With Scott gone, will Essendon return to Hird?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent sacking of Brad Scott by Essendon and the potential return of James Hird as senior coach.

Six weeks ago, Essendon president Andrew Welsh claimed Brad Scott would deliver the club its next flag. Today, they sacked him with a year and a half to run on his contract. We unpack why the Bombers chose this moment to cut ties and ask whether James Hird could seriously be considered for a return to the club as senior coach. Featured: Adam Ramanauskas, Essendon premiership player. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Stack

Guest: Adam Ramanauskas

Topics covered

• Essendon Football Club
• coaching changes
• AFL
• James Hird
• sports news

Keywords

• Essendon
• Brad Scott
• James Hird
• AFL
• coaching changes
• Adam Ramanauskas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Essendon, ABC Sport Daily, ABC Australia

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