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Poor training led to poor result

James Hird says the Bombers played the way they trained this week, tracing Essendon's shock defeat to the Brisbane Lions on Saturday back to a "bad" pre-game session on Thursday.

6:12pm May 18, 2013

Lions upset Dons

For Essendon, it was the game they were expected to win, were expecting to win but, finally, couldn't win.

5:16pm May 18, 2013

Five talking points

AFL.com.au reporter Nick Bowen takes a look at five key talking points from the Bombers loss to Brisbane.

5:00pm May 18, 2013

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BTV: Hird and Watson Post match - Round 8, 2013

5:45pm May 18, 2013

Bombers on the ball

Essendon’s players got the ball rolling this week, taking part in the next instalment of the club’s On The Ball program with students from Catholic Regional College in North Keilor.

Coaches Master Class a success

Essendon Football Club and Official Community Partner, Melbourne Airport, have teamed up to deliver 2013’s Coaches Master Class session for coaches from the Essendon District and Riddell District Football Leagues.

Dons celebrate Holi Mela

Essendon Football Club joined Victoria’s Indian community on Easter Monday to celebrate Holi Mela festival at Sandown Racecourse.

Bombers go back to school

Football fever hit a number of schools in the north-west region of Melbourne this week, as the Bombers’ players took the time to visit school children following their Round 1 victory against Adelaide.

Bombers kick off On The Ball

The Bombers kicked off their 2013 On The Ball campaign last week, presenting the exciting three-phase program to students at Assumption College in Kilmore.

The Essendon Football Club has long been acknowledged as a leader in the community and understands it's role and responsibility to help strengthen communities through sport.

The community work of Essendon Football Club centres around four key program areas - Indigenous, Multicultural, Youth and Education and Community Partnerships. Each program area involves a robust suite of programs and partnerships that directly benefit the community. Essendon Football Club is aware of its operating footprint and our reach and expansion has taken greater focus on the north-west corridor of Melbourne.