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Herald Sun
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Brisbane Lions v Essendon AFL Round 12: Live updates, SuperCoach scores, teams
Essendon's reshuffled defence will face a huge test of its mettle when the Bombers take on Brisbane in the opening game of round 12. Follow all the action and SuperCoach news in the live blog below from 6.30pm. Essendon has lost Zach Reid (hamstring) and Ben McKay (foot) to injuries, leaving it with a tall order to stay in touch with the top eight with a victory at the Gabba. One of the keys will be quelling Lachie Neale, who boasts a formidable SuperCoach record against the Bombers including scores of 166 and 198 in his last three. Essendon skipper Zach Merrett has been a popular trade-in this week and his new owners will be hoping for a big start to the round. Originally published as Brisbane Lions v Essendon AFL Round 12: Live updates, SuperCoach scores, teams
The Advertiser
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Star defender latest Bomber to suffer injury
Essendon's injury list continues to grow, with defender Ben McKay the latest star to be sidelined. Meanwhile, Fremantle youngster Cooper Simpson is set to miss at least 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder. McKay won't play in Thursday's match against Brisbane at the Gabba due to a foot injury suffered when he was trodden on in the Bombers' Dreamtime win over Richmond last Friday. Essendon coach Brad Scott says the club are yet to determine a return timeline. "He won't play this week. The short turnaround is going to make that too difficult," Scott said on Monday. "We're still assessing. He had a scan this morning, so we'll get those results." The timing couldn't be much worse for the Bombers, who also lost forward Kyle Langford (quad) and key defender Zach Reid (hamstring) against Richmond. Scott does not expect to see the duo before their round-16 bye. Langford, a two-time leading goal-kicker at Essendon, has already missed six games this season due to a knee injury. The trio join Jordan Ridley (hamstring) and Harrison Jones (ankle) on the injury list, with Nick Bryan (knee), Thomas Edwards (knee), Lewis Hayes (knee) and Sam Draper (achilles) suffering season-ending injuries. Scott could turn to Darcy Parish after the midfielder played his first game of the season in the VFL following back and calf setbacks. But Saad El-Hawli has also been ruled out, suffering a hamstring strain in the reserves. With the mid-season draft slated for Wednesday, Scott said there was a chance a rookie could be handed a debut on Thursday. "It's not beyond the realms of possibility - we might have to look for Queenslanders; a bit logistically easier," Scott joked about the Gabba match. Fremantle defender Simpson goes under the knife after injuring his left shoulder in a heavy hip-and-shoulder with Port Adelaide's Logan Evans. Simpson's injury comes as Dockers captain Alex Pearce faces a three-match ban for a heavy collision with Darcy Byrne-Jones. "This is a relatively rare injury and the best intervention is to head in for surgery," Dockers football boss Joe Brierty said in a statement. "We will know more on timeframes post the procedure, but at this stage we expect Coop to be back playing in around 10 weeks." Essendon's injury list continues to grow, with defender Ben McKay the latest star to be sidelined. Meanwhile, Fremantle youngster Cooper Simpson is set to miss at least 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder. McKay won't play in Thursday's match against Brisbane at the Gabba due to a foot injury suffered when he was trodden on in the Bombers' Dreamtime win over Richmond last Friday. Essendon coach Brad Scott says the club are yet to determine a return timeline. "He won't play this week. The short turnaround is going to make that too difficult," Scott said on Monday. "We're still assessing. He had a scan this morning, so we'll get those results." The timing couldn't be much worse for the Bombers, who also lost forward Kyle Langford (quad) and key defender Zach Reid (hamstring) against Richmond. Scott does not expect to see the duo before their round-16 bye. Langford, a two-time leading goal-kicker at Essendon, has already missed six games this season due to a knee injury. The trio join Jordan Ridley (hamstring) and Harrison Jones (ankle) on the injury list, with Nick Bryan (knee), Thomas Edwards (knee), Lewis Hayes (knee) and Sam Draper (achilles) suffering season-ending injuries. Scott could turn to Darcy Parish after the midfielder played his first game of the season in the VFL following back and calf setbacks. But Saad El-Hawli has also been ruled out, suffering a hamstring strain in the reserves. With the mid-season draft slated for Wednesday, Scott said there was a chance a rookie could be handed a debut on Thursday. "It's not beyond the realms of possibility - we might have to look for Queenslanders; a bit logistically easier," Scott joked about the Gabba match. Fremantle defender Simpson goes under the knife after injuring his left shoulder in a heavy hip-and-shoulder with Port Adelaide's Logan Evans. Simpson's injury comes as Dockers captain Alex Pearce faces a three-match ban for a heavy collision with Darcy Byrne-Jones. "This