Former high-end draft pick Elijah Tsatas is staking his claim for a spot in Essendon’s senior midfield rotation five weeks out from the Opening Round clash with Gold Coast.

Breakout star Sam Durham is also in line for a reassessed contract, the duo set to join Jordan Ridley, Jye Caldwell and Kyle Langford as other Bombers to have found better contracts in recent times.

Dylan Shiel has starred in a new role off halfback as Brad Scott faces a tough choice about his ruck stocks after a lengthy ...

Draper also turned down interest from St Kilda before he played a game, while Adelaide is set to keep close tabs on the ...

Draper started at full-forward for the grey ... New train-on player Tom Edwards has not arrived yet at Essendon and will soon rival Kaine Baldwin in the push for the final spot on the Dons list.