Essendon step up bid for AFL draft assistance as coaching panel snub gets called out

Essendon have stepped up their bid for draft assistance from the AFL, putting together a “meaningful and compelling” case.

Bombers make first contact with Hird; Whateley slams ARC that ‘routinely fails the game’ — AFL Daily

Reports from Seven and Channel 7 state there’s been contact between Welsh and Hird as the Bombers ramp up their coaching ...

Andrew Welsh endorsing Dean Solomon to be next Essendon coach

President Andrew Welsh is understood to be endorsing the Bombers current interim coach ahead of experienced trio John Longmire, Ken Hinkley and favourite son James Hird. Hird, who was Solomon’s ...

Hird provides update on Bombers coach hunt after speaking with Welsh

JAMES Hird has confirmed he will be part of the process for Essendon to find its next senior coach after speaking with ...

AFL whispers: Victorian clubs circle injured Swan

The injury to Sydney forward Joel Amartey has raised the intrigue around his future. Essendon and James Hird have met, but ...

Player manager Nick Gieschen 'most powerful person' at Essendon

If you think Essendon president Andrew Welsh is the most ‘powerful’ figure at the club ... think again “OK, on The Agenda ...

Essendon president Andrew Welsh at the centre of ‘chaotic’ citizen’s arrest on the Gold Coast

Essendon president Andrew Welsh performed an incredible citizens arrest on Friday night on the Gold Coast — just hours before ...

CODE AFL Show: Where are the Saints at? Is the wildcard actually working? What next for Bombers?

The strategic positioning between “Essendon people” for the Bombers’ vacant coaching role is becoming more and more ...
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Andrew Welsh, James Hird and one of footy’s greatest conundrums

The property magnate worth more than $400 million is unafraid of tough and ruthless decisions. But the call on whether James Hird is in or out for the Essendon coaching job could either entirely unite ...