AFL: Richmond defender Josh Gibcus will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury.
One of football’s great modern rivalries adds another chapter as Essendon and Hawthorn clash to open their seasons at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
The Bombers go into the season with added pressure after a busy off-season of recruiting, with Brad Scott’s side to unveil all four of its recruits Ben McKay, Jade Gresham, Todd Goldstein and Xavier Duursma. It’s meanwhile been a less than ideal build up to the season for the Hawks amid several injury setbacks. However in an exciting prospect for fans, they’ll also unearth all five of their new faces — recruits Mabior Chol, Jack Ginnivan, Massimo D’Ambrosio plus draftee Nick Watson.This match gets underway at 1.45pm AEDT from the MCG.
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