Friends and former colleagues have always felt James Hird should not be lost to footy over the Essendon supplements saga. The Bombers legend is back in the AFL.
Simeon Thomas-Wilson
It’s believed Essendon players may have been exposed to the virus at the wedding of key defender Michael Hurley last week.
There were plenty of tough calls when sorting the best of the best from the 2021 AFL season. Who is on top of Mark Robinson’s list?
Mark Robinson
What’s the worst gift you’ve ever recieved on Christmas? We asked a group of the AFL’s youngest stars and for one it goes past just socks and jocks.
News Corp Australia
Essendon have plenty to thank West Australians for as the club emerges from another COVID-hit year bank-debt free.
Half of the 18 AFL clubs still have at least one list opening and several are taking the chance to bring players in for pre-season training.
Marc McGowan
Mason Fletcher, the son of Essendon games record holder Dustin, is making waves in the US as the punter for the Cincinnati Bearcats, the only undefeated team in college football.
Scott Gullan
He’s one of footy’s sharpest minds and Essendon legend James Hird could be about to finally return to AFL club land, almost a decade on from the supplements saga.
Subiaco premiership forward Nic Martin has earned a train-on invitation at Essendon in the hope of earning a spot on their list in the Pre-Season Supplementary Period.
Jordan McArdle
Just a week after Hawthorn’s Finn Maginness turned in a positive Covid test, a member at another AFL club announced they have a confirmed case in their ranks.
Alex Conrad
Nat Fyfe is among the best players ever to pull on the Fremantle jumper, but one AFL legend believes there’s no option but to strip him of the captaincy.
Jasper Bruce
Essendon would have had great hopes to sign the sons of club legend Dustin Fletcher, but now both have gone on a very different sporting path.
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AFL list bosses are making the tough calls on players as they crunch the numbers on their squads. How many spots are left?
Bobby Hill wanted to leave GWS to be closer to family as he raises his first child, but the Giants weren’t prepared to trade him to Essendon.
Craig O'Donoghue
Bobby Hill remains committed to joining Essendon, but a fellow Victorian powerhouse is also showing interest in the young forward.
Jay Clark, Marc McGowan & Jon Ralph
GWS forward Bobby Hill has officially requested a trade - but he doesn’t want a return home to WA.
Marc McGowan & Jon Ralph
Essendon veteran Michael Hurley has undergone an all-or-nothing hip operation in a desperate bid to play AFL again.
Rebecca Williams
Fremantle footy boss Peter Bell has laughed off stinging criticism from Rory Lobb’s manager, Colin Young, in his first interview since the war of words begun.
Catherine Healey
Bobby Hill want’s out of GWS and the Bombers, Hawks and Roos are all lining up for his services. Here is the club who has an offer the Giants can’t refuse.
After playing with Essendon’s VFL team as a fill-in during 2021, a retired Richmond premiership star has made a decision about joining the club officially.
Richmond great Alex Rance has joined Essendon’s coaching ranks, saying he ‘couldn’t think of a better place to start’ his journey off the field.
Samantha Rogers
Essendon great Jobe Watson says he is the rightful owner of the 2012 Brownlow Medal amid fresh calls for footy’s highest individual honour to be returned to him.
Jay Clark and Michael Warner
Essendon have announced that three players, including exciting small forward Irving Mosquito, won’t be at the club in 2022.
Exciting Bombers youngster Irving Mosquito has officially walked away from the AFL, declaring he ‘didn’t have the passion’ to make it back after a serious knee injury.
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