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Bombers coach wants aggressive AFL mindset

A horror 1-6 start to the AFL season has poured heat on Essendon coach Ben Rutten, who wants his team to play with more flair and aggression against Hawthorn.

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Yankee fan, who went viral for being given Aaron Judge home run ball, gets to meet Bombers’ slugger

TORONTO — Derek Rodriguez got much more than just a baseball. The young Yankees fan became famous overnight for his emotional reaction when a Blue Jays fan handed him the Aaron Judge home run ball during Tuesday’s night’s Bombers win at Rogers Centre. He and his family were back at…

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Essendon went into last year's finals as a team on the rise — but it's all gone wrong since

Leading into last year's finals, Essendon was a team on the rise, but from the elimination final onwards it's been a perfect storm for the Bombers. Andrew McGarry looks at the two Essendons and asks where the team and coach Ben Rutten go from here?

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Bombers mids not stat-chasing: Wright

Essendon's midfield has come under some heat amid the Bombers' poor start to the AFL season but forward Peter Wright doesn't believe they're chasing stats.

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Gleyber Torres powers Yankees to tenth straight win

TORONTO — The Yankees showed up Monday night. After months of speculation and concern about whether the Yankees would be able to bring their entire roster through the the strict Canadian COVID vaccine travel requirements for players, the first-place Bombers showed up Monday night with their entire roster.

Tribune News Service

Bombers' AFL woes continue in Dogs loss

Essendon are wallowing near the foot of the AFL ladder after a 32-point defeat to the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.

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Beveridge, Bulldogs not panicking in AFL

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is remaining a "supreme optimist" as the AFL club attempts to turn around a poor start to the season.

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Essendon bring heat in AFL’s Anzac Day clash but still lack polish

The Bombers were finally willing to get their hands dirty and showed enough at the MCG to suggest 2022 is not a complete write-off

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Ginnivan shines in Pies' AFL win over Dons

Collingwood young gun Jack Ginnivan combined with Brody Mihocek for nine goals in their side's 11-point win over AFL rivals Essendon on Anzac Day at the MCG.

AAP

Heat on Bombers stokes AFL rivalry

Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury believes under-fire Essendon will pose a dangerous AFL proposition in their traditional Anzac Day showdown.

AAP

Fremantle Dockers off to strong start in 2022, even without injured skipper Nat Fyfe

It has been a tough few years for the Fremantle Dockers, but the Purple Haze is making a surprise resurgence in 2022, even without Nat Fyfe — however maintaining momentum will be the challenge, writes Andrew McGarry.

ABC News

Essendon's defensive woes leave no margin for error as 2022 AFL season hangs by a thread

With only one win from their opening five matches, the Bombers can ill afford another poor defensive outing if they want to have any hope of resurrecting their campaign, write Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

ABC News

Struggling Dons won't stray from AFL plan

Essendon are under fire after a 1-4 start to the AFL season, which has put their finals hopes in serious jeopardy ahead of the Anzac Day clash with Collingwood.

AAP

Bombers AFL great Lloyd lashes old club

Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd has criticised his former club's lamentable display on Sunday, when Fremantle belted them by 48 points to leave the Bombers 1-4.

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Dockers' surge blows away Bombers in AFL

Ten unanswered goals have booted Fremantle to their first AFL win over Essendon in Melbourne since 2010, with the Dockers triumphing by 48 points.

AAP

Coaching normality returns for Freo, Dons

Fremantle will be aiming to make it three AFL wins on the trot when they take on Essendon at Marvel Stadium.

AAP

Bombers lure Toogood from AFLW Bulldogs

Essendon have convinced Bonnie Toogood to leave the Western Bulldogs and join Madison Prespakis and Georgia Gee at the Bombers for their inaugural AFLW season.

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Bombers' Stringer still on AFL sidelines

Nik Cox and Tom Cutler are set to return for Essendon in the AFL clash with Fremantle but Jake Stringer will miss another week with a hamstring issue.

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Ken Hinkley, Luke Beveridge, Ben Rutten, Leon Cameron — the coaches on the AFL hot seat after a month of 2022

The infamous coaches' hot seat is not simply a case of whoever's teams are at the bottom of the ladder — Andrew McGarry looks at the coaches who are under pressure after the first month of football.

Tribune News Service

Joey Gallo is off to a good start ‘at-bat wise’: Aaron Boone

Jake Diekman needed just four pitches to finish off the Yankees Sunday night.

AAP

Bombers raid AFLW rivals Carlton

Star duo Madison Prespakis and Georgia Gee will leave Carlton to join AFLW expansion side Essendon in season seven.

AAP

Bombers hold off Crows for first AFL win

Essendon have breathed life into their stuttering AFL season by holding on against a surging Adelaide to claim their first win of the year by four points.

AAP

Winless Bombers chase win against Crows

Essendon will attempt to break their 2022 AFL duck without coach Ben Rutten and star Jake Stringer against Adelaide at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

AAP

Stringer injury blow for Bombers in AFL

Jake Stringer will miss a second match through injury as struggling Essendon attempt to claim their first win for the AFL season against Adelaide.

AAP

Bombers' Rutten in COVID-19 protocols

Essendon coach Ben Rutten is in isolation as a household contact of a positive COVID-19 case, with Blake Caracella to coach the Bombers against Adelaide.

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