August 12, 2008
From the Bendigo Advertiser
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Firstly, there’s the negative, which is the fact the Bombers copped the biggest hiding in their history, losing by 119 points, 21.13 (139) to 2.8 (20).
Or secondly, there can be the positive spin put on it, in that the club gave opportunities to five players to get their first taste of senior VFL football.
In what was one of the most inexperienced - if not the most inexperienced - side the Bombers have fielded in their six years, Mark Arnott, Jonathon Gawthrop, Darren Granger, David Martin and Chris Mathieson made their senior debuts.
They were among 18 Bendigo-listed players.