Frustration is reaching “boiling point” as two of the AFL’s most senior coaching figures join forces against the cut soft cap. The soft cap was reduced by 30 per cent ahead of Covid, slashed ...

‘Never seen a group more frustrated’: Bombers, Pies coaches aligned over big AFL soft cap issue Essendon coach Brad Scott says the AFL won’t attract coaches with its current soft cap.

The AFL Coaches Association will continue driving for longer payout clauses for assistant coaches and an AFL vision for all coaches after their lobbying for a bigger soft cap paid off on Tuesday.

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.

A "domino effect" of ruckmen changing clubs looms in the AFL, with a third of the league potentially set to be involved.

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.

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.