Stewart Crameri feels a strange mix,rusty but fresh,as he returns from his season supplements suspension to join the Bulldogs premiership defence.
Former Essendon chairman David Evans has made a quiet return to the Bombers that was as understated as it was unexpected. Evans was another face in small crowd at a recent practice match.
Essendon great Kevin Sheedy has launched an impassioned defence of James Hird and has called for patience in his recovery from an overdose.
AFL Players'Association chief Paul Marsh says the union has reached out to offer its support to James Hird.
Unrelenting pressure on a sporting field or a coaching box is one thing. But that ceases,at least temporarily,when the game is over.
Travis Colyer walked back to his car,got in,but didn't drive home straight away.
Despite being banned from the game for a year,Dyson Heppell has learned plenty. Now,he's even more qualified to take over as Essendon captain should the opportunity arise.
ASADA has taken aim at disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank after his appeal against a lifetime ban from sport was formally thrown out by the AFL Appeal Board on Monday.
Stephen Dank would not explain why he he failed to provide any paperwork to the AFL anti-doping appeal board before his deadline on Friday,but remained insistent the panel would eventually hear his case.
The compensation claims against the Essendon Football Club over the supplements saga continue to progress,as 18 players settle with the club.
Controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank says he intends to front the AFL appeals board and believes he can still clear the 34 banned Essendon players.