New-look Redland Bombers set to kick off their NEAFL season

By Jessica Webster
Updated April 14 2016 - 1:40pm, first published March 28 2016 - 12:27pm
all eyes on the ball: Nick Weller receives the ball as a Brisbane Lions opponent closes in to mount a bit of pressure.
all eyes on the ball: Nick Weller receives the ball as a Brisbane Lions opponent closes in to mount a bit of pressure.

The Redland Bombers will kick off their 2016 NEAFL campaign in Canberra this weekend when they take on the Demons at Gungahlin Oval. A new-look Bombers outfit will take to the field this season after six players were snapped up by AFL clubs in last year’s National and Rookie AFL Drafts. Best-and-fairest winner Josh Smith (Collingwood), Paul Hunter (Adelaide), Matt Uebergang (Fremantle), Ben Keays (Brisbane) and Wylie Buzza (Geelong) all had their AFL dreams realised. Sam Michael became the sixth AFL-listed player when Essendon signed the former Brisbane rookie as a top-up for 2016.