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The move that inspired Bomber's breakthrough campaign

1 month ago | essendonfc.com.au | Sarah Black

Roberts, 19, played the last month of Essendon's season in 2024, after being selected with pick No.54 from the Sandringham Dragons. This year, the tenacious small defender already has a Telstra AFL Rising Star nomination in his back pocket, is averaging 24.5 disposals, and did not concede a goal to his direct opponent (minimum 30 minutes) between rounds three and 10. In that time, he played on the likes of Willie Rioli, Jamie Cripps, Will Hoskin-Elliott and Beau McCreery.
'Cool, calm and collected': The gazelle-like Bomber revitalising Dons' defence

1 month ago | essendonfc.com.au | Riley Beveridge

Essendon has a gazelle in its ranks. Or, at least, that's the way Zach Reid's teammates describe him. The Bombers defender played just nine games in his first four seasons on the club's list, but he's proving worth the wait. An assured presence down back, Reid has helped revitalise a backline group that has inspired five wins from six matches.
Fast-starting Bombers scrape home despite late Swans scare

1 month ago | essendonfc.com.au | Riley Beveridge

THEY say good things come in threes. But what about bad things? It's a question Sydney will be asking, after three 50m penalties set the tone for a regrettable Saturday afternoon defeat to Essendon that has Dean Cox's first season in charge of the club hanging by a thread. If ever an opening quarter could sum up a season, here it was.
Dons mid builds after hip surgery

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.
How cutting firewood helped drive Clarke's draft dream

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.
2024 AFL Draft: All you need to know

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?
The Players’ Corner: Martin on mindset, leadership, ambition

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.
Dockers advance as brave Bombers fall short

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.
Don's 'fairytale ending' from considering retirement to career-best form

Oct 25, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Sarah Black

MADDI Gay is finally fully fit and in career-best form, after seriously considering retirement last year. The 28-year-old missed five matches in her final year at Narrm, two through "management" and three with a hamstring issue, while her knees have long plagued the former netballer. Speaking to AFL.com.au in Darwin, where Essendon is preparing to take on Richmond in the first AFLW Dreamtime match in the Top End, Gay said she had two options after her season with the Demons ended.
Scott: Port loss a 'wake-up' call for Bombers midfield

Apr 5, 2024 | essendonfc.com.au | Callum Twomey

Essendon Senior Coach Brad Scott says his midfield received a "wake-up call" in the Bombers' belting from Port Adelaide, as the club grapples with a plague of soft-tissue injuries. The Bombers were comprehensively beaten by the Power on Friday night by 69 points, with Port trio Connor Rozee (36 disposals, three goals), Jason Horne-Francis (31 disposals) and Zak Butters (26) dominant.