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In utopia, says Knights, silence is golden
Essendon coach Matthew Knights expresses his disappointment at comments made by the club's chairman Ray Horsburgh about two senior Bombers.
Horsburgh's bad habits take a hit
Essendon's coach takes a stand that will resonate around the club.
Squabbling sidetracks transitional Bombers
ESSENDON'S rookie coach, Matthew Knights, has been forced on to the back foot ahead of Sunday's match against the Swans after club president Ray Horsburgh's disclosure that veteran midfielders Jason Johnson and Damien Peverill had been told their careers at the club are virtually over.
Four on the floor
Nothing can prepare a new coach for the tough job of steering an AFL club.
War-torn Bombers limp back from injury and suspension
Essendon's injury list is beginning to shrink.
Depleted Dons lose two more as gamble fails
Adam McPhee and Nathan Lovett-Murray will both miss Essendon's games against Sydney after the break.
Bombers short-circuited by an early Power surge
Essendon, as the Port Adelaide game notes kindly reminded us, does not beat the Power that often.
Seven games in and Knights has to do a Sheedy
Matthew Knights has to sell a vision of Essendon's future, just like his predecessor so often did.
Possible fine for Lloyd after querying umps
Essendon could face a fine after Matthew Lloyd approached the field umpires at quarter-time.
Hille says Dons future greats run out today
Essendon will play three debutantes and seven players with 10 or less games' experience against Port.
View from the Hille top
David Hille learned a lot from captaining Essendon and he's ready for a second shot at the title.
Don tells of his Dockers fear
Essendon young gun David Myers has told how he feared being drafted to Fremantle.
Bombers give newcomers a go as injuries mount
Essendon loses Courtenay Dempsey andScott Gumbleton out of action just as both prepared to return from hamstring injuries.
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