Forgotten man Murray Davis has spoken on how he remains firmly in the running for the vacant Essendon senior coaching gig.
Adelaide's coaching director is one of four men in hot pursuit of the role at the Bombers, with club legends James Hird and Mark McVeigh (Sydney assistant coach) as well as Fremantle assistant coach Jaymie Graham leading the favouritism as candidates.
All four have given their presentations to the club and are now waiting for news on who will be the successful applicant. Speaking on 3AW's broadcast on Friday, Davis said he is currently waiting for a phone call from Essendon as the club finalises its decision.
"Yes I am (in the hunt)," Davis said.
"Going according to plan in the timeline, so still in the mix at the moment.
"Probably the next step is a phone call, so I will wait and see when that comes. But through the whole process, Essendon has been outstanding in terms of communicating all the timelines and everything they have communicated to me at this point has rung true.
"It has been clearly communicated to me around the timelines around that, which I am comfortable with."
Davis is the most unknown name out of the four candidates in the running.
He moved to the Crows for the 2025 season after spending more than a decade as part of Brisbane, his final season at the club being the Lions' 2024 flag. Having not featured at V/AFL level as a footballer, Davis would take after his former mentor in Chris Fagan for being a senior coach in a league he never played in, if he was to win the Essendon role.
"My (football) journey started in Queensland when I was coaching there and then football took me up to the Northern Territory which is where I first learnt around the real importance of relationships and connection," he said.
"I learnt a lot about myself as a coach when I was coaching up at NT Thunder and coaching a premiership up there with the great Andrew McLeod.
"Then I joined Brisbane and went through three different coaches in that time. I went through a rebuild, I have a good understanding of what development looks like and being able to spend 13 years at Brisbane, work in different roles and win a premiership in 2024 was pretty special.
"Now to take that role as a coaching director at Adelaide Crows, it just gives you a better understanding of the demands on a head coach."
