Track watch: Dons star fires up as session reaches boiling point
The clearest hints of Essendon’s forward and defensive plans yet emerged on Thursday as one star fired up during a heated pre-season session. SEE FULL TRACK NOTES HERE
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Meet the Bombers fan fighting president, ex-Dons for board spot
The field includes five premiership players, the current president and a long-time director. But this Bombers fan believes it’s time to bring the members’ voice to the Essendon board.
Shock call that turned Adelaide-bound youngster into a Bomber
Archer Day-Wicks thought he’d be moving to Adelaide in 2025, before an unexpected call changed his plans. He tells CHRIS CAVANAGH how it all went down.
‘In games we give up’: Flag hero savages Dons as board war looms
‘We are no longer feared, we’re certainly not respected’ – Essendon premiership player Paul Weston has had enough. He tells MARK ROBINSON exclusively about his plan for change.
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Reason Lions veteran will go around again
A Brisbane Lions great refuses to give up on his premiership goal after signing a new deal with the club.
Bombers flip to give champ farewell game
Essendon coach Brad Scott copped some flak for not picking his retiring former captain in what was the Bombers’ final game in Melbourne for the season.
Scott loses top lieutenant in blow to Bombers’ build
He made his name in red and black, went for the coaching job when Ben Rutten left, and his son is a chance to don the sash come November – but Blake Caracella has informed the club he’ll depart.
Area faltering Lions must improve
The sliding Brisbane Lions are seeking to regain their mental edge before it’s too late.
Bombers denied VFL look at top draft prospect
Essendon is guaranteed access to Next Generation Academy prospect Isaac Kako, but was robbed of the chance to see him in action at VFL level on the weekend.
A step forward? Comparing Scott’s first two years at Dons
Essendon have fallen away badly in Brad Scott’s first two seasons at the helm. So has anything improved on last year? What’s gone backwards? CHRIS CAVANAGH has the analysis.
Dons urged to make stand against ‘half-hearted’ Stringer
A coaching great says Essendon has to stop accepting “half-hearted efforts’ and called on the club to withdraw its contract offer to Jake Stringer as a statement to other players.
Bombers great questions Scott’s Heppell farewell snub
An Essendon great has questioned the decision to deny former captain Dyson Heppell a farewell game in Melbourne after he was left out of the team to face Sydney.
Dons stars headed to US again in bid to snap finals drought
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.
‘Lost so much respect’: Bombers legend’s stinging rebuke
An Essendon great has criticised the decision not to play Dyson Heppell in front of a home crowd and singled out several underperforming Bombers.
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