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You could be forgiven if you assumed it was all over for Essendon.
You could be forgiven if you assumed it was all over for Essendon.
Since John Worsfold took over Essendon in 2016 amid the most calamitous time in the club’s history, the best word to describe the club would be ‘mediocre’.
After his failed trade request to Sydney last October, key Essendon forward Joe Daniher could miss the first half of the AFL season with injury.
Despite being vice-captain for the past three seasons, dual best-and-fairest winner Zach Merrett has been axed from Essendon’s AFL leadership group.
Essendon have received a significant off-season boost with skipper Dyson Heppell extending his contract with the Bombers.
Following on from an embarrassing 16-goal exit from the 2009 finals series at the hands of the Adelaide Crows, Essendon entered the new decade in semi-promising fashion, winning five of their opening ten matches in 2010.
I’ve selected the players best suited to their given roles if Richmond and Essendon formed a combined team for 2020.
“No, we don’t owe anyone anything, mate, they’re professional footballers with contracts.”
Essendon admit they’ll have to roll out the welcome mat for Joe Daniher after the Bombers and Swans failed to come to an agreement to trade the want-away forward, but insist the club will battle to keep him beyond 2020.
Essendon have had middling success for years now, having made the finals two of the past three seasons, but trading in a very proactive and aggressive way that is associated with a club inside their premiership window.
Essendon have had middling success for years now, having made the finals two of the past three seasons, but trading in a very proactive and aggressive way that is associated with a club inside their premiership window.
Essendon have had middling success for years now, having made the finals two of the past three seasons, but trading in a very proactive and aggressive way that is associated with a club inside their premiership window.
Essendon list manager Adrian Dodoro isn’t warm and fuzzy at the best of times, and he is positively seething at the minute. When prodded in public about Joe Daniher’s trade request, he uses words like “disappointing”. Behind closed doors, he’s probably about to implode.
Essendon list manager Adrian Dodoro isn’t warm and fuzzy at the best of times, and he is positively seething at the minute. When prodded in public about Joe Daniher’s trade request, he uses words like “disappointing”. Behind closed doors, he’s probably about to implode.
Essendon list manager Adrian Dodoro isn’t warm and fuzzy at the best of times, and he is positively seething at the minute. When prodded in public about Joe Daniher’s trade request, he uses words like “disappointing”. Behind closed doors, he’s probably about to implode.
After much rumour and speculation, Essendon have confirmed that star key forward Joe Daniher will seek a trade out of the club, with his destination the Sydney Swans.
Based in New South Wales since 1982, the Sydney Swans have been a team based in a predominantly rugby environment, and up until the last few years, they barely had any backyard talent for them to pick from to help develop a team.
Today my AFL list analysis and offseason preview series is back in action with the Essendon Bombers, a side who despite making a splash in two consecutive trade periods remain unsuccessful in finals.
A poorly kept secret was confirmed on Tuesday when the Bombers announced that assistant coach Ben Rutten would succeed John Worsfold as senior coach, getting behind the wheel in 2021.
Essendon great Tim Watson says if the Bombers embark upon an AFL coaching succession plan, they will have to do so with buy-in from senior coach John Worsfold.
The Bombers join the other ten clubs whose seasons are over after a solid defeat by West Coast in an elimination final.
The AFL Finals series is officially underway after West Coast defeated Essendon at Optus Stadium, knocking them out of the premiership race. Here’s my talking points from the match.
Essendon assistant Ben Rutten will replace John Worsfold as the Bombers head coach in 2021 in a historic succession plan at the AFL club.
Essendon assistant Ben Rutten will replace John Worsfold as the Bombers head coach in 2021 in a historic succession plan at the AFL club.
Essendon assistant Ben Rutten will replace John Worsfold as the Bombers head coach in 2021 in a historic succession plan at the AFL club.
You could be forgiven if you assumed it was all over for Essendon.
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Terrificly put Seb! And thanks for the compliment on the article.