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Hird 'precluded' from Bombers coach hunt

Sydney Morning Herald - Sport · 25 August 2026 at 9:40 am

Hird 'precluded' from Bombers coach hunt

AFL journalist Damian Barrett says the Essendon coach criteria should have "precluded" James Hird from the process months before a decision was made.

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