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Essendon captain James Hird says his team must learn from last Friday night's loss against Carlton but not dwell on it as they prepare to take on Hawthorn this weekend. In his weekly column, The Word from Hird, the Bomber skipper says he felt the Essendon midfield got tired late in the game but that it wasn't due to a lack of fitness. <A href=""http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/hird2004.asp?id=25"">Read The Word from Hird</A>.
Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy has declared Matthew Lloyd a strong chance of returning to the Bombers line up against Hawthorn this weekend. ""He’s a chance, he’s probably a 70-80 per cent chance,"" Sheedy said at training this afternoon. But the coach is leaving the final decision in the hands of others and will not risk his champion full forward.
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