Essendon Bombers

GC17 Draft Concessions, Mozzies May Return

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2008-09-09 19:03 — Last Updated: Wed, 2008-09-10 01:48

Formula for a new team
After extensive and exhaustive planning, meetings with AFL clubs and study of club list management processes. the AFL has approved proposed draft and recruiting concessions for the new Gold Coast team. The plan will also allow for compensation over a period of several years to the existing 16 clubs for the potential loss of players to the new club.  read more »

Late Season AFL News

by Lisa Albergo — Sun, 2008-08-17 11:56 — Last Updated: Mon, 2008-08-25 13:42

Queensland team gets senior coach, more season-end retirements

Former Eagle and current Collingwood assistant coach Guy McKenna has been appointed as the senior coach for the new Gold Coast team on a two year contract. The GC17 team, as it is known at present until a permanent name is decided upon, is hoping to be granted an AFL license in October with 2011 as the target date for their AFL debut.

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Eagles Dash Bombers Final Hopes

by janetl — Fri, 2008-08-15 07:16 — Last Updated: Mon, 2008-08-18 23:38

Bombers fail to detonate under West Coast assault

In a long-awaited return to form, the West Coast Eagles put paid to Essendon’s slim chances of making the Final Eight in an entertaining Round 19 game at Subiaco Oval. West Coast were inspired by Quinten Lynch playing in the midfield, ably supported by experienced campaigners Michael Braun and Chad Fletcher. In his much-anticipated clash with Essendon counterpart David Hille, ruckman Dean Cox’s superiority was another deciding factor in the West Coast’s win.  read more »

Subprime Crisis Hits Underperforming Pies!

by densham — Mon, 2008-07-28 20:00 — Last Updated: Wed, 2008-07-30 10:39

Mind games among the plays

For the second week in a row, Lions champion, Jonathan Brown sat on Channel 9’s “The Footy Show” and wrote off the Bombers. The rest of the panel unanimously agreed. On sentiment, at least the Pies would be a ‘shoo-in’ to win. All week though, the buildup, the media interest and talk back radio was about Friday night’s, ‘mid season Grand Final’, the top of the table clash between the Cats and the Hawks. However, Saturday afternoon’s encounter between the two Melbourne powerhouse clubs was not without its media interest. During the week, Essendon Coach Matthew Knights announced that the Bombers had only 26 or 28, fit players from which to choose his 22. Pies coach Michael Malthouse suggested Knights improve his arithmetic.  read more »

Round 16 Tribunal

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2008-07-22 17:18 — Last Updated: Wed, 2008-07-30 11:24

Quiet week

TRIBUNAL
Charges Laid:

Jobe Watson (ESS), fined $2600 for a first offense of making negligent contact with an umpire. He accepted, reducing the fine 25% to $1950.  read more »

Lions Tamed - For Now!

by densham — Fri, 2008-07-18 05:57 — Last Updated: Wed, 2008-07-30 11:13

Bombers stayin' alive

Saturday in Melbourne was a bitterly cold Chicago type day, 55 degrees F, inside the enclosed Telstra Dome Stadium. The wind whistled through the Dome and everyone was rugged up, apprehensive and expecting a tough encounter with the Lions. During the warm up, ‘The Big Brown Dog’, Jonathan Brown was foaming at the mouth, ready to play; his knee was still heavily strapped! Not a good sign for the 3 time premiers? While Bombers worked out in front of goals and did a fair bit of ruck work with the in-form David Hille, the Lions champion was doing short sprints and his team were warming up kicking at goal. Pregame speculation was rife, as to who would be on Brown.  read more »

Paddy Back To School as Buddy Bags 9 !

by densham — Sat, 2008-06-07 12:57 — Last Updated: Thu, 2008-06-12 00:26

Bombers go down in clash with Hawks, but not without a fight

The game was positioned by Hawthorn supporters- as a 'percentage booster match'. The high flying, top of the table, Hawks - still steaming from last weeks toweling by the Dogs - also dominated the media during week but for all the wrong reasons.  read more »

Round 10 Tribunal Results

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2008-06-03 08:12 — Last Updated: Tue, 2008-06-10 01:15

Crash, bang, wallop!

Charges Laid:

Brett Burton ADE), bumping or making forceful contact from front-on against Essendon's Henry Slattery: assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points), equaling five points, a Level Two offense, 250 demerits and a two game suspension.  read more »

Around the AFL

by Lisa Albergo — Mon, 2008-05-26 17:35 — Last Updated: Wed, 2008-05-28 02:20