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Essendon Bombers

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Essendon nicknames 40 to 21

Essendon players with distinctive nicknames were hard to find, so the last few selections may be a bit weak.

AFL

AFL top 100: Essendon nicknames 40 to 21

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Essendon nicknames 40 to 21

Essendon players with distinctive nicknames were hard to find, so the last few selections may be a bit weak.

AFL

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Essendon nicknames 40 to 21

Essendon players with distinctive nicknames were hard to find, so the last few selections may be a bit weak.

AFL

Thom Roker

Roar Guru

Trade and draft review: Bombers are an enigma

AFL

101

Trade and draft review: Bombers are an enigma

The Roar

AFL silly season commences as Crow, Tiger find new homes

AFL

Oct

AFL silly season commences as Crow, Tiger find new homes

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

An unexpected journey: Essendon Bombers season review

AFL

Sep

An unexpected journey: Essendon Bombers season review

Doran Smith

Roar Guru

The five players your team can least afford to lose: Essendon Bombers

AFL

Sep

The five players your team can least afford to lose: Essendon Bombers

Thom Roker

Roar Guru

Trade and draft review: Bombers are an enigma

More than the usual number of teams rose and fell in the 2021 season, but nobody predicted that Essendon would make the finals.

AFL

101

The Roar

AFL silly season commences as Crow, Tiger find new homes

The AFL free agency period has officially begun, with Adelaide Crows defender Jake Kelly and Richmond Tigers tall Mabior Chol the first players to find new homes for 2022.

AFL

Oct

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

An unexpected journey: Essendon Bombers season review

Welcome to the review you’ve all been eagerly awaiting: me having a crack at my beloved Bombers.

AFL

Sep

Doran Smith

Roar Guru

The five players your team can least afford to lose: Essendon Bombers

The Essendon Bombers finished eighth on the ladder in 2021. They lost six of their opening eight games of the season, but four of those losses were by 16 points or less, with the balance coming by 54 and 57 points respectively.

AFL

Sep

Steve Larkin

Not again! ANOTHER Crow to fly the coop back to Victoria

AFL

Sep

Not again! ANOTHER Crow to fly the coop back to Victoria

Cameron Rose

Expert

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

AFL

Aug

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Bombers finals Week 1 review: Strange selection choices lost Essendon this game

AFL

Aug

Bombers finals Week 1 review: Strange selection choices lost Essendon this game

Gabe F

Roar Rookie

Essendon 2022: Is there room for one more explosive centre?

AFL

Aug

Essendon 2022: Is there room for one more explosive centre?

Steve Larkin

Not again! ANOTHER Crow to fly the coop back to Victoria

Experienced Adelaide defender Jake Kelly is quitting the AFL club to return to his native Victoria.

AFL

Sep

Cameron Rose

Expert

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

There’s a special ignominy that greets the losing elimination finalists.

AFL

Aug

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Bombers finals Week 1 review: Strange selection choices lost Essendon this game

The Bombers’ season is definitely an A+ in my book.

AFL

Aug

Gabe F

Roar Rookie

Essendon 2022: Is there room for one more explosive centre?

Right about now, as the Bombers lick their wounds and hear from Blake Caracella and Ben Rutten about how this elimination final will not shape next season, we come to think about what they have done this year and what key ingredient could be missing.

AFL

Aug

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

A duo of blow-out preliminary finals has set in stone the grand final match-up: Melbourne taking on the Western Bulldogs.

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gambino said Guest

Sep

17 teams don’t win the premiership every year. what are you expecting?

AFL

Sep

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

A duo of blow-out preliminary finals has set in stone the grand final match-up: Melbourne taking on the Western Bulldogs.

AFL

Sep

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

A duo of blow-out preliminary finals has set in stone the grand final match-up: Melbourne taking on the Western Bulldogs.

AFL

Sep

Stirling Coates

Editor

Stirling Coates

Editor

'Only one team played to the conditions': Talking points from the Bulldogs' wild win in the wet

After a tense first half, the Bulldogs blew the Bombers away in the second half – kicking eight goals to zip to claim an emphatic 49-point win.

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Aug

Birchall doing my head in. There was talk about 10 weeks ago about him extending for another season. Since then he’s fal…(more)

AFL

Aug

'Only one team played to the conditions': Talking points from the Bulldogs' wild win in the wet

Stirling Coates

Editor

Stirling Coates

Editor

'Only one team played to the conditions': Talking points from the Bulldogs' wild win in the wet

After a tense first half, the Bulldogs blew the Bombers away in the second half – kicking eight goals to zip to claim an emphatic 49-point win.

AFL

Aug

Stirling Coates

Editor

Stirling Coates

Editor

'Only one team played to the conditions': Talking points from the Bulldogs' wild win in the wet

After a tense first half, the Bulldogs blew the Bombers away in the second half – kicking eight goals to zip to claim an emphatic 49-point win.

AFL

Aug

The Roar

Weightman wows in the wet to extend Essendon's finals drought

AFL

Aug

Weightman wows in the wet to extend Essendon's finals drought

Justin Robertson

Expert

AS IT HAPPENED: Doggies' sublime second half sinks Dons in the wet

AFL

610

Aug

AS IT HAPPENED: Doggies' sublime second half sinks Dons in the wet

Justin Robertson

Expert

After a storming finish to the season, how far can Jake Stringer take the Bombers in finals footy?

AFL

Aug

After a storming finish to the season, how far can Jake Stringer take the Bombers in finals footy?

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Essendon Round 23 review: The Bombers are finals bound

AFL

Aug

Essendon Round 23 review: The Bombers are finals bound

The Roar

Weightman wows in the wet to extend Essendon's finals drought

The Western Bulldogs are alive and kicking in 2021, nabbing their lone August win in the game that counted to down Essendon by 49 points and set up and intriguing semi-final with the Brisbane Lions.

AFL

Aug

Justin Robertson

Expert

AS IT HAPPENED: Doggies' sublime second half sinks Dons in the wet

It’s win or go home as the Western Bulldogs and Essendon Bombers face off in the First Elimination Final at University of Tasmania Stadium. Tune into this do-or-die match right here on The Roar with live scores and commentary from 3:20pm (AEST).

AFL

610

Aug

Justin Robertson

Expert

After a storming finish to the season, how far can Jake Stringer take the Bombers in finals footy?

If the first half of the year was all about the sharp rise and growth of Bombers midfielder Darcy Parish, then surely the back end of the AFL season has been all about Jake Stringer catching fire.

AFL

Aug

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Essendon Round 23 review: The Bombers are finals bound

We’re in the eight!

AFL

Aug

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Bombers Round 22 review: Finals draw ever closer

AFL

Aug

Bombers Round 22 review: Finals draw ever closer

The Roar

Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon Bombers: AFL live scores

AFL

226

Aug

Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon Bombers: AFL live scores

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Bombers Round 21 review: 'Easily the best win of the season'

AFL

132

Aug

Bombers Round 21 review: 'Easily the best win of the season'

The Roar

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Bombers: AFL live scores

AFL

322

Aug

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Bombers: AFL live scores

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Bombers Round 22 review: Finals draw ever closer

The Bombers went down to GMHBA Stadium for one of the stranger encounters of the year, against Gold Coast – far removed from sunny Queensland.

AFL

Aug

The Roar

Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon Bombers: AFL live scores

Fresh off their biggest win of the year, the Essendon Bombers must still defeat the Gold Coast Suns to keep on track for a stunning finals berth. Tune into the action from Geelong with live scores on The Roar from 3:20pm (AEST).

AFL

226

Aug

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Bombers Round 21 review: 'Easily the best win of the season'

The Bombers had not beaten the Bulldogs for seven years since the corresponding fixture in 2014.

AFL

132

Aug

The Roar

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Bombers: AFL live scores

The Essendon Bombers simply must find a way to take down the ladder-leading Western Bulldogs, to have any hope of forcing their way back into the top eight. Tune into the action from Marvel Stadium with live scores on The Roar from 3:20pm (AEST).

AFL

322

Aug

The Roar

Essendon Bombers vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL live scores

The equation is simple for the Essendon Bombers ahead of their match against bitter rivals the Collingwood Magpies: win, and they’re in the finals. Tune into events from Melbourne here on The Roar with live scores from 3:20pm (AEST).

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AdamDilligafThompson said Roar Rookie

Aug

Fine we’ll leave him then. To stir some sht on Tuesday night poker, I’m going to suggest it to the dads arm…(more)

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196

Aug

Essendon Bombers vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL live scores

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Essendon Bombers vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL live scores

AFL

196

Aug

The Roar

Essendon Bombers vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL live scores

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196

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