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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Essendon Bombers vs GWS Giants LIVE: Ailing Bombers chase Marvel miracle win against Giants
Essendon will allocate extra resources to go about fixing their under-fire strength and conditioning program as the Bombers prepare to face surging GWS with 17 players unavailable. The Bombers' tumultuous season plagued by injuries continues to worsen after losing star playmaker Nic Martin (knee) and midfielder Will Setterfield (foot) long-term in Saturday night's ugly loss against Richmond. Essendon confirmed on Wednesday young midfielder Elijah Tsatas had also joined the injury list after straining his hamstring during the defeat. Rising forward Nate Caddy and midfielder Ben Hobbs were also injured, but are expected to only miss a week. Essendon will equal the most debutants in a season in the AFL era - 13 - when mid-season draftee Liam McMahon plays against the Giants at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. Archie Perkins, Jade Gresham, Vigo Visentini, Dylan Shiel and Matt Guelfi also come into the side amidst a whopping six changes, with veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein rested. Bombers coach Brad Scott was almost lost for words when detailing the injury crisis after the Richmond game, but was more upbeat a day out from facing the Giants. 'A five-day break, there's no time to be getting distracted from what I need to do,' Scott said on Wednesday. 'I do have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program. There's no doubt we will relocate resources to that (medical conditioning) space. 'We know better than anyone this year how important it is to get your players fit and available. 'It's hard not to be really frustrated, almost exasperated, just devastating seeing players like Nic Martin and Will Setterfield suffer really serious injuries. 'It's been a perfect storm of a whole range of different injuries all coming together at once. 'There are moments, don't get me wrong, where we all - including me - feel sorry for ourselves, but we've got to bounce out of that really quickly.' Martin became the fourth Bomber to injure their ACL this season, joining Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Tom Edwards. Sam Draper will also be sidelined for up to 12 months after rupturing his achilles in April. Essendon will have 11 first-choice players sidelined against GWS - Martin, Setterfield, Caddy, Hobbs, Draper, Darcy Parish, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Langford, Ben McKay, Harry Jones and Zach Reid. The Bombers will be spared GWS at their best, with Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan and star midfielder Josh Kelly to miss the trip to Melbourne. But GWS veteran Stephen Coniglio will make his long-awaited AFL return, having overcome a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue suffered earlier this season. The Giants also recalled Max Gruzewski and Toby McMullin. Essendon will be facing up to former star Jake Stringer in Giants colours for the first time. Stringer booted 207 goals in 123 games for the Bombers before seeking a move to GWS last off-season. After a frustrating start to his time in western Sydney, the 31-year-old hit some serious form against Geelong last week with four goals. 'I played seven or eight years with some of those guys that have gone down with long-term injuries. My heart goes out to them,' Stringer said of Essendon's injury crisis. 'We won't be going out Thursday night taking them lightly. 'We'll be going out there thinking they're full-strength and getting after it.'
The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Essendon Bombers vs GWS Giants LIVE: Ailing Bombers chase Marvel miracle win against Giants
Essendon will allocate extra resources to go about fixing their under-fire strength and conditioning program as the Bombers prepare to face surging GWS with 17 players unavailable. The Bombers' tumultuous season plagued by injuries continues to worsen after losing star playmaker Nic Martin (knee) and midfielder Will Setterfield (foot) long-term in Saturday night's ugly loss against Richmond. Essendon confirmed on Wednesday young midfielder Elijah Tsatas had also joined the injury list after straining his hamstring during the defeat. Rising forward Nate Caddy and midfielder Ben Hobbs were also injured, but are expected to only miss a week. Essendon will equal the most debutants in a season in the AFL era - 13 - when mid-season draftee Liam McMahon plays against the Giants at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. Archie Perkins, Jade Gresham, Vigo Visentini, Dylan Shiel and Matt Guelfi also come into the side amidst a whopping six changes, with veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein rested. Bombers coach Brad Scott was almost lost for words when detailing the injury crisis after the Richmond game, but was more upbeat a day out from facing the Giants. 'A five-day break, there's no time to be getting distracted from what I need to do,' Scott said on Wednesday. 'I do have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program. There's no doubt we will relocate resources to that (medical conditioning) space. 'We know better than anyone this year how important it is to get your players fit and available. 'It's hard not to be really frustrated, almost exasperated, just devastating seeing players like Nic Martin and Will Setterfield suffer really serious injuries. 'It's been a perfect storm of a whole range of different injuries all coming together at once. 'There are moments, don't get me wrong, where we all - including me - feel sorry for ourselves, but we've got to bounce out of that really quickly.' Martin became the fourth Bomber to injure their ACL this season, joining Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Tom Edwards. Sam Draper will also be sidelined for up to 12 months after rupturing his achilles in April. Essendon will have 11 first-choice players sidelined against GWS - Martin, Setterfield, Caddy, Hobbs, Draper, Darcy Parish, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Langford, Ben McKay, Harry Jones and Zach Reid. The Bombers will be spared GWS at their best, with Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan and star midfielder Josh Kelly to miss the trip to Melbourne. But GWS veteran Stephen Coniglio will make his long-awaited AFL return, having overcome a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue suffered earlier this season. The Giants also recalled Max Gruzewski and Toby McMullin. Essendon will be facing up to former star Jake Stringer in Giants colours for the first time. Stringer booted 207 goals in 123 games for the Bombers before seeking a move to GWS last off-season. After a frustrating start to his time in western Sydney, the 31-year-old hit some serious form against Geelong last week with four goals. 'I played seven or eight years with some of those guys that have gone down with long-term injuries. My heart goes out to them,' Stringer said of Essendon's injury crisis. 'We won't be going out Thursday night taking them lightly. 'We'll be going out there thinking they're full-strength and getting after it.'
