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RDFL juniors love a taste of Bomber class

Juniors from the Riddell District Football League enjoyed a rare opportunity to use an AFL club’s facilities.

The league’s junior academy squads spent the past two Mondays training at Essendon’s new high-performance centre at Melbourne Airport.

Under-12 academy coach Peter Wood said players were ‘‘jumping out of their skins’’ ahead of the training sessions. The initiative is part of a partnership between the league and Essendon started in 2011.

“I think that everyone aspires to be an AFL footballer,” Wood said.

“It gives them a little more drive to see what they can achieve.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a lot of these kids, as some won’t get to experience it again.”

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