Bombers big man keeps alive hopes of round 1 return
Bombers favourite Sam Draper is due to tick an important box on his recovery as his chances firm for a round 1 meeting with Hawthorn.
Essendon
Don set for position change, fight on for wing minutes
Essendon recruit Xavier Duursma and Nic Martin are favoured to cover the wide expanses for the Bombers next year, but a fresh name has entered the mix after training in a new position.
Young Don tears ACL in another cruel blow
The horror injury run has continued for Essendon mid-season draftee Jaiden Hunter, with the young forward going down at training on Tuesday.
Dons delight as Stringer, forgotten top-10 pick impress
Essendon showed off a new-look defence and attack as Jake Stringer burned up the track in a promising pre-season outing. Get the latest intel from Tullamarine here.
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Dons’ still in the dark about Hind availability
The Bombers are no clearer about Nick Hind’s finals future after his supermarket stop over locked him out Essendon’s flight to Launceston.
‘Unfortunate’ incident leaves dream in tatters
An AFL star has been robbed of his maiden finals appearance after attending a Covid-19 exposure site in Melbourne last week.
Best and worst umpires for your team revealed
Which umpires will your team want blowing the whistle in September? Exclusive figures reveal the best and worst umpires for every flag contender.
Will Stringer trade come back to haunt Dogs?
Four years after Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge drove Jake Stringer out of Whitten Oval, the rejuvenated Bomber is plotting his former club’s finals downfall.
Live ladder: Bombers primed to end finals curse
Essendon has not won a final in more than 6000 days but it will enter September in red-hot form. See what every Round 23 result means and the final ladder after 396 home-and-away games.
Coach’s message after historic horror show
In 2021, Collingwood finished lower on the ladder than ever before but the side’s caretaker coach has assured fans there are brighter days ahead.
No timeline on absent star’s return
A return to the finals will be Essendon’s reward for beating Collingwood, and they’ll have to do it without one star.
How many of these 14 out-of-contract Blues will return?
After yet another disappointing season, Carlton is faced with a host of big list calls. Plus, why hasn’t a former top pick signed a new deal?
Ralph: Scariest thing about gun Bomber Darcy Parish
Darcy Parish’s 2021 emergence has many tagging him as a Brownlow Medal smoky, but this is just the beginning, Jon Ralph writes.
The Wanganeen story: How a skinny kid changed the game
Gavin Wanganeen wasn’t just a footy star – he changed the way the game was played. Simeon Thomas-Wilson tells the story of a modern legend both on and off the field.
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