The four premiership points won by Essendon on Sunday could be meaingless but the Bombers are hoping the signal it sent will be worth a whole lot more.John Worsfolds side arrived at Etihad Stadium against Gold Coast up for the fight, earning just their second win of the season.And boy did they celebrate.Cheer squad members shed tears at the Lloyd end, with Worsfold high-fiving fans on the boundary line.For three-goal hero Orazio Fantasia, singing the club song was a highlight of his career.It was unbelievable, he told AAP.Especially for the guys like Jake Long singing for the first time ... there was about five of them, it was amazing.Fantasia said he hoped the win would lift the playing group - both this season and for next.It boosts our confidence and instills more confidence in our game plan and our structures, he said.If we can keep believing in that we can go really far.Fantasia believes that spirit could help bring back the five uncommitted Bombers - including captain-in-exile Jobe Watson, Michael Hurley and Michael Hibberd - in 2017.If we put in performances like that, they can see what were doing. It has to make a difference, he said.Surely theyre excited about what were doing on and off the field.Worsfold said he hoped the five players yet to commit wouldnt need swaying.Lets make the assumption theyre all over the line anyway so we dont need that help, he said.Im very confident they know the way were positioning this footy club to go forward.Theyre not sitting back guessing. Theyre asking questions and Im sure theyre getting pretty strong feedback in a positive way. Dusty Baker Braves Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Dansby Swanson Jersey .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. https://www.cheapbraves.com/923o-rico-carty-jersey-braves.html . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Brian McCann Braves Jersey . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Dansby Swanson Braves Jersey . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Carmelo Anthony plans to organize a meeting with community leaders, athletes and politicians that will take place Monday in Los Angeles to discuss issues surrounding the recent shootings by and against police officers across the country.Anthony said he plans to keep the meeting closed to the media so that those involved feel comfortable speaking honestly.You have to keep the conversation going and dialogue going, Anthony said Thursday at a Team USA workout in Las Vegas.?If you dont, then you just become another tragedy that happens that everybody forgot about.Earlier this month, Anthony called on athletes to use their platforms to speak out on social issues in the wake of the shooting deaths of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers. He also addressed the issue with close friends LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul in a speech at the ESPYS.We want to get youth. We want to get kids. We want to get adults. We want to get officers. We want to get teachers, Anthony said. We want to get community leaders, athletes, everybody, having this conversation and talking on both sides, hearing each other out. Its part of continuing what I started off.The problem is, people dont have answers. I think everybody is searching for answers. People are searching for what to do and how to do it.dddddddddddd Were not going to find answers overnight. Its not going to happen.?Anthonys advice to the participants?Be open-minded from both sides and all fronts, whether youre a police officer, a mailman, trashman, homeless, whoever you are. I just think its about being aware and open-minded, he said.Anthony has acknowledged he doesnt have answers to the issues surrounding policing and race relations in the country.But he hopes that events such as the scheduled discussion in Los Angeles can keep the conversation going.What Im doing now is trying to lay the foundation down and just trying to take advantage of this platform that we have, he said. Hopefully everybody in their own individual rights branch out and start doing things on their own.He also reiterated that he isnt concerned over any negative reaction he may encounter for speaking out on a volatile issue.I dont think nobody can tell me that at this point, he said when asked if anyone has told him not to organize the meeting. I wont listen to anybody that tells me I shouldnt do this or shouldnt do that.Information from ESPNs Ramona Shelburne was used in this report. ' ' '