Essendon coach John Worsfold says the new-look Bombers deserve to be recognised as frontrunners for a return to the AFL finals.The Bombers have welcomed back ten players, including stars Jobe Watson and Dyson Heppell, from drug bans that kept them sidelined for all of the past season.Add to that this

Essendon coach John Worsfold says the new-look Bombers deserve to be recognised as frontrunners for a return to the AFL finals.The Bombers have welcomed back ten players, including stars Jobe Watson and Dyson Heppell, from drug bans that kept them sidelined for all of the past season.Add to that this years No.1 draft pick Andy McGrath, a mercurial key forward with massive potential in Joe Daniher and a young midfield star coming off a breakout year in Zach Merrett, and Worsfold has plenty to smile about.Much of the preseason hype has centred on other top-eight hopefuls but Worsfold is confident the Bombers can bounce back strongly from their bottom-placed finish this year.(Finals) has to be realistic, Worsfold said on Tuesday.Were one of (ten) clubs that didnt play finals last year that want to play finals this year. We think we deserve as much recognition as one of the teams that want to challenge for that top eight as Collingwood, Richmond, Melbourne, Carlton or Fremantle.As an experienced hand at the helm of a Bombers side decimated by their long-running supplements saga, Worsfold faced little scrutiny when the team managed just three wins in 2016.That certainly wont be the case in Worsfolds second year at Essendon, and he wouldnt want it any other way.I love (pressure), Worsfold said.Id rather have that than people saying ah well, youre going to be last again. Thats not a good position to be in.The better your squad becomes, the more expectation there is, and as coaches, we should be thriving on that.A key priority for the Bombers over the offseason is improving their firepower.Essendon were dead last in scoring last season, averaging just 65.31 points per game, compared to Adelaides competition-leading 112.86.Worsfold is hoping the addition of James Stewart from Greater Western Sydney, the return of swingmen Cale Hooker and Michael Hurley and the continued development of Orazio Fantasia will give Daniher plenty of help.Its certainly an area we have to improve on. Weve struggled to kick scores over the last few years, Worsfold said.Theres been a massive amount of expectation on (Daniher) as a rookie but hes not a rookie anymore. Hes now developed to the point where we know how well he can impact and hes got that support around him now.Its okay having talent there (but) if you dont get it in there quick, it plays into the oppositions hands. 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LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Christian Horner thinks qualifying is the only area Max Verstappen is currently failing to match Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo.Verstappen has vindicated Red Bulls decision to promote him from Toro Rosso earlier this season, winning his first race in Barcelona and being named Driver of the Day in three of the five races hes had at the team. Though he is yet to out-qualify Ricciardo, whose record against Daniil Kvyat and Verstappen on Saturdays this year currently stands at 9-0, Horner thinks improvements will come with time.Reflecting on whether Verstappen is out-driving Ricciardo after his strong drive to second in Austria, Horner said: Hes been racing in the past two or three races very strong and very good on the tyre. He is under pressure as well but it doesnt faze him.He has got a bit of work to do on the quali side which Daniel is right at the top of his game but it is great to have two drivers so evenly matched and pushing each other. I think it will come with experience.Verstappens result in Austria hinged on a 56-lap stint on the soft tyre and an early stop which eventually relegated Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen behind both Red Bulls. Though it was tthe key strategic call of the race Horner admits he originally expected Verstappen would need to stop again.ddddddddddddWe had track position having stopped early and at the point we hadnt planned on one stop. We had good pace, Max was catching Kimi, Daniel was going okay with Sebastian, we stopped our guys early because we thought it was going to be a two-stop but there was almost zero wear or degradation on that harder tyre and when the safety car came out we talked with the drivers and gave it a shot.With Max we made that work, with Daniel it was going along okay but as soon as he got passed by Kimi there was no point in taking the risk so we bunged on a set of ultra-softs for the last 10 or so laps.Asked if he was surprised by Ferraris decision not to cover off Verstappen with Raikkonen, he said: Yes and no. They were set out on a one stop and we set out at that point of the race on a two stop but then the way the tyres were behaving in that temperature we had to change our plan and it opened the window to us for the one stop. ' ' '