The Advertiser
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Injury-hammered Bombers to revamp medical program
Essendon will allocate extra resources to go about fixing their under-fire strength and conditioning program as the Bombers prepare to face surging GWS with 16 players unavailable. The Bombers' tumultuous season plagued by injuries continues to worsen after losing star playmaker Nic Martin (knee) and midfielder Will Setterfield (foot) long-term in Saturday night's ugly loss against Richmond. Rising forward Nate Caddy and midfielder Ben Hobbs were also injured, but are expected to only miss a week. Essendon will equal the most debutants in a season in the AFL era - 13 - when mid-season draftee Liam McMahon plays against the Giants at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. Bombers coach Brad Scott was almost lost for words when detailing the injury crisis after the Richmond game, but was more upbeat a day out from facing the Giants. "A five-day break, there's no time to be getting distracted from what I need to do," Scott said on Wednesday. "I do have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program. There's no doubt we will relocate resources to that (medical conditioning) space. "We know better than anyone this year how important it is to get your players fit and available. "It's hard not to be really frustrated, almost exasperated, just devastating seeing players like Nic Martin and Will Setterfield suffer really serious injuries. "It's been a perfect storm of a whole range of different injuries all coming together at once. "There are moments, don't get me wrong, where we all - including me - feel sorry for ourselves, but we've got to bounce out of that really quickly." Martin became the fourth Bomber to injure their ACL this season, joining Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Tom Edwards. Sam Draper will also be sidelined for up to 12 months after rupturing his achilles in April. Essendon will have 11 first-choice players sidelined against GWS - Martin, Setterfield, Caddy, Hobbs, Draper, Darcy Parish, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Langford, Ben McKay, Harry Jones and Zach Reid. The Bombers will be spared GWS at their best, with Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan and star midfielder Josh Kelly to miss the trip to Melbourne. But GWS veteran Stephen Coniglio is set to make his long-awaited AFL return, having overcome a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue suffered earlier this season. Essendon will be facing up to former star Jake Stringer in Giants colours for the first time. Stringer booted 207 goals in 123 games for the Bombers before seeking a move to GWS last off-season. After a frustrating start to his time in western Sydney, the 31-year-old hit some serious form against Geelong last week with four goals. "I played seven or eight years with some of those guys that have gone down with long-term injuries. My heart goes out to them," Stringer said of Essendon's injury crisis."We won't be going out Thursday night taking them lightly. "We'll be going out there thinking they're full-strength and getting after it.'' Essendon will allocate extra resources to go about fixing their under-fire strength and conditioning program as the Bombers prepare to face surging GWS with 16 players unavailable. The Bombers' tumultuous season plagued by injuries continues to worsen after losing star playmaker Nic Martin (knee) and midfielder Will Setterfield (foot) long-term in Saturday night's ugly loss against Richmond. Rising forward Nate Caddy and midfielder Ben Hobbs were also injured, but are expected to only miss a week. Essendon will equal the most debutants in a season in the AFL era - 13 - when mid-season draftee Liam McMahon plays against the Giants at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. Bombers coach Brad Scott was almost lost for words when detailing the injury crisis after the Richmond game, but was more upbeat a day out from facing the Giants. "A five-day break, there's no time to be getting distracted from what I need to do," Scott said on Wednesday. "I do have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program. There's no doubt we will relocate resources to that (medical conditioning) space. "We know better than anyone this year how important it is to get your players fit and available. "It's hard not to be really frustrated, almost exasperated, just devastating seeing players like Nic Martin and Will Setterfield suffer really serious injuries. "It's been a perfect storm of a whole range of different injuries all coming together at once. "There