![IMPRESSIVE: Tom Bracher has been in superb form the for Murray Bushrangers in defence. IMPRESSIVE: Tom Bracher has been in superb form the for Murray Bushrangers in defence.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/beau.greenway/e47da1ba-b99a-4ec8-ab46-41ec292bf728.jpg/r301_423_1461_1115_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The loss of draftee Paddy Parnell has been Tom Bracher's gain at the Murray Bushrangers.
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Parnell was recruited by Adelaide in the AFL mid-season draft earlier this year and the Wodonga Raider has slotted into his defensive post nicely as a back pocket or flanker.
"I've had a couple of good weeks and it's matched up with him getting picked up. It's given me a bit more freedom and opportunity down back," Bracher said.
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The Bushies return from a three-week hiatus to face Calder Cannons at Norm Minns Oval on Sunday, with no spectators permitted due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The team is: B: Hallows, Venturoni, Bracher; HB: Bath, Beasley, Brown; C: Panuccio, Bradshaw, Warburton; HF: McLeod, Hart, Smith; F: George, Eyers, Pellegrino; R: Murray, Chalcraft, Byrne; Int: Cresswell, Ashley-Cooper, Norton, Hollands, Di Stefano, Longmire; Emg: Sanson, Gottschling, Quigg.
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