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Hird back, Watson gets the nod
Jobe Watson will play his first senior game this season against the Western Bulldogs at The Dome on Sunday afternoon. Watson hasn't been seen since Essendon's semi-final loss to Geelong last season. But Watson is now injury free and in form and he comes into the 25-man squad along with James Hird, who has recovered from a hamstring injury.
Jobe Watson will play his first senior game this season against the Western Bulldogs at The Dome on Sunday afternoon. Watson hasn't been seen since Essendon's semi-final loss to Geelong last season. But Watson is now injury free and in form and he comes into the 25-man squad along with James Hird who has recovered from a hamstring injury.
The Essendon team is:
Backs: Welsh Fletcher Zantuck Half Backs: Bradley Lucas Hird Centres: M. Johnson J. Johnson Stanton Half Forwards: Murphy Laycock McPhee Forwards: Solomon Lloyd Lovett Rucks: Hille Peverill McVeigh Bench: Lovett-Murray Watson Alvey Winderlich Cupido Thomas Henneman
In his latest column - The Word from Hird - James Hird has leapt to the defence of full forward Matthew Lloyd. Some commentators and fans have questioned Lloyd's output this season but Hird says his teammates haven't held up their end of the bargain. ""Matthew is getting his opportunities but too often we simply aren’t kicking the ball to his advantage,"" Hird says. Read the Word from Hird.
