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ESSENDON has lost winger Brayden Fiorini just minutes before the first ball-up for Saturday night's important clash with North Melbourne.
The former Gold Coast player has been withdrawn from the match with a back complaint and replaced in the Bombers' 23 by Matt Guelfi, who will play his first game of 2026.
Fiorini is in his first season at the Bombers after 10 seasons at the Suns.
The Bombers (0-2) are already at risk of a wasted season after a poor performance against finals contender Hawthorn was made worse by a dismal display when facing a Port Adelaide outfit widely expected to be around the same mark.
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North Melbourne has beaten arch-rival Essendon for the first time in 10 years
North Melbourne has beaten arch-rival Essendon for the first time in 10 years.
The 12-point win, 12.9 (81) to 9.15 (69), was the Kangaroos' first over the Bombers since Round 8, 2016, and improves their win-loss record this season to 2-1.
Young forward Zane Duursma kicked three goals in a feisty game that could see ruck Tristan Xerri come under scrutiny from the AFL's match review officer.
Duursma kicked three of the Roos' first five goals in a scrappy first half punctuated by moments of free-flowing North Melbourne football.
After an even first quarter, tempers frayed in the second term with Xerri in the thick of the action.
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North Melbourne have survived a late Bombers fightback to claim a 12-point win on Saturday night, but that victory has been soured by Tristan Xerri’s “moment of madness”.
Xerri is staring down Match Review scrutiny after appearing to wipe his blood onto the face of rival Andy McGrath in the second term of his side’s 12.9 (81) to 9.15 (69) victory at Marvel Stadium.
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Not since Collingwood’s Nathan Buckley back in 2002 has an AFL player been banned for such an act, but Fox Footy’s Jay Clark believes the Roos big man is in hot water.
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