James Hird reveals he'd "love" the coaching at Essendon, if he's the right man for the job.

The Bombers champion, who also oversaw the infamous supplements saga, wants to return as senior coach, adding he wants the club to be “the best club in the AFL again”.

Former Hawk Jordan Lewis, who was on the subcommittee to select Brad Scott as Essendon coach in 2022, talked Hird up on Tuesday.

James Hird reveals he'd "love" the coaching at Essendon, if he's the right man for the job.

James Hird reveals he'd "love" the coaching at Essendon, if he's the right man for the job.

A potential candidate to replace the axed Brad Scott said he wants the Bombers to clarify whether James Hird has all but won the top job.

Club great Kevin Sheedy has spoken about a potential James Hird return to Essendon, as the Bombers face calls to clarify whether Hird has all but been assured of the top role.

James Hird’s pitch is tribal. The brilliance of the campaign, intended or not, is that it creates momentum for him, may dissuade other candidates, and is founded in Essendon…

James Hird has been hands-on as coaching director at Port Melbourne in the VFL, but is it enough to ready himself to return as Essendon coach?

James Hird and Jimmy Bartel discuss the three vacant AFL coaching roles in 2026.

It began with a telephone message from former Bombers chairman Paul Little to David Barham, who held the job then, in the days following Essendon’s 10-goal loss to Adelaide in…