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Essendon forward Joe Daniher would gladly swap the coveted No.1 draft pick for another win as the Bombers prepare to kiss goodbye to their scandal-ridden era.All things being equal, Saturdays match with Carlton will be the final time Essendon players take the field under threat of sanction or feeling the weight of anti-doping bans from their 2012 supplements saga.The cost in 2016 has been a 19-loss season and, if the Blues make it 20 in their MCG meeting, a first wooden spoon since 1933.Despite the benefit of gaining a No.1 pick if last, star forward Daniher said hed prefer to end the season on a high.Wins have been hard to come by for our footy club this year, he said.To finish on a really positive note would be something really good for our fans and our players going forward so thats the plan.Opponents Carlton know a little bit about getting up off the canvas.It was the Blues who bottomed out last season, only to rebound in 2016 under new coach Brendon Bolton.The first-year senior coach could claim an eighth win in a meritorious, if inconsistent, campaign on Saturday.Its 14th against 18th but Bolton said any game for a young list against a chief rival would be meaningful.Some people may think the game is a dead rubber but its far from that, he said.Bolton said the clubs biggest progress couldnt be seen on the ladder.Were now a united footy club and weve built really strong relationships across our whole club, he said.Thats what were most proud of.We dont want the season to end.Essendon (2-19) will win the wooden spoon with a loss or if Brisbane (3-18) beat St Kilda on Sunday afternoon.A three per cent gap in Brisbanes favour means the Dons must also win big or rely on a Lions thrashing to avoid last place.Both sides have changes and milestones for the occasion.Stand-in captain Brendon Goddard headlines for inclusions for Essendon, with Courtenay Dempsey, Nick Kommer, Shaun McKernan also coming in.Mathew Stokes and Adam Cooney wont play, effectively ending their AFL careers, with Orazio Fantasia (groin) denied a round 23 run and top-up ruck Mark Jamar now in uncertain waters.Bolton has returned Sam Kerridge and Jack Silvagni to the side for Andrejs Everitt and Ed Curnow (knee).Dale Thomas will celebrate his 200th AFL match while Patrick Ambrose hits 50 games for Essendon. Nike Air Max 97 Rea . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. Nike Air Max 98 Sverige . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. http://www.reaairmaxsverige.com/ . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Nike Air Max Thea Rabatt ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Nike Air Max 720 Rabatt . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Mike Krzyzewski is 9-1 in his career against Tom Izzo, including 3-0 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. ' ' '