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Andrew Welsh is Essendon’s new president.

For the second straight year, Essendon will have a contested board election

After a year of drama, injury and disappointment, Essendon face their second contested board vote in two years. President Andrew Welsh is one of two board members up for re-election.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Nic Martin at Essendon training earlier this month.

Essendon’s injury curse continues: Martin to miss 2026 after further knee surgery

The Bombers’ bad luck on the injury front has worsened again. Meanwhile, Brian Cook’s appointment to mentor CEO Paul Guerra comes after a season of huge change at Melbourne.

  • Michael Gleeson
Mason Cox’s unlikely AFL journey will continue at Fremantle.

The second-chance saloon: How one club’s trash becomes another’s treasure

Many delisted AFL players are on the lookout for new teams this off-season – but how has your club fared in the recycled market in the past?

  • Marc McGowan
Zach Merrett’s time as Essendon skipper has ended.

Essendon avoid a summer of discontent with Merrett’s captaincy call

Zach Merrett reached his decision to vacate the captaincy in the past few days after meetings with club president Andrew Welsh, CEO Craig Vozzo and senior coach Brad Scott.

  • Michael Gleeson
Dyson Sharp, like Sullivan Robey, was an Essendon diehard growing up.

‘I have to live up to the hype’: Dons draftees eye Hawks blockbuster

As Zach Merrett settles back into life at Essendon after his failed trade bid, the club’s boom draftees say they’re ready to help with the heavy lifting in 2026.

  • Jon Pierik
Zach Merrett has opened up about his off-season decision to request a trade from Essendon to Hawthorn.

Zach Merrett knew leaving Essendon was a long shot, but he tried anyway. He explains why

Merrett’s request to leave Essendon for Hawthorn was the talk of trade period, but a deal didn’t get done. He explains why he’s excited to be back and why he wanted the move in the first place, and gives an answer on the captaincy for 2026.

  • Michael Gleeson
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Essendon’s 2025 first-round selections, Jacob Farrow, Sullivan Robey, and Dyson Sharp.

Sharp dealing: What was behind Essendon’s brave draft plan?

They held their nerve on preferring to draft, rather than pursuing the likes of Dan Houston. The 2025 draft might’ve been compromised, but the Bombers haven’t.

  • Jake Niall
Sam Mitchell has broken his silence on Hawthorn’s failed trade bid for Zach Merrett.

Mitchell breaks silence on failed Merrett trade, leaves door ajar for another crack

In his first public comments since the Hawks’ attempt to snare the Essendon captain collapsed, Sam Mitchell admitted he was annoyed that the trade didn’t go through, stating Hawthorn’s offer was fair.

  • Sam McClure
The stars of the 2025 draft.

From Gold Coast’s golden academy, to the club that didn’t pick at all: Analysing every club’s 2025 draft

All up, 60 footballers found an AFL home in the most compromised national draft in history. We look at each club’s haul and hear from recruiting and list managers to explain their strategies.

  • Marc McGowan
Archie Ludowyke.

From the player who cried in his room thinking his dream was over, to sons and brothers of guns: Every pick of the AFL draft

The Cats have snared the younger brother of one of their stars. See all the picks from second night of the 2025 AFL Draft, and what the players had to say on the biggest night of their careers so far.

  • Hannah Kennelly, Russell Bennett and Roy Ward

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