Road Warriors return home
June 01, 2007
From Bendigo Advertiser
THE Road Warriors are finally returning home for the first time this year.
After seven straight games on the road, the Metricon Bendigo Bombers will play their first game of the season at the Queen Elizabeth Oval this Sunday when they take on the in-form Coburg Tigers in round eight of the VFL.
THE Road Warriors are finally returning home for the first time this year.
After seven straight games on the road, the Metricon Bendigo Bombers will play their first game of the season at the Queen Elizabeth Oval this Sunday when they take on the in-form Coburg Tigers in round eight of the VFL.
So far this season, the Bombers have played six games in Melbourne and one in Geelong because of the condition of the QEO surface, hence earning the name The Road Warriors, similar to the Mel Gibson movie character Mad Max.
The Bombers were also unable to play any of their practice matches, which began in late February, at their home ground because of its dry and unsafe surface.
However, with the QEO now in a satisfactory condition for football because of recycled water and recent rain, the Bombers are ready to host the third-placed Tigers in Bendigo.
"At times it has been a stretch for the players and staff to be travelling every week for the past three months," Bombers coach Matthew Knights said yesterday.
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