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Pies return fire to ease ache
Collingwood eases some of the lingering ache from Anzac Day with a win as much about atonement as entrenching its place in the top four, a comfortable 35-point victory over Essendon.
Black and might
Expectation can be a bitch. Essendon, under-rated all year, received plenty of attention this week. Given a chance against Collingwood, it could not come close to grabbing it. The upstart pups were smacked.
Bombers prepare to pick up pieces
Essendon crash back to earth against Collingwood, just seven days after crushing Carlton by 69 points.
Home and away: the biggest games: no.4
In round 20, 2000, more than 91,000 people packed into the MCG to see traditional rivals Carlton and Essendon go head- to-head in the most anticipated home-and-away clash of the year.
Pies seek to avenge Anzac Day loss
Ten weeks after a five-point Anzac Day loss, Collingwood has reasserted itself and learned valuable lessons.
Monfries sets sights on Bombers' captaincy
Angus Monfries does not shy away from dreaming big. One day he wants to captain the Essendon Football Club.
McVeigh rues leadership lapse
Essendon midfielder Mark McVeigh believes his chances of becoming Bomber captain have been scotched after his suspension for a late-night drinking session.
Monfries: work in progress
The efforts of Angus Monfries are chosen to sum up everything this
new Essendon wants to be about.
Watson may play after rapid recovery
A rapid recovery from an ankle injury may allow Jobe Watson to hold his place in Essendon's team for tomorrow's night blockbuster clash against Collingwood.
Pears enjoys fruits of labour
As a second-year full-back, Tayte Pears could justifIably have been content with holding enigmatic Carlton spearhead Brendan Fevola to two goals last Friday night.
Angry Bombers dump McVeigh
A late-night drinking session with former teammate Dean Solomon is believed to be behind Essendon midfielder Mark McVeigh being axed for Friday night's blockbuster against Collingwood.
Dons' Anzac Day hero faces battle to play return game
David Zaharakis, who fulfilled a boyhood dream on Anzac Day when kicking the winning goal for Essendon in the dying seconds against Collingwood, thinks he will struggle to get back into the team for Friday's clash against the Pies.
McVeigh suspended by Essendon
Senior Bombers midfielder Mark McVeigh has been suspended for
disciplinary reasons, ruling him out of his club's Friday night
blockbuster against Collingwood.
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