Essendon captain, Matthew Lloyd, has been placed on the club's veterans list as part of the Bombers' changes to its official list before the Third List Lodgement deadline.
 
The 29-year-old has played 231 games for Essendon and kicked a club record 829 goals since making his debut in 1995.
 
He has been placed on the veterans list following the retirement of James Hird.
 
In 2008, Essendon will have a list of 38 players with two veterans (32-year-old Dustin Fletcher and Lloyd) outside the list. The Bombers will also have four rookies.
 
This means Essendon will be taking two picks in the pre-season draft (on Tuesday, 11th December) and two players in the rookie draft (also on the Tuesday).
 
As part of the list lodgement deadline, the AFL advised that the final selection order for the 2007 NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft will not be confirmed until later this month.

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