‘Real concern’:Essendon supporter group forces vote to change club’s constitution

‘Real concern’:Essendon supporter group forces vote to change club’s constitution

A group of Essendon supporters is confident it has forced a vote on a change to the club’s constitution that would acknowledge the social harm its poker machine licences have caused.

  • byJon Pierik

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Gambling,the Brownlow and Hinkley’s outburst:League chief on the AFL’s biggest talking points

Gambling,the Brownlow and Hinkley’s outburst:League chief on the AFL’s biggest talking points

From the pre-finals bye,to Gather Round,to mid-season trading – in a wide-ranging,frank interview,AFL CEO Andrew Dillon discusses the biggest issues currently facing the league.

  • byJake Niall
‘That didn’t add up’:Merrett on Stringer,Saints and that Brad Scott meeting
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‘That didn’t add up’:Merrett on Stringer,Saints and that Brad Scott meeting

The champion Bomber lashed out at suggestions he would put his personal relationships with teammates ahead of the club’s interests.

  • byPeter Ryan
Finding Jake Stringer a new home won’t happen overnight
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Finding Jake Stringer a new home won’t happen overnight

Jake Stringer and Essendon understand each other’s positions. The Bombers aren’t budging,but will another club give Stringer what he wants?

  • byPeter Ryan andMarc McGowan
‘Don’t price fans out’:Bombers stand by membership price rise despite complaints

‘Don’t price fans out’:Bombers stand by membership price rise despite complaints

Essendon are standing by their decision to raise prices on many of their membership packages for 2025 despite complaints from some supporters. Fans at other clubs are bracing for possible price hikes.

  • byRoy Ward
‘He is not going anywhere’:Dons shoot down Merrett trade talk

‘He is not going anywhere’:Dons shoot down Merrett trade talk

The Bombers say they have no interest in exploring a trade for their captain.

  • bySam McClure
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Winless wooden spooners to grand finalists in one year:Ex-Bomber tips the tables

Winless wooden spooners to grand finalists in one year:Ex-Bomber tips the tables

A former Essendon fan favourite is turning them inside out in the Mallee,and on Saturday will play in the Sunraysia league grand final just a year after the side went winless in a wooden spoon season.

  • byGreg Baum
A drought of finals wins:Essendon’s unwanted record turns 20 today

A drought of finals wins:Essendon’s unwanted record turns 20 today

Essendon’s history is peppered with finals victories … until the last 20 years. The Bombers are lonely at the top of this unwanted ladder.

  • byPeter Ryan
Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period

We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period,and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.

  • byPeter Ryan andMarc McGowan
Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares
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Daisy does it all and the free that would have triggered Magpie nightmares

In the first round of the AFLW season,Daisy Pearce showed why she was “one of the biggest recruiting coups in history” and there was a late free kick in Melbourne’s win over Geelong that caused a stir.

  • byMarnie Vinall
The bone-jarring collision that could be heard from the sidelines
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The bone-jarring collision that could be heard from the sidelines

It was bad news for Essendon in their opening game of the AFLW season after two key players were taken off the ground after colliding in the forward line.

  • byMarnie Vinall