Since their formation as a senior club in 1873, the Essendon Bombers stand alongside Carlton as the AFL’s most successful club with 16 Premierships, with their last flag coming in 2000. The battle for outright AFL premiership supremacy has allowed Essendon to form a formidable rivalry with the Blues, with both teams desperate for that record breaking 17th AFL flag. In 2011, the Bombers appointed James Hird, a club legend, to coach the team.
by Roger Vaughan - February 2nd 2012 @ 6:23am
by Neotraveler - January 12th 2012 @ 6:17am
For a league that apparently puts such emphasis on history, constantly quoting statistics and historical achievements, many in the AFL have decided to arbitrarily ignore a part of their history that is just as significant as any other. Before the debate begins I believe it’s important to reveal my hand. I’m a Carlton supporter, one [...]
by Greg Buckle - November 9th 2011 @ 6:19am
by shirtfront - October 9th 2011 @ 9:29am
I was born and bred in North Essendon, Melbourne, in 1976, walking distance from Windy Hill, Essendon’s holy turf, the sweetest of all suburban Australian Football grounds. In the early to mid 1980s, life was literally black and red in every sense of the word. Every second Saturday we strolled up Napier Street to see [...]
by Katie Lambeski - September 12th 2011 @ 12:22pm
Firstly, let me start with full disclosure: I am a Bombers fan, so think what you will about this piece but I write after our demolition at the hands of Carlton. An inexperienced Essendon side was absolutely towelled by a Carlton side hell-bent on finally winning a final. For Carlton, they finally advance to a [...]
by Sam Lienert - September 12th 2011 @ 8:28am
by Greg Buckle - September 12th 2011 @ 8:25am
by jcinque - September 11th 2011 @ 11:10am
The MCG will host an elimination final with spice this afternoon when bitter rivals Carlton and Essendon face off for the chance to play West Coast next weekend in the semis. Join us for live scores and a ball-by-ball description from 2pm. Carlton have got to this stage of the season twice before under coach [...]
by Sambo - September 10th 2011 @ 5:14am
With the finals upon us once again, there has been enough talk and spotlight of the superstars in the final eight whose team’s finals aspirations hinge on their performances. So let’s have a look at the next tier of players from each team who have the capability of turning the finals series on its head [...]
by Michael DiFabrizio - September 9th 2011 @ 4:52am
Four games, four genuinely exciting and intriguing September match-ups. That’s what footy fans have to look forward to this weekend. Geelong v Hawthorn Here we have two teams with a lot of recent history. Following the 2008 Grand Final, Geelong players involved in the loss made a pact never to lose to Hawthorn again. So [...]
by Redb - February 10th 2012 @ 3:49am
I sat and watched a Fox Sports News segment on St Kilda’s captain and leadership group the other day just shaking my head. No less than eight players have been inducted into the Saints leadership group, with Nick Reiwoldt the captain. That’s almost half the bloody team, I thought. Strangely, none of the remaining leadership [...]
by Michael DiFabrizio - February 9th 2012 @ 12:09pm
For a player who’s never played a game of senior AFL footy, North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw sure gets a lot of attention. He’s the first Sudanese-born player listed by an AFL club, so you can understand there’s some public interest there. But does he warrant the kind of attention the Herald Sun gave him [...]
by AAP - February 9th 2012 @ 4:15am
by Sam Lienert - February 9th 2012 @ 4:03am
by timmy_morgs - February 9th 2012 @ 4:00am
In our society, the number 18 represents growth, responsibility and change and should be no different for the AFL on the birth of its 18th club. The AFL hopes that its venture into Greater Western Sydney will close the divide between AFL and NRL in NSW, but division is exactly what the AFL should be [...]
by S120 - February 9th 2012 @ 3:53am
Having been a haphazard reader of The Roar over the last few years, I always presumed that my first published piece would be a cunning, searing and revolutionary work that the common man would not have the critical faculties to comprehend. I would show that I’m capable of thought in a manner not available to [...]
by The Cattery - February 9th 2012 @ 3:51am
In a rare show of solidarity, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and NRL boss David Gallop were photographed together yesterday walking through the corridors of power on Capital Hill. They had just finished lobbying both sides of the political divide about possible changes to the Copyright Act to combat the recent Federal Court decision allowing telecommunications [...]
by Andrew Sutherland - February 9th 2012 @ 2:58am
This Sunday marks the 120th anniversary of Australia’s most famous sporting club. Unfortunately, Collingwood intends to celebrate it. As if supporters of other clubs haven’t had enough of hearing about Collingwood from its President. As if they haven’t had it up to here (I’m indicating somewhere above the head) reading double-page spreads about what Collingwood [...]
by AAP - February 8th 2012 @ 11:44am
by Justin Chadwick - February 8th 2012 @ 5:22am
THE ROAR ON