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Bomber Dyson Heppell struck down by foot injury

Former Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell has suffered a low-grade foot sprain and is in doubt for the round-one AFL clash with Hawthorn.

AAP · Feb 27, 2023

Brisbane beat Sydney as recruits Dunkley, Gunston star

Recruits Josh Dunkley and Jack Gunston have caught the eye in Brisbane's win over Sydney in an AFL practice match.

AAP · Feb 24, 2023

Bombers star Stringer hamstrung for AFL pre-season

Essendon star Jake Stringer looks unlikely to play in their pre-season hit-outs after he suffered hamstring tightness and was put on a modified program.

AAP · Feb 22, 2023

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Zach Merrett takes over from Heppell as Bombers captain

Star midfielder Zach Merrett has been named as Essendon's new AFL captain, with defender Andrew McGrath to serve as his assistant.

AAP · Feb 21, 2023

Dyson Heppell steps down as Bombers captain

Star midfielder Zach Merrett is the early favourite to become Essendon's next AFL captain after Dyson Heppell stepped down from the role.

AAP · Feb 17, 2023

Essendon stalwart Dyson Heppell stands down as Bombers captain

After six seasons leading Essendon, Dyson Heppell stands down as the club's captain effective immediately.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Bomber is Wright on track to play AFL practice games

Essendon tall forward Peter Wright is set to play the club's AFL practice matches after being given the all-clear from a minor calf injury.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

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Bombers hoping to unleash pain-free Stringer in AFL

Essendon coach Brad Scott says Jake Stringer is free of the groin pain that troubled him last season as he looks to get the most of the inconsistent forward.

AAP · Feb 11, 2023

Scott says Bombers captaincy call lies with Heppell

Incumbent Essendon captain Dyson Heppell will stay in the role for a seventh AFL season if he wants to, Bombers coach Brad Scott says.

AAP · Feb 10, 2023

Bombers hope Wright will be OK for pre-season hitouts

While Essendon forward Peter Wright's calf muscle problem is not thought to be serious, draftee Elijah Tsatas will miss the start of the AFL season.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

Bombers apologise to former CEO Thorburn

Essendon have apologised to former NAB boss Andrew Thorburn after he lasted just one day as Bombers chief executive due to his church role.

AAP · Dec 20, 2022

Heppell not tied to Bombers AFL captaincy

Dyson Heppell is happy to hand over the Essendon captaincy as soon as next season if the AFL club decides on a new-look leadership group.

AAP · Dec 15, 2022

Scott won't entertain Bombers finals talk

Essendon coach Brad Scott won't be distracted by early AFL finals expectations as he looks to bed down a new game plan with his developing playing group.

AAP · Dec 14, 2022

Blues, Lions given prime AFL fixture slots

Carlton will feature in at least seven Thursday and Friday night matches during the 2023 AFL season, after the league locked in the first 15 rounds.

AAP · Dec 10, 2022

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AAP · Dec 3, 2022

Tigers, Blues to kick off AFL 2023 season

The AFL's experiment with a grand final re-match to open the season was short-lived, with Richmond and Carlton set to kick off the 2023 campaign.

AAP · Dec 1, 2022

Bombers appoint Eagles' Vozzo as CEO

Essendon have chosen West Coast administrator Craig Vozzo as their new chief executive following the disastrous one-day appointment of Andrew Thorburn.

AAP · Nov 29, 2022

Davey twins give Bombers AFL silver lining

Nine years after Essendon made sure Alwyn Davey played 100 AFL games, his highly rated twin sons Alwyn Jnr and Jayden have joined the club.

AAP · Nov 29, 2022

Richards bolts from Wangaratta to Magpies

Joe Richards, who attracted no interest from AFL clubs five years ago in his draft year, is off to Collingwood while Cooper Harvey is now at North Melbourne.

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022

AFLW 2022: highs and lows from a ground-breaking but at times frustrating season

A premiership first highlighted the league’s seventh campaign but there remain issues for head office to better deal with going forward

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

From Aaron Cadman to Will Ashcroft, these are the top picks in the 2022 AFL Draft

This is where the data is predicting the top talents in the 2022 AFL Draft will end up.

AAP · Nov 27, 2022

Giants set for AFL No.1 pick call

For a second consecutive year the AFL's top draft prospect might not be taken, with the prized overall No.1 pick, depending on whether GWS bid on Will Ashcroft.

AAP · Nov 21, 2022

Bombers welcome Scott's high AFL standards

Essendon midfielder Archie Perkins says new coach Brad Scott is setting the standards and direction the Bombers desperately need to step up in the AFL.

AAP · Nov 18, 2022

Lions lure Irishman McKenna to AFL club

Irish speedster Conor McKenna has decided to come out of AFL retirement to play with the Brisbane Lions, turning down interest from Essendon and St Kilda.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Essendon Private Clinic facing more accusations of putting profit before care as further allegations raised

A senior clinician says they were encouraged to get patients to access any potential funding sources to pay for their care — including their superannuation funds — in a job interview at a privately run psychiatric hospital in Melbourne.

AAP · Nov 11, 2022

Bombers AFL ruckman Sam Draper re-signs

Essendon ruckman Sam Draper has re-signed until 2025 while former player Dean Rioli has become the Bombers' first Indigenous board member.

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