Delistings Completed

Following the failure to trade Kepler Bradley and Mark Johnson last week, both players this week were delisted with both set to go into the AFL National Draft hoping to find new footballing homes for 2008.

Rookie list ruckman Lachlan McKinnon was also given his marching orders while the club officially confirmed the upgrading from rookie list to senior list status for Adam Ramanauskas and Heath Hocking.

Off-Season List Changes

Going:

James Hird (Retired)
Mark Bolton (Retired)
Chris Heffernan (Retired)
Scott Camporeale (Retired)
Mark Johnson (Delisted)
Kepler Bradley (Delisted)
Richard Cole (Delisted)
Lachlan McKinnon (Delisted)

Coming:

Adam Ramanauskas (Rookie List Upgrade)
Heath Hocking (Rookie List Upgrade)
Darcy Daniher (Father/Son Selection #39)

2007 AFL National Draft Selections:

6, 23, 39 (Daniher), 55, 71

Assistant Coach Named

Essendon have added former Tiger and Docker Ashley Prescott to the senior coaching staff for 2008 as Development Coach. He joins current assistant Gary O’Donnell in two of the four Assistant Coaching positions, with the remaining two positions
excepted to be filled by the end of next week. Prescott has been senior coach of WAFL side Claremont from 2004-07 and WAFL State Team coach in 2007.

No Love From The Punters

Following the appointment of Matthew Knights as Essendon senior coach for 2008, the punters have jumped off the Bomber bandwagon predicting a slide down the ladder for the Bombers in 2008, with early betting odds tipping the Bombers to finish 15th in 2008, just ahead of Knights former team Richmond.

Pre-Season Training

Essendon will begin their 2008 pre-season training on Wednesday, November 7 at Windy Hill.