are moments, don't get me wrong, where we all - including me - feel sorry for ourselves, but we've got to bounce out of that really quickly." Martin became the fourth Bomber to injure their ACL this season, joining Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Tom Edwards. Sam Draper will also be sidelined for up to 12 months after rupturing his achilles in April. Essendon will have 11 first-choice players sidelined against GWS - Martin, Setterfield, Caddy, Hobbs, Draper, Darcy Parish, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Langford, Ben McKay, Harry Jones and Zach Reid. The Bombers will be spared GWS at their best, with Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan and star midfielder Josh Kelly to miss the trip to Melbourne. But GWS veteran Stephen Coniglio is set to make his long-awaited AFL return, having overcome a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue suffered earlier this season. Essendon will be facing up to former star Jake Stringer in Giants colours for the first time. Stringer booted 207 goals in 123 games for the Bombers before seeking a move to GWS last off-season. After a frustrating start to his time in western Sydney, the 31-year-old hit some serious form against Geelong last week with four goals. "I played seven or eight years with some of those guys that have gone down with long-term injuries. My heart goes out to them," Stringer said of Essendon's injury crisis."We won't be going out Thursday night taking them lightly. "We'll be going out there thinking they're full-strength and getting after it.'' Essendon will allocate extra resources to go about fixing their under-fire strength and conditioning program as the Bombers prepare to face surging GWS with 16 players unavailable. The Bombers' tumultuous season plagued by injuries continues to worsen after losing star playmaker Nic Martin (knee) and midfielder Will Setterfield (foot) long-term in Saturday night's ugly loss against Richmond. Rising forward Nate Caddy and midfielder Ben Hobbs were also injured, but are expected to only miss a week. Essendon will equal the most debutants in a season in the AFL era - 13 - when mid-season draftee Liam McMahon plays against the Giants at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. Bombers coach Brad Scott was almost lost for words when detailing the injury crisis after the Richmond game, but was more upbeat a day out from facing the Giants. "A five-day break, there's no time to be getting distracted from what I need to do," Scott said on Wednesday. "I do have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program. There's no doubt we will relocate resources to that (medical conditioning) space. "We know better than anyone this year how important it is to get your players fit and available. "It's hard not to be really frustrated, almost exasperated, just devastating seeing players like Nic Martin and Will Setterfield suffer really serious injuries. "It's been a perfect storm of a whole range of different injuries all coming together at once. "There are moments, don't get me wrong, where we all - including me - feel sorry for ourselves, but we've got to bounce out of that really quickly." Martin became the fourth Bomber to injure their ACL this season, joining Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Tom Edwards. Sam Draper will also be sidelined for up to 12 months after rupturing his achilles in April. Essendon will have 11 first-choice players sidelined against GWS - Martin, Setterfield, Caddy, Hobbs, Draper, Darcy Parish, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Langford, Ben McKay, Harry Jones and Zach Reid. The Bombers will be spared GWS at their best, with Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan and star midfielder Josh Kelly to miss the trip to Melbourne. But GWS veteran Stephen Coniglio is set to make his long-awaited AFL return, having overcome a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue suffered earlier this season. Essendon will be facing up to former star Jake Stringer in Giants colours for the first time. Stringer booted 207 goals in 123 games for the Bombers before seeking a move to GWS last off-season. After a frustrating start to his time in western Sydney, the 31-year-old hit some serious form against Geelong last week with four goals. "I played seven or eight years with some of those guys that have gone down with long-term injuries. My heart goes out to them," Stringer said of Essendon's injury crisis."We won't be going out Thursday night taking them lightly. "We'll be going out there thinking they're full-strength and getting after it.''
