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Giants win thriller against Bombers, but key forward could face MRO scrutiny By 2021-05-08T17:32+10:00 Who would’ve predicted 11th v 15th on the ladder would have been a better game than the Grand Final rematch? GWS and Essendon have played out one of the contests of the season at GIANTS Stadium, the home team eventually holding on to prevail by just two points. They were two teams not known for their consistency in season 2021, yet the see-sawing affair was more volatile and desperate tha...

Carlton outlast historical rival Essendon in old-fashioned shootout By 2021-05-02T18:25+10:00 Footy fans were treated to an old-fashioned shootout as Carlton bested Essendon 123-107 in a high-scoring affair on Sunday at the MCG. The historical rivals traded blows all afternoon with the ball moving freely from end to end throughout. Essendon started the game well before Carlton brought them back at half-time with the margin remaining tight until the Blues began to pull away late. Ultimately, Ca...

The club tipped to "morph into a clone of Richmond" By 2021-04-29T14:35+10:00 Former AFL recruiter Matt Rendell is extremely impressed with Essendon’s system and the improvement of certain players. The Bombers finished the stronger to beat Collingwood by 24 points on Anzac Day with midfielder Darcy Parish (42 disposals) starring in his best game for the club. Injuries forced coach Ben Rutten to shuffle his pack with Jayden Leverde moved into defence, Parish into an inside midfield role a...

SEN’s Rolling All-Australian team returns for 2021! This team will attempt to reward season-long performance, rather than jumping week to week based on standout individual efforts. The team is based on who has stood out early in the season. Expect the squad of 22 to be in flux until players separate themselves from the pack. The team will slowly take shape across the season, culminating in a final and settled All-Australian team after Round 23. We have made five changes to the team this week,...

Ben Ruttens five coaching and selection moves which have rejuvenated Essendon in 2021 By 2021-04-27T15:10+10:00 Essendon began this season in a state of transition, with new coach Ben Rutten taking the reins for the first time without John Worsfold alongside him. How would the youthful Bombers go? It was a genuine mystery, despite some early season promise in an AAMI Community Series game against Geelong, which they didn’t end up winning but their new blueprint was there for all to see. Afte...

2 Related A stand-alone mid-week clash between the two invariably draws the eyeballs of a nation. This year, though, its on a Sunday, squeezed in the mid-afternoon slot between two other games, and as an appetising football contest, dwarfed by the more recent construction of the Anzac Day eve Melbourne-Richmond clash. The Demons are undefeated and sit second on the ladder, while the Tigers are fifth, having won three of the past four premierships. Collingwood and Essendon, meanwhile, are both 1...

One positive and one negative from your clubs Round 5 performance By Just two sides remain undefeated after five rounds. The Western Bulldogs and Melbourne continued their perfect starts to the season with respective wins over Gold Coast and Hawthorn. Richmond, West Coast, GWS, Port Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle and Geelong also recorded important wins with North Melbourne the only side without a victory. We have selected one positive and one negative from every club’s Round 5 performance. ...

How Collingwood could "rip the Bombers apart" on ANZAC Day By 2021-04-19T19:42+10:00 Matthew Lloyd has called on Collingwood to keep Darcy Moore forward for Sunday’s ANZAC Day game against Essendon, believing the Pies could “rip the Bombers apart” by leaving him in the position. Nathan Buckley opted to move Moore into the forward line against West Coast last week, with the 25-year-old kicking three goals. Whether to keep Moore forward to switch him back to defence has been one o...

Essendon Round 5 review A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Well that was unfortunate. The Bombers were able to play an out-of-sorts Brisbane Lions back into form but it remains to be seen how profound the implications of last night’s match are in a disrupted 2021 season for the Bombers. The Bombers played as well as a drenched dog, that is to say that they stunk. Without further ado here are my take alway...

Essendons round 4 review A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Short answer, how good is footy? The last four matches between the Swans and Bombers have been decided by ten points or less and this win for the Swans brings the aggregate wins for each side since the Swans moved north to 30-30 with one draw. This game had it all. Swings in momentum, bold passages of end to end footy, and egregious misinterpretatio...