\n Bombers make further two list changes.\n <\/p>\n
Essendon has today informed Ben Hobbs\u00a0and Luamon Lual\u00a0they won\u2019t be offered contracts for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the departure of the pair, the Bombers have now made eight list changes since the conclusion of the season.<\/p>\n
Selected with pick No.13 in the 2021 National Draft, Hobbs made 65 senior appearances for the Dons over four seasons and slotted 21 goals in roles through the midfield and as a high half-forward.<\/p>\n
Hobbs was a Rising Star nominee in his first season with the Club, earning plaudits for a breakout 22-disposal game against the Saints in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old featured in 18 games this season.<\/p>\n
Lual joined the Dons with pick No.39 in the 2023 National Draft after a successful stint with South Warrnambool and the GWV Rebels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Working towards a debut in his second year, Lual enjoyed a brilliant moment against Carlton in his first game when he slotted truly with his first kick in the AFL.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Continuing his work, Lual played out the remainder of the Bombers\u2019 campaign at senior level to finish his tenure at the Club with 12 games under his belt.<\/p>\n
General Manager \u2013 AFL Daniel McPherson thanked the duo for their service to the Dons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish to thank Ben and Luamon for their service to Essendon and their professionalism and dedication throughout their careers. It goes without saying that it\u2019s always difficult with list spots at this time of year, but\u00a0they leave the club with our very best wishes,\u201d McPherson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have five selections at next month\u2019s AFL Draft, and the list squeeze means some challenging choices had to be made. Both Ben and Luamon have\u00a0handled the news with maturity and we applaud them for that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish each of the lads all the best for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the conclusion of the 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period, Essendon hold selections No. 5, 6, 21, 27, and 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bombers make further two list changes. Essendon has today informed Ben Hobbs\u00a0and Luamon Lual\u00a0they won\u2019t be offered contracts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,83,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-228230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-text","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}