Essendon offered small list lifeline by AFL after poor run of form
The AFL has thrown Essendon a minor lifeline after two of the most brutal seasons in club history.…
Sport confidential: Zach Merrett sad for James Hird
Sport Confidential is your wrap of all the footy gossip and banter. Zach Merrett is heading away to…
AFL Trade Whispers: Dogs respond to Butters talk; $3.5m chasm for Zac Bailey laid bare
Luke Beveridge has responded to talk the club has met with Zak Butters as the club zeroes in…
King ‘domino effect’ as star weighs up ‘difficult’ call; Greene provides latest on future — Trade Whispers
The “domino effect” of a star’s free agency call looms large. Plus Toby Greene has given the latest…
Solomon’s ‘big cuddle’ for thwarted young gun… and McKay magnet move that’s here to stay
Essendon interim coach Dean Solomon has empathised with his emerging star forward Nate Caddy, who was left frustrated…
Giant $9m play amid Tassie threat; Merrett’s trade desire ‘only hardened’ despite Hird spectre — Whispers
With Tassie looming large, the Giants have put forward a monster offer to their star midfielder. Plus why…
AFL 2026 Mid-Season Report Card: Every clubs’ trade targets, grade and review of first half of season, analysis, latest news and updates
The mid-season bye rounds have begun, giving us time to take stock of the 2026 season so far.…
AFL 2026, Round 12 Report Card
One horror fail — and a second team was lucky to escape with a D- — while two…
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…
‘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 as Essendon coach: Inside Bombers’ six-week backflip… and how asterisk finished his tenure
Six weeks ago to the day, Essendon president Andrew Welsh spoke to both chief football writers of Melbourne’s…
Cash squeeze has rivals ‘circling like sharks’; star’s admission before ‘emotional’ call — Trade Whispers
Zak Butters addresses the biggest AFL contract question of the season, while rivals are circling an uncontracted Saint…