Essendon Bombers

Essendon

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 Gains

2025 Losses

Re-Signed

None

Off Contract 2025

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	59.5	$313,600	13.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	5	46.8	$264,100	44.5
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	3	110.3	$519,900	0.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	91.6	$411,700	107.5
Sam Durham	Midfield	5	92.8	$480,900	93.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	5	81.6	$422,700	61.5
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	29.0	$99,100	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	3	29.0	$119,900	35.5
Jade Gresham	Forward	5	60.0	$341,100	45.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	5	66.0	$285,300	77.5
Harrison Jones	Midfield	5	52.6	$286,600	45.5
Isaac Kako	Midfield	5	50.2	$191,700	46.5
Kyle Langford	Forward	1	53.0	$422,200	0.0
Nic Martin	Defender	5	101.2	$516,500	126.5
Andrew McGrath	Defender	5	66.8	$414,000	80.0
Ben McKay	Defender	5	45.2	$302,400	51.5
Jye Menzie	Forward