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Hate of origin: Inside football’s most intense rivalry
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Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.
‘You’re Essendon scum’: Inside the origins of footy’s most intense hatred
Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach Bombers’ captain Zach Merrett. In a three-part series ahead of Friday night’s grudge match between the clubs at the MCG, key people on both sides have their say.
- March 10, 2026
- by Peter Ryan
