Essendon
Bombers could spring surprise with pick 1
ESSENDON is likely to sacrifice the prestige of crowning next month’s No.1 draft pick by bidding on academy stars Jack Bowes and Will Setterfield.
Who won your club’s best-and-fairest?
ALL 18 clubs have now held their best and fairest awards for 2016. Catch up on all the results, top 10 finishes and season report cards here.
Dons to use top pick on star mid
ESSENDON look increasingly likely to retain the No. 1 pick in this year’s AFL draft as they hunt for a midfielder who can provide them with an immediate boost.
McCluggage happy to join Bombers
POTENTIAL top AFL draft pick Hugh McCluggage would be happy to join Essendon, saying the Bombers showed this year they had turned a corner.
Bombers weigh up Hartlett trade
ESSENDON is set to weigh up its interest in Port Adelaide midfielder and vice-captain Hamish Hartlett this week.
Kelly, Dea set to stick with Bombers
ESSENDON intends to sign top up players James Kelly and Matt Dea as delisted free agents heading into season 2017.
Dogs win the best AFL premiership ever
THE Western Bulldogs have staved off extinction, fought from seventh and captivated Melbourne after a 62-year flag drought. And, on the weekend, they won the best premiership ever.
List changes: Six gone in Freo cleanout
UPDATE: FREMANTLE’s list changes are into double figures with stalwarts Tendai Mzungu and Matt de Boer among the players shown the door. EVERY CLUB’S LIST CHANGES.
‘I didn’t think I’d be coming back to play’
BANNED Essendon captain Jobe Watson confirms he will return to the club in 2017 and has opened up on his suspension and feelings around his Brownlow Medal.
‘Unfinished business’ brought Jobe back
TIM Watson believes his son, and Essendon captain, Jobe has finally been able to put his year-long ban behind him as he announces his return to AFL.
Jobe Watson will return to Bombers
ESSENDON star Jobe Watson will announce on Friday that he will play on in 2017, returning to the Bombers after his season suspension.
Pick 26 will get Hibberd deal done: manager
MELBOURNE should secure defender Michael Hibberd for a second-round pick after paying “overs” for Jake Melksham last year, according to their manager.
Jobe has two weeks to decide future
ESSENDON coach John Worsfold admits that the club does have a timeline on knowing whether the banned skipper intends to play on next season.
The man who shaped the Bulldogs
THE unsung hero of the Western Bulldogs’ fairytale season is the clubs master recruiting manager Simon Dalrymple, the SuperFooty Podcast boys say.
More time for Jobe to decide future
ESSENDON will give captain Jobe Watson more time to weigh up his future after he left a meeting with club officials last week undecided about playing on.
Dons young guns set for Colorado training
ESSENDON young guns Joe Daniher and Zach Merrett will get a jump on pre-season by travelling to Colorado to undertake high-altitude training.
Banned players will need time
PLAYERS returning from season-long bans need to be afforded time to settle, Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin believes.
Watson has prepared ‘as if he is coming back’
ESSENDON midfielder Dyson Heppell remains in the dark over whether Jobe Watson will return next season but says he’s come back in peak physical condition and as if he’ll play on.
Watson planning New York return
ESSENDON captain Jobe Watson is “excited” to be back around his old teammates but is also planning to return to New York, Tim Watson has revealed.
Banned Dons are back in the game
UPDATE: ESSENDON star Dyson Heppell says his return to the club today after a WADA ban is ‘a big step towards closure’. MORE PICTURES
Bombers’ hair-larious Mad Monday
ESSENDON has put a season to forget behind them with a memorable Mad Monday at an Ascot Vale pub.
Hird ‘never someone I socialised with’
ESSENDON legend Matthew Lloyd has opened up on his relationship with his former captain James Hird, revealing the pair haven’t spoken since 2015.
Is this the greatest modern AFL rivalry?
THE SuperFooty Podcast boys say Friday night’s epic qualifying final between Hawthorn and Geelong was just another chapter in footy’s greatest modern rivalry.
Joe should pay for his own coach
MATTHEW Lloyd has urged wayward Essendon forward Joe Daniher to spend $20,000 of his own money on a private goalkicking coach.
Judd expects Watson to lose Brownlow
DUAL Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd expects the AFL to strip Jobe Watson of his 2012 medal should the Essendon 34’s appeal in a Swiss court fail.
Time to make a decision, Jobe: McVeigh
MARK McVeigh has urged fellow banned Bomber Jobe Watson to inform coach John Worsfold of his 2017 intentions when the two men meet soon.
Pears walks away from Bombers, AFL
ESSENDON defender Tayte Pears will not return to the club next season after deciding to walk away from football and pursue a career as a firefighter.
I’m going back for my mates: Hurley
MICHAEL Hurley is returning to Essendon for his mates more than the football club he still believes let the banned Bombers down.
Worsfold-Watson meeting in ‘just over a week’
ESSENDON coach John Worsfold will meet with Jobe Watson in the next week to get a gauge on his intentions for 2017 as he remains hopeful he’ll return to the Bombers.
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