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FLETCHER A LIKELY STARTER
Star Essendon full back Dustin Fletcher is a likely starter against Port Adelaide this Saturday night despite only completing half an hour of training this afternoon. Fletcher suffered a slight strain to his aductor during the Bombers match against the Kangaroos last weekend but officials are confident he will be right to play this week. ""He was only ever going to do some straight line running tonight,"" Essendon football manager Matthew Drain said. ""He completed that, felt good and assuming he pulls up well he should be right to play.""
Star Essendon full back Dustin Fletcher is a likely starter against Port Adelaide this Saturday night despite only completing half an hour of training this afternoon. Fletcher suffered a slight strain to his aductor during the Bombers match against the Kangaroos last weekend but officials are confident he will be right to play this week. ""He was only ever going to do some straight line running tonight,"" Essendon football manager Matthew Drain said. ""He completed that, felt good and assuming he pulls up well he should be right to play.""
In other training news, Matthew Lloyd ran laps as he continues to work towards a return in about four weeks time. James Hird was sent home sick while Damien Peverill did some bike work indoors. Joel Reynolds was missing from tonight's training session - Reynolds represented St Bernards in a schoolboy final this afternoon.
The Essendon players have got well and truly into the spirit of the World Cup. In his latest ""Insider"" column, star Bombers' full forward Matthew Lloyd talks about the Essendon players' World Cup sweep and lets you know which players drew which teams. He also talks about the time he spent growing up in Scotland and how he became a big soccer fan. Go to ""The Insider"" to read Matthew Lloyd's latest column.
