Never has the retirement of a player left a bigger gap in the structure of an AFL side than Matthew Lloyd retiring in 2009, leaving the Bombers without a proper key forward for the better part of the last decade. Essendon can’t be blamed for a lack of trying. Kepler Bradley, Courtney Johns, Scott Gumbleton,...
"I thought I might've had it." The Bombers big man missed Round 1 with a suspected case of coronavirus ? The post “It was pretty scary”: Bombers forward opens up on COVID-19 scare appeared first on Zero Hanger.
AFL: Essendon have been dealt another blow ahead of the competition's restart, livewire Orazio Fantasia being sent for scans on another quad injury.
It's an injury blow for the Bombers on the eve of the season ? The post Essendon star unlikely for Round 2 appeared first on Zero Hanger.
The AFL’s Round 2 clash between Essendon and Sydney has likely lost another drawcard with Orazio Fantasia pulling up sore with a quad injury on Saturday.
Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia is in doubt for the AFL season restart after suffering a new soft-tissue injury at training.
Injury-prone Bombers forward Orazio Fantasia has suffered yet another injury setback. According to AFL Media’s Callum Twomey, the 24-year-old suffered a quad strain during a training session on Saturday. The report states he's unlikely to face Sydney at the SCG in round two. Fantasia has suffered...
Conor McKenna will bounce out of isolation on Monday morning and into Essendon’s Hangar to train.
Kane Cornes has serious doubts whether Sydney should continue to pursue injury-plagued Bomber Joe Daniher during the 2020 off-season.
Footy great Mark “Bomber” Thompson has laughed off reports he shoved a man into his car boot, joking he wouldn’t have fit in.
Essendon legend Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson has had another run-in with the law, after police were reportedly called to a strange fight he was involved in earlier this week.
The Hawks have re-affirmed their desire to join the competition as early as next season while the Bombers beleive they can have an AFLW side the season after, in 2022.
Essendon's long-running list boss has revealed his favourite ever recruit... The post Adrian Dodororo reveals his favourite Bombers recruit of all time appeared first on Zero Hanger.
What ignited the intense rivalry between Hawthorn and Essendon? There are many moments that could have kickstarted the deep hatred which dates back to the late 1970s. Many believe the rivalry turned nasty when Robert Dipierdomenico broke Alan Stoneham’s nose with a flying elbow at Princes Park in 1983. It...
Long-serving Essendon list boss Adrian Dodoro says Adam Ramanauskas is his favourite recruit of all time, via either the draft or trade period. Ramanauskas, the 12th selection overall in the 1998 draft, was part of the Bombers’ premiership side in 2000 and placed second in the Rising Award that same...
Three-time All-Australian Nick Dal Santo is concerned Essendon’s list management strategy could backfire this year.
It is Round 8, and St Kilda are taking on Essendon - the reigning premiers - at Moorabbin. Peter Clark continues his look back at the 1966 season.
Veteran North Melbourne administrator Greg Miller says the rivalry with Essendon remains real after Rhyce Shaw’s gentle jibe about sharing a plane with the Bombers.
“It’s people in the media who peddle this who sometimes I think maybe take the job for granted, take the game for granted." ? The post Essendon great accuses media of pushing for 16 minute quarters appeared first on Zero Hanger.
With almost three months between Rounds 1 and 2, AFL club injury lists are as short as they’ve ever been.
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