SPECIAL EPISODE: Inside the Brad Scott departure

About this episode

The episode discusses the departure of Essendon coach Brad Scott and the implications of this decision.

As news emerges that Essendon has parted ways with coach Brad Scott, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall jump in the studio to record a special episode of the  Real Footy podcast. Why did the axe fall on Scott, and have the Bombers contradicted themselves? We ask all the big questions raised by this decision, including whether James Hird will throw his hat in the ring and who might be the other candidates for the job? Support the show: https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall

Topics covered

• Brad Scott departure
• Essendon coach
• AFL news
• coaching candidates
• sports analysis

Keywords

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

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Essendon

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