In this insightful, informative and entertaining episode, Bomber number 742, Geoff Pryor, recalls his 137-game career at Windy Hill (1965-70, 1973-74), which included being a member of the 1965 premiership team and the 1968 losing Grand Final s...

Robert Amos, Bomber number 807, recalls his 54-game career at Windy Hill (1973-79), which was hampered by a serious knee injury in 1977. Crossing to Footscray, Amos suffered another knee injury before he could add to his VFL games tally. He lat...

Few players have traversed more of the country in pursuit of their AFL dream than West Australian-born Dale Kickett, who represented Fitzroy (15 games, 1990), West Coast (2, 1991), St Kilda (21, 1992), Essendon (8, 1994) and Fremantle (135, 199...

Wingman Roger Hampson, Bomber number 772, had his playing career at Essendon cut short due to injury, managing just 10 games in three years (1969-71), but he did play in the 1968 reserves premiership side. He later returned to Essendon after th...

Bomber number 701, Graham Leydin, recalls his 35-game career at Windy Hill (1959-61 & 1964), where he won an under-19s best and fairest (1958) and was a member of Essendon's 1959 Grand Final side which lost to Melbourne. Also his successful...

In this episode, Bomber number 808, Ron Andrews, a man with one of the most notorious reputations in VFL/AFL history (he was suspended for a total of 24 weeks during his 12-year career), reveals insights that he's never shared before, including...

West Australian rover, Wayne Otway, Bomber number 889, was 25 years young when he played his first game for the Bombers in round 1, 1982. Two hours later, having amassed 28 disposals and kicked five goals, the Essendon supporters had a new hero...

At 95 years young, Ray Martini, Bomber number 629, is Essendon's oldest living player, having played 13 games between 1950-52; an achievement in itself given Martini's time at Windy Hill coincided with the finest era in the club's VFL/AFL histo...

Over two stints at Essendon, John Barnes, Bomber number 928, certainly left his imprint on the fabric of the Essendon Football Club. When the Bombers took all before them in 2000, Barnes was a vital ingredient in the tight bond shared by the pr...

Relive Dan Eddy's 2019 chat with Bomber number 652, Greg Sewell, which originally aired on Essendon's 'Fabric of the Essendon Football Club' podcast series celebrating the club's 150-year anniversary in 2022. Sewell played 171 games...

One of Essendon's most popular players of all-time, Leon Baker will forever be remembered for his two sensational last-quarter goals in the 1984 Grand Final, which helped the Bombers to break a 19-year premiership drought. He was a star again t...

As football manager from 1997-2002, Matthew Drain played a vital role in the running of the Essendon Football Club during its most recent premiership era. Whether sitting alongside Kevin Sheedy in the coach's box, running messages during games,...

In the second episode of my two-part chat with legendary recruiter, Noel Judkins, he explains some of the key draft moves that helped set Essendon up for two more premierships in 1993 and 2000. Judkins also reveals why he left the Bombers in 19...

In part one of this extended two-part special with legendary recruiter, Noel Judkins, we discuss Noel's arrival at Windy Hill and his early years working alongside Kevin Sheedy as the Bombers built towards the 1984-85 premierships.This e...

Hear from Bomber #783, Ken Roberts, as he recalls his time at Windy Hill during the 1970s. A tough, versatile player, Roberts played 100 games and kicked 111 goals between 1970-77, where under four coaches he played at half-forward, full-forwar...

Bomber #958 Brad Fox recalls his time growing up in Western Australia, his recruitment to Essendon as a high draft pick (12th overall in the 1988 National Draft), his years at Windy Hill which included the 1992 reserves premiership, his brief s...

Today, we'd refer to Steve Copping as a "mature age" recruit: he was 25 when he ran out for the first time with Essendon in round 1, 1982. In fact, Copping was as shocked as anyone when Kevin Sheedy and Noel Judkins knocked on his door midway t...

Bomber number 716, Russell Blew, was a star wingman during the 1960s, a decade that saw Essendon play off in three Grand Finals. He was a key player in the 1962 & 1965 premiership victories, and he narrowly missed a third flag in 1968 when ...

Relive Dan Eddy's 2019 chat with Bomber number 908, Mark Harvey, which originally aired on Essendon's 'Fabric of the Essendon Football Club' podcast series celebrating the club's 150-year anniversary in 2022. One of Essendon's finest s...

Raised in Canberra, Justin Blumfield was one of a number of exciting and talented recruits who arrived at Essendon during the mid-late 1990s and helped steer the club to the 2000 premiership, the Bombers' most recent Grand Final triumph. Posses...

With over 100 years of experience, collectively, working at the Essendon Football Club, much loved trainers Charlie Italia, Murray Spargo and Rob Destradi have a catalogue of fascinating stories to share from their decades spent helping players...

Relive Dan Eddy's 2019 chat with Bomber number 803, Graham Moss, which originally aired on Essendon's 'Fabric of the Essendon Football Club' podcast series celebrating the club's 150-year anniversary in 2022. Few players in VFL/AFL history have...

Bomber number 736, Kevin Egan, has pretty much done it all at Essendon. Premiership player (1965), numerous off-field roles including being Kevin Sheedy's right-hand man during the 1980s, and later on the board when the momentous decision was m...

You may not recognise him in the street, but you certainly know his work and have likely sung his song on many an occasion. Kevin Andrews is the man who penned the most famous of songs, the Essendon theme song (he even sings it for me in this e...

Relive Dan Eddy's 2019 chat with Bomber number 820, Simon Madden, which originally aired on Essendon's 'Fabric of the Essendon Football Club' podcast series celebrating the club's 150-year anniversary in 2022. One of Essendon's, and the game's,...