Essendon defender Jacob Farrow is the Telstra AFL Rising Star nominee for round five

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The Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Extended highlights of the Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Essendon coach Brad Scott is relieved slow progress has finally come together for his side, while Steven King is looking for answers after Melbourne's lethargic performance

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Short highlights of the Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Essendon has snapped a 17-game losing streak with an impressive win over Melbourne

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Zach Merrett wows the Adelaide Oval crowd with an insane snap from the pocket and his teammates flock to him

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Thomas Edwards' clever toe poke somehow clears the line after a terrific Caleb Windsor tackle goes unrewarded

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Archie Roberts winds up from beyond 50 and launches a huge major as Essendon takes control in the second half

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Isaac Kako sets up Sam Durham's smooth finish with a slick assist before reading the play cleverly to finish off a quick Essendon attack

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Elijah Tsatas' fast snap and celebration brings the energy after Isaac Kako's smooth moves set up Xavier Duursma's first

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Latrelle Pickett accepts a poor Ben McKay turnover and bursts away to curl a magnificent Goal of the Year contender

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Essendon's coach has laughed off a social media post from the wife of former skipper, Zach Merrett

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The Bulldogs and Bombers clash in round four of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Extended highlights of the Bulldogs and Bombers clash in round four of the 2026 AFL Toyota Premiership Season

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Essendon coach Brad Scott was mildly optimistic after his side's best showing of the year on Sunday night

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round four’s match against Western Bulldogs

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The Bulldogs and Bombers clash in round four of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Short highlights of the Bulldogs and Bombers clash in round four of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Aaron Naughton slams home his 300th goal of his career after fellow forward Jordan Croft makes the handy assist

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The Dogs looked ominous early, but Essendon fought back on Sunday night

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Tom Edwards kicks two goals in his return game early in the third quarter to give the Bombers a much-needed lift

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Jade Gresham snares an excellent running goal after escaping multiple defenders, as Tim English goes down in the contest with an injury concern

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Bailey Williams finds himself open to snap an easy goal after a superb handball from Marcus Bontempelli starts the play

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Marcus Bontempelli kicks things off in style with a trademark finish on his lethal left

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Brad Scott insists his side's rebuild started three years ago, as he searches for answers to avoid an unwanted club-record losing streak

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The Bombers are remaining upbeat despite their 0-3 start to the season

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The Bombers are expecting more pain in the short term after a 0-3 start to the season

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The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Extended highlights of the Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Xander McGuire and Kate McCarthy bring you The Round So Far for round three

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round three’s match against Nth Melbourne

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Watch Nth Melbourne’s press conference after round three’s match against Essendon

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Short highlights of the Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Zach Merrett receives the assist to quickly snap a goal on his right foot to bring the Bombers back to within two goals in the dying minutes of the match

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North Melbourne has given Essendon more headaches in a big win at Marvel Stadium

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Brad Scott looks bewildered in the box as his players stop expecting a free kick, only to watch a kick roll right past them for a goal

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Brad Scott says players like young forward Nate Caddy are why he is confident the club can rise out of their current malaise

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Kyle Langford says the Bombers' defence isn't up to standard and it's up to the players to turn around their horror start to the season

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The Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Extended highlights of the Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Brad Scott questions his players and all parts of Essendon's game after their heavy loss to Port Adelaide

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round two’s match against Port Adelaide

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Short highlights of the Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Port Adelaide is on the board in 2026 thanks to a huge win over Essendon

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Jack Watkins kicks his first AFL goal in style with this beautiful running snap goal

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Nate Caddy injects some much-needed energy into the Essendon side with two high-octane goals early in the third quarter

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Things go from bad to worse for Essendon as Nate Caddy squanders the simplest of goals from point-blank range

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Mitch Georgiades gets his first goal of the match on his third attempt after a chase-down tackle on Zach Reid

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The six-time best and fairest winner still has two years to run on his current deal

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Nat Edwards, Damian Barrett and Riley Beveridge discuss Wednesday’s biggest footy stories on the AFL Daily podcast.

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The Bombers and Hawks clash in round one of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Extended highlights of the Bombers and Hawks clash in round one of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Brad Scott says his side was unable to stop a rampant Hawks rebounding out of defence

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Watch Hawthorn’s press conference after round one’s match against Essendon

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round one’s match against Hawthorn

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Short highlights of the Bombers and Hawks clash in round one of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Bombers and Hawks clash in round one of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Hawthorn thumped Essendon under Friday night lights

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Hussien El Achkar lands a goal on debut after a shoddy kick out of defence is smothered straight into his lap

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Dylan Moore delivers a passionate celebration after slotting a goal and is swarmed by teammates

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Zach Merrett lands a brilliant major and soaks in the noise from a roaring crowd

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Bombers debutant Dyson Sharp drills a sizzling first major in the AFL to bring the crowd to its feet

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Dylan Moore and Connor Macdonald link up early in the first quarter to produce a cracking goal

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Nat Edwards, Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich discuss Tuesday’s biggest footy stories on the AFL Daily Round Table podcast.

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Essendon coach confident Zach Merrett will be in top shape for clash against Hawthorn, the team he tried to get traded to

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Our reporters have their say on who makes the cut for your team's first game of the 2026 season

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The Match Review Officer's findings will be released on Monday

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The Saints and Bombers clash in the AAMI Community Series

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The Saints are confident Callum Wilkie will be available for their Opening Round clash against the Magpies

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Watch St Kilda's press conference after their AAMI Community Series match against Essendon

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Watch Essendon's press conference after their AAMI Community Series match against St Kilda

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Short highlights of the Saints and Bombers clash in the AAMI Community Series

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The Saints and Bombers clash in the AAMI Community Series

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Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera starred as the Saints proved too good for the Bombers

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Brayden Fiorini snaps a fantastic goal in new colours as time expires in the third term

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St Kilda youngster Hugh Boxshall climbs over a Bomber to claim a towering mark in Ballarat

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Tensions rise between the Saints and Dons after Sam Durham brings down Ryan Byrnes with a heavy tackle

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Hussien El Achkar provides a glimpse of his special talent with this crafty goal early in the second term

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The teams are in for Saturday's games in the AAMI Community Series

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The Bombers have cruised past the Tigers in a match simulation

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The Bombers and Tigers clash in match simulation

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Follow all the action from the first two match simulations on Friday

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Hussien El Achkar caps off a bright performance with a well-earned major for the Bombers

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Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish shows encouraging signs, snaring his second goal of the game in style

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Nate Caddy makes a lively start, booting three first-half goals in match simulation

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Essendon senior coach Brad Scott talks to AFL.com.au’s Cal Twomey about Zach Merrett’s tumultuous off-season, the Bombers’ summer reset and a changing of the leadership guard at the Bombers

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Brad Scott sits down with AFL.com.au's Cal Twomey to discuss the Bombers' injuries last year, his youthful squad, the club's progress and more

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The Bombers will continue to be aggressive with offers to rival stars, coach Brad Scott tells AFL.com.au

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Zach Merrett has thrown himself back into life at Essendon, but not before sitting down with some disgruntled teammates

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Star midfielder Zach Merrett is open to a new deal at the Bombers

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