There are plenty of unanswered questions about Essendon going into the 2017 AFL season but John Worsfold doesnt believe there should be any queries over the fitness of the banned Bombers.The players who served suspensions in 2016 for anti-doping violations trained with their teammates on Monday for the first time since January.The 10 players still with the club trained as a group away from its Tullamarine headquarters during the season and Worsfold is delighted with how theyve returned for pre-season training.Weve had a fair idea about how theyve been tracking throughout the year but more so over the past month when the boys have been coming in and doing some stuff, Worsfold said.Ive been able to watch them running and kicking the footy and doing their program.I never had any real worries that they were going to be behind the eight ball.I dont think there will be too many issues.In my experience of watching players come back from long-term injuries where they miss pretty much a full season of footy is that they transition back in (well).The banned players chose to start their pre-season programs earlier than required, joining Essendons first- to fourth-year players.Its been 10 months so looking forward to getting back into it and starting again, Dyson Heppell told reporters as he arrived.Im very excited this morning. Its great to get back around the club and catch up with all the boys again.I think weve prepared ourselves really well ... our bodies are in really good shape to tackle the pre-season. Adidas Clearance Sale . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. Cheap Stan Smith Pink . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. http://www.stansmithdiscount.com/discount-ultra-boost-shoes.html . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. Stan Smith Discount .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Stan Smith Cheap Online . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. THE RUN HOME FOR AFL FINALS CONTENDERS1. HAWTHORN (60 points, 120.7 per cent) - North Melbourne (MCG), West Coast (DS), Collingwood (MCG)2. SYDNEY (56, 144.2) - St Kilda (ES), North Melbourne (BA), Richmond (SCG)3. ADELAIDE (56, 141.1) - Fremantle (DS), Port Adelaide (AO), West Coast (AO)4. GWS (56, 140.2) - West Coast (SP), Fremantle (SP), North Melbourne (ES)5. GEELONG (56, 137.1) - Richmond (MCG), Brisbane Lions (G), Melbourne (SS)6. WEST COAST (52, 131) - GWS (SP), Hawthorn (DS), Adelaide (AO)7. WESTERN BULLDOGS (52, 116.1) - Collingwood (ES), Essendon (ES), Fremantle (DS)8. NORTH MELBOURNE (48, 111.55) - Hawthorn (MCG), Sydney (BA), GWS (ES)9.dddddddddddd ST KILDA (40, 95.1) - Sydney (ES), Richmond (MCG), Brisbane Lions (ES)10. PORT ADELAIDE (36, 108.9) - Melbourne (AO), Adelaide (AO), Gold Coast (MS)11. MELBOURNE (36, 102.6) - Port Adelaide (AO), Carlton (MCG), Geelong (SS)Key: AO-Adelaide Oval, BA-Blundstone Arena, DS-Domain Stadium, ES-Etihad Stadium, MCG-Melbourne Cricket Ground, MS-Metricon Stadium, SS-Simonds Stadium, SP-Spotless Stadium, SCG-Sydney Cricket Ground. ' ' '