Essendon Bombers

Essendon

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Andrew McGrath
Coach	Brad Scott
Premierships	16 (1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000)
Wooden Spoons	5 (1907, 1918, 1921, 1933, 2016)
Brownlow Medals	Dick Reynolds (1934, 1937, 1938), Bill Hutchison (tied 1952, 1953), Graham Moss (1976), Gavin Wanganeen (1993), James Hird (tied 1996)
Norm Smith Medals	Billy Duckworth (1984), Simon Madden (1985), Michael Long (1993), James Hird (2000)
Coleman Medals	Ron Evans (1959, 1960), Ted Fordham (1966), Matthew Lloyd (2000, 2001, 2003)
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Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

2026 Gains

Cillian Bourke (2027), Hussien El Achkar (2027), Jacob Farrow (2028), Brayden Fiorini (Gold Coast Suns, 2029), Max Kondogiannis (2027), Sullivan Robey (2028), Dyson Sharp (2028)

2026 Losses

Alwyn Davey Jnr (delisted), Sam Draper (Brisbane Lions), Todd Goldstein (retired), Ben Hobbs (delisted), Jayden Laverde (GWS Giants), Luamon Lual (delisted), Jye Menzie (delisted), Dylan Shiel (delisted), Oskar Smartt (delisted)

Re-Signed

Lachie Blakiston (2028), Angus Clarke (2028), Sam Durham (2032), Isaac Kako (2029), Archer May (2028)

Off Contract 2026

Nikolas Cox, Archer Day-Wicks, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Kayle Gerreyn, Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, Lewis Hayes, Zak Johnson, Liam McMahon, Jayden Nguyen, Archie Perkins, Jaxon Prior, Will Setterfield, Elijah Tsatas, Rhys Unwin

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	5	53.4	$276,600	40.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	4	52.5	$276,200	58.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	5	82.2	$477,200	65.5
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	3	45.7	$157,500	48.5
Sam Durham	Midfield	5	74.2	$401,200	67.5
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	5	64.0	$359,700	77.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	55.0	$119,900	55.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	32.0	$113,500	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfield	2	51.5	$235,100	45.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	3	80.3	$226,800	96.0
Brayden Fiorini	Midfield	3	57.5	$515,100	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	3	57.0	$295,600	61.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	36.0	$257,500	22.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	4	53.3	$270,400	63.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	4	57.3	$283,800	64.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	2	50.0	$113,500	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfield	5	59.4	$306,100	80.0
Archer May	Forward	4	41.0	$249,200	47.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	5	77.4	$420,100	70.5
Ben McKay	Defender	5	52.0	$235,800	52.5
Zach Merrett	Midfield	5	115.2	$560,300	121.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	2	37.0	$169,700	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	5	87.4	$378,400	105.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	4	46.0	$266,200	30.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	5	80.6	$409,900	84.5
Mason Redman	Defender	2	74.0	$514,400	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	5	59.2	$374,700	76.5
Jordan Ridley	Defender	1	101.0	$418,800	101.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	5	107.2	$521,100	140.5
Sullivan Robey	Midfield	1	28.0	$167,500	28.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfield	2	35.5	$149,500	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	1	82.0	$223,400	82.0
Peter Wright	Forward	5	90.2	$464,800	92.5

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	5	47.0	$449,000	37.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	4	59.8	$576,000	62.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	5	82.2	$924,000	64.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	3	57.3	$391,000	60.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	5	67.2	$717,000	60.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	5	64.2	$684,000	72.5
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	56.5	$363,000	56.5
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	25.5	$238,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfield	2	48.0	$446,000	51.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	3	89.7	$517,000	101.5
Brayden Fiorini	Midfield	3	54.0	$824,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	3	53.7	$538,000	57.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	23.0	$390,000	18.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	4	65.0	$573,000	88.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	4	47.0	$462,000	46.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	2	40.5	$275,000	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfield	5	61.8	$629,000	74.0
Archer May	Forward	4	37.5	$419,000	43.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	5	71.2	$747,000	62.0
Ben McKay	Defender	5	43.8	$392,000	59.5
Zach Merrett	Midfield	5	102.8	$1,028,000	115.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	2	34.0	$320,000	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	5	75.6	$735,000	81.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	4	52.0	$560,000	38.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	5	74.0	$699,000	85.5
Mason Redman	Defender	2	60.0	$850,000	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	5	62.6	$662,000	92.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	1	106.0	$687,000	106.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	5	105.4	$956,000	150.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfield	1	36.0	$317,000	36.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfield	2	33.0	$316,000	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	1	85.0	$472,000	85.0
Peter Wright	Forward	5	68.8	$692,000	89.5

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Lachie Blakiston	✔	✔	✔
Cillian Bourke	✔	✔
Nick Bryan	✔	✔
Nate Caddy	✔	✔	✔
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔	✔
Angus Clarke	✔	✔	✔
Nikolas Cox	✔
Archer Day-Wicks	?
Sam Durham	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Duursma	✔	✔
Tom Edwards	✔
Hussien El Achkar	✔	✔
Saad El-Hawli	✔
Jacob Farrow	✔	✔	✔
Brayden Fiorini	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kayle Gerreyn	?
Jade Gresham	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔
Lewis Hayes	✔
Zak Johnson	?
Harrison Jones	✔	✔
Isaac Kako	✔	✔	✔	✔
Max Kondogiannis	✔	✔
Kyle Langford	✔	✔
Nic Martin	✔	✔
Archer May	✔	✔	✔
Andrew McGrath (c)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ben McKay	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liam McMahon	✔
Zach Merrett	$800K	$800K
Jayden Nguyen	✔
Darcy Parish	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Perkins	✔
Jaxon Prior	✔
Mason Redman	✔	✔	✔
Zach Reid	✔	✔	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Roberts	✔	✔	✔
Sullivan Robey	✔	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔
Dyson Sharp	✔	✔	✔
Elijah Tsatas	✔
Rhys Unwin	?
Vigo Visentini	✔	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Brad Scott	✔	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Angus Clarke	Foot	TBC
Brayden Fiorini	Back	TBC
Harrison Jones	Calf	TBC
Cillian Bourke	Quad	1-2 weeks
Mason Redman	Knee	4-6 weeks
Vigo Visentini	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Kayle Gerreyn	Suspension	Round 6
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Lewis Hayes	Knee	6 weeks

Essendon Bombers Latest News

		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	SYD	5	4	1	16	175.5
2	FRE	5	4	1	16	131.4
3	HAW	5	4	1	16	121
4	WB	5	4	1	16	120.7
5	GC	5	3	2	12	132
6	BL	5	3	2	12	115
7	NMFC	5	3	2	12	105.9
8	GEEL	5	3	2	12	101.5
9	MELB	5	3	2	12	92.7
10	PORT	5	2	3	8	110.6

Essendon Bombers

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Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Current Squad

2026 Squad

Coach Contracts

Coach Contracts

Injuries & Suspensions

Injuries & Suspensions

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