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In his latest column - the Word from Hird - a frustrated Essendon captain James Hird said the Bombers paid the penalty for playing ""selfish"" football last Saturday. Hird said the Bombers must have 22 contributors, playing for each other if they are to beat Collingwood on Friday night and remain in the finals race. <A href=""/news/hird2004.asp?id=19"">Click here </A>to read Hird's full column.
Bomber coach Kevin Sheedy has indicated that he will make wholesale changes to the team that lost to Carlton on Saturday by 17-points. Sheedy said that Joe Misiti is one of the likely omissions. ""Joe has been playing off the bench for a while, so he probably needs a game in the seconds or rest him and play him the next week,"" Sheedy said.
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