Do you think Mark McVeigh, Damian Cupido and Joel Reynolds see this weekend as just another practice match? Just another way to fill in a weekend until the season begins. Not likely! This weekend's hitout is critical if they are to play their way into Essendon's Round 1 team to take on Port Adelaide. And a number of other players are in the same boat. The result of this match might not bother you too much but it is make or break time for some young Bombers in Newcastle on Saturday. Click here for the full match preview.