James Hird
Footy wars heat up as Nine makes strategic move
The TV networks’ battle for football eyeballs has escalated, with Nine making a programming change to complement the recruitment of star signing James Hird for season 2025.
- by Jon Pierik
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AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
The MRO case that’s united the greats; Darcy’s day out strengthens Dogs; Hird joins famous Melbourne club
Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge was confident Sam Darcy’s accuracy would turn, and his faith was rewarded against the Roos, while Brendan McCartney and James Hird are about to strengthen the coaching stocks of a VFL club.
- by Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan and Peter Ryan
Saints coy on Thomas meeting; Hird won’t coach; Round 24 confirmed
St Kilda are remaining tight-lipped about a meeting between the club’s head of player acquisition Graeme Allan and suspended former North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas.
- by Peter Ryan and Hannah Hammoud
Could James Hird end up coaching his son Tom at Port Melbourne? The club is asking
The former Essendon champion has become a constant figure at the VFL club watching his son Tom play, and powerbrokers are keen to put the question to him.
- by Peter Ryan
Sheedy’s ringing endorsement for Scott as Bombers footy boss departs
A year after famously voting for James Hird, Kevin Sheedy says there is “not a doubt in the world” Brad Scott has been a good appointment as Essendon coach.
- by Andrew Wu
Analysis
AFL 2023
‘We’ve got a problem here’: What Brad Scott found at Essendon
Brad Scott bluntly told Essendon president David Barham and his board that if they believed they were close to a turnaround in on-field results, they shouldn’t hire him.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Early morning? Check. Bad behaviour? Check. Beer? Check. Cops? Check. It must be NRL season
It was little more than your usual rugby league fracas, but the Latrell Mitchell-Jack Wighton ruckus means that time of year is upon us again.
- by Peter FitzSimons
‘It is hard’: Essendon football director Andrew Welsh up for challenge
Andrew Welsh has laid out a plan to make Essendon successful again as he begins his term as the club’s football director after a shambolic period for the Bombers.
- by Peter Ryan
Analysis
Essendon Bombers
Bombers go back to their basics - and things start to look up
It’s been a tumultuous month for Essendon, and a tumultuous decade, too, but they’re hoping new coach Brad Scott is the man to steady the ship.
- by Greg Baum
AFL Briefing
AFL 2022
McRae earns top coaching honour; Pies delist Brown brothers; Watson says Hird ‘very keen’ to return
Geelong are confident they have the depth to cover Max Holmes if he is unavailable as they head into the 2022 grand final, while Dyson Heppell has re-signed with Essendon. James Hird, meanwhile, is “very, very keen” to return as coach of the Bombers and the Pies have delisted several players.
- by Peter Ryan, Jon Pierik and Scott Spits
AFL Briefing
AFL 2022
‘Heartbroken, devastated, proud’: Pendlebury on defeat; Pyke out of Essendon coaching race; Casey vanquish their Demons
The Collingwood captain was holding his head high and talking like a winner in the rooms at the SCG after experiencing another devastating finals loss. Meanwhile, James Hird’s bid for the Essendon role has strengthened, and the Demons took on Southport in the VFL decider.
- by Peter Ryan, Jon Pierik and Russell Bennett
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