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Courier-Mail
24 minutes ago
- Courier-Mail
‘Losing faith': Senior players rumour swirls as Bombers reach crisis point
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Essendon's injury crisis has hit new heights as the club grapples with several stars on the sidelines. And a report claims senior players at the Bombers are 'losing faith' in the club's high performance team, to the extent that players could be poached by rival clubs. Brad Scott's side has been badly affected by a mounting injury toll in 2025 including Darcy Parish, Kyle Langford and Mason Redman suffering fresh soft tissue setbacks at a training session over the club's mid-season bye. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Meanwhile Zach Reid re-injured his hamstring last week and is set for season-ending surgery and Caldwell also requires a procedure for a syndesmosis issue that puts the rest of the gun midfielder's campaign in doubt. It comes as the likes of Ben McKay, Sam Draper, Jordan Ridley, Nick Bryan, Harrison Jones, Matt Guelfi, Nik Cox and Xavier Duursma have endured long-term injuries throughout this season. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23: Kyle Langford of the Bombers with an iced quad during the 2025 AFL Round 11 match between the Essendon Bombers and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on May 23, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by James Wiltshire/AFL Photos via Getty Images) Seven's Mitch Cleary revealed on Agenda Setters on Monday night 'a number of players have led concerns' off the back of the Bombers' Saturday training session a fortnight ago when Parish, Langford and Redman got hurt. Cleary said the grim situation has caused frustration to the point that it could lead to players leaving the club. 'It's my understanding that if a club was to come for a player like Kyle Langford, who has two years left on a lucrative contract at the age of 28, he would look twice at an offer from a rival club, given the frustration that has been stemming off the back of this and the repeat soft tissue injuries they've picked up,' Cleary reported. 'This is not a recent thing. This has been going for some time, but it really has ramped up since that Saturday session two weeks ago.' It comes as Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd poured more fuel on burning rumours surrounding the future of captain Zach Merrett. Kyle Langford (left) and Zach Merrett (right). Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images. Despite being contracted at Essendon until the end of the 2027 season, Merrett has been linked with trades in recent months. Lloyd told Nine's Footy Classified on Monday night: 'No one would begrudge him (leaving). 'Zach will win his sixth best and fairest this year and he will have achieved absolutely everything you can at Essendon Football Club, bar playing in a winning final. 'That's what you play footy for … once your days are over all you remember is those big finals you played in, nothing else. That's what he'll never, ever have that memory of.' He said Essendon would only consider potential trades if Merrett told officials he didn't want to remain with the club. It comes as there could be changes coming to the club's high performance team as chief executive Craig Vozzo prepares to hand in findings from a deep dive into its injury woes. Cleary added that there's been 'conjecture' around the nature of the club's training session during its bye. 'There's been conjecture on whether this session was planned or not. I've spoken to the club tonight and they're adamant that this was always in the diary for them to come back from the bye on Friday, have a light session, then train fully on Saturday,' he said. 'But the rehab guys have been at the club all week. They didn't have a bye week as such. So the club is standing by the fact this has been in the diary for some time. But there has been conjecture from some parts around how hard and how much of this was planned.' Appearing on Fox Footy's AFL 360 on Monday night, Essendon coach Brad Scott said the silver lining of the injuries was that the club could expose more talent that wouldn't have necessarily otherwise gotten a chance. 'It's like everything in life, you've got a choice how you respond to whatever situation you're in. You can mope and say: 'Poor us, poor me and my job is too hard'. Or you can get on with the job and look at the positives,' Scott said. 'The positives for us are Luamon Lual, Angus Clarke and Zak Johnston come in. All the players who have had opportunity wouldn't have had that opportunity without these injuries. 'We genuinely think we've found some players who are going to improve our team short, medium and long term. 'The aim is to keep putting a team on the park every weekend capable of getting the job done and we haven't shied away from that. There are no excuses for performances on the weekend for who's not there. 'We're still fielding 23 fit players.' Originally published as 'Losing faith': Senior players rumour swirls as Bombers reach crisis point
News.com.au
29 minutes ago
- News.com.au
Canterbury preview: Peter Snowden's faith has been rewarded as a more mature Cassiel shines ahead of midweek target
