Essendon table monster contract to former Pick 1: AFL Trade News
Bomber defender Andrew McGrath comes out of contract by the end of the year.
Bomber defender Andrew McGrath comes out of contract by the end of the year.
Xavier Duursma has admitted the Bombers are still “trying to figure out” the reasons for their week-to-week inconsistency as the club strengthens its finals candidacy amid a winning start to the year.
Essendon coach Brad Scott has praised Jake Stringer for finding balance off the field and improving his fitness as he leads the Bombers’ promising start to the season.
"I think the question becomes more when they're all available what it looks like."
The Essendon Drug Saga was arguably the biggest scandal in AFL history. When 34 Bombers players were found guilty of taking banned substance AOD-9604, the AFL handed the players and head coach James Hird a 12 month ban from the competition, spanning the entirety of the 2016 season, to go with a $2 million...
The start to Ben McKay’s career at Essendon has been stellar. The 26-year-old completed the move to the Bombers from North Melbourne over the off-season and has played a major role in solidifying Essendon’s back six, driving them along to a strong 3-2 start. Playing as the deepest key defender, McKay...
Round 5 is done and dusted and there is plenty to unpack. Former Collingwood coach and superstar Nathan Buckley has put together his takeaways in The Buck Stops Here. On his mind this week are the problems at the Bulldogs, Essendon’s perfect storm, the shuffles at the Crows and more. Read his thoughts...
Essendon returned to the winners list with a superb 29-point victory over the Western Bulldogs on Friday night. Off the back of a poor showing against Port Adelaide last week, Brad Scott and the Bombers responded in a big way, getting on top in the middle of the ground and dominating the contest to...
“In the age of free agency these days it’s interesting how much better some players play as pre-agents and free agents.”
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as AFL Saturday for round five plays out.
Essendon captain Zach Merrett has offered a response to club great Matthew Lloyd’s statement that “there’s something not quite right” at the Bombers. Lloyd expressed this sentiment on Monday night on Nine’s Footy Classified in the days following Essendon’s Round 4 drubbing at the hands of Port Adelaide....
The Bombers have been among the most accurate sides to start the season.
Essendon might be riding high from their best performance of the year so far, but coach Brad Scott is not getting carried away by their convincing five-goal win over the Western Bulldogs.
"Hopefully he'll be available next week."
It was bombs away as Essendon snuffed out the Bulldogs' growl in the Bombers great Round 5 win reports Col Ritchie.
Western Bulldogs senior coach Luke Beveridge has answered questions about the future of his club and its ageing veterans’ after they were disappointingly defeated by Essendon on Friday night.
Essendon’s Nick Hind wore a black armband and a wristband bearing the name of his cousin, Hannah McGuire, whose body was found in a burnt-out car.
The Dogs again are teasing to deceive, but Essendon are displaying new reserves of resilience.
It’s the seven-minute mark of the final quarter. Essendon lead the Western Bulldogs by 19 points in a match that has, since halfway through the second quarter, largely been in their keeping on the scoreboard, if for no other reason than their immaculate kicking for goal compared to their opponents’...
The Bombers stormed into a big 29-point Friday night win over the Western Bulldogs, but they might have missed a trick when Jake Stringer nicked a goal off a teammate.
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