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Some of the Bombers' most iconic figures join club historian Dan Eddy to share stories they hold dearest from their time at the club.
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Ep 20 | Matthew Lloyd
Matthew Lloyd joins the final episode of Fabric. The Essendon Legend speaks about his glittering 270-game career, which included a Premiership, five All-Australians and three Coleman Medals. Lloyd recounts his transition from a skinny 19-year-old into one of best full forwards the game has ever seen.
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Ep 19 | Bruce Hutchison
Son of Essendon Legend Bill Hutchison, Bruce joins the latest Ep of Fabric. Bruce talks about his father's incredible achievements which includes being a two-time Brownlow medallist, seven-time Crichton medallist, four-time Premiership player and a 30-time Victorian representative. Bruce also delves into the story of an iconic Windy Hill change-room photo involving Dick Reynolds and Bill Hutchison and their sons, Graeme and Warwick Reynolds and Bruce Hutchison himself.
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Ep 18 | Greg Sewell
Two-time Premiership President Greg Sewell joins the latest Ep of Fabric. Sewell discusses his 171-game Dons career, which included facing and succumbing to Norm Smith's Melbourne side in the 1957 and '59 Grand Final's. Sewell also recounts his time as Essendon President from 1981-87, where he administrated one of the most successful years in club history.
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Ep 17 | Barry Capuano
For the 17th episode of historical podcast Fabric of the Essendon Football Club, Barry Capuano reflects back on a lifetime spent in and around the Bombers, firstly as a six-year-old attending matches at Windy Hill with his grandmother, to later tasting premiership glory in the No. 12 guernsey, through to the many off-field roles he has performed, including, most recently, as president of the EFC Past Players & Officials Association.
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Ep 16 | John Birt
Two-time Premiership player and three-time Crichton Medal winner John Birt joins this week's episode of the podcast. The boy from Ballarat delves into falling in love with the Bombers after moving to Napier Street, despite being a Pies fan growing up. Birt revisits being coached by Dons legends in John Coleman and Dick Reynolds and his success as a player.
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Ep 15 | Geoff Blethyn
As one of only three Bombers in history to kick 100 goals in a season, Geoff Blethyn is hardly infamous for being one the first players to wear spectacles during a VFL game. In this episode, Blethyn talks about his upbringings in Strathmore, playing in the 1968 Grand Final in only his third senior game and the crazy story behind kicking his 100th goal... twice.
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