Essendon looked like they had turned the corner on Friday night in the opening quarter against premiership hopeful Hawthorn.

The Bombers kicked off their season in unsightly fashion against Hawthorn - the club Merrett sought a move to - last Friday, ...

James Hird thinks Zach Merrett will stay at the club, despite his former player trying to secure a trade to bitter rivals ...

Essendon star Zach Merrett says the Bombers will support whatever decision Joe Daniher makes as the goalkicker ponders his future at the club after a “pretty trying couple of years”. A day after the ...

Essendon refused to deal with the Hawks’ final offer of Picks No.10, No. 22, a future first-round selection and Henry ...

Jayden Nguyen may only have a handful of games under his belt but the AFL's first Vietnamese player has already made his mark.

Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach Bombers’ captain ...

• Stability at the top: Andrew Welsh and Tim Roberts must commit to five-plus year terms, shepherding through this next generation. Despite his low profile, Roberts is well regarded from his time on ...

I’m living in a house full of tension, a house divided. I’m a lifelong Adelaide Crows supporter. My fiancée Bec is a lifelong ...

The build-up to the latest chapter of the Essendon v Hawthorn rivalry reached fever pitch after the failed Merrett trade. In ...

Durham, 24, was already contracted with the Bombers until the 2028 season but “didn’t want to wait until free agency” to lock away his future. The Bombers confirmed the news on Friday afternoon, just ...