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Essendon has lost its opening game of the season, going down to Port Adelaide by 41 points at AAMI Stadium this afternoon. The Bombers work rate and effort could not be questioned but it simply couldn’t find an avenue to goal.
Essendon's top pick in the 2008 NAB National Draft, Michael Hurley, admits to being 'shocked' when told he would make his AFL debut on Sunday against Port Adelaide. ""I got out of a team meeting on Tuesday and Knighta asked me to speak with him and he sat me down in his office and said 'congratulations you are playing on Sunday',"" Hurley said.
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