James Hird has offered a new update on Essendon that left the football world saddened. His latest comments left many feeling downcast across the AFL community.
The former Bombers coach shared a deeply personal disclosure. That reveal prompted sympathy from AFL fans.
The update follows a leak scandal. Columnist Caroline Wilson went after Hird and Eddie McGuire over what she called a conspiracy.
Hird was said to have talked about a meeting that could bring an end to the club's coaching saga. The meeting was discussed without additional information in the reports.
Together, the personal reveal and the meeting talk are generating plenty of conversation.