Essendon sign Richmond premiership player
Richmond premiership player Jacob Townsend will join his third AFL club after Essendon signed him during the AFL pre-season supplemental selection period. The 26-year-old, who has played 48 games for Richmond and GWS Giants, will link up with the Bombers after the Tigers delisted him at the end of this season. Townsend kicked 16 goals in five games two years ago in the lead up to Richmond’s drought-breaking premiership, including two in the 2017 Grand Final. He’s largely struggled for game time since,...