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Poor training led to poor result

James Hird says the Bombers played the way they trained this week, tracing Essendon's shock defeat to the Brisbane Lions on Saturday back to a "bad" pre-game session on Thursday.

6:12pm  May 18, 2013

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Lions upset Dons

For Essendon, it was the game they were expected to win, were expecting to win but, finally, couldn't win.

5:16pm  May 18, 2013

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Five talking points

AFL.com.au reporter Nick Bowen takes a look at five key talking points from the Bombers loss to Brisbane.

5:00pm  May 18, 2013

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BTV: Hird and Watson Post match - Round 8, 2013

5:45pm  May 18, 2013

BTV: Lions upset Dons

5:37pm  May 18, 2013

BTV: Hocking as Messi

3:35pm  May 18, 2013

Senior List

Games Goals
No Player Name Ht Wt DoB Debut Recruited From 2013 Career 2013 Career
1 Michael Hibberd 187 90 03.01.90 Rd 6,2011 Somerville/Dandenong U18/Frankston 8 30 2 3
2 Tom Bellchambers 202 110 09.07.89 Rd 11,2008 Northern Bombers/Tas U18 8 51 13 33
3 Scott Gumbleton 197 99 03.08.88 Rd 17,2007 Peel Thunder (WA) 4 32 11 44
4 Jobe Watson 191 95 08.02.85 Rd 13,2003 Xavier College/Sandringham U18 8 162 9 88
5 Brent Stanton 185 84 01.05.86 Rd 1,2004 Banyule/Northern U18 7 189 5 121
6 Joe Daniher 201 94 04.03.94 Aberfeldie (Vic)/Calder U18 0 0 0 0
7 Leroy Jetta 180 78 06.07.88 Rd 1,2007 South Fremantle (WA) 1 84 0 73
8 Jason Winderlich 188 82 10.10.84 Rd 7,2003 Thorpdale/Gippsland U18 4 104 3 54
9 Brendon Goddard 189 94 20.05.85 Traralgon/Gippsland U18 8 213 5 109
10 Nick O'Brien 188 92 26.06.93 Rd 22,2012 Carngham-Linton (Vic)/St Pats College (Vic)/North Ballarat U18 0 2 0 3
11 David Zaharakis 185 82 21.02.90 Rd 2,2009 Eltham/Marcellin College/Northern U18 8 74 4 68
12 Stewart Crameri 190 96 10.08.88 Rd 20,2010 Maryborough/Bendigo Bombers 7 48 18 84
14 Jason Ashby 187 77 16.05.94 Kew Rovers (Vic)/Carey Grammar (Vic)/Oakleigh U18 0 0 0 0
15 Courtenay Dempsey 187 85 28.08.87 Rd 7,2006 Morningside (Qld) 6 80 3 20
16 Tayte Pears 192 92 24.03.90 Rd 4,2008 East Perth (WA) 2 59 0 3
17 Jake Melksham 186 84 29.08.91 Rd 3,2010 Oak Park/PEGS/Calder U18 7 66 1 27
18 Michael Hurley 195 97 01.06.90 Rd 1,2009 Macleod/Northern U18 6 69 8 83
19 David Hille 202 108 02.06.81 Rd 8,2001 Peninsula School/Dandenong U18 3 196 1 153
20 Jackson Merrett 187 78 27.02.93 Rd 23,2012 Cobden (Vic)/Melbourne Grammar (Vic)/Geelong U18 6 7 5 5
21 Dyson Heppell 189 85 14.05.92 Rd 1,2011 Leongatha/Gippsland U18 7 50 5 11
22 Jake Carlisle 200 98 01.10.91 Rd 20,2010 Craigieburn/Calder U18 7 35 0 7
23 David Myers 191 92 30.06.89 Rd 7,2008 Perth (WA) 8 53 4 15
24 Alex Browne 188 86 09.08.92 Rd 11,2011 Hawthorn Citizens/Xavier College/Oakleigh U18 0 8 0 3
26 Cale Hooker 197 98 13.10.88 Rd 21,2008 East Fremantle (WA) 8 74 0 5
27 Luke Davis 191 93 23.12.92 West Adelaide (SA) 0 0 0 0
28 Elliott Kavanagh 187 80 19.05.93 Rd 18,2012 Williamstown (VFL)/PEGS/Western U18 2 3 2 2
29 Alwyn Davey 174 76 15.05.84 Rd 1,2007 Palmerston (NT)/South Adelaide (SA) 7 93 14 115
30 Patrick Ryder 197 94 14.03.88 Rd 1,2006 East Fremantle (WA) 4 136 3 90
31 Dustin Fletcher 198 93 07.05.75 Rd 2,1993 Essendon Grammar/Western U18 5 370 0 34
32 Travis Colyer 175 75 24.08.91 Rd 3,2010 Claremont (WA) 2 29 0 17
33 Dylan Van Unen 189 88 22.06.90 North Ringwood (Vic)/Box Hill Hawks (VFL)/Frankston (VFL) 0 0 0 0
34 Kyle Hardingham 186 86 01.09.88 Rd 17,2010 East Fremantle (WA) 3 52 1 10
35 Martin Gleeson 186 70 25.08.94 Koroit (Vic)/North Ballarat U18 0 0 0 0
37 Sean Gregory 196 76 20.01.94 Rupertswood (Vic)/Calder U18 0 0 0 0
38 Nick Kommer 184 78 28.09.90 Scarborough (WA)/East Perth (WAFL) 6 6 2 2
39 Heath Hocking 186 88 27.12.87 Rd 20,2007 Mooroolbark/Eastern U18 8 88 4 32
40 Ben Howlett 180 80 21.10.88 Rd 1,2010 Peel Thunder (WA) 8 65 9 30
41 William Hams 180 71 14.07.94 Sale (Vic)/Gippsland U18 0 0 0 0
42 Nathan Lovett-Murray 190 87 18.11.82 Rd 1,2004 Heywood/Nth Ball U18/Coll Rook/Bend Bomb/W'town 1 143 0 72
46 Mark Baguley 181 83 21.05.87 Langwarrin (Vic)/Frankston (VFL) 7 14 1 1