Brad Scott Axed as Essendon Face West Coast — Afl Scores Today
afl scores today centers on Essendon’s move on Brad Scott after a listless defeat to Richmond, with the Bombers arriving at Optus Stadium for a round 12 meeting with West Coast. Essendon entered at 1-10 and carrying one win in the past year, while West Coast came in at 3-8 and looking for a fourth win.
Optus Stadium Sets The Scene
West Coast hosted Essendon at 5.20pm AWST in Sunday’s round 12 game. The Eagles stayed unchanged at selection after their performance against Collingwood, keeping their side intact for a home match that offered a chance to move to four wins.
Essendon made the bigger calls. Sam Durham, Matt Guelfi, Mason Redman, Jye Caldwell and Andy McGrath went out through injury concerns, and Nik Cox, Elijah Tsatas, Will Setterfield, Saad El-Hawli and Max Kondogiannis came into the team. That left Scott managing a side already under pressure from the result against Richmond and the record that followed it.
Brad Scott Under Pressure
The coaching change is the sharpest shift in the story. Essendon moved on Scott after that Richmond defeat, then had to front up with a reshaped list and mounting injury concerns for a side sitting near the foot of the ladder.
The Bombers’ situation is not just about one bad night. Their latest loss left them with only one win in the past year, and the timing of the changes against West Coast showed how quickly the club was forced to adjust its structure for round 12.
Melbourne At TIO Traeger Park
Elsewhere in round 12, Melbourne played Greater Western Sydney at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs. That game was also listed with no late changes, matching the stability on the team sheets for West Coast and Essendon and keeping the focus on the lineups that had already been set.
For Essendon, the immediate task was simple: absorb the coaching change, cover the absences of Durham, Guelfi, Redman, Caldwell and McGrath, and find a response against a West Coast side that had already shown enough to stay competitive against Collingwood. The numbers entering Sunday told the story before the opening bounce: 1-10 against 3-8, with one club chasing relief and the other chasing another win.
