{"podcast":{"title":"ABC SPORT Daily","slug":"abc-sport-daily-5464714","podcast_index_feed_id":5464714,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/13898534/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-sport-daily/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/deeb740b9c31fac3d9ffc961bbb93db6.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":250,"summary":"ABC SPORT Daily is your guide to the top sports news stories of the day. We dive behind the headlines of the day to get you up to speed with everything that's making news. From cricket, soccer, F1 Grand Prix, NBA, AFL, AFLW, to NRLW and NRL, to the Olympics, world cups, The Ashes, grand finals and more. Catch every episode of 'ABC Sport Daily,' hosted by Patrick Stack, wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch on social media via @abc_sport","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-sport-daily-5464714"},"episode":{"title":"With Scott gone, will Essendon return to Hird?","slug":"with-scott-gone-will-essendon-return-to-hird","published_at":"2026-05-26T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-sport-daily-5464714/with-scott-gone-will-essendon-return-to-hird","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-sport-daily-5464714","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-sport-daily/brad-scott-sacked-as-bombers-coach/106724084","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kt/Z/u8.mp3","summary":"Six weeks ago, Essendon president Andrew Welsh claimed Brad Scott would deliver the club its next flag. Today, they sacked him with a year and a half to run on his contract. We unpack why the Bombers chose this moment to cut ties and ask whether James Hird could seriously be considered for a return to the club as senior coach. Featured: Adam Ramanauskas, Essendon premiership player. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter","meta_description":"Six weeks ago, Essendon president Andrew Welsh claimed Brad Scott would deliver the club its next flag. Today, they sacked him with a year and a half to r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":894,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-sport-daily-5464714/episodes/with-scott-gone-will-essendon-return-to-hird/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-sport-daily-5464714/with-scott-gone-will-essendon-return-to-hird.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}