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Essendon sacks Brad Scott mid-season, claims wooden spoon after disastrous 2026
Essendon fired coach Brad Scott after round 11 and finished 2026 with their second wooden spoon in over 90 years, winning only twice all season.
Why it mattersA wooden spoon signals a club in serious trouble, forcing wholesale changes to list, strategy and leadership.
AustraliaEssendon is one of Australia's oldest and most famous AFL clubs; a season this bad shakes the whole league and raises questions about what went wrong.
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