Essendon Football Club

Nov 28, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Callum Twomey

Essendon expects emerging midfield gun Jye Caldwell to be back into full training in February after the breakout Bomber's off-season hip surgery. It will make for a condensed lead-up for Caldwell ahead of the club's Opening Round clash with Gold Coast on March 8, with the Bombers' campaign starting a week earlier in 2025. Caldwell carried the hip issue in the back half of last season, but has resumed running and has his eyes set on the beginning of the club's season. "He's tracking as expected.

Nov 27, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Josh Gabelich

THE FLIGHT from Mount Gambier to Adelaide takes 70 minutes and is bumpy on a 30-seat plane. Angus Clarke knows the route well. He flew to and from Adelaide nearly a dozen times during a season where he rose from obscurity to be on the radar of AFL clubs across the land. Not many, if any, draft prospects have travelled further or dug into their own pocket more than Clarke has this year.

Nov 19, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Martin Smith

What is the Telstra AFL Draft? First held in 1986, the AFL's national draft is the main way clubs add players to their lists, alongside the trade period and free agency. The bulk of the players picked up in the national draft are school leavers who have or will turn 18 this year, who are ready for their first shot at the big time. But any player 18 years or older can nominate for the draft, meaning some players nominate multiple years in a row before finally being drafted. When is it?

Nov 18, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Nic Martin

With pre-season underway, essendonfc.com.au is opening the floor to the players for wide-ranging chats discussing performance, preparation and even life away from football in The Players' Corner. First up, last season’s Crichton Medal runner up Nic Martin. Back at the NEC Hangar with a notably fresh blonde dye in the hair, Martin's feeling rejuvenated following his off-season split between Melbourne and Perth.

Nov 9, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Nathan Schmook

FREMANTLE has won through to a semi-final against Adelaide after coming from behind to beat a battered Essendon, with record-breaking ruck Mim Strom propelling her team to a 10-point win at Fremantle Oval on Saturday. The Dockers trailed by four points at the final change but held the Bombers scoreless and kicked the final two goals of the game, winning 5.6 (36) to 4.2 (26) in a high-pressure armwrestle in front of a record crowd.