Bendigo Bombers vs. Sandringham

Sunday 22nd April at Windy Hill

Seniors - 2.00pm

Bendigo Bombers

B Chartres Lee Flaherty

HB Camporeale Bradley Rosa

C Skipworth J Johnson Dempsey

HF Cloke Gumbleton Jolley

F Cole Bolton Carter

Foll McKinnon Hislop Lonergan

I/C (from) Atkinson Hocking Houli Johns Maddern Maher Ramanauskas Reimers

Sandringham

B Ferguson Warnock Buckley

HB C Liddell Lamb Garland

C Gallagher Summers M Newton

HF Poyas Crowe T Johnston

F Holland Sautner Valenti

Foll Neaves Biddlecombe C Johnson

I/C (from) Bate Hughes M Johnston S Martin McGettigan Neville Petterd

Reserves 11.10am

Sandringham

B B Liddell Gibb Weetra

HB Dean Gribbin Hall

C Bode Paterakis Neville

HF Curcio Dunne Monaghan

F McKenzie Hughes Paule

Foll Ott Gilchrist Zarra

I/C (from) Cleeve Collyer Gileno Lyall Tregear Turcarelli

Really pleasing to see Ramanauskas back playing footy again. Hope he goes well, but that his team still loses

Neaves is giving away about 7cm in the ruck though.lol. Mckinnon at 206cm and freakishly agile whereas Neaves is shorter but plays more bash n crash. should be interesting.

IS that Travis Johnstons name on sandys HF line?

Sorry I have no idea?

IS that Travis Johnstons name on sandys HF line?

Sorry I have no idea?

Try Tomi Johnston, son of Wayne "The Dominator" Johnston.

Travis's "Johnstone" has an 'e' on the end.

Really pleasing to see Ramanauskas back playing footy again. Hope he goes well, but that his team still loses

Yep, I'd take that. I'd give up a Bendigo win for Rama to get through unscathed.

Good luck to Rama.

If he comes through it might be one of the few good news stories this year in football.

And we need them in spades.

Good to see rama back playing footy. I wish him the best, but hope the zebras give them a beating.

Will heath Neville make the cut on the bench for the zebras 1sts? I hope he gets a chance this year without his op flaring up.

Still no sylvia? I hope he is just being rested for security. Last time i heard he was being tested on his thigh so he isnt far away!

I've added the reserves team to the introductory post. It's just been announced.

Isaac Weetra makes his debut after a couple of hamstring injuries. He's a delightful young bloke and we wish him luck!

It would also be remiss of me not to mention the return to football of Adam Ramanauskas who will play his first game of football in two years when he lines up for Bendigo in the VFL this weekend. Since breaking down with a knee injury in early 2005 he has missed a lot of footy and was recently placed on the Bomber’s rookie list after ongoing battles with cancer over a three year period.

I think I speak for everyone at Melbourne and Sandringham and all at Demonland in wishing him a safe return to the game on Sunday.

Good luck!

I think I speak for everyone at Melbourne and Sandringham and all at Demonland in wishing him a safe return to the game on Sunday.

Good luck!

Indeed. All of his courage and hard-work to get back onto the field is really inspirational. Despite all the negative publicity footballers have been receiving lately, Rama is certainly a good role-model for not only aspiring footballers, but anyone who is going through adversity. Hopefully he makes it back into the Essendon side very soon and plays the rest of his career without any more health dramas.

Looking forward to hearing about Weetra's game.

congrats to rama and hope he can get his footy career back.

great to see weetra get a game aswell

Indeed. All of his courage and hard-work to get back onto the field is really inspirational. Despite all the negative publicity footballers have been receiving lately, Rama is certainly a good role-model for not only aspiring footballers, but anyone who is going through adversity. Hopefully he makes it back into the Essendon side very soon and plays the rest of his career without any more health dramas.

Well said Jaded......

And congratulations to Adam on showing so much courage in the face of adversity, and for making his way back to where he wants to be.

Good luck (he could do with some) to him for his future both on and off the field

Yeah, great to see Adam back playing. I wish him all the best.