The Herald Sun can reveal the Bombers were between $2-3 million under the cap when Ben Rutten was coach ... and the fourth-worst percentage in the AFL. Rutten took the club to finals in 2021 ...

Revealed: Bombers were $2-3 million under salary cap when Ben Rutten was axed. Ben Rutten took the Bombers to finals in 2021, then was axed in 2022 as the regime changed at Essendon.

Essendon coach Brad Scott says the AFL won’t attract coaches with its current soft cap. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images “That’s not to do with umpiring ...

Revealed: Bombers were $2-3 million under salary cap when Ben Rutten was axed. Ben Rutten took the Bombers to finals in 2021, then was axed in 2022 as the regime changed at Essendon.