Brad Scott has been sacked as Essendon coach as the team sits last on the ladder with just one win from 11 matches this season.
The 50-year-old took the reins at Windy Hill at the start of the 2023 season and the club has endured a horror run of form since then.
His record with the Bombers stands at 29 wins, 50 defeats and one draw since he joined the club after coaching North Melbourne from 2010 to 2019.
Scott has been axed after his team’s demoralising loss to Richmond on Friday, with the Tigers running out easy winners despite struggling with a horror injury toll.
The Bombers this year also equalled their club-record losing streak of 17 games, which included losing the final 13 matches of their 2025 campaign.
Scott signed a one-year extension through to the end of the 2027 season in March 2025.
Essendon have axed Brad Scott (pictured) after he took the reins at Windy Hill at the start of the 2023 season
Last Friday’s demoralising loss to an injury-ravaged Richmond team was the last straw for the 50-year-old (pictured during the game)
That was supposed to deliver stability to the battling Bombers.
But Essendon are now on the hunt for their third senior coach in five seasons.
The identical twin brother of Geelong coach Chris Scott began his coaching career as an assistant with Collingwood before moving to the Kangaroos, where he won 106 matches and lost 105.
Prior to that he was a two-time premiership winner as a player with the Brisbane Lions during their stellar run in the early 2000s.
Scott played 146 matches for the reigning premiers from 1998 to 2006 after being drafted by Hawthorn in 1997.
He created controversy in May 2024 when he called Tarryn Thomas a ‘good person’ who deserved a ‘second chance’ despite the former North Melbourne star being sacked by the Kangaroos after copping an 18-match ban over allegations of inappropriate behaviour with a woman.
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