is a relatively rare injury and the best intervention is to head in for surgery," Dockers football boss Joe Brierty said in a statement. "We will know more on timeframes post the procedure, but at this stage we expect Coop to be back playing in around 10 weeks." Essendon's injury list continues to grow, with defender Ben McKay the latest star to be sidelined. Meanwhile, Fremantle youngster Cooper Simpson is set to miss at least 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder. McKay won't play in Thursday's match against Brisbane at the Gabba due to a foot injury suffered when he was trodden on in the Bombers' Dreamtime win over Richmond last Friday. Essendon coach Brad Scott says the club are yet to determine a return timeline. "He won't play this week. The short turnaround is going to make that too difficult," Scott said on Monday. "We're still assessing. He had a scan this morning, so we'll get those results." The timing couldn't be much worse for the Bombers, who also lost forward Kyle Langford (quad) and key defender Zach Reid (hamstring) against Richmond. Scott does not expect to see the duo before their round-16 bye. Langford, a two-time leading goal-kicker at Essendon, has already missed six games this season due to a knee injury. The trio join Jordan Ridley (hamstring) and Harrison Jones (ankle) on the injury list, with Nick Bryan (knee), Thomas Edwards (knee), Lewis Hayes (knee) and Sam Draper (achilles) suffering season-ending injuries. Scott could turn to Darcy Parish after the midfielder played his first game of the season in the VFL following back and calf setbacks. But Saad El-Hawli has also been ruled out, suffering a hamstring strain in the reserves. With the mid-season draft slated for Wednesday, Scott said there was a chance a rookie could be handed a debut on Thursday. "It's not beyond the realms of possibility - we might have to look for Queenslanders; a bit logistically easier," Scott joked about the Gabba match. Fremantle defender Simpson goes under the knife after injuring his left shoulder in a heavy hip-and-shoulder with Port Adelaide's Logan Evans. Simpson's injury comes as Dockers captain Alex Pearce faces a three-match ban for a heavy collision with Darcy Byrne-Jones. "This is a relatively rare injury and the best intervention is to head in for surgery," Dockers football boss Joe Brierty said in a statement. "We will know more on timeframes post the procedure, but at this stage we expect Coop to be back playing in around 10 weeks."
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
AFL 2025: Essendon dealt another injury blow
An injury to defender Ben McKay has propelled Essendon further into uncharted territory with its key-position stocks. McKay will miss the Bombers' trip to Brisbane this week after his foot was trodden on in their Dreamtime at the 'G win over Richmond last Friday. The 27-year-old becomes the 10th Bomber above 190cm to be sidelined in an injury-plagued campaign at Tullamarine. Sam Draper, Nick Bryan, Zach Reid, Nik Cox, Lewis Hayes, Harrison Jones, Jordan Ridley, Kyle Langford and Tom Edwards are all out through injury. Essendon coach Brad Scott said McKay, regardless of the severity of his foot scans, was not getting up for the Lions with travel and a shortened break. 'We're still assessing, he had a scan this morning so we'll get those results, but it's just too tight a timeframe to turn that around for him,' he said. 'He'll be unavailable and hopefully we'll have an update on where it sits later this afternoon or tomorrow.' The Bombers could take four picks to the mid-season draft on Wednesday night and play one of their selections as soon as Thursday night. Scott confirmed he was in an unprecedented position as a senior coach but was grateful for the opportunity it had created. 'It is (unprecedented) but if I had had it previously, fortunately we've got a mid-season draft to mitigate that somewhat,' Scott said. 'That's far from perfect either, really, it's just a different challenge for us. We're in a difficult spot in terms of availability. 'The way I look at these things is it'll create some opportunity for others. If we had a 100 per cent availability list we wouldn't have unearthed six debutants this year. 'Angus Clarke wouldn't have got an opportunity last week, which he clearly took. We'll give opportunity to others … we can be down in the dumps and focus on the negatives or be optimistic about the opportunity it creates.' Scott admitted the repetitive curveballs he'd faced this year had forced adjustments to the way the Bombers needed to play. But he's found a 'silver lining' in the 'blank canvas' of the next wave of Bomber youngsters. 'We have but the reality is we're always iterating the way we play anyway, what we're ultimately trying to build with this team is always going to evolve,' he said. 'It's a real challenge having to make challenges to the way we play based on the personnel we've got available. 'But it's really interesting, the younger players we've had come in have actually been fairly easy to coach because they're a blank canvas. 'They've come in and almost to a man have executed what we've asked them to. Again, that's the silver lining to getting young players in who are really eager to learn and keen to execute what we're coaching.'
