Todd Goldstein, an absolute warrior of the AFL who is uncontracted for 2026, suffered his first career concussion against the Suns.
James Dampney
Essendon emerges as the “obvious” suitor for Zane Duursma despite North’s reluctance to part ways.
Sayantan Guha
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between the Gold Coast SUNS and Essendon
Aditya Gokhale
Charlie Curnow, Christian Petracca, Zak Butters and many other high-profile stars are expected to be the names that define the 2025 AFL trade period. But they're arguably not as sought after as one overlooked small forward up in the Gold Coast
Jake Beddard
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFLW match between Essendon and the West Coast Eagles
Midfielder Dylan Shiel faces uncertainty over 2026 spot as Bombers look ahead.
Bombers weigh up list calls as young trio wait on futures.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon and Carlton.
Syed Talib Haider
Kieran Francis
How to watch the GWS Giants vs. Essendon Bombers on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Women's Footy (AFLW) Round 1 match.
Saino Zachariah
Essendon legend Kevin Sheedy has said the club can improve if it stops doing one thing in particular.
Sean Dillon
How to watch the Essendon Bombers vs. St Kilda Saints on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 23 match.
Another St Kilda player is said to be drawing strong rival interest ahead of what shapes up to be a busy trade period at Moorabbin
Merrett’s milestone delayed as Essendon’s casualty list grows.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and Essendon
Channel 7 snubs traditional rivals in rare Thursday night move.
Reilly O’Brien questions dual-ruck fit as Crows’ interest in Draper intensifies,
The Adelaide Crows have made a late play in an effort to land the services of Essendon ruckman Sam Draper.
How to watch the Sydney Swans vs. Essendon Bombers on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 21 match.
Jayden Nguyen is the latest Essendon player to receive a call-up, as the club overtakes Fitzroy to make new history in the AFL.
Doubt over Nate Caddy’s availability as Bombers’ injury list worsens.
Essendon legend Tim Watson has questioned whether the Bombers should move on from one of their injured backmen.
The reigning AFL champions could be about to get stronger in 2026 via free agency.
Bombers boss says top draft talent is still open to move as club keeps lines of communication clear.
Bombers coach fronts up after 93-point loss, urges players to respond with resilience.
How to watch the Essendon Bombers vs. Western Bulldogs on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 20 match.
Brad Scott says rule changes and the sub are putting big men at risk of extinction.
Bombers to look beyond AFL for fresh high-performance leadership after brutal year.
West Coast star Harley Reid has ruled out three struggling Victorian clubs as destinations if he decides to return to his home state.
The West Coast gun is being hunted by rival AFL clubs across the country.
Head of high performance to depart as club faces brutal soft tissue crisis.
Essendon coach Brad Scott has maintained the Bombers won’t look for excuses after their seventh straight loss.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon and the GWS Giants
Four Essendon players have been ruled out of Thursday night's clash with GWS, including two stars.
Essendon will name their 13th debutant this weekend, with 198cm key forward Liam McMahon debuting for the Bombers.
The Bombers skipper answered the tough queries amid the team's form slump and injury crisis.
Greg Swann's to-do list includes bounce, the MRO and game delays.
Garry Lyon calls Bombers' marquee billing the “misread of the century”.
An Essendon star has consulted a third party after reportedly consulting a third party after he felt pain after his initial surgery.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Richmond and Essendon
Bombers eye Liam Ryan as they hunt for forward-line spark.
Bombers CEO to lead review as frustrated players seek answers.
Collingwood could make up to six changes for Friday night's match against the Gold Coast, with a Brownlow Medallist looking vulnerable.
The Dons lost by 41 points against Gold Coast on the weekend, recording their ninth loss of the season as they currently sit in 13th spot on the ladder.
Essendon coach Brad Scott has attacked the AFL about the placement of umpires in a game after Nate Caddy flattened an umpire in the Bombers forward line.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon and the Gold Coast SUNS
Gerard Healy fumes over “head-shaking” inconsistencies in AFL sanctions.
Essendon coach urges deeper look into on-field layout as AFL ups penalties.
Brad Scott says sidelined stars open door for fringe Bombers to shine.
There could be more selection carnage at Carlton as Michael Voss tries to get a response from his team in Friday night's MCG blockbuster against Collingwood.
Fresh blows to three senior players deepen Bombers' soft-tissue crisis.
Where would the Essendon talent be taken in a redraft of the 2023 player crop?
