West Coast head of fitness Mathew Inness is reportedly set to return to Victoria to take over Essendon’s high-performance department after the Bombers’ year from hell.
Jake Santa Maria
East Fremantle have reached out to Essendon in a bid to have mid-season draftee Lachie Blakiston released for the club’s finals campaign.
Jackson Barrett
Gold Coast should attempt to beat Essendon by a smaller margin rather than a larger one to avoid a trip to WA to face Fremantle in their elimination final, according to AFL analyst Kane Cornes.
Chris Robinson
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A wayward Essendon have broken West Coast hearts, with Sophie Alexander kicking a goal with just 15 seconds left on the clock to deliver the Bombers a five-point victory.
Mitchell Woodcock
Claremont mature-age defender Max Minear has emerged as a potential draft hopeful later this year with West Coast one of several clubs watching with interest.
Key forward Patrick Voss’s celebration of a last quarter goal in the Dockers’ 41-point win over Essendon, the club that delisted him at the end of the 2023 season, got Brian Taylor’s juices flowing
Glen Quartermain
Fremantle have won their fifth game in a row and they’re playing with an added edge which included Shai Bolton pointing at the scoreboard midway through the second quarter as tempers flared.
Craig O'Donoghue
Alex Pearce will miss at least another week with Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir revealing the Dockers captain has yet to return to full training following a shin injury.
A West Coast premiership ruckman has backed Lachie Blakiston to thrive in the AFL, as the former East Fremantle star makes his debut for Essendon at the MCG on Saturday.
Archer May and Lachlan Blakiston will become the first mid-season rookies to debut when they run out for Essendon at the MCG on Saturday, just weeks after being drafted out of the WAFL.
Essendon have been hit with a significant midfield blow ahead of their trip west to face Fremantle later this month, with Sam Durham copping a two-match suspension.
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Lachlan Blakiston was playing in the C4 division of the Perth Football League less than six years ago. Yet Essendon’s newest ruckman sees no reason why he cannot ‘conquer’ the AFL.
East Fremantle ruckman Lachlan Blakiston is firming as a strong option for Essendon in the mid-season rookie draft on Wednesday.
CRAIG O’DONOGHUE: The suggestion that James Hird is still the answer to all of Essendon’s problems shows how out of touch too many influential figures at the Bombers are with modern footy.
The AFL has been under fire in recent times over various issues but the league has had the strong backing from an unlikely source after a pub meeting.
Oliver Caffrey
A former Essendon player has led a club that went through the past two seasons winless to upset wins in both of his first two matches. Plus a former Fremantle player has popped up down south.
It has been called an AFL first but the extraordinary moment has opened the door for another huge question.
Cameron Noakes
Albany product Tom Edwards has signed a one-year contract extension with Essendon Football Club to see him back in black and red for 2026, after his 2025 season was cruelly ended due to a ruptured ACL
Jacki Elezovich
Essendon defender Jaxon Prior says the Bombers didn’t panic despite Jake Waterman’s first quarter onslaught on Friday night as he praised the maturity of the group to ‘win ugly.’
Essendon came away with the four points at Optus Stadium, but it has come at a massive cost with star ruckman Sam Draper facing a potential season-ending injury.
A Peter Wright-inspired Essendon broke the hearts of West Coast as the Bombers ran down the Eagles to ruin their Friday night and record a heart-breaking two-point win at Optus Stadium.
West Coast fought hard but just couldn’t get it done in the clutch as Essendon claimed a thrilling two point Good Friday win? Relive all the action live!
