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I think he would be the favourite for the job as we stand here right now.” “Brad Scott can walk in and handle the coteries, handle supporters. Speaking on AFL Trade Radio, Lloyd said Hird and Yze had presented “really well”, but said he had faith that the process would be followed and Scott still had to “present well and beat the others” to be appointed. “I’m pretty excited to be honest that someone of that quality has said they now want to coach the club,” Lloyd said. Stream them all for free on “Scott has held meaningful dialogue with Essendon in the past month and that will only increase off the back of

The Bombers have undertaken a lengthy process to find Ben Rutten's replacement, who left the club at the end of the home and away season after an ...

[home and away](/tvshowbiz/home_and_away/index.html) season after an underwhelming campaign at the helm. 'They realise it's NOT Chris, right?': Essendon appoint Brad Scott as their next head coach with the former North Melbourne boss tasked with transforming beleaguered Bombers... And AFL fans have mocked the Bombers for what they view as a 'horrible decision' with many joking that they have hired the wrong Scott brother - with Brad's sibling, Chris, having just won a premiership with Geelong. 'We believe Brad has all the attributes to be the long-term coach of the Essendon Football Club. The Bombers have undertaken a lengthy process to find a replacement for Ben Rutten, who left the club at the end of the - However, on Thursday the AFL club announced the arrival of Scott as coach

Essendon has finally made a call on its next senior coach after an exhaustive process that featured over 20...

We are under no illusions about the hard work ahead of us. "We believe Brad has all the attributes to be the long-term coach of the Essendon Football Club. It begun with a shortlist of over 22 candidates and included a demanding interview process, game style presentations and external personality profiling to ensure we had the full picture of the successful candidate. "This is a clearly a significant day and another positive step forward for the club. We look forward to Brad getting started with us and working closely with the broader club and the football department for what will be an important pre-season. READ MORE:

AFL executive and former North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has been unveiled as the new Essendon coach. He has signed on for at least four years.

[Jake Niall](/by/jake-niall-hved4)is a Walkley award-winning sports journalist and chief AFL writer for The Age.Connect via “It begun with a shortlist of over 22 candidates and included a demanding interview process, game style presentations and external personality profiling to ensure we had the full picture of the successful candidate.” Their most recent coach, Ben Rutten, was sacked in August after less than two seasons after a failed attempt to lure Alastair Clarkson into the job. They were premiership teammates in Brisbane’s highly successful team at the start of the century before embarking on coaching careers. “We are under no illusions about the hard work ahead of us. Scott came in a late rush.

Scott returns to the AFL coaching ranks, as the Bombers finally settle on a replacement Ben Rutten, who was sacked last month.

The Bombers reached the finals in Rutten's first season as coach in 2021. Scott won two premierships with the Brisbane Lions as a player in 2001 and 2002. Scott enjoyed a degree of success at the Kangaroos, having guided the club to the preliminary finals in 2014 and 2015.

The Bombers' coaching selection panel, which is headlined by football boss Josh Mahoney and includes Robert Walls and Jordan Lewis, interviewed Scott on ...

He's a strong leader who will drive standards and establish a winning culture." It's a stressful existence. "It's just hard work. "We believe Brad has all the attributes to be the long-term coach of the Essendon Football club. "Brad has an incredible resume, with a diverse range of roles and is the experienced figure the club required. "Throughout the process, it was clear the club required a strong leader and Brad's track record as a player, coach and administrator demonstrated this," Barham wrote in a letter to the club's members announcing Scott's appointment.

In his email, Barham said: “We believe Brad has all the attributes to be the long-term coach of the Essendon Football Club. He's a strong leader who will drive ...

He previously coached North Melbourne in 211 games, finishing with a win percentage better than 50 per cent and leading the Roos to consecutive Preliminary Finals. We are under no illusions about the hard work ahead of us. By the same token, we are excited about the challenge of building a club that our members are proud of and one that delivers sustained on-field success.”

Former North Melbourne mentor Brad Scott is set to be appointed Essendon's new coach, edging out the likes...

He's a strong leader who will drive standards and establish a winning culture." It's a stressful existence. "It's just hard work. "We believe Brad has all the attributes to be the long-term coach of the Essendon Football club. "Brad has an incredible resume, with a diverse range of roles and is the experienced figure the club required. "Throughout the process, it was clear the club required a strong leader and Brad's track record as a player, coach and administrator demonstrated this," Barham wrote in a letter to the club's members announcing Scott's appointment.

The Bombers' coaching selection panel, which is headlined by football boss Josh Mahoney and includes Robert Walls and Jordan Lewis, interviewed Scott on ...

He's a strong leader who will drive standards and establish a winning culture." It's a stressful existence. "It's just hard work. "We believe Brad has all the attributes to be the long-term coach of the Essendon Football club. "Brad has an incredible resume, with a diverse range of roles and is the experienced figure the club required. "Throughout the process, it was clear the club required a strong leader and Brad's track record as a player, coach and administrator demonstrated this," Barham wrote in a letter to the club's members announcing Scott's appointment.

To reach this appointment, we established a clear and structured coaching recruitment process to ensure we found the right person to take our club forward. The ...

He was an assistant coach at Collingwood for three years before becoming the senior coach of the North Melbourne Football Club for 10 seasons. I have been incredibly impressed with their work and as a Board, we have enormous confidence in the outcome it delivered. It begun with a shortlist of over 22 candidates and included a demanding interview process, game style presentations and external personality profiling to ensure we had the full picture of the successful candidate.

To reach this appointment, we established a clear and structured coaching recruitment process to ensure we found the right person to take our club forward. The ...

He was an assistant coach at Collingwood for three years before becoming the senior coach of the North Melbourne Football Club for 10 seasons. I have been incredibly impressed with their work and as a Board, we have enormous confidence in the outcome it delivered. It begun with a shortlist of over 22 candidates and included a demanding interview process, game style presentations and external personality profiling to ensure we had the full picture of the successful candidate.

Essendon has appointed former North Melbourne coach Brad Scott as its replacement for the sacked Ben Rutten.

[Bombers sacked Rutten](https://www.afl.com.au/news/825293/rutten) at the end of their season after a late attempt to land Alastair Clarkson failed. We are under no illusions about the hard work ahead of us. "The coaching sub-committee met for the final time this afternoon to finalise their recommendation. "He's a strong leader who will drive standards and establish a winning culture. "This is a clearly a significant day and another positive step forward for the club. It begun with a shortlist of over 22 candidates and included a demanding interview process, game style presentations and external personality profiling to ensure we had the full picture of the successful candidate.

North Melbourne great David King isn't sold on Essendon's appointment of Brad Scott as the club's next senior coach. Scott coached the Kangaroos from ...

“I would love to know why he’s not the senior coach of Essendon today, I’d love to know what the specifics are.” King explained why he became a vocal critic of Scott as his time neared an end at Arden Street, which ultimately led to the on-field clash. The pair famously clashed on field in the coach’s last game in charge of the Kangaroos, with Scott clipping King – who was completing broadcast duties with Fox Footy - with his shoulder on the way to the three-quarter-time huddle.

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“After spending a lot of time with Brad, it has been clear a passion for coaching still burns brightly for him. “My role is to drive the football program. “I‘ve admired the Essendon Football Club from afar for a very long time,” Scott said. We’re looking forward positively and with great enthusiasm about the next years ahead.” “That‘s going to be a big challenge here. “It’s an exciting time for this club,” Scott said.