News about Adam Ramanauskas

After the club's key player Alastair Clarkson (pictured right) agreed to a five-year deal with fellow strugglers North Melbourne on Friday, James Hird (pictured left) can coach Essendon next season. Hird, 49, left Windy Hill in 2015 with his image tarnished after his time in the drug supplements saga of 2011 and 2012. Few thought he'd ever return to the club where he won two flags as a player.

After deciding to deal with the battling North Melbourne Kangaroos and losing interest from the Essendon Bombers, four-time premiership champion Alastair Clarkson will return to the AFL coaching ranks in 2023.