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DRAFTEES SET TO DEBUT IN SYDNEY
New recruits Kepler Bradley, Jay Nash, Ricky Dyson and Brent Stanton will get their first taste of senior footy this weekend when they debut for Essendon. The four draftees were named in the 23-man squad to play Sydney this Saturday in the AFL Exhibition match brought to you by IMB. Justin Murphy will also make his first appearance in the red and black and triple Coleman Medallist Matthew Lloyd will captain the side.
New recruits Kepler Bradley, Jay Nash, Ricky Dyson and Brent Stanton will get their first taste of senior footy this weekend when they debut for Essendon. The four draftees were named in the 23-man squad to play Sydney this Saturday in the AFL Exhibition match brought to you by IMB. Justin Murphy will also make his first appearance in the red and black and triple Coleman Medallist Matthew Lloyd will captain the side.
Essendon squad: Mark Bolton, Kepler Bradley, Marc Bullen, Tristan Cartledge, James Davies, Ricky Dyson, David Hille, Sam Hunt, Matthew Lloyd, Andrew Lovett, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Mark Mercuri, Justin Murphy, Jay Nash, Damien Peverill, Ted Richards, Brent Stanton, Peter Summers, Darren Walsh, Jobe Watson, Andrew Welsh, Adrian Wilson and Jason Winderlich.
The squad will travel to Sydney on Saturday morning for the match at North Sydney Oval. Gates open at 1pm and supporters can get all their favourite players' autographs at 1.45pm before the match kicks off at 3.30pm. Tickets can be purchased from Ticketek on 0292664800 - $15 adults, $10 students/pensioner and kids free. If you can't make the match remember to get all the latest news from the Exhibition game at essendonfc.com.au, including live scoring and a full match report.
The Essendon coaching panel couldn’t believe their luck when Ricky Dyson was still available by the time their fourth selection came around in last year’s National Draft. The 18-year-old was predicted by the AFL to be drafted in the top 20. ""Dyson is a very good kick and over the next two years if we can train him up to what we think is needed for him to improve, then I have no doubt he could transfer from being in the top 22 players in Australia at the age of 17, to hopefully an AFL career by the time he is 21,"" Sheedy said.
