Players suffered in 2022 as a result of board instability, Bombers admit
Essendon was troubled on-field by the club’s instability at board level last year, assistant coach Blake Caracella admits. However, he says the Bombers have quickly moved on and are fully focused on 2023. Former president Paul Brasher – a noted supporter of Ben Rutten – was rolled by David Barham at the end of the 2022 season after weeks of rumblings of discontent within the board. In the off-season, Essendon also appointed Andrew Thorburn as CEO before he departed the club 24 hours later, while...