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.

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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.

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.

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.

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 has failed to make significant on-field progress since it was more than $2 million under the salary cap with the second-youngest team in 2022. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices.

Essendon has failed to make significant on-field progress since it was more than $2 million under the salary cap with the second-youngest team in 2022. Read Today's Paper Tributes.

Essendon has failed to make significant on-field progress since it was more than $2 million under the salary cap with the second-youngest team in 2022. Read Today's Paper Tributes.

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.

Ben Rutten took the Bombers to finals in 2021, then was axed in 2022 as the regime changed at Essendon. Since, they’ve splashed the cash but the problems appear the same. The Herald Sun can ...