Essendon Bombers

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Zach Merrett
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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2025 Player Movements

2025 Gains

Lachie Blakiston (2025), Angus Clarke (2026), Archer Day-Wicks (2026), Tom Edwards (2026), Kayle Gerreyn (2026), Zak Johnson (2026), Isaac Kako (2027), Archer May (2026), Liam McMahon (2025), Jayden Nguyen (2025), Jaxon Prior (Brisbane Lions, 2025), Oskar Smartt (2025), Rhys Unwin (2026)

2025 Losses

Kaine Baldwin (delisted), Jayden Davey (delisted), Dyson Heppell (retired), Nick Hind (delisted), Jaiden Hunter (delisted), Jake Kelly (retired), Jake Stringer (GWS Giants), Tex Wanganeen (delisted), Sam Weideman (delisted)

Re-Signed

Nate Caddy (2028), Archer Day-Wicks (2026), Tom Edwards (2026), Saad El-Hawli (2026), Harrison Jones (2027), Zach Reid (2028)

Off Contract 2025

Lachie Blakiston, Nick Bryan, Alwyn Davey Jnr, Sam Draper, Todd Goldstein, Ben Hobbs, Jayden Laverde, Luamon Lual, Liam McMahon, Jye Menzie, Jayden Nguyen, Jaxon Prior, Will Setterfield, Dylan Shiel, Oskar Smartt, Vigo Visentini

2025 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Ruck	3	43.3	$130,600	42.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	59.5	$313,600	0.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	15	54.9	$279,300	82.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	11	100.7	$531,200	96.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	6	61.2	$229,000	61.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	5	27.0	$118,300	0.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	91.6	$429,300	0.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	13	93.8	$448,500	104.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	15	74.5	$341,100	44.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	29.0	$99,100	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	5	40.6	$167,900	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	9	84.9	$419,700	93.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	13	52.8	$261,100	1.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	5	53.0	$320,800	0.0
Lewis Hayes	Defender	1	64.0	$119,900	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	14	56.9	$265,200	77.0
Zak Johnson	Midfield	5	65.4	$249,500	79.0
Harrison Jones	Midfield	7	49.0	$253,700	0.0
Isaac Kako	Midfield	15	50.8	$260,400	98.0
Kyle Langford	Forward	6	45.2	$285,400	0.0
Jayden Laverde	Defender	7	62.7	$328,800	52.0
Luamon Lual	Defender	4	35.0	$145,100	34.0
Nic Martin	Defender	15	103.3	$532,800	68.0
Archer May	Forward	3	61.7	$154,900	65.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	15	75.3	$384,300	53.0
Ben McKay	Defender	10	46.2	$259,900	0.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	6	33.8	$189,600	0.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	15	110.2	$532,300	159.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	3	88.3	$473,200	0.0
Archie Perkins	Midfield	14	49.3	$172,200	32.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	15	67.4	$370,600	18.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	87.5	$454,200	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	10	79.8	$438,800	0.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	7	75.6	$436,200	83.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	15	80.3	$400,800	71.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	12	91.7	$465,900	77.0
Dylan Shiel	Defender	8	64.3	$332,200	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	4	49.5	$225,600	0.0
Vigo Visentini	Ruck	1	71.0	$119,900	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	11	86.0	$407,100	77.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Ruck	3	26.7	$234,000	34.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	57.8	$622,000	0.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	15	55.4	$529,000	77.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	11	103.6	$1,039,000	79.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	6	61.5	$487,000	65.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	5	33.0	$298,000	0.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	82.0	$751,000	0.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	13	79.5	$773,000	86.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	15	78.5	$749,000	75.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	40.0	$275,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	5	40.0	$339,000	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	9	67.4	$640,000	70.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	13	50.8	$491,000	0.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	5	45.8	$508,000	0.0
Lewis Hayes	Defender	1	52.0	$254,000	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	14	59.0	$551,000	75.0
Zak Johnson	Midfield	5	63.0	$488,000	63.0
Harrison Jones	Midfield	7	50.0	$506,000	0.0
Isaac Kako	Midfield	15	44.8	$443,000	79.0
Kyle Langford	Forward	6	41.7	$511,000	0.0
Jayden Laverde	Defender	7	65.3	$659,000	35.0
Luamon Lual	Defender	4	41.0	$328,000	29.0
Nic Martin	Defender	15	102.7	$1,046,000	74.0
Archer May	Forward	3	60.0	$358,000	64.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	15	70.3	$664,000	40.0
Ben McKay	Defender	10	39.0	$403,000	0.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	6	36.7	$400,000	0.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	15	102.1	$938,000	145.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	3	85.3	$895,000	0.0
Archie Perkins	Midfield	14	56.4	$464,000	33.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	15	62.3	$605,000	14.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	79.2	$803,000	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	10	75.4	$749,000	0.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	7	61.3	$667,000	76.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	15	83.9	$816,000	79.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	12	97.6	$943,000	88.0
Dylan Shiel	Defender	8	67.8	$689,000	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	4	45.8	$541,000	0.0
Vigo Visentini	Ruck	1	63.0	$262,000	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	11	81.7	$760,000	68.0

2025 Squad

	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Lachie Blakiston	?
Nick Bryan	✔
Nate Caddy	?	✔	✔	✔
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔	✔	✔
Angus Clarke	?	?
Nikolas Cox	✔	✔
Alwyn Davey Jnr	?
Archer Day-Wicks	?	?
Sam Draper	✔
Sam Durham	✔	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Duursma	✔	✔	✔
Tom Edwards	✔	✔
Saad El-Hawli	✔	✔
Kayle Gerreyn	?	?
Todd Goldstein	✔
Jade Gresham	✔	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔	✔
Lewis Hayes	✔	✔
Ben Hobbs	✔
Zak Johnson	?	?
Harrison Jones	✔	✔	✔
Isaac Kako	?	?	?
Kyle Langford	✔	✔	✔
Jayden Laverde	✔
Luamon Lual	?
Nic Martin	✔	✔	✔
Archer May	?	?
Andrew McGrath (vc)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ben McKay	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liam McMahon	?
Jye Menzie	✔
Zach Merrett (c)	$800K	$800K	$800K
Jayden Nguyen	?
Darcy Parish	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Perkins	✔	✔
Jaxon Prior	✔
Mason Redman	✔	✔	✔	✔
Zach Reid	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Roberts	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔
Dylan Shiel	✔
Oskar Smartt	?
Elijah Tsatas	✔	✔
Rhys Unwin	?	?
Vigo Visentini	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Brad Scott	✔	✔	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Harrison Jones	Ankle	TBC
Ben McKay	Foot	TBC
Darcy Parish	Calf	TBC
Mason Redman	Hamstring	Test
Kyle Langford	Quad	4-6 weeks
Jye Caldwell	Ankle	6-8 weeks
Nick Bryan	Knee	Next Season
Nikolas Cox	Concussion	Next Season
Sam Draper	Achilles	Next Season
Tom Edwards	Knee	Next Season
Lewis Hayes	Knee	Next Season
Zach Reid	Hamstring	Next Season