INJURY-prone Essendon forward Scott Gumbleton is still a chance to return to the Bombers line-up this season despite another wretched run with injuries this season. He made his return against Werribee on the weekend – and despite a slow start to the match – Bombers development coach Shannon Grant rated his performance as a promising [...]
PERHAPS it could be Sydney’s Adam Goodes’ failed attempt at goal after the final siren that could give Essendon a glance at September this season following its one point win over the Swans. Trailing by two-points, Goodes had the opportunity to win the match for the Swans but missed a set shot from around 45m [...]
ESSENDON’S season appears to be going from bad to worse after another loss to North Melbourne by 21-points on Saturday. The Bombers finals hopes now appear slim as they face top four aspirants Hawthorn and Geelong over the next fortnight. They are clinging to eight position and are likely to need one out of the [...]
ESSENDON forward Scott Gumbleton will return from a hamstring injury after a nine-week lay-off for the Bendigo Bombers in the VFL on Sunday. The young forward, who has been troubled by injuries since his arrival at Windy Hill, suffered a recurrence of a hamstring strain in the VFL in round three and has been a [...]
ESSENDON defender Tayte Pears will play at least another VFL game for Bendigo after its bye this week to allow him to gain further match fitness after returning from a serious foot injury. He had spent the past 12 months on the sidelines before an impressive return for Bendigo against Geelong at Skilled Stadium on [...]
ESSENDON development coach Shannon Grant has backed out-of-favour forward Mark Williams to return to the senior team despite the former Hawk struggling to regain any type of form in the VFL. The once potent goalkicker and Hawthorn premiership player appears just a shade of his former self where he has been just taking it in [...]
GEELONG development coach Dale Amos believes more clubs will follow Essendon’s Anzac Day lead and play more ruckmen as the season goes on. The call comes after Western Bulldogs ruckman Will Minson finally played his first game of the season for the Bulldogs against Collingwood on Sunday and Geelong’s Mark Blake being on the brink [...]
A RECORD breaking first quarter from Essendon continued Gold Coast’s misery in its debut season. Despite a win last week against Port Adelaide, this was perhaps one that the Suns saw coming considering they expect their youngsters will be inconsistent. Suns coach Guy McKenna mentioned last year in the VFL that his team were a [...]
ESSENDON has been bolstered with the return of Andrew Welsh for its clash against Gold Coast this weekend. Bendigo coach Shannon Grant praised Welsh for his superb performance in rebounding defensive role last week in the VFL. “Welsh was fantastic again. Every role that he had today, he did really well and his leadership out [...]
ESSENDON’S David Hille impressed for Bendigo yesterday in a bid to earn a recall for the Bombers’ Anzac Day clash against Collingwood at the MCG. Hille kicked 2.4 and impressed in a roaming ruck role. However, he wasn’t the only Bomber to stand-out yesterday in the 52-point thrashing of Frankston. Kyle Reimers appears to be [...]
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