Sportal: Bare-bone Bombers
Aug 19, 2008 News 0 commentsEssendon will only have 24 fit men to choose from for its Round 21 encounter with the third-placed Western Bulldogs on Friday night at Telstra Dome.
Dustin Fletcher a 198cm, 100kg defender made his AFL debut in 1993. He was recruited from Essendon Grammar/Western U18 and now plays for the Essendon Bombers. He was born in 1975.
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Essendon will only have 24 fit men to choose from for its Round 21 encounter with the third-placed Western Bulldogs on Friday night at Telstra Dome.
Essendon's Jay Neagle will miss the rest of the season, choosing to have surgery on his ankle
But coach Matthew Knights isn't hitting the panic button
With just 26 to choose from, Essendon coach Matthew Knights has declared he's not prepared to take injured players into Saturday's clash with Collingwood.
Essendon has suffered a huge blow ahead of its season-defining clash with Richmond at the MCG on Saturday with champion defender Dustin Fletcher a late withdrawal.
Dustin Fletcher knows clashes with the Tigers are always big occasions
Essendon's Mark McVeigh could miss up to five weeks with a knee injury
Essendon champion Dustin Fletcher agrees the loss of talismanic midfielder Mark McVeigh for this week's clash against Richmond will serve as a big blow to the young Bombers outfit.
Veterans Scott Lucas and Dustin Fletcher have signed one year contracts with Essendon
Essendon veteran misses second half of win over Dockers
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