Initially expected to be groomed through the Victorian Football League affiliate the Bendigo Bombers , Quinn showed prodigious progress with the oval ball , with a standout performance in an early intra-club match . After the match , Matthew Knights insisted on Quinn training with the senior side . His form saw him selected into the Essendon side for the 2009 NAB Cup in a match initially scheduled to be played in Darwin , Northern Territory but was moved to Melbourne to become a tribute match for the Black Saturday bushfires . Quinn 's Australian host family had already made travel plans and took him to Darwin in the run up to his debut match
Black Saturday bushfires
Black Saturday bushfires
Michael Quinn (footballer)