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Meet the Bombers at the Goldfields

Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Staff writers for essendonfc.com.au
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The Bombers are set to travel to the Goldfields next week, when the club embarks on the two-day 2012 Australia Post Community Camp.

As part of the two-day camp, which runs from February 6-7, Essendon will visit Maryborough, Kyneton and Castlemaine – hosting football clinics for locals, as well as visiting a number of schools and hospitals in the region.

The Bombers will be officially welcomed at a civic reception at the Maryborough Community Hub on Monday 6 February and will then visit a number of schools and hospitals throughout the wider area.

Fans will also have an opportunity to secure autographs when Essendon players host a NAB AFL superclinic in Maryborough at Princes Park that afternoon.

Coach James Hird and captain Jobe Watson will be the keynote speakers at the Cancer Council Victoria Fundraising dinner on Monday night, held at the Maryborough Highland Society. A number of Essendon players will also be in attendance. Tickets are selling fast - to book call 5461 1480.

Tickets are still available for the Midland Junior Football League fundraising dinner to be held in Castlemaine on Monday night. Assistant coach Mark Thompson and a number of Essendon players will also be in attendance. For bookings, please call 5443 7111.

The Bombers will also host superclinics and community visits in the Castlemaine and Kyneton region on Tuesday 7 February.

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PLAYER PROFILE: Dyson Heppell
PLAYER PROFILE: Jobe Watson
COACH PROFILE: James Hird

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What an honor it will be for Stewart Crameri to return home to a civic reception as a club hero surrounded by his fellow club heroes. I bet pride will be surging through him the whole time.

- Wesley Hull (posted 31/01/2012 6:56:40 PM)

Ain't it bloomin marvelous, when they were in Queensland we couldn't see the fabric of a jumper, now they are available for all during the visit to the goldfields, but i wouldn't expect this post to get through either, complain about the lack of support, for the supporters in Brisbane usually spells the death warrant for posts, especially if the complaint is for the lack of feeling for Qld in general, it seems the club chooses to ignore us.

- Max Rodwell (posted 31/01/2012 8:22:47 PM)

Damn, when I read the headline, I thought my beloved team was travelling to the REAL Goldfields (Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA) but alas, it wasn't the case...

- Anthony Meyers (posted 31/01/2012 8:35:24 PM)

Why is it that Queenslanders are not the flavour of the month, when Sheedy was about he always put the supporter base first, last, and always, Hirdy you need to address this very noticable anomaly, if you lose your supporter base, in any numbers then you lose one hell of a lot of clout, we in queensland have every right to feel neglected, we are starved for contact, i know fixtures are not your fault, but believe a bit of pr while they were in our backyard for that week, would have been a very worth while exercise for a lot of very loyal fans.

- Max Rodwell (posted 31/01/2012 8:40:18 PM)

EI, I think it's about time that someone at the club replied to Max's justified concerns,

- Bill Carbis (posted 1/02/2012 10:41:50 AM)

Geez they were up there for a week earlier in the pre season Rod, everyone knew they were there, next time use your iniative and go watch them train, at Southport for instance was a perfect opportunity to sit back and watch them or you could of found out find which beach they were at and go down plonk yourself on the sand and watch, until Qld schools start asking the EFC to come and do clinics or the Lord Mayor of the GC or Brisbane give them a civic reception, I doubt whether the club can accomodate everyone that wants to meet the players, they would not get any training done at all! cheers, Paul.

- Paul Herbert (posted 1/02/2012 11:56:07 AM)

Max understand your frustration, however Hirdy has hidden the whole team this year, we dont get access to training sessions here in Melbourne this year which is hard for all the young kids who want to see their heroes. The difference between the Brisbane camp and the goldfields one is that, the Goldfields is AFL organised and the all activities are AFL orrientated. The Queensland camp was all Essendon and is part of the training programme, so dont think Ess is trying to show favouritism to any group of supporters as this year no supporter has seen any part of Ess whats so ever, I think it is all part of gthe bigger plan.

- Malcolm Milgate (posted 1/02/2012 4:28:00 PM)

Hi Max, we are looking to organise events for our interstate fans around the season matches and we will certainly make this known to supporter bases in advance. We appreciate your input and will hopefully have something shortly for the Queensland fans.

- Essendon Insider (posted 1/02/2012 5:35:11 PM)