Albany’s Tom Edwards has lived out a childhood dream, running out on the MCG to make his AFL debut for club he has supported since growing up Essendon in front of his proud family on Saturday.
Jacki Elezovich
West Coast may not have belted out the song at the Gabba but they showed the effort required, but one Eagle needs to pull their head in as Anna Hay takes a look at the best and worst from the weekend of footy.
Anna Hay
‘It was harder to watch yesterday than you doing the real full monty.’
Digital Staff
Adelaide defenders have been warned – Essendon debutant Tom Edwards likes to sit on heads, and he has ‘sticky hands’.
Mitchell Woodcock
Tom Edwards will complete a rapid rise from Swan Districts high-flier to Essendon forward when he makes his incredible debut against Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday.
West Australian youngster Jaxon Prior — who was cut by premiers Brisbane last year — will debut for Essendon in a blockbuster Friday night clash.
Jackson Barrett
New Essendon recruit and Albany-raised key forward Tom Edwards has strengthened his chances of a shock AFL debut in the first week of the season.
Cameron Newbold
Essendon's top draft pick Isaac Kako kicked four goals and the Bombers' pressure was impressive as they beat Geelong by 21 points in their AFL pre-season match.
Roger Vaughan
Tom Edwards’ eye-catching performance in Essendon’s first pre-season hit-out has proved impossible to ignore, with the Bombers signing the Swan Districts product on Tuesday.
Jake Santa Maria
AFL hopeful Tom Edwards is ready to “wait and see” after flying back to Perth on Sunday knowing he’s done everything he could to grab the final spot on Essendon’s list.
A long-time AFL coach lost his cancer battle on Tuesday and has been universally praised for his impact on the game.
News Corp Australia
A second-year Essendon rising star is talking up his pre-season campaign as the Bombers eye a new look up forward in 2025.
Ed Bourke
Swan Districts forward Tom Edwards will get a chance to try to earn a spot on Essendon’s list after being invited to train later this month.
Two AFL clubs face backlash for sending ‘happy holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’, with fans calling them ‘disgraceful’ and ‘woke’.
Jakeb Waddell
AFLW draftee Taya Chambers says she’s ‘ridiculously proud’ of the state’s draft crop after six West Australians were picked up this week.
Samantha Rogers
Fremantle are one win away from an AFLW preliminary final after holding off Essendon in a thrilling and see-sawing 10-point win at Fremantle Oval.
Ben Smith
Fremantle friend turned foe Steph Cain will park any sentimentality over her return to her former stomping ground as the Essendon midfielder looks to extend her side’s stay in the AFLW finals.
Essendon’s list boss has given an update on a potential Jake Stringer trade as he shut down talk linking a star midfielder to another club.
Former Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell has opened up on how John Worsfold navigated the Bombers through one of the most tumultuous times in the club’s history.
Essendon are one of several clubs showing interest in out-of-contract West Coast defender Josh Rotham as he awaits to find out his AFL fate.
A country footy club, led by former Essendon player Ben Howlett, are chasing a fairytale South West Football League premiership, while a South Fremantle flag hero has won another title down south.
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce says her Eagles got an early season reminder of how tough the competition is in a 16-point loss to Essendon on Saturday.
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce faces the biggest test of her short rein after Essendon outworked and outsmarted her Eagles to hand them a 16-point defeat.
Cross-town recruit Aisling McCarthy has starred in Fremanlte’s opening win of the 2024 AFLW season after a sickening collision unravelled Essendon’s early charge.
Anna Harrington
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