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Injury-hammered Bombers to revamp medical program
Essendon will allocate extra resources to go about fixing their under-fire strength and conditioning program as the Bombers prepare to face surging GWS with 16 players unavailable. The Bombers' tumultuous season plagued by injuries continues to worsen after losing star playmaker Nic Martin (knee) and midfielder Will Setterfield (foot) long-term in Saturday night's ugly loss against Richmond. Rising forward Nate Caddy and midfielder Ben Hobbs were also injured, but are expected to only miss a week. Essendon will equal the most debutants in a season in the AFL era - 13 - when mid-season draftee Liam McMahon plays against the Giants at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. Bombers coach Brad Scott was almost lost for words when detailing the injury crisis after the Richmond game, but was more upbeat a day out from facing the Giants. "A five-day break, there's no time to be getting distracted from what I need to do," Scott said on Wednesday. "I do have the utmost confidence in the people who are looking at our program. There's no doubt we will relocate resources to that (medical conditioning) space. "We know better than anyone this year how important it is to get your players fit and available. "It's hard not to be really frustrated, almost exasperated, just devastating seeing players like Nic Martin and Will Setterfield suffer really serious injuries. "It's been a perfect storm of a whole range of different injuries all coming together at once. "There are moments, don't get me wrong, where we all - including me - feel sorry for ourselves, but we've got to bounce out of that really quickly." Martin became the fourth Bomber to injure their ACL this season, joining Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Tom Edwards. Sam Draper will also be sidelined for up to 12 months after rupturing his achilles in April. Essendon will have 11 first-choice players sidelined against GWS - Martin, Setterfield, Caddy, Hobbs, Draper, Darcy Parish, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Langford, Ben McKay, Harry Jones and Zach Reid. The Bombers will be spared GWS at their best, with Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan and star midfielder Josh Kelly to miss the trip to Melbourne. But GWS veteran Stephen Coniglio is set to make his long-awaited AFL return, having overcome a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue suffered earlier this season. Essendon will be facing up to former star Jake Stringer in Giants colours for the first time. Stringer booted 207 goals in 123 games for the Bombers before seeking a move to GWS last off-season. After a frustrating start to his time in western Sydney, the 31-year-old hit some serious form against Geelong last week with four goals. "I played seven or eight years with some of those guys that have gone down with long-term injuries. My heart goes out to them," Stringer said of Essendon's injury crisis."We won't be going out Thursday night taking them lightly. "We'll be going out there thinking they're full-strength and getting after it.''
The Age
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Blues midfielder under new umpire contact rules; Dons lose two talented forwards as injury crisis deepens
More to come Bombers injury woes deepen Essendon's lengthy injury list grew longer on Tuesday, with news that emerging star Nate Caddy and fellow forward Ben Hobbs were unavailable for the Thursday-night game against Greater Western Sydney. With the young pair sidelined, the Bombers have 14 players listed as unavailable for the prime-time match – almost 30 per cent of their extended playing list of 47. The Bombers said Caddy had 'pulled up sore' from the weekend's loss to Richmond and would miss the game, while Hobbs will absent because of a minor groin injury. The short turnaround from Saturday night's game to the clash with GWS on Thursday was part of the reason both players were ruled out, with the club expecting them both to be available the following week against the Western Bulldogs. The Bombers had already lost Will Setterfield and Nic Martin from the team that played the Tigers last week for the rest of the season. Setterfield sustained a Lisfranc foot injury which requires surgery, while Nic Martin is to undergo a knee reconstruction next week after tearing his ACL. The Bombers injury list was already extensive, with just half the players who filled the top-10 in their best and fairest award last season unavailable for selection. In a cruel twist of fate for the Dons, Jake Stringer (ninth in last year's best and fairest award) will be a key player for GWS on Thursday, having returned to his best form with four goals against Geelong last week after his own injury woes earlier this season. Searching for positive news, the Bombers said Mason Redman recovered well after his return game from a hamstring injury, while came back through the VFL team without mishap. The Giants, meanwhile, will welcome back veteran Stephen Coniglio for his long-awaited AFL return, but will be without midfielder Josh Kelly, who has a recurring hip complaint, and spearhead Jesse Hogan. Coniglio is set to line-up against Essendon after spending 15 weeks on the sidelines. The 31-year-old has not played at AFL level since round three after suffering a glute complaint stemming from a nerve issue. Coniglio, who was originally slated to miss just one week, returns to the senior team after a two-week stint in the VFL. 'I think 'Cogs' will be good. He got through main training today, felt really good,' Giants coach Adam Kingsley said on Tuesday. Loading 'He's had two games back. We think he's probably ready to go, so I'd expect to see him.' The Giants will hope Coniglio's return will soften the blow of losing both Jesse Hogan and Kelly. With Hogan already confirmed out with a foot injury following their 26-point win over Geelong, Kingsley was forced to also rest Kelly. 'His hip is giving him a little bit of grief, so we need to give him a week off,' Kingsley said. 'It (the hip injury) settles, but it's something that's ongoing. 'We need to manage him, and this may not be the last game that he misses for the remainder of the season. 'We'll just sort of play it symptomatically, and a little bit like Jesse, you've got to make the calls when you think you need to make the call.' All-Australian defender Sam Taylor remains on the sidelines for at least one more week with a fractured toe. Elsewhere, Gold Coast will be without Touk Miller for at least three weeks. Loading The fifth-placed Suns lose the in-form midfielder ahead of a tough two-game stretch against top-eight teams Adelaide and Brisbane. Miller had suffered the injury in the second quarter of their thrilling six-point win over Collingwood. The 29-year-old has averaged 25.3 disposals and 5.4 clearances in a star-studded midfield including Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson.