Trainer Peter Snowden has always known the ability was there and while it has taken time for Cassiel to show it on race day, the gelding has delivered it in spades this preparation. Cassiel placed in three of his four runs last campaign but was his own worst enemy, according to Snowden. With maturity, the four-year-old has been much better this time in, leading all the way to score by more than a length from Apex when resuming at Canterbury on April 21 and backing it up with a two-and-a-half length win from Fly Scotty Fly at Hawkesbury four weeks later in a Benchmark 64 over 1100m with 61kg. 'He just wanted to go too hard and too quick in his races,' Snowden said. 'He is racing a lot more tractably and it is showing in his performances on race day. 'He's probably one of the best trackworkers I've ever had but come race day he just wanted to overdo it and [was] beating himself. 'Now, he is starting to learn to relax a lot better. 'He's not perfect but because he's relaxing more, he's able to find more at the end of his races. 'He will win a lot more races yet if he keeps going the way he is going.' Cassiel races away to salute in the last at Hawkesbury for the @SnowdenRacing1 stable! 🙌 — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 17, 2025 Cassiel steps out at Canterbury on Wednesday in the Hyland Race Colours Benchmark 72 Handicap (1100m) with Tom Sherry again aboard. 'He's definitely going the right way and you can't beat winning form,' Snowden said. 'It's a similar race for him this week and he looks well placed in that grade.' Lightly-raced three-year-old Braveheart is another who possess nice ability and is getting better with time and maturity. 'He is a full brother to King Of Sparta and there's no reason he can't be up to that grade at some stage,' he said. 'He is very lightly raced – he's only had a handful of starts – but every start he has had, he has shown something. 'He had a few little issues in the early days but we have ironed them out now and he is going very well. 'The family keeps getting better as they get older, there's no doubt about that, and I expect him to do the same. The son of I Am Invincible caught there eye with his strong closing third behind Axius on the Kensington first-up and is a leading chance in the Broadsiding @ Darley Handicap (1250m). Axius is too good for them at Randwick, as he wins first up for @NockBraith and @cmaherracing! 🙌 @aus_turf_club @Dynamic_WONIT — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 25, 2025 • 'He has found the right race this week. His first-up run was very good and a similar sort of race this week should see him run very well again,' he said. 'He worked well on Saturday morning and is ready to go.' Snowden is keeping his options open as to whether Infusion makes her race debut at Canterbury in the TAB Handicap (1200m), goes to Gosford on Thursday or waits until next week. 'I just want to get her on the best track I can,' he said. 'She is more effective on good ground than soft so we will see what happens with the weather.' The three-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible has been good in her barrier trials including a nose second to proven performer Highlights after tracking him in the run in her latest heat at Canterbury on June 23. 'She is a nice filly; a big strong thing,' he said 'She had a few growing pains early and it has taken us a while to get her to the track. 'She has been trialling soundly and it was a very good trial at Canterbury at her last one against good company. She was very strong to the line.'
ABC News
39 minutes ago
- ABC News
New South Wales pair Brian To'o and Payne Haas both cleared for Blues in State of Origin decider
Brian To'o has been declared fit for the State of Origin decider after NSW coach Laurie Daley confirmed he would play an unchanged team at Sydney's Olympic stadium. To'o got through a full training session with NSW teammates on Monday night despite suffering a grade-two tear to the lateral ligament in his knee. Payne Haas will also play for the Blues despite barely training in the lead-up because of a back issue that has plagued the Brisbane prop all season. NSW used Monday evening as their last major training run before the Wednesday night showdown, with only a light walk-through at the stadium on Tuesday. "Brian trained all the (Monday) session … he did everything and looked in good spirits," Daley said. "Payne did a little bit, but we always knew going into the game that Payne would be on restricted duties. He will be ready for the game." NSW has been something of a walking wounded for the past week, with Penrith players comparing the situation to their injury-hit 2021 premiership run. Half-back Nathan Cleary has battled a groin issue since the eve of game two, and while the Blues say he will be fine to kick in general play, there will be no goal-kicking. Second-rower Hudson Young has also battled a groin injury that sidelined him for part of last week's training, but he too is fine to face Queensland. But it is the Haas situation that is perhaps the most remarkable. The front-rower was the Blues' best in the series-opening win at Lang Park after barely training in the lead-up due to a quad strain. The back issue continued to be a problem before he was again solid in the game-two loss, and he would be a favourite to be named man of the series if NSW win on Wednesday. "Given what he has gone through in this series … what he does is amazing," Daley said. "Because of what Payne has done in the past, you are prepared to back him. "It probably helps him more than hinders him. He plays big minutes as a front-rower, plays every game and battles on. "So he probably needs a bit of a freshen up to be fair. He wanted to do more last night. "But it's not about having him right on a Monday night, it's important to have him right on the Wednesday." AAP
