{"id":705887,"date":"2026-05-31T07:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/705887\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T07:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:50:10","slug":"afl-2026-west-coast-eagles-vs-essendon-bombers-round-12-live-scores-and-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/705887\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL 2026, West Coast Eagles vs Essendon Bombers, Round 12 live scores and updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Essendon\u2019s new era after the sacking of Brad Scott begins tonight, with West Coast hosting as a heavy storm hits Perth.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles (3-8, 66.1%) have had an excellent fortnight and, if they get the job done on WA Day Eve, can move well clear of the last-placed Bombers (1-10, 70.9%).<\/p>\n<p>Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/afl?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779017096_680_poster-fallback.png\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/match-centre\/AFL20261207\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pointsbet.com.au\/sports\/aussie-rules\/AFL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>MATCH CENTRE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/match-centre\/AFL20261207\" title=\"www.foxsports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">West Coast vs Essendon live updates, stats and scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Match details: West Coast vs Essendon from 7:20pm AEST at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Watch it live: On Fox Footy (channel 504), and streaming on Kayo, from 7pm AEST<\/p>\n<p>Follow West Coast vs Essendon in our live blog below!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.arena.im\/live\/fox-sports-australia\/AFL20261207?v=2\" title=\"go.arena.im\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">If you can\u2019t see the blog, tap here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Essendon\u2019s new era after the sacking of Brad Scott begins tonight, with West Coast hosting as a heavy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-705887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705887","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=705887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}