Essendon coach Mark Thompson takes fans behind the scenes into the coaching box in this week's episode of The Hangar airing at 7pm on a Wednesday night on FOX Footy.

Thompson, senior assistant coach Simon Goodwin, assistant coaches Nathan Bassett and Matthew Egan take fans inside their preparation on match day including rare access inside the coaches box.

We catch up with Round 12 Rising Star nominee Joe Daniher in regards to his latest honour and how his football is progressing in just his second season at the top level.

Daniher discusses his relationship up forward with Jake Carlisle and his excitement about playing in the red and black.

Jack Jones discusses his first game in the red and black in this week’s edition of My First Sash.

For all this and more, tune into The Hangar at 7.00pm Wednesday night.

The show will be uploaded to the club’s website at approximately 7.30pm on Wednesday.