It seems like only last year when we were writing of the travails of the unfortunate Essendon Bombers. Well, it seems that way because that is the way it was. Yet, in the hope-springs-eternal world of sports, the tune coming out of the Dons’ training ground of late is decidedly more chipper than the one…

Longevity has always been one measure of sports greatness. It requires a bit of luck so far as staying healthy goes, but it also requires the skill to keep playing at a level that keeps a player on a list or in a competition year after year. In the AFL, the big milestone is 300…