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Bombers head to the Goldfields

Thursday, 12 January 2012
Staff writers for essendonfc.com.au
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Essendon Football Club will travel to Maryborough, Castlemaine and Kyneton for the 2012 Australia Post Community Camp on February 6 and 7.

As part of the two day camp, the club will conduct training sessions, visit local schools and take part in a number of community visits.

Essendon chief executive Ian Robson said the club was looking forward to the camp.

"We're thrilled to be heading to the Maryborough, Castlemaine and Kyneton for the club's 2012 Community camp," Robson said.

"It is a great chance for the team to embrace the community and the camp really emphasises our support and commitment to the broader and local community which is very important to our football club.”

Victorian Country Football League events manager Jock Allan said the affect of Essendon’s visit to the communities is extremely valuable.

“We can’t underestimate the benefit and boost a visit by the Essendon Football Club gives these communities and townships in regional Victoria,” Allan said.

“Over the journey of this camp we will visit around 20 local schools in the region, with hundreds of kids having the chance to kick the footy with an AFL star.

“For many this is the only chance they get to be up close and personal to an AFL team, and the sense of inclusion they feel as a result is very important to rural communities.”

More details about the camp will be communicated shortly.

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Does this mean fans will actually get to see the players without having to pay for a ticket to a game. Holy heck, what is this club coming to? I didn't think fans were allowed to see the players between end of season and NAB Cup!

- Casey Scholten (posted 12/01/2012 11:30:18 AM)

Heey Ballarat is part of the Goldfields too ;) Is there any chance that the boys will be on the 16:04 Maryborough train??? I will make sure they don't get lost :-D

- Samantha Whitelaw (posted 12/01/2012 12:21:51 PM)

Question, all this is to please the gold field communities, why didn't the club show the same consideration to our Queensland members during the camp, don't the northern members mean any thing? all we wanted was, to be able to watch our heart run around the training track, we are starved of visits as it is, about every four years is about average for Brisbane, each visit usually means we get to see new players, because half of the last team has retired, not happy with this arrangement.

- Max Rodwell (posted 12/01/2012 1:33:31 PM)

Great to see that Mighty Bomber flag in the Goldfields, & beyond.

- Graeme Coad (posted 13/01/2012 12:06:48 PM)