Essendon Bombers AFL News

Dons' Pears the NAB AFL Rising Star for R13
Bombers defender Tayte Pears has been rewarded for his shutdown job on Brendan Fevola with a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination »
Added: 3 days ago, Source: AFL.com.au

Dons not getting ahead of themselves: Knights
Essendon coach Matthew Knights says his players are keeping their expectations in check »
Added: 3 days ago, Source: AFL.com.au

Knights dismisses extension talks
Essendon coach Matthew Knights says the club has had no contact with his management regarding a new deal »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: AFL.com.au

McVeigh Out On The Piss = Suspended
Mark McVeigh has been suspended for Friday night’s blockbuster clash with Collingwood for missing a training session. Bomber coach Matthew Knights said McVeigh did not attend a training session on Monday after being out “socialising” on Sunday night. He will play in the VFL this weekend. “Mark was unfortunately out socialising on Sunday and missed the training session on Monday,” Knights said at a press conference this morning. “That being the case, his preparation has been hindered for Friday night’s game. He’ll be playing the VFL and can regain some form and fitness there.” »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Pears Honoured With Rising Star Nomination
Essendon defender Tayte Pears has been rewarded for his job on Brendan Fevola with the Round 13 nomination for the AFL Rising Star Award. Pears gathered 21 possessions in the Bombers 69-point win over Carlton last Friday night, limiting Fevola to just two goals on the night. After representing Western Australia in the 2007 Under-18 national championships, the 19 year old was selected by the Bombers with pick #23 in the 2007 AFL national draft. Pears is Essendon’s second Rising Star nominee this year, following David Zaharakis nomination earlier in the year. »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

McVeigh dropped after missing training
Mark McVeigh will be unavailable to take on Collingwood after Essendon handed him a one-match ban for missing a Monday training session »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: AFL.com.au

Pears wins Rising Star nod
Bombers defender Tayte Pears has been rewarded for his shutdown job on Brendan Fevola with a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: AFL.com.au

No Knights offer
ESSENDON chief executive Peter Jackson last night dismissed a newspaper report he had been empowered to extend Matthew Knights' tenure. »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: News.com.au

Game on, Hirdy
SO HIRDY wants to be a coach, does he? The jungle drums keep beating that he is keen to make the transition, and, if you ask me, he could do it easily. »
Added: 4 days ago, Source: News.com.au

Watson To Miss Two Weeks
Essendon midfielder Jobe Watson’s is expected to miss two weeks after scans revealed minor ankle ligament damage. Watson injured his ankle early in the second quarter of Essendon’s 69-point win against Carlton last Friday night and, after returning to the match briefly, he eventually hobbled off and was unable to take any further part in the game. Essendon’s football operations manager Paul Hamilton said on Saturday that the news was “reasonably good” and the MRI scans yesterday revealed there was no “major damage”. “He’s got ligament damage and muscle damage around that ankle area. So he’s got a couple of little things rather than one big thing, so he’s likely to miss two weeks,” Hamilton said. “That’s the doctor’s estimate at this stage. The MRI didn’t show any serious damage to a couple of the areas that we were looking for.” »
Added: 5 days ago, Source: Bomber Blitz

Injured Watson out for just two
ESSENDON midfielder Jobe Watson will miss the next two matches after scans revealed only minor ligament damage to his injured ankle. »
Added: 6 days ago, Source: News.com.au

Peach of a game for Pears
THE new hero of Essendon's defensive machine, Tayte Pears, has warned rivals the Bombers' young backline is not the easy target it was a year ago. »
Added: 6 days ago, Source: News.com.au