Five Changes For The Bombers

Essendon have made five injury forced changes to the side that plays the Western Bulldogs at the Phone Dome on Friday night.

Bellchambers, Johnson, McVeigh, Hooker and Hocking come into the side in place of Fletcher (groin), Dempsey (broken leg), Jetta (hip), Laycock (ankle) and Hille (broken hand).

One inclusion – Cale Hooker – will make his AFL debut.

B: Henry Slattery, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Mal Michael
HB: Mark McVeigh, Patrick Ryder, Jay Nash
C: Andrew Lovett, Jobe Watson, Jason Johnson
HF: Adam McPhee, Matthew Lloyd, Angus Monfries
F: Sam Lonergan, Andrew Welsh, Heath Hocking
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Brent Stanton, Ricky Dyson
Int: Rhys Magin, Cale Hooker, Damien Peverill, Adam Ramanauskas
Emg: Danny Chartres, Jarrod Atkinson, John Williams

In: Bellchambers, Johnson, McVeigh, Hooker, Hocking
Out: Fletcher (groin), Dempsey (broken leg), Jetta (hip), Laycock (ankle), Hille (broken hand)

New: Hooker (East Fremantle. Picked at No. 54 in the 2007 AFL Draft)

Posted 21 August 08 in News