The Victorian Football League season kicks off this weekend and the Bendigo Bombers face Sandringham this Sunday. It is the first official appearance for the Bendigo Bombers who formed at the end of last season when the Bendigo Diggers and the Essendon VFL side amalgamated. There will be some familiar faces playing for the Bendigo Bombers including - Cory McGrath, Robert Forster-Knight, Shane Harvey and Andrew Welsh. All will be keen to perform well and push for senior selection next week.

Bendigo Bombers team:
B: Hall, Laycock, Keown
HB: Welsh, Bannister, Walsh
C: Bullen, McGrath, Winderlich
HF: M.Brown, Richards, Harvey
F: Cartledge, Wilson, Howard
R: Forster-Knight, O'Keefe, Carter
Inter from: Cail, Corcoran, Hawkins, Eaton, Connaughton, Fitzgerald, Campbell, Bowen

The match kicks off at 1pm at Sandringham and all Essendon supporters are encouraged to come along and