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Essendon coach John Worsfold remains confident suspended defender Michael Hibberd will be patrolling the Bombers back line - not Melbournes - next season.Hibberd, one of the 12 current Essendon players serving anti-doping bans, has been linked to a move to the Demons when his suspension ends later this year.Theres no update other than were really keen to have Michael here and part of what were building, Worsfold told reporters on Friday.Its going to be hugely exciting and hell look good in our back line next year.Hibberd is one of six banned Bombers - skipper Jobe Watson, Michael Hurley, Ben Howlett, Tayte Pears and Brent Stanton are the others - yet to declare their intentions for next season.The others - Tom Bellchambers, Cale Hooker, Travis Colyer, David Myers, Heath Hocking and Dyson Heppell - have either signed new deals or announced they will honour current contracts to remain with the club.Essendon are keen to welcome all of them back into the fold and while theyll allow them time to make a decision on their playing futures, Worsfold concedes the realities of AFL list management demand the club imposes a deadline.There will be a timeline ... we havent set that yet but obviously there will be a final date that well need to know in terms of our decision making. Thats a fair way off, he said.Ultimately we do need to know what the squad will look like. When those decisions have to be made around our current list, well need to know what the intent is of the other (suspended) guys.While Worsfold is keen to boost his squad with those experienced players, he admitted it wont be as simple as throwing the clubs doors open when their bans expire.Reintegrating 12 players who have been out of the game for a year ... there are absolutely things we have to take into account, he said.Weve already started to think about the reintegration process and the timing of it.The players are allowed back in the club in mid-September, so were already talking about how that feels and looks for them.Ron Greschner Rangers Jersey . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. Eddie Giacomin Rangers Jersey . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. http://www.rangershockeyonlineshop.com/brendan-smith-hockey-jersey/ . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. Phil Esposito Rangers Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Brian Leetch Jersey . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said.MONZA, Italy -- Former Formula One champion Jenson Button will move into semi-retirement next season as McLaren Honda promotes Stoffel Vandoorne into the second driver spot alongside Fernando Alonso.Having extended his contract to include 2017 and 2018, hell continue to be a senior, influential and committed member of the team, and will remain centrally involved in the development of our cars, McLaren chairman Ron Dennis said of Button on Saturday. Hell also be available to race for us if circumstances require it.The 36-year-old Button won the F1 title with Brawn in 2009, and has 15 career victories. Hes in his seventh season with McLaren.ddddddddddddThe move comes after Felipe Massa announced on Thursday he will retire from Williams at the end of this season.Im very definitely not retiring, Button said. Im contracted for both 2017 and 2018, I intend to work hard on car development, and Im sure Ill get behind the wheel of the new car at some point.Vandoorne, a highly sought-after Belgian, has been part of McLarens development program since 2013. He finished 10th in his F1 debut when he replaced Alonso at the Bahrain GP this year. ' ' '