The Essendon squad had a light training session this morning in preparation for its match tomorrow against Sydney. The Bombers will play the Swans in the AFL Exhibition match, proudly brought to you by IMB. The 23-man squad will travel to Sydney tomorrow morning for the 3.30pm start at North Sydney Oval. Matthew Lloyd will captain the team and new recruits Justin Murphy, Kepler Bradley, Jay Nash, Brent Stanton and Ricky Dyson will make their debut for the Bombers.

Essendon Squad:
Mark Bolton, Kepler Bradley, Marc Bullen, Tristan Cartledge, James Davies, Ricky Dyson, David Hille, Sam Hunt, Matthew Lloyd, Andrew Lovett, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Mark Mercuri, Justin Murphy, Jay Nash, Damien Peverill, Ted Richards, Brent Stanton, Peter Summers, Darren Walsh, Jobe Watson, Andrew Welsh, Adrian Wilson and Jason Winderlich.

The Bombers that are left behind don’t get off that easy. Assistant coach Robert Shaw will take the remainder of the squad for a skills session in the morning. The team will be back on the road next week when they travel to Darwin for the Round 1 Wizard Cup match against Fremantle.

There is still tickets remaining to the AFL exhibition match in Sydney. Tickets can be purchased from Ticketek on 0292664800 - $15 adults, $10 students/pensioner and kids free. Gates open at 1pm and supporters can get all their favourite players' autographs at 1.45pm before the match kicks off at 3.30pm.

If you can't make the match remember to get all the latest news from the Exhibition game at essendonfc.com.au, including live scoring and a full match report.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO AFL EXHIBITION MATCH AT NORTH SYDNEY OVAL
State rail track work between Wynyard-Bewowra on Saturday, 14th February. Buses running between these two stations in lieu of trains.

PRIOR TO GAME
Buses departing from Wynyard station - every 15 minutes - both express (first stop North Sydney) and all stations buses.

FOLLOWING GAME
Buses departing from North Sydney station - every 15 minutes - both express (first stop Wynyard) and all stations buses.

SHUTTLE
A shuttle bus starting from 1pm will pick up from North Sydney train station and transfer footy fans to North Sydney Oval at regular intervals. The service will continue until 6pm.

WIZARD CUP
Round 1 - Essendon v Fremantle

Friday, February 20th
Marrara Oval, Darwin
7.40pm start (EST)

Watch the Bombers first official match for season 2004 on Fox Footy or login to the BomberLand website for live scoring and a full match report.

Meet Kevin Sheedy, Dean Wallis and Damian Cupido at Top End Bombers Supporter Function
Date: Thursday, February 19th
Venue: Kantilla's Function Room
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: $15.00 adult, $7.00 child (3 - 12 years)
Ticket contact:
MICHELLE CARTER AH: 89 419 409 MOBILE: 0403 260300
MARILYN BARTELS AH: 89 455 386 MOBILE: 0413 006525
LYNNE HOLLAND AH: 89 273 624

Please note - Tickets can be purchased at the Wulagi Supermarket