Essendon star Anthony McDonald-Tipingwuti has called an end to his AFL career, with the forward no longer having the passion to play at the top level.
Jay Clark
Essendon cult hero Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has retired from the AFL, saying he is ready for a life beyond football.
Oliver Caffrey
Former Olympian Nova Peris says she quit an organisation which advocates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people due to its ties to Essendon and “disrespect” from the Bombers CEO.
Sam Landsberger
James Hird is moving back into the coaches box at GWS and one AFL legend believes it’s a first step back to a head coaching role.
The AFL is a lonely existence when it isn’t going your way and Essendon have been exposed to this after an unsavoury 2-7 start to the season.
Michael Barlow
Essendon and Richmond will play their Dreamtime at the ‘G match at the MCG on Saturday night for the first time since 2020.
Marc McGowan
Essendon won nine games after round 8 to charge to the finals in 2021 and need to do exactly the same this year.
Russell Gould
Pre-match chaos last week made Essendon’s win over Hawthorn a miracle and now all the late outs are available.
Boom Peel Thunder signing Wade Derksen is hopeful of getting an exemption for next month’s AFL Mid-Season Draft after a ruling prevented him from getting a train-on stint at Fremantle during the pre-season.
Jordan McArdle
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir warned the Dockers’ fitness was becoming a weapon and urged his young side to keep rolling after they jumped to second on the back of their best start to a season since 2015.
Braden Quartermaine
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The Bombers are hoping to notch their second win of the season when they meet Fremantle, but they’ll have to do it without Jake Stringer.
Marco Monteverde
Essendon’s hopes of finally getting a win this season have taken a hit with news coach Ben Rutten won’t be at Marvel Stadium on game day.
Jasper Bruce
Devon Smith used to be a one-man tackling machine. This year he has barely laid any, and he’s not the only Bomber with numbers a stats guru says are ‘not AFL standard’.
News Corp Australia
Matthew Lloyd was just 31 when he retired and it didn’t take long for phone calls regarding a comeback to start. See who tried to get the legend out of retirement.
Sam Landsberger and Nick Smart
Zach Merret’s ankle injury received against Brisbane is far worse than first thought.
Chris Cavanagh
West Australian rising star Nic Martin will miss Essendon’s clash with Brisbane on Saturday after the club confirmed he had entered the AFL’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Mitchell Woodcock
It’s not luck that Nic Martin is the Rising Star nominee. It’s a culmination of setbacks, self-belief, support from those close to him, grit and hard work.
Bombers midfielder Kyle Langford set to miss months of matches after going down with a hamstring injury at the weekend
West Aussie Nic Martin hopes his story inspires draft prospects around the country to “keep at it” if they don’t get picked up in their 18th year.
Dual Subiaco premiership coach Beau Wardman has credited Nic Martin on his work to overcome three years of draft heartbreak to become the AFL’s latest Rising Star nominee.
There was little to celebrate for Essendon in round 1 but a five-goal debut from a mature-age recruit was one of them
Geelong have been written off as being too old but the Cats have smashed an Essendon outfit supposedly on the rise by 66 points in their round-one AFL game.
Kaine Baldwin was once considered the country’s best key forward prospect but his journey to a round 1 debut went on a wild detour
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