Sitting on the pine is fine

In his weekly column - The Word from Hird - the Bombers' skipper James Hird says sitting on the interchange bench&nbsp;no longer has the stigma attached&nbsp;to it that it once had. In fact Hird says the use of the bench and impact of the players' who start&nbsp;on it can often be the difference between winning and losing. <A href=""http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/hird2004.asp?id=30"">Read the Word from Hird</A>.&nbsp;