Alex Rance has emphatically ruled out an AFL comeback after starring in a one-off appearance at state-league level. The one-time Richmond premiership defender suited up for Essendon's VFL side against Southport on Sunday to help fill out the team sheet. The Bombers are temporarily based in Queensland and had just 10 AFL-listed players available because of Covid-19 restrictions. Alex Rance has emphatically ruled out an AFL comeback after starring in a one-off appearance at state-league level. The one-time Richmond premiership defender suited up for Essendon's VFL side against Southport on Sunday to help fill out the team sheet Rance looked fit and moved well, gathering 18 disposals and four marks in a familiar defensive role, as Essendon's patchwork side fell just short in a 11.9 (75) to 10.11 (71) defeat.