Collingwood are set to swing the changes with a VFL goalkicking machine to make his debut.
Fremantle's Sean Darcy emerges as possible trade target for Bombers.
At the end of Round 17 last season, Essendon were sitting fourth on the ladder eyeing a top-four berth.
Fremantle star says “it’s all fun and games” after scoreboard jibe sparks second-quarter drama.
Top-five pick Elijah Tsatas is growing frustrated with his lack of senior chances.
Coach Brad Scott says Archie Perkins is “doubting himself” after a tough fortnight.
Brisbane enters race as Draper weighs up future beyond 2025.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and Essendon
St Kilda boss Ross Lyon is under pressure to cut senior players and play kids after the team's declining performances
Two players, at opposite stages of their AFL careers, might be finished at the elite level because of head knocks.
Essendon have named its 11th debutant for the year as their mid-season rebuild continues due to their long injury list.
How to watch the Essendon Bombers vs. Geelong Cats on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 14 match.
The star Essendon forward thinks his fellow teammate could go on to join elite company as his career progresses.
Ryan Cook
All the latest round 14 team news and tips.
Tom Naghten
The Bombers icon had an interesting opinion on who was to blame for the incident.
Essendon star Sam Durham is facing a suspension after his bump struck the head of Carlton counterpart Adam Cerra.
How to watch the Carlton vs. Essendon on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 13 match.
Midfield prodigy Elijah Tsatas is on rival radars despite being under contract.
Teenager's overhead stunner lights up the Gabba despite Bombers' loss.
Dermott Brereton has Essendon fans excited about their latest pick up from the Mid-Season Draft.
Archie Oxenbould
Nate Caddy is absolute box office at only 19 years old.
How to watch the Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon Bombers on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 12 match.
18-year-old Zak Johnson will face the Lions after a stellar VFL stint.
Bombers boss Brad Scott says the ugly win was a crucial step in their development.
“It’s pretty tough, I won’t lie,” says 19-year-old Nate Caddy as Bombers turn to draft for answers.
Essendon's key position player injury crisis has worsened with two more talls set for extended stints on the sidelines.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon and Richmond
Veterans, rookies and fringe players all under the microscope as big list calls loom.
The Essendon legend answered in detail the speculation about his desire to coach the Bombers in the future
James Hird and Brad Scott will come face-to-face on live television a little over 24 hours after a bombshell report about the Essendon coaching role.
James Hird has described his shock at a report suggesting he wants a return as Essendon coach.
How to watch the Bulldogs vs. Essendon on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 10 match, which is also the Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon and the Sydney Swans
Lewis Hayes and Archer Day-Wicks to don red and black for the first time on Saturday.
Essendon are counting the cost of their dramatic three-point win over North Melbourne, with key defender Jordan Ridley sidelined and Harrison Jones escaping surgery.
Harrison Jones has opened up after his shocking ankle injury against North Melbourne, revealing promising scan results and recalling the surreal moment his foot twisted the wrong way.
How to watch the Essendon Bombers vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 8 match.
The traditional Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon has always been more than four premiership points.
Aidan Cellini
How to watch the Collingwood Magpies vs. Essendon Bombers on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 7 match.
Laverde faces two-match ban after VFL incident involving Port Melbourne opponent.
Sam Draper’s breakout year has taken a cruel turn, with a feared Achilles injury throwing his Essendon future, and their ruck plans, into sudden disarray.
How to watch the West Coast Eagles vs. Essendon Bombers on TV and live stream: The Sporting News provides you with the latest details for this week’s Aussie Footy Round 6 match.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Melbourne and Essendon
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has revealed talks are ongoing about bringing State of Origin back.
All the latest AFL trade news and rumours as the silly season starts even earlier in 2025.
The Sporting News is compiling a Rolling All-Australian team after every round of the AFL season.
The Sporting News has everything you need to know to watch Essendon Bombers' next AFL game.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon and Port Adelaide
Essendon captain Zach Merrett has labelled his team's performance as 'unacceptable' when they were handed a 61-point thrashing by Adelaide on Saturday.
Essendon coach Brad Scott has all but confirmed the club is undergoing a significant rebuild, but has refused to use the exact word.
Port Adelaide have admitted they face a battle to retain Zak Butters with Victorian clubs keen to bring the star midfielder home.
Essendon's 2025 went from bad-to-worse as they were thumped by an Adelaide side who hadn't won at the MCG for a long time.
