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Ready for a run at the eight: Essendon Round 17 review A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size It was a dirty night from both sides on Friday. It was a down night for Adelaide, as they were kept to their lowest score in 30 years, and it was a down night for the Bombers, who kicked 11 goals but 18 behinds. That said, it was undoubtedly good to get a win after two losses against premiership hopefuls in the past mo...

Why Essendon should be “chips in” on emerging star By Would acquiring a ready-made key forward make Essendon a genuine finals threat? Harrison Jones is raw but has shown plenty of promise while veteran Cale Hooker, the main focal point in Essendon’s attack, isn’t getting any younger. The Bombers bolstered their tall stocks by signing ruck-forward Peter Wright last off-season, but more is need if they want to seriously challenge for the premiership. Kane Cornes is of the o...

Essendon encouraged to go after "proper" and "established" key forward By 2021-07-04T09:58+10:00 SEN host Andy Maher has encouraged Essendon to bolster their list with a “proper, established, ready-to-go tall forward” to help them challenge for a flag next year. Despite Friday night’s disappointing loss to Geelong, the Bombers have quickly become one of the most exciting and watchable teams in 2021 under new senior coach Ben Rutten. Speaking on SENs Crunch Time, Maher admitted...

The Roars AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 16 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The more things change, the more they stay the same. You’d have thought me having just three tips in common with Dem Panopoulos and Liam Salter would either result in me overtaking the pack to take a stunning lead, or spinning out badly and being left hopelessly adrift. Instead, we all scored five points and the leaderbo...

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Our AFL experts debate the burning questions, including whether the Eagles can kiss the 2021 flag goodbye, if Essendon will make finals, who the coach of the year is so far and more.

The Bombers have one big issue they need to fix, but if they can patch that up they’ll be a giant ready to be unleashed on the league, writes Mick Malthouse.

Round 8 player ratings in the race for the AFLs MVP A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Four weeks ago, I published an update on the individual and team ratings accumulated by our band of merry men and women at Following Football. With Round 9 just getting underway, it’s time to take another look at where things stand after eight rounds. As I’ve said before, we use 23 sources of voting and evaluations of ...

Essendon Bombers vs Fremantle Dockers: AFL live scores A Set the default text size A Set large text size Live Comments Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Essendon Essendon Bombers host the live scores page on 1:10pm (AEST). The Bombers’ list of sidelined players is fast reaching critical mass. The latest addition to the casualty ward is in-form forward Jake Stringer, who is set to miss a month after suffering a hamstring injury in their 2-point loss to ...

Stocks up: Super sub Matt Guelfi provided a spark for the Bombers when he replaced Jake Stringer, who went off with a hamstring injury in the third term. In basically one quarter of football, Guelfi had eight touches, laid six tackles, had eight pressure acts and kicked a vital goal. Stocks down: Did Cale Hooker walk under a ladder or shatter a mirror during the week? He should have either been paid a mark, paid a free kick for a marking infringement, or a free kick for front-on contact with ...