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.
The Bombers have been searching for more key back support for Ben McKay and Jordan Ridley. One Essendon great says an injury-plagued high draft pick will be the man to chip in.
Does David Barham want to expunge the club’s successful past because under his watch the Essendon Football Club is afraid of success? Allan Hird asks big questions of the Bombers boss.
Essendon has played in Geelong twice in the past 31 seasons — outside of the Covid years. But that didn’t stop fan anger boiling over about being sent down the highway in 2025 at the club’s AGM.
Essendon president David Barham has told Bombers faithful the club must look to the future instead of being caught up in the glory days of the 80s and 90s and disunity of the past 20 years.
The Essendon members have sent a seven-year board member packing, with a past premiership player to take their place. See the full voting breakdown here.
Days after one of president-elect David Barham’s allies questioned the need for football voices on Essendon’s board, ex-Bombers hard man Dean Solomon has outlined why he deserves a spot.
Jake Stringer is loving life as a Giant. But, as the trade deadline neared, it seemed certain his trade would fall through. He tells LACHLAN MCKIRDY about that drama and moving on from Essendon.
A David Barham ally says Essendon doesn’t need more ‘football voices’ running the club and the board “isn’t talking about football and who we are going to select”.
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
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.
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