DUAL Essendon VFL/AFL premiership rover Alan Ezard has taken the reins at Hoppers Crossing in the Western Region Football League first division on a two-year deal.
Ezard played 180 games with the Bombers, but also has a wealth of experience as a coach with St Albans in the WRFL, Pascoe Vale in the Essendon District Football League and, more recently, Noble Park.