Winter blows an ill wind for Brad Scott and grinds Bombers’ season to dust
After just three wins from eight starts, Essendon’s woeful recent form has their coach seething and fans lamenting yet another season down the drain
April 2024
Sportblog
Collingwood and Essendon’s Anzac Day draw a tortuous but fitting result
It started and ended with silence as two teams hung their heads and pondered what could have been after a thrilling contest
March 2024
Peter Wright’s four-game ban shows AFL is changing – one unconscious player at a time
Jonathan Horn
The rants of Wayne Carey aside, most accept Essendon man’s hit on Sydney’s Harry Cunningham deserved punishment
January 2024
Sportblog
Injections, horse dye and a grubber: four of Australia’s biggest sporting scandals
Among the glory and accolades sit some memorable moments that weren’t so great. Here are four that made the most waves
November 2023
Cats to face Demons in semi after Kangaroos run riot in AFLW finals
North Melbourne demolish Melbourne who now face Geelong in a sudden death semi after Cats easily eliminate Essendon
September 2023
Victorian AFL clubs raked in $40m from poker machines last financial year
Carlton, Essendon, Richmond and St Kilda continue to profit from pokies, drawing criticism from fans and gambling reform advocates
May 2023
Sportblog
Essendon’s total control trumps Richmond’s beautiful chaos in AFL Dreamtime boilover
Against a backdrop of complex issues named for a man of multiple talents, Essendon and Richmond’s contrasting styles delivered sweet pandemonium
April 2023
Never-say-die Collingwood outrun Essendon in Anzac Day classic
High-flying Magpies and Bombers ready for biggest Anzac Day duel in two decades
March 2023
Sportblog
Can Swans rebound from grand final humiliation to make AFL history?
It depends whether John Longmire’s young team can buck a dispiriting historical trend dating back almost four decades
January 2023
‘I feel like a different person’: AFLW star opens up on trauma from lightning strike
Jessica Wuetschner was hit by lightning while working as a stevedore in 2020 and the Essendon star has gone public with her mental health struggles since
October 2022
Andrew Thorburn’s Essendon exit wasn’t a religious freedom failure – it was a recruitment failure
Elenie Poulos
Essendon v church: how Andrew Thorburn fell from AFL grace
Legal opinions split on whether Andrew Thorburn could argue discrimination over Essendon resignation
‘That’s my Catholicism’: Daniel Andrews embarks on theological debate with archbishop over Essendon furore
Ex-Essendon CEO Andrew Thorburn says linking faith and employment a ‘dangerous idea’
Andrew Thorburn had to choose between Essendon and his church – their values cannot be reconciled
Michael Bradley
Andrew Thorburn resigns as Essendon CEO after one day over links to controversial church
September 2022
Former Essendon coach James Hird interviews for vacant Bombers job
James Hird has been interviewed for the vacant Essendon AFL head coach job after officially throwing his hat in the ring
August 2022
Essendon turmoil continues with departure of CEO Xavier Campbell
Essendon CEO Xavier Campbell has resigned after nearly nine years in the position as the AFL club’s state of flux continues
