WADA determined Jannik Sinner didn’t try and cheat despite testing positive to a banned substance. Neither did the Essendon 34, and they didn’t test positive at all. Allan Hird writes, it’s time for change.
Essendon fell away from finals contention late last season and then traded away Jake Stringer. So where does this list really sit? Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane rate and rank every player.
Two high draft picks with high raps on them both spent plenty of time at centre bounces as the Dogs and Dons both unveiled new midfield looks. See who was in the guts for each side.
At the end of 2023, Essendon’s review ticked off the young talent on its list. Now, a forgotten young star could finally have the tools to show why the Dons picked him instead of Mattaes Phillipou.
A group of Essendon players will head to the US again this off-season in a bid to end the club’s two-decade wait for a finals win next year.
An Essendon great has criticised the decision not to play Dyson Heppell in front of a home crowd and singled out several underperforming Bombers.
Essendon coach Brad Scott was in no mood for one journalist’s post-game question over the club’s call not to play a retiring great.
It took until the third term but Sydney’s midfielders Luke Parker and Isaac Heeney starred to end the finals chances of Essendon. Check out the key takeaways and relive all the action.
The Sydney Swans have all but locked up the AFL minor premiership but the club has to overcome history to claim it’s sixth flag.
Sydney has locked in the AFL’s minor premiership after overcoming another sluggish start to end Essendon’s hopes of a miracle finals charge.
Essendon has crashed out of finals contention after a loss to Sydney which followed an all-time familiar pattern that Bombers fans have become accustomed to.
Isaac Heeney showcased his Brownlow Medal credentials again to lead Sydney to victory over Essendon, but was upstaged by two Swans teammates. EVERY PLAYER RATED.
Jason Winderlich wasn’t meant to be playing in the country football match where he broke his neck. Despite the long road to recovery, there is relief that the worst fears have been avoided.
After 36 years at Essendon, veteran list boss Adrian Dodoro is set to walk away completely and formally step down from his role in the club’s recruiting department.
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