Fabric of the Essendon Football Club

Matthew Lloyd joins the final episode of Fabric. The Essendon Legend speaks about his glittering 270-game career, which included a Premiership, five All-Australians and three Coleman Medals. Lloyd recounts his transition from a skinny 19-year-old into one of best full forwards the game has ever seen.

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Son of Essendon Legend Bill Hutchison, Bruce joins the latest Ep of Fabric. Bruce talks about his father's incredible achievements which includes being a two-time Brownlow medallist, seven-time Crichton medallist, four-time Premiership player and a 30-time Victorian representative. Bruce also delves into the story of an iconic Windy Hill change-room photo involving Dick Reynolds and Bill Hutchison and their sons, Graeme and Warwick Reynolds and Bruce Hutchison himself.

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Two-time Premiership President Greg Sewell joins the latest Ep of Fabric. Sewell discusses his 171-game Dons career, which included facing and succumbing to Norm Smith's Melbourne side in the 1957 and '59 Grand Final's. Sewell also recounts his time as Essendon President from 1981-87, where he administrated one of the most successful years in club history.

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For the 17th episode of historical podcast Fabric of the Essendon Football Club, Barry Capuano reflects back on a lifetime spent in and around the Bombers, firstly as a six-year-old attending matches at Windy Hill with his grandmother, to later tasting premiership glory in the No. 12 guernsey, through to the many off-field roles he has performed, including, most recently, as president of the EFC Past Players & Officials Association.

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Two-time Premiership player and three-time Crichton Medal winner John Birt joins this week's episode of the podcast. The boy from Ballarat delves into falling in love with the Bombers after moving to Napier Street, despite being a Pies fan growing up. Birt revisits being coached by Dons legends in John Coleman and Dick Reynolds and his success as a player.

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As one of only three Bombers in history to kick 100 goals in a season, Geoff Blethyn is hardly infamous for being one the first players to wear spectacles during a VFL game. In this episode, Blethyn talks about his upbringings in Strathmore, playing in the 1968 Grand Final in only his third senior game and the crazy story behind kicking his 100th goal... twice.

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Long behind enemy lines, former Carlton coach David Parkin shared many battles with his Essendon counterpart Kevin Sheedy, taking a famous rivalry to a whole new level. In this episode, Parkin reveals how he struggled to outfox an 'unpredictable' Sheedy, makes a public apology for the first time, and discusses more memories from the rivalry as the Bombers prepare to face the Blues in their 150-year celebration game. We also learn about Parkin's long affiliation with the Bombers.

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Essendon secured Graham Moss for the meagre sum of just $1500, but from just his first VFL game in round one of 1973, the Bombers knew they had something special. In four seasons and 84 games at Windy Hill, Moss certainly left a lasting impression on everybody associated with Essendon, winning three best and fairests and the 1976 Brownlow Medal. And, as he tells Dan Eddy in this episode, his love affair with the Bombers continues to this day, albeit from afar.

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One of the greatest Indigenous players of all time, Essendon Hall of Fame Legend Gavin Wanganeen captivated the Bomber faithful in a short but stunning career in the red and black. He joins Dan Eddy to discuss the masterstroke that led to him starring across half-back, the influences of Kevin Sheedy and Michael Long, and what it was like to be part of the Baby Bombers' famous triumph in 1993.

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If ever a man typified an era, Terry Daniher was everything that was great about the VFL in the 1980s. The Essendon legend joins Dan Eddy to discuss his love for competition, his fondness for Essendon’s spiritual home, and the pride he took in captaining the Bombers to the 1984 and ’85 premierships.

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