“They can win the flag”: Bombers, Blues premiership hopes assessed
SEN host Dwayne Russell is extremely optimistic about Essendon heading into the 2022 season. Russell has declared the Bombers, under senior coach Ben Rutten, can win the premiership this year “if the planets align”. In Rutten’s first season as sole head coach, Essendon jumped from 13th in 2020 to eighth in 2021, before bowing out in Week 1 of the finals to eventual Grand Finalists the Western Bulldogs. Prolific pair Zach Merrett and Darcy Parish were dominant through the midfield, earning selection...