West Coast are now two games and percentage adrift of the fourth spot after suffering a shock 16-point loss to Essendon in Perth. West Coast’s top-four hopes are hanging in the balance after Tim Kelly and Oscar Allen became the latest stars to join the club’s injury list. Kelly damaged the medial ligament in his […]
How good is footy! Some – mainly West Coast supporters – would say I’m an ungracious winner, to which I would say you are most certainly correct. The Bombers went to the west and put together some very solid performances, but they had only beaten teams below them to this point in the season, and […]
AFL Rd 11 - Essendon v Carlton
News by Jon Ralph, Brad Elborough 30th May 2021 12:46 PM
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Essendon’s breakout star Darcy Parish has pledged his future to the club in a huge show of faith about the Bombers’ direction under Ben Rutten.
Only moments after the club’s victory over West Coast pushed them into the eight for a day, Parish made clear he wasn’t going anywhere.
Parish had been keen to assess if he was to be handed more midfield time before he signed, with clubs including Geelong circling the Winchelsea junior star.
Parish has averaged 35 disposals, nine clearances and 8.5 score involvements in the past six weeks, handed more responsibility when Dylan Shiel was injured.