Clubs can always find a midfielder or flanker but finding a key piece of your premiership build is worth its weight in gold. And it’s why a rising Bomber is set to become a highly-paid star.
Paul Vander Haar was walking up his driveway when he blacked out and broke his femur. The ex-Bomber opens up to Michael Warner about his struggles and the need for greater support for ex-footballers.
Injured Bomber Sam Draper cried more than he ever had before in the days following his season-ending injury, and he has revealed the mental toll he is battling on the road to recovery.
Zach Merrett keeps putting the Bombers on his back, is it time he lifted up your SuperCoach side? The big stars stood tall in the Thursday night thriller.
Delisted Bomber Nick Hind endured a traumatic end to his AFL days which included the alleged murder of his cousin, Hannah McGuire. Ahead of a special tribute this weekend, he opens up on how it affected his career.
Essendon hung around against a hot Hawthorn side, but one key deficiency in their game must be rectified if they want to win this week. Read Nathan Buckley’s Super Saturday preview here.
A Victorian AFL club is reportedly planning to unleash its massive war chest in a bid to poach West Coast young gun Harley Reid.
Much has been made of James Sicily’s new-found freedom after Hawthorn traded in Tom Barrass and Josh Battle. But another Hawk is flying under the radar without much attention at all.
There might be a new contender for the AFL’s most disliked player after he was caught up in several controversial calls on Friday.
Essendon’s Kyle Langford is expected to miss multiple weeks with a hamstring injury, the third injury to hit a Bombers’ forward in recent weeks as coach Brad Scott hints at a structure change.
Will Day was unable to replicate his Opening Round SuperCoach heroics, while Zach Merrett was upstaged in the Essendon midfield. See the full fallout and Dan Batten’s SuperCoach notes.
In a wild second quarter, Hawthorn’s Jack Scrimshaw concussed a Bomber and then copped his own sickening head clash at the MCG.
Essendon would have learned plenty from Hawthorn’s impressive Opening Round victory. As Fox Footy’s GARRY LYON writes, the Bombers can put their rival’s warning to good use.
A schoolyard dream is about to turn real for two Essendon young guns. Isaac Kako and Nate Caddy couldn’t be more different, but they’re promising a similar level of intensity against the Hawks.
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