Changes At Windy Hill

Essendon coach Matthew Knights has revealed a couple of senior Bombers are in the mix to return for Friday's AFL match against Melbourne.Knights claimed $255k veteran defender Dustin Fletcher (leg), $396k midfielder Jason Winderlich (ankle) and $338k club stalwart Andrew Welsh (leg) were close to returning after injuries."All will play on Friday night, pending today's (Tuesday's) training session," Knights admitted, including $306k youngster Kyle Reimers who returned in Round 11 after injury.Knights added, "Fletcher will come in, it's been seven weeks now for Dustin, he's had a good three or four weeks on the training track, so he'll come into...

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DreamTeam Update: Tribunal Pleas

The AFL tribunal will not meet this week after no charges from the weekend where serious enough to warrant it.Richmond's Jack Riewoldt was up for a striking charge on West Coast's Daniel Kerr, but the $278k Tiger forward opted to accept a reprimand.Thus Riewoldt is free to play next week and the AFL tribunal is free to enjoy a night o...

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Judd Good To Go

DreamTeam coaches can breathe a big sigh of relief after Carlton confirmed star midfielder Chris Judd would be fine to face Essendon next round.Judd sustained a broken nose in Friday night's loss against St Kilda and underwent surgery on Saturday.But the former Eagle returned to training on Monday and is ready to go.Carlton football manager Steven Icke said, "We were a bit surprised he came out and trained, but such is the quality and professionalism of the player that nothing should surprise. He trained well."In other injury news at Carlton, Simon Wiggins will be available for the Bombers game after shaking off a hamstring problem, along with...

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