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson Int: Hayden Skipworth, Courtenay Dempsey, Brent Prismall, Heath Hocking Emg: Darcy Daniher, Michael Quinn, Leroy Jetta In: Dempsey, Skipworth, Bellchambers Out: Matthew Lloyd (susp), Patrick Ryder (susp), Sam Lonergan (susp) ADELAIDE B: Johncock, Rutten, Otten HB: Symes, Stevens, Doughty C: Vince, Goodwin, Mackay HF: Dangerfield, Hentschel, McLeod F: Porplyzia, Tippett, Knights R: Maric, Edwards, Thompson Int: Reilly, Burton, Douglas, Sellar Emg: Davis, Sloane, Armstrong In: Douglas Out: van Berlo (back) »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Dons to name McVeigh and Dempsey
Key Magpie Scott Pendlebury moves well at MCG training to put his hand up for the qualifying final against St Kilda on Sunday »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: AFL.com.au

No road issues: Hocking
Essendon midfielder Heath Hocking says the side is not worried about travelling to Adelaide for its first final »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: AFL.com.au

Nobby Goes Into Overtime
The race for the Nobby Clarke Medal remains alive after none of the leaders polled votes in the Bombers win over Hawthorn in AFL Round 22 last Saturday afternoon. Jobe Watson remains 5 votes ahead of Andrew Lovett and will at worst share the award if the Bombers go down to Adelaide this weekend. Unsurprisingly Michael Hurley blitzed the voting for the match against the Hawks with Nathan Lovett-Murray and Ricky Dyson rounding out the Top 3. Voting in this award is open to all members of the BomberBlitz.com forum – so drop in and signup! Official results as tabulated by esteemed vote counter Mero Final Voting for Round 22 5 Michael Hurley 315 4 Nathan Lovett-Murray 104 3 Ricky Dyson 56 2 Brent Stanton 55 1 Matthew Lloyd 35 ———- Jarrod Atkinson 34 Brent Prismall 29 Dustin Fletcher 13 Adam McPhee 11 Tayte Pears 7 Heath Hocking 6 Patrick Ryder 4 Andrew Lovett 2 OVERALL STANDINGS after Round 22 Jobe Watson 39 Andrew Lovett 34 Dustin Fletcher 32 Jason Winderlich 22 Tayte Pears 22 Brent Stanton 21 Patrick Ryder 19 Michael Hurley 17 Ricky Dyson 15 Matthew Lloyd 14 Angus Monfries 12 Courtenay Dempsey 12 Brent Prismall 11 Adam McPhee 7 Nathan Lovett-Murray 7 Andrew Welsh 6 Henry Slattery 6 Jay Neagle 5 Scott Lucas 5 Alwyn Davey 5 Bachar Houli 5 Hayden Skipworth 4 Heath Hocking 3 David Zaharakis 2 Kyle Reimers 2 Jarrod Atkinson 2 Sam Lonergan 1 »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Hurley is find of the season
Bomber Michael Hurley is this year's most outstanding prospect, according to Leigh Matthews »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: AFL.com.au

Cavalry steps up for outed Dons
ESSENDON'S decision to rest five players from the VFL last weekend has provided fresh replacements for its suspended stars. »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: News.com.au

Lloyd Cops 4 Weeks - Ryder & Lonergan Pinged Also
Essendon skipper Matthew Lloyd has been offered a four-match suspension for his bump on Hawk midfielder Brad Sewell. If the club chooses to accept the penalty, Lloyd will miss Essendons entire finals campaign starting this Friday night against Adelaide if they go all the way to the Grand Final or a few weeks of the 2010 AFL Season (if he does not retire) Lloyd was charged with a level five engaging in rough conduct offence. His previous poor record means that he can accept a four-match sanction with an early plea. If Essendon take Lloyd’s case to the AFL Tribunal and loses, Lloyd risks a six-game ban. Lloyds teammates Patrick Ryder and Sam Longergan have been offered one match suspensions for striking while Jarrod Atkinsons match day report was thrown out. Ten players were charged with engaging in the melee that followed Lloyds hit on Sewell. Hawks Luke Hodge, Michael Osborne, Brent Renouf, Grant Birchall and Campbell Brown were all offered $1200 sanctions with an early plea. Essendons Ryder, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Adam McPhee, Michael Hurley and Dustin Fletcher were all offered the same penalty. »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Essendon Accept Penalties
Essendon will not contest any of the charges laid against three of its players from the spitful AFL Round 22 clash against Hawthorn at the MCG last Saturday afternoon. The Bombers will now be without skipper Matthew Lloyd for 4 weeks, while Sam Lonergan and Paddy Ryder will miss this Friday nights AFL Elimination final against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Bendigo Finish The Year Winless
By David J Richardson It was tight till half-time, but Bendigo grossly failed to use a strong wind to the eastern end in the third quarter, and got murdered by Werribee’s good use of it in the final quarter. Werribee’s defence was laughably bad, repeatedly coughing up the ball and keeping Bendigo in it. As noted elsewhere, none of Nash, Skipworth, Jetta, Quinn and Bellchambers played. Daniher (kicked 2 goals, 2 points, and 1 out on the full — could easily have got all five, but otherwise barely had a touch) and Myers (played midfield, very well) were put in cotton wool at three-quarter time, shrinking the usable bench from the original five to just one. Scanlon and Holmes were amongst the best of the Bendigo-listed players. VFL ROUND 20 Bendigo Bombers 3.3 7.6 9.9 10.11 (71) Werribee Tigers 4.3 9.6 13.9 25.16 (166) GOALS: Bendigo Bombers: Daniher 2 Magin Hackett Myers Coulson-Hoffacher Bristow Taylor Scanlon Hulme Werribee Tigers: Speight 4 Barlow 4 Harris 3 Martiniello 3 O’Keefe 2 Wright Fletcher Riggio Gardiner Gleeson Castello Henderson Mather Kennedy BEST: Bendigo Bombers: Crameri Scanlon Slattery Myers Weekley Flaherty Werribee Tigers: Harris Speight Barlow Riggio Fletcher Gleeson »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Knights says ban won't affect Lloyd's future
Essendon coach Matthew Knights says Matthew Lloyd is still undecided about whether to play on in 2010 »
Added: 6 months ago, Source: AFL.com.au