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Bombers to build Stringer towards AFL return

Jake Stringer will play in the VFL rather than face Gold Coast but Essendon are adamant it will hold him in good stead to shine later in the AFL season.

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Bombers' Wright to miss first half of AFL season

Injured key forward Peter Wright will miss the first half of the AFL season in a massive blow to Essendon's chances of climbing the ladder.

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Familiar nerves accompany Brad Scott's Bombers debut

Essendon coach Brad Scott is embracing some familiar nerves as he prepares to lead the Bombers for the first time in their AFL season opener against Hawthorn.

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Essendon spearhead Wright re-signs until 2027

Essendon spearhead Peter Wright has backed the AFL club's direction under new coach Brad Scott by signing a four-year contract extension.

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Skipper Merrett not fazed by Bombers legend's criticism

New Essendon captain Zach Merrett respects the opinion of club great Matthew Lloyd, who has demanded the Bombers toughen up for the new AFL season.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Bombers say football program lacked unity

Essendon have released more details of the review into the troubled AFL club, acknowledging the players lack fitness and the football department lacks unity.

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Essendon v church: how Andrew Thorburn fell from AFL grace

The club thought it was starting the week on a high. It took less than a day for all that to change

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Ex-NAB boss Andrew Thorburn appointed Essendon AFL CEO

Andrew Thorburn — who was NAB chief executive from 2014 to 2019 — replaces Xavier Campbell, with the Bombers describing the appointment as a "significant step forward" for the club.

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Ex-NAB boss appointed Essendon CEO

Andrew Thorburn will take over as CEO of Essendon on November 1, joining president Dave Barham and coach Brad Scott as new key appointments.

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New Bombers boss Scott up for AFL battle

Brad Scott says he goes into his new role as Essendon coach with "eyes wide open" to the pressures associated with coaching an AFL club.

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New Dons coach Scott warns hard work ahead

Club great Matthew Lloyd believes Essendon can play AFL finals under Brad Scott in 2023, but the new coach is only focused on laying the groundwork for success.

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The Loop: AMA says push to scrap mandatory COVID-19 isolation puts 'the public at risk' — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed. This is The Loop: your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Brad Scott appointed Essendon AFL men's head coach

Scott returns to the AFL coaching ranks, as the Bombers finally settle on a replacement Ben Rutten, who was sacked last month.

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