Dylan Shiel should be dropped after having a 'jittery' moment in Essendon's heavy defeat to Adelaide, says AFL pundit David King.
The Sporting News looks at how you can livestream the 2025 AFL match between Essendon Bombers and Adelaide Crows
Hawthorn vs. Essendon kickoff time: Here’s how to watch the AFL match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.
Essendon is a real possibility to prise Harley Reid out of West Coast as speculation grows the gun midfielder wants a return to Victoria.
Essendon are set to extend Brad Scott’s contract until 2027, reinforcing their commitment to stability as the Bombers look to rebuild under his leadership.
AFL great Matthew Lloyd has slammed the league’s Opening Round, calling it a “soft launch” and urging officials to scrap it in favour of a full-scale season kickoff.
The NRL is 'lording' its season-opening Vegas extravaganza over the AFL's Opening Round start, an AFL pundit believes.
An Essendon rookie has locked himself into AFL Supercoach teams after a dynamic performance against Geelong in the AAMI Community Series on Monday night.
Essendon ruckman Sam Draper is set to turn down the opportunity for a free agency move to Adelaide and sign a long-term deal at the Bombers.
The AFL reopened the deadline for Supplemental Selection Period (SSP) signings after season-ending injuries to players at Carlton and Melbourne
The Sporting News has everything you need to know about how to watch and live stream the AFL Community Series 2025 pre-season fixture between Geelong and Essendon.
Ishika Dadhwal
The AFL Supercoach forward line is always the most notoriously difficult to select every season.
Trying to get an edge with the selection of your AFL Supercoach team?
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon spoke about the future of the State of Origin concept.
Bruce McAvaney is officially coming out of retirement to spearhead Channel Seven's AFL coverage for 2025.
How you can live stream the 2025 AFL simulation match between Western Bulldogs and Essendon.
Abhinav Sharma
Twenty-five AFL players earned at least $1 million during the 2024 season in a 32 per cent increase on the previous campaign.
It's still more than three months until the start of the 2025 AFL season but the bookies' market for the premiership is already out.
Four Melbourne-based AFL clubs are interested in trading for Gold Coast Suns star Matt Rowell.
Four more stars have been added to the AFL Indigenous All Stars squad to face Fremantle in an exhibition match in 2025.
Seven Indigenous players have been selected for the All Stars team to take on Fremantle next year.
Essendon icon and board aspirant Dean Solomon feels the exit of Jake Stringer from the club was similar to his own.
The AFL Fans Association has expressed their disappointment regarding the opening day sale of Gather Round 2025 tickets.
A swag of ex-AFL stars will switch sports to an Indian game that has over 350 million fans.
AFL legend Dermott Brereton has implored league chief executive Andrew Dillon to ensure the competition is still around in 15 years.
Essendon premiership player Paul Weston has slammed the current status and performance of the club as he seeks to join the board.
Collingwood has recorded the oldest AFL list average age on record - breaking their mark set last season.
Essendon have continued to add to their list for 2025 with the signing of delisted Brisbane utility Jaxon Prior as a supplemental selection period (SSP) acquisition.
Essendon has been slammed for missing out on getting two top quality players in the AFL Draft by talent expert Mick Ablett.
A complete list of the AFL players who are retiring in 2024.
Delisted Essendon forward Tex Wanganeen has joined Dyson Heppell as a new signing for VFL side Port Melbourne.
Essendon are shaping their list for off-season acquisitions after the delisting of father-son recruit Jayden Davey.
Essendon will weigh up whether to sign delisted West Coast Eagles defender Josh Rotham as a free agent or Supplemental Selection Period player.
Every match for every club in the 2024 AFL premiership season, including dates, times and venues for all fixtures.
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Geelong hosts Essendon at the MCG in Round 16 of the 2024 AFL season. We bring you the start time, broadcast information, lineups and betting odds for this clash.
Patrick Brischetto
Essendon hosts West Coast at Marvel Stadium in Round 15 of the 2024 AFL season. We bring you the start time, broadcast information, lineups and betting odds for this clash.
Essendon hosts Carlton at the MCG in Round 13 of the 2024 AFL season. We bring you the start time, broadcast information, lineups and betting odds for this clash.
Check out every fixture and the results for every round of the 2023 AFLW premiership season.
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The Sporting News has every club's draft order and picks in 2023. The AFL Trade Period has arrived with selections on the move.
