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After consistent form for the Bendigo Bombers, Ricky Dyson has been recalled to the seniors to replace the injured Scott Camporeale when Essendon play Carlton on Sunday. Damien Peverill, Patrick Ryder and Joel Reynolds also come into the squad of 25 that will be finalised tomorrow afternoon.
The Essendon squad is:
Backs: M Johnson Fletcher Bradley
Half Backs: Welsh McPhee Lovett-Murray
Centres: J.Johnson Watson Stanton
Half Forwards: Monfries Lucas McVeigh
Forwards: Hird Laycock Lovett
Rucks: Hille Bolton Heffernan
Bench: Dyson Peverill Solomon Rioli Winderlich Ryder Reynolds
In: Dyson Peverill Ryder Reynolds
Out: Camporeale
Despite sitting fourteenth on the AFL ladder, with only one win for the season, Kevin Sheedy is remaining positive and urging Essendon fans to understand the club is in a rebuilding phase. Speaking at a press conference today, Sheedy reinforced the club is the process of developing a side that can win a premiership in the next couple of years.
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