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Essendon will be a far more experienced line-up when it takes to the MCG this Saturday afternoon with Dustin Fletcher and Paul Barnard returning to the Essendon line up; Andrew Welsh and Rob Forster-Knight have made way for the pair while Mark Mercuri has been named on the bench - <a href=""/2003/preview.asp?round_no=2#teams"">View the Essendon team</a>.
The 2003 footy season kicked off last week and supporters got a glimpse of what Essendon players are on track to have a stellar season. However, it is only Round 1 and as 2002 proved anything can happen during the year that can affect a player’s season. Past playing form gives an indication of which players you expect to have a strong season but only time will tell who will perform well for the Bombers in 2003.
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