FORMER Gippsland Power excitement machine Anthony Tipungwuti will make his debut for Essendon’s VFL team against the Casey Scorpions on Saturday. Tipungwuti, who hails from the Tiwi Islands, was unlucky not to be rookie-listed last season but instead finds himself at the Bombers in a VFL capacity but will be looking to impress. Bombers VFL

SOME coaches are tough to get in contact with, others have all the time in the day for metropolitan and local media. We thought we would compile a top five of those coaches in the VFL that are diligently promoting the competition and their respective clubs

BENDIGO Gold leap-frogs Box Hill on the ladder to move to fifth position and appears to be a genuine premiership contender if it can contain its Essendon-listed depth following yesterday’s impressive 32-point win over the Hawks. There is a feeling that this club may be the bolter in the competition this season given it is

IS it too early for Essendon forward Scott Gumbleton to return to Essendon’s forward line despite showing encouraging signs in his last three VFL matches? Former AFL coach Robert Shaw took to Twitter yesterday, suggesting that a return too soon could wreck Gumbleton’s career, plagued by back and hamstring injuries, once more. “The gap (from)

ESSENDON development coach Hayden Skipworth is hopeful exciting young talent Anthony Long can “get a good run at the rest of the year” after an injury-plagued career which led to his delisting at the end of last season. Long was subsequently put on the Bombers rookie list for one last crack although his injury problems

BENDIGO coach Hayden Skipworth will coach Essendon’s new VFL team next season. Skipworth revealed after the 71-point win over Casey on Sunday that he will go on to play a significant role in the development of the Bomber young guns next year. “I’ve been there (at Essendon) for five years now and love my time here,