Anth ⚫️🔴🏇🏎️🏏 📺 🎬🤟🏻

Tsatas’ strength is still getting his hands on it 1st at stp but Roberts curtailed that Jye & Duz too much to go against

His weaknesses is when the game is in motion, he struggles as a link/viable option to receive & doesn’t carry the ball, all the other mids do this, even Roberts so far

Thank you🍻

McKay had the better of him

I wrote last wk that May was too strong to shift off the line 1v1 but McKay didn’t need to move him, he just out reached him overhead/out in front

He had a qtr with Langers & Caddy when 2MP went into the ruck so they did look at him in that mix

Continued

Certainly compared to the other teams atm!!

Awesome, thank you!!

Was good to see a few others step up alongside others who are in form

Friday February 13th One more week to go. Essendon’s fitness foundation was largely established over seven weeks pre-Christmas, built through intensive and repetitive running to develop conditioning. Since returning in th...

My review of Essendon’s match sim today now 🆙 on #thebombersblog

Includes:
Another standout performance that is surely creating headaches (good ones) while another positional move showed its best potential👀

Also a Sharp glimpse of the future #godons

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He may be pushing others to depth roles if he continues

He’s been HUGE!

Kako really showed him up for a couple weeks, but off
the last two sims. he’d have to be giving the coaches something to think about with midfield rotations…even starting positions

January 14, 16 & 20th Welcome back. The second week of Essendon’s 2026 preseason marked my first chance to get down to training, following a much-needed Christmas and New Year break — much like the players themselves.Unlik...

If there’s a pleasing aspect to the ones not in match sim today, only Robey & Hayes look a fair way off (bar Martin of course)

The other positive is the players injured at the same time last year haven’t missed a beat

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Cheers, thank you for reading

Thanks for reading, appreciated

Thank you, greatly appreciated 🍻

Here’s my thoughts & details on who stood out & importantly why in Essendon’s match sim

A few new names bobbed up last wk & I’m glad to say backed it up this wk, one in particular 👀
#thebombersblog #godons

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A look forward A Preview of the Preview. If you’ve read my reviews of Essendon’s 2025 season, you’ll already have a clear sense of what I felt worked on field and why, and what didn’t, especially in the period where...

My extended Essendon 2026 preview is 🆙 on #thebombersblog

It’s a long one as I cover
-every player on the list
-fixture
-game style changes
-positional changes
-improvements needed
-coaching
-what it all looks like
-KPI’s I’ll be tracking
#godons

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Any time, don’t be shy to ask if you have questions

Great signs in the amount of running/high intensity work & that players are standing up/not missing sessions, the pre Xmas work paying dividends atm

Coaches doing a lot of educating on some of the most basic things, something that has surprised me yet really shouldn’t considering the age profile

January 30th Ramping up now. Exactly six weeks out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, today’s two-hour training and match simulation offered another clear snapshot of the ideas and method being embedded ...

My review of Essendon’s Friday match sim is 🆙 on #thebombersblog

In here is:
- Who played where (one big surprise)
- Who went head to head (inc a much better matchup)
& of course
-Who shone brightest & how
#GoDons

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YouTube video by Essendon Football Club MUST SEE 🔥 Essendon go HEAD to HEAD in match sim

Highlights of Essendon’s match sim #godons

youtu.be/LoD2HjfWJTQ

Friday 23rd of January Sunglasses and sunscreen on.A magnificent summer’s day to be standing on the outer wing at the NEC Hangar, watching a late-January match simulation as Essendon’s preseason continues to build.In contra...

My review of Essendon’s match sim from today is up on #thebombersblog

Here I cover starting positions, matchups, who shone brightest, and of course, why

*Shout out to @charliedons.bsky.social
for his photos from today, brilliant as always! 🙏
#GoDons

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Pages are turning on every teams book, it’s not a bad thing for Essendon imo

Key Bomber confident of dodging injury issues after big off-season Kyle Langford hopes to have a bigger impact in 2026 after a shake-up of his preparation

www.afl.com.au/news/1461352

Thank you. It’s good having the time/opportunity to do it & rapt to read & hear the positive impact from people who can’t get there.

Thanks Sheree, appreciated!! 🍻

January 14, 16 & 20th Welcome back. The second week of Essendon’s 2026 preseason marked my first chance to get down to training, following a much-needed Christmas and New Year break — much like the players themselves.Unlik...

I had a chance to get to the last 3 Essendon training sessions, 1 of which was a match sim

Here are my thoughts on it as well as what’s been trained

Includes a 👀 at who’s on 🔥 as well as some game style changes
#thebombersblog #godons

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I’ll delve deeper into my training report out Monday, but here’s a quick rundown from Essendon’s match sim today

Kako🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
McGrath ✅✅✅
El Achkar ✅✅✅
Wright ✅✅✅
McKay ✅✅✅
Duursma ✅✅
Langford ✅✅
Farrow ✅✅
Reid ✅
#godons #thebombersblog

Wednesday 3rd December & Friday 5th December Suns out, guns out. There aren’t many training sessions left before the Christmas break, so with another opportunity available, I once again head down to the Hangar to gather some information on what ...

Another chance to get to Essendon preseason training today & Wed

Plenty caught my 👁️ inc some drills focused on teaching, both for experience & a rule change

Also, more of a sign on what their method may be ball in hand 👇🏻
#thebombersblog #godons

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The Draft The journey begins now. Essendon walked away from the 2025 AFL Draft with a haul they’ll be expecting to shape the next era.With three first-round selections on night one and a fourth and fifth added ...

Here’s my review of Essendon’s draft haul

With nearly 7k words looking at each player’s strengths, areas for improvement, & how they’ll eventually fit into the lineup

Most importantly, I cover what it means for ‘26 & beyond
#thebombersblog #GoDons

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HS drip feeding Merrett’s story #godons

*too big to screenshot so I’ve added a link that bypasses the paywall

archive.md/3MO44

Friday 21st Nov & Monday 24th Nov It starts here.Finally had my first opportunity to get down to pre-season training on Friday, and backed it up again today to get another early look at what 2026 may hold for Essendon fans.In this rev...

Had a chance to get to Essendon preseason training Fri & today, & while it’s early to tell what’s ahead for ‘26, thought I’d share what caught my 👁️, who stood out & what I’m looking for

Thanks to Rick Edwards for footage & links
#thebombersblog #GoDons

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Taken from The Age yesterday on Essendon’s Zach Merrett #godons

*Too long to screenshot, the link bypasses the paywall

archive.md/LeWJU

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