Presenting: Essendon The Lost Years Batting after Bradman

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Feb 21, 202628:06Sports & Recreation

Kevin Sheedy reined over Windy Hill for 27 years. After a clumsy and messy search, the Bombers found a replacement in Matthew Knights. Essendon's new coach wanted to create his own legacy, but did so by pushing out a clu...

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