Scoop in September: What Welsh and his Bombers really think about the Merrett situation

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 23, 2026

Andrew Welsh has revisited the events of last year, when Zach Merrett explored a move away from Essendon and Hawthorn loomed large as his new home.

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