Bryn Wakefield
The 2023 AFL National Draft is just around the corner with clubs preparing to navigate a complicated system. The Sporting News has every club's picks, needs, and projected selections.
The AFL will open its 2024 campaign in New South Wales and Queensland in a historic beginning to the premiership season.
Whether it's a great of the game calling time or an injury forcing a player to finish their career early, retirements are an inevitable part of footy.
The AFL season continues with the finals series, where a number of stars will get the chance to increase their 2023 goal-kicking tallies on the big stage.
Check out every fixture and the results for every round of the 2023 AFL premiership season.
Fast-starting Collingwood are value to win the first quarter of the grand final against Brisbane, but the Lions look tasty in head-to-head markets.
Toby Greene and Sam Walsh have been backed to continue their fine individual form in finals.
Only six teams remain as the AFL finals series works its way towards the business end of the season.
Everything you need to know about the race for the 2023 AFL Rising Star.
Two horror defeats to end the home-and-away season have marred Essendon's campaign in 2023.
The complete Coleman Medal leaderboard and every club's leading goalkickers for the 2023 AFL season.
Essendon hosts Collingwood at the MCG in its final game of the season on Friday.
It's the final round of the AFL season and the permutations mean that value is on the table for punters to seize.
It's the second last round of the AFL season with blockbuster games dotted throughout the weekend.
Two teams just outside the eight - GWS and Essendon - meet in a match with the loser to miss finals.
North Melbourne plays Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with both teams keen to finish the season strongly.
An injury to a Collingwood superstar leaves room for others to shine in the midfield, while Port Adelaide is susceptible to another upset loss.
The Battle of the Bridge has huge meaning as GWS welcome Sydney to Giants Stadium on Saturday night.
Essendon still has a slim chance of making finals and will need to assert itself against a struggling West Coast outfit at Marvel Stadium.
Finals are just around the corner with four teams locked into the top eight and 10 others competing for the final four positions.
It's another huge AFL weekend with Port Adelaide hosting Collingwood in a top-of-the-table battle at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
Essendon make a rare trip down the highway to Geelong for a Saturday night blockbuster at GMHBA Stadium.
Essendon would be forgiven for not knowing how to get to Geelong's GMHBA Stadium.
Intriguing battles are featured throughout Round 18 with a top-four contest between Melbourne and Brisbane, while Geelong host Essendon in a Saturday night blockbuster.
Essendon and Adelaide will duel at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon in what promises to be a tight tussle.
Several blockbusters are spread across Round 17 headlined by the Western Bulldogs hosting Collingwood on Friday night at Marvel Stadium.
Essendon and Port Adelaide meet at Marvel Stadium in an intriguing contest on Saturday night.
The AFL bye rounds are finally behind us as round 16 serves up some tasty match-ups across the weekend.
Fremantle need to get a win at home on the board when they host Essendon at Optus Stadium on Saturday night.
Here's everything you need to know to navigate the bye rounds in AFL Supercoach 2023.
The final AFL bye rounds sees six matches including Thursday and Friday night blockbusters featuring Melbourne, Geelong, St Kilda and Brisbane.
St Kilda boss Ross Lyon could sharpen the axe on a key defender for Friday night's match against Brisbane after keeping unforced changes to a minimum this season.
James Sicily has finally learned his fate after appealing the Tribunal's findings for his tackle, while GWS gun Lachie Whitfield also faces scrutiny from the AFL Match Review.
Rhyan Mansell's three-match suspension for rough conduct on James Aish has been upheld by the AFL Appeals board.
Another bye weekend sees six AFL games in action with blockbusters occurring on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
Geelong could welcome back a trio of big guns for Thursday night's blockbuster against Port Adelaide.
The old enemy Carlton and Essendon meet in a Sunday night blockbuster at the MCG.
Two blockbusters will feature in Round 13 with Collingwood and Melbourne meeting on King's birthday and the Western Bulldogs hosting Port Adelaide on Friday night.
Winning form won't stop the selection door from revolving at Collingwood with several changes needed ahead of the King's birthday match against Melbourne.
Essendon will continue their finals push with a Sunday twilight clash against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium.
The first AFL bye round is here with seven matches in front of us and four teams given a spell.
It will be a revolving door at Carlton this week with an injury crisis meaning at least five changes will have to be made for Friday night's match against Melbourne.
