SEVEN DAYS IN SPORT (AND LIFE): People have different opinions on how the lockdown has been handled, but Chief Writer RON REED is just glad to have come out the other side – and with the MCG open again. More »
THERE haven’t been many better or more durable footballers than Essendon ruckman Simon Madden, who is still contributing strongly long after kicking his last goal. Chief writer RON REED finds out over lunch what keeps him going. More »
THEY’RE FOOTY’S two most successful clubs – ever – and even though they are on hard times now, Carlton and Essendon have plenty to look back on, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
THE SIGNS are good after a strong 2017 season & three big signings in Trade Week. But Bomber stalwart CHRIS De KRETSER warns of serious challenges ahead for Essendon next year. More »
Author DAN EDDY looks back on the early 60s when John Coleman led his talented but tough Coleman’s Crusaders to two premierships. More »
LOSING a preliminary final by a single point must be a crushing experience. Losing two by the same margin, just three years apart, would be shattering. More »
AS ESSENDON get set to embark on their first finals series since 2014, and attempt to win their first final since the 2004 Elimination Final (a 15-point win over Melbourne), a new crop of players has captured the imagination of not only Bomber fans, but all fo... More »
AUTHOR DAN EDDY traces Jobe Watson’s journey from slow struggler to elite midfielder with the talent to turn a game More »
LIKE MOST Bomber supporters CHRIS de KRETSER has loved every minute of Jobe Watson’s career. Today he watched the sad but stylish way in which Watson declared he was hanging up his boots. More »
Photographer Wayne Ludbey shares some images of retiring Essendon player Jobe Watson. Read Chris de Kretser’s story More »
THERE IS NO mistaking the stand-out Bomber in the No 43 guernsey – he can do it all, writes RON REED ANTHONY McDONALD-TIPUNGWUTI has been the most recognisable footballer in the AFL from the moment he played his first game with Essendon last year. There are se... More »
GEOFF HARRIS examines the fortunes of the Bombers and Blues on the eve of their MCG clash: ESSENDON and Carlton, two of Melbourne’s e traditional big AFL clubs, meet at the MCG at the very traditional time of 2.10pm on Saturday afternoon, with a lot in common.... More »
