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Bombers recruit Isaac Kako impressed with a four-goal haul against Geelong.

Kako delivers the spark to ignite Bombers to victory

Essendon’s youngsters have given Bombers supporters a reason to get excited about the season as they reset under Brad Scott.

  • Peter Ryan

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Zach Merrett believes the best players in the game should be paid properly.

Show us the money: Why Dons skipper thinks top players should be paid more

The Essendon captain’s comments follow an eye-watering $17 million offer for Giants youngster Finn Callaghan.

  • Sam McClure
Demanding Essendon skipper Zach Merrett has been working on leadership

‘Celebrated not ridiculed’: Scott resets Bombers with new game plan

Brad Scott says there will be a new game plan to go with the shift in attitude at Essendon in 2025, just don’t ask him to predict where the Dons will finish on the ladder.

  • Jake Niall
Geelong midfielders Tanner Bruhn and Bailey Smith will miss the practice match against Essendon.

Tanner Bruhn, Bailey Smith to miss Geelong’s practice match against Essendon

Geelong and Essendon are both close to full strength for the final practice match of the season, but homegrown midfielder Bruhn and glamour recruit Smith will not play for the Cats.

  • Peter Ryan
Sam Draper becomes a free agent at the end of this season.

‘He’s not being pressured or coerced’: Bombers coach gives free agent space

Essendon coach Brad Scott has told ruckman Sam Draper that he will not “coerce” or pressure the free agent into staying with the Bombers in the face of potentially large offers to leave.

  • Jake Niall
AFL Joe Daniher.

Movers and shake-ups: Your guide to each AFL club’s positional changes

New year, new beginning. On the eve of a new season, every AFL club is managing changes of personnel. Catch up on all the positional moves, potential or otherwise, with our club-by-club guide.

  • Andrew Wu, Marc McGowan, Jon Pierik, Michael Gleeson, Scott Spits and Peter Ryan
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AFL backs grand final umpire’s role with Sportsbet horse racing show

Anti-gambling crusader Reverend Tim Costello believes it’s highly inappropriate for an AFL field umpire to be on the payroll of a major betting company as a horse racing analyst.

  • Scott Spits
Tom Edwards (left) kicked four goals against the Bulldogs.

The player who may just have booted his way onto Essendon’s list

Essendon have one spot left on their list, and may have found the forward to fill it, after their clash with the Bulldogs on Saturday.

  • Roy Ward and Jon Pierik
Francis Evans has impressed Carlton at training this pre-season as part of the VFL squad.

The AFL clubs with vacant list spots – and the contenders to fill them

About 80 players have been given an AFL lifeline in the pre-season supplemental selection period, but few have kicked on and one club has ignored the mechanism altogether.

  • Peter Ryan
Christian Petracca, Patrick Cripps and Ben McKay are among the top earners in the AFL.

Who wants to be a millionaire? AFL’s top earners reach record numbers

The number of AFL players earning at least $1 million has reached a high, but the band with the highest number of players is pocketing far less.

  • Jon Pierik

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