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Essendon will train three times this week in the lead up to its preliminary final match up with Carlton this Saturday at the MCG.
The Bombers first session will be this afternoon and the players are expected to hit the track at 3.30pm.
The players will also train this Wednesday and Friday at 3.30pm.
Mark Johnson, the Bombers only injury concern, is expected to train each night this week.
Essendon will play Carlton in next Saturday's Preliminary Final, after the Blues defeated Brisbane by 82 points in their semi-final today. That result sets up the rematch that every Essendon fan has eagerly awaited since Preliminary Final day 1999.
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