Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten has reportedly been stood down as Essendon coach with one year remaining on his contract.

“It was an embarrassing effort from our guys. Time you also accepted responsibility and stood down.— Rohan Connolly (@rohan_connolly) https://t.co/XwEvSVt1dy August 15, 2022 You can only blame others so many times. And Rutten is set to suffer the consequences, with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell reporting that he has been moved on as Essendon coach and Daniel Giansiracusa will take over for this weekend’s match against Richmond. Ben Rutten has reportedly been stood down as Essendon Bombers coach with one year remaining on his contract with the club. Ben Rutten has reportedly been stood down as Essendon coach with one year remaining on his contract.

Accoding to 3AW's Neil Mitchell, Rutten will be replaced by former Bulldogs star Daniel Giansiracusa. The news comes as Bombers president Paul Brasher - a ...

The Bombers have reached out to legendary Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson, Mitchell reports, with the champion mentor being pursued by a number of clubs. The club has not won a finals game since 2004. David Barnham is set to become the club's new boss.

Brasher's exit would appear to put coach Ben Rutten's job in the firing line, with the president having publicly backed in Rutten through the club's football ...

“It’s been a disaster of a season ... when you play with no spirit, and you play with no heart, it’s the way you lose,” he told AFL Media. Stream them all for free on 7plus >> Brasher had previously declared the review would not oust Rutten and that he would see out the final year of his contract, adding the review would focus on support the football department rather than culling from it.

The board upheaval has cast doubt on the future of senior coach Ben Rutten, who is contracted for next year.

Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. Brasher had already presided over an earlier review with Wellman and club legends Simon Madden and Sheedy when then coach John Worsfold was finishing up. The Bombers had been on track to stick with Rutten rather than pursuing a candidate such as four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson, who is considering a minimum five-year offer from North Melbourne and is also in the sights of Greater Western Sydney.

Essendon president Paul Brasher is understood to have lodged his resignation at Tullamarine following a Sunday board meeting among the Bombers' top brass.

It's understood that Sunday's review took place prior to the club's Round 22 loss to Port Adelaide, with Monday's meeting likely to hold discussions over who could the the reins as president. The announcement of Brasher's resignation is expected to be confirmed as early as Monday, with a second board meeting to take place less than 24 hours from the club's 14th loss of the season. Amid a tumultuous campaign for Essendon, a season only made worse by Sunday's 84-point loss to Port Adelaide, Brasher called for an internal review of the club's football department in May.

Essendon has a new president but uncertainty remains about Ben Rutten's future as coach while the club considers chasing Alastair Clarkson.

He was a member of Essendon’s 2000 premiership team. Some at the club wanted to launch a wide-ranging external review, which would take at least six weeks to complete, a timeframe which would have taken Clarkson out of Bombers’ considerations. A cloud continues to hover over Ben Rutten, who remains as coach of the Bombers after the meetings.

Essendon coach Ben Rutten is on shaky ground as the under-siege club's board weighs up making a late bid for four-time premiership mastermind Alastair ...

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