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Bombers' ‘far from perfect' run continues
An injury to defender Ben McKay has propelled Essendon further into uncharted territory with its key-position stocks. McKay will miss the Bombers' trip to Brisbane this week after his foot was trodden on in their Dreamtime at the 'G win over Richmond last Friday. The 27-year-old becomes the 10th Bomber above 190cm to be sidelined in an injury-plagued campaign at Tullamarine. Sam Draper, Nick Bryan, Zach Reid, Nik Cox, Lewis Hayes, Harrison Jones, Jordan Ridley, Kyle Langford and Tom Edwards are all out through injury. Essendon coach Brad Scott said McKay, regardless of the severity of his foot scans, was not getting up for the Lions with travel and a shortened break. 'We're still assessing, he had a scan this morning so we'll get those results, but it's just too tight a timeframe to turn that around for him,' he said. 'He'll be unavailable and hopefully we'll have an update on where it sits later this afternoon or tomorrow.' Ben McKay won't play for the Bombers this Thursday. Michael Klein Credit: News Corp Australia The Bombers could take four picks to the mid-season draft on Wednesday night and play one of their selections as soon as Thursday night. Scott confirmed he was in an unprecedented position as a senior coach but was grateful for the opportunity it had created. 'It is (unprecedented) but if I had had it previously, fortunately we've got a mid-season draft to mitigate that somewhat,' Scott said. 'That's far from perfect either, really, it's just a different challenge for us. We're in a difficult spot in terms of availability. 'The way I look at these things is it'll create some opportunity for others. If we had a 100 per cent availability list we wouldn't have unearthed six debutants this year. 'Angus Clarke wouldn't have got an opportunity last week, which he clearly took. We'll give opportunity to others … we can be down in the dumps and focus on the negatives or be optimistic about the opportunity it creates.' Scott admitted the repetitive curveballs he'd faced this year had forced adjustments to the way the Bombers needed to play. But he's found a 'silver lining' in the 'blank canvas' of the next wave of Bomber youngsters. 'We have but the reality is we're always iterating the way we play anyway, what we're ultimately trying to build with this team is always going to evolve,' he said. 'It's a real challenge having to make challenges to the way we play based on the personnel we've got available. 'But it's really interesting, the younger players we've had come in have actually been fairly easy to coach because they're a blank canvas. 'They've come in and almost to a man have executed what we've asked them to. Again, that's the silver lining to getting young players in who are really eager to learn and keen to execute what we're coaching.'
The Spinoff
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Spinoff
Gone By Brunchtime: The fizz and flop of Australia's election – and its lessons for NZ
With just a few days to polls-time, Ben McKay joins Toby Manhire to chat about the Albo v Dutto denouement. This Saturday Aussies will (compulsorily) head to the polls. At the start of the year, Labor under Anthony Albanese was staring down the barrel of defeat and the first one-term government for almost 100 years. But with a few days to go, the pollsters are all picking that he'll return to power. What changed? Where did Peter Dutton's makeover go wrong? What happened to the Coalition campaign? Did Donald Trump play a role? To tackle these questions, complete with yarns about salmon and wallabies and paddling pool anomalies, is Ben McKay, Pacific editor for AAP and an illustrious former inhabitant of the New Zealand press gallery. In a special edition of the podcast temporarily renamed Gone By Brunchtime in recognition of the time difference, McKay joins Toby Manhire to unpick all of that, what it means for the New Zealander pathway to citizenship, the New Zealand influence across the Tasman, and what political parties here might learn from there with 2026 just around the corner. Follow Gone By Lunchtime on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
