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“Wrong thing to do”: Solomon won't entertain full-time Dons gig during season
SEN • May 28th, 2026 12:16 pm
Essendon caretaker coach Dean Solomon says he won’t be pursuing the job in a full-time capacity… during the 2026 season anyway.
The 2000 premiership Bomber and former Gold Coast interim coach has stepped up to fill the void following Brad Scott’s sacking earlier this week.
Solomon says he is not about to throw his hat in the ring for the full-time gig while he undertakes his caretaker spell.
His comments come after club legend James Hird stated his desire to coach the beleaguered Bombers.
“It’s the wrong thing to do to entertain any thoughts around that,” Solomon told reporters.
“I’ve got to knuckle down. That’s where I’ll sit with it for the rest of the season.”
SEN’s Sam Edmund was reading between the lines when commenting on Solomon and his words which came after an all-club breakfast at The Hangar.
“On the surface maybe the path for James to become the senior coach of Essendon for the third time has been made clearer by those comments, or a little smoother anyway,” he said on SEN’s Whateley.
“They’re just parking it, it’s not a no forever, but it’s a no for now and they’ve got a job to do first and foremost.
“It came after the big open breakfast they had at The Hangar this morning. He started to bring the club back together again, Dean Solomon, with that all of club email to get all staff, 150-odd people today, for a coffee and a couple of muffins.”
Solomon’s first assignment will be a trip to Perth to take on West Coast at Optus Stadium on Sunday night.
