AFL 2026: Garry Lyon, Gerard Whateley debate James Hird’s return to Essendon, coaching search, video, AFL 360, latest news
Melbourne legend Garry Lyon has declared critics that say Essendon’s coaching search is a boat race due to…
AFL 2026: Round 13 Team Tips, predicted sides and squads, ins and outs, team changes, injuries, latest team news
Melbourne will be forced into one change from its Alice Springs loss after a defender suffered another ACL…
AFL 2026, Round 12 Report Card
One horror fail — and a second team was lucky to escape with a D- — while two…
AFL news 2026: Dean Solomon press conference video after Essendon Bombers loss to West Coast, comments on James Hird and Ben McKay positional switch
Essendon caretaker coach Dean Solomon is limiting his exposure to any outside rumours and media reports about the…
AFL news 2026: Essendon should appoint James Hird as senior coach, says David King on Fox Footy’s First Crack
Dual premiership Kangaroo David King has urged Essendon to take a chance on James Hird and appoint him…
Dean Solomon ‘won’t consider’ chasing full-time Essendon coaching job, denies reports of Brad Scott rift
Interim Essendon coach Dean Solomon says he currently has no interest pursuing the full-time role after replacing Brad…
West Coast Eagles and Essendon to come together as every AFL game to host Neale Daniher tribute
The AFL world will come together across every game this weekend as they honour the life and legacy…
Trade verdict on AFL’s ‘most important signature’; Dons urged to chase Sun… as second Ridley suitor emerges — Whispers
What Brad Scott’s sacking means for the AFL’s “most important signature”, as well as two long-time Essendon servants…
‘Groundswell is underway’ for Hird return. It’d be ‘preposterous’ if he beat ‘a Melbourne Cup field’
The “groundswell is underway” for a James Hird return to Essendon, according to CODE Sports reporter Glenn McFarlane,…
AFL 2026: Gerard Whateley whacks Essendon over Brad Scott coach sacking, Kevin Sheedy urges James Hird to take Bombers job
Gerard Whateley says Essendon has “made itself look actively foolish” by sacking Brad Scott after publicly endorsing him…
‘Not going to be pushed around anymore’: Dons’ passionate call on Merrett amid trade rumblings
Essendon president Andrew Welsh has passionately defended the club’s polarising decision to deny ex-skipper Zach Merrett’s trade request…
AFL news 2026, Brad Scott sacked: Andrew Welsh addresses chances of James Hird returning to coach Bombers … and ‘old Essendon’ attitude
Bombers president Andrew Welsh has refused to rule out club champion James Hird as a coach contender, but…