For the remainder of December and into the New Year, the Engine Room will be running profiles of each player on the Essendon senior list. We will have a look at what went right in 2001 and what went wrong. What will the coaching staff want from each player and how might they be used in 2002. The first player in this series is STEVEN ALESSIO. The Bomber big man has plenty of work ahead of him in 2002 but he is well and truly up to the task. The series starts in the Engine Room on Monday.

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Current features in the Engine Room include -A nine part special with Bombers' assistant coach Mark Harvey - Looking Back on Moving Forward. The three-time premiership player discusses his decision to stay at Essendon as an assistant coach, the off-season turmoil and team morale. You will also find in the Engine Room - exclusive footage of the teams first pre season training sessions, the chance to win a signed, framed Essendon Football Club guernsey in Bomber Barons quiz, an exclusive news story on why Salmon returned to Essendon and more! Look out for the return of the usual Engine Room segments and new features in 2002 - including the Robert Shaw Column.