Bombers coach Ben Rutten has been brutally sacked by the club, despite Essendon’s humiliating attempt to lure former Hawks mentor Alastair Clarkson failed in a very public fashion.
Rutten, who guided to club to an unlikely finals campaign last season, was moved to tears by the situation after the Bombers finished their year with a disappointing 66-point thumping at the hands of Richmond.
Essendon coach Ben Rutten has been sacked by the club, effective immediately
Essendon president David Barham said in a statement that the club’s Board of Directors made the decision to part ways with Rutten, effective immediately.
‘The unfortunate reality is, at various stages this season; we have simply been uncompetitive. And while we acknowledge that we have an emerging playing list, we were compelled to make the decision,’ Barham said in a statement released by the club.
‘Our members and supporters do, and should, expect better from a proud football club. We appreciate this has been a difficult chapter for our Club.
‘But as I said in my President’s address pre-game yesterday, we will be a bold and courageous football club again. We need to return to being a successful football club,’ said Barham.
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