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The Essendon Bombers took their second win of the AFL season on Saturday, knocking over the Gold Coast Suns by a goal at Etihad Stadium.
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Final score
Essendon Bombers 11.9.75
Gold Coast Suns 9.15.69
The Essendon Bombers are looking for just their second win of the season when they face the Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium. Join us on The Roar from 1:10pm (AEST) to follow all the action.
2016 has played out as many expected for the depleted Bombers.
In his first year in charge, John Worsfold has done well to keep his mixture of rookies and veteran top-up players interested, despite constant losses.
The Dons sit on the bottom of the ladder and look set to get the next number one draft pick, barring a couple of upset wins.
Despite the tough circumstances, Essendon will likely benefit in the long run, as they have been able to get plenty of game time into the likes of Darcy Parish, Orazio Fantasia and Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, who all look promising.
The Suns looked a force to be reckoned with early in the season, but things took a turn as injuries and suspensions piled up, ultimately ruining any chance Rodney Eade’s men had of playing finals.
Like the Bombers, the Gold Coast have got plenty of game time into youngsters this season, as they look to avoid the dreaded rebuild so early in the club’s history.
One shining light has been the form of spearhead Tom Lynch, who looks to be the cornerstone they can build a forward line around in the years to come.
A key battle that will help decide the result of this game is Joe Daniher against Steven May, as the in-form key forward takes on the Suns’ number one defender.
Down the other end of the field, the Bombers need to contain Lynch and Peter Wright.
The recent record won’t mean much in this game, as both teams are just looking for the season to be over, so it will ultimately come down to whoever has the most petrol left in the tank.
Prediction
While they are still without a number of their stars due to injury, the Suns should get the chocolates.
Suns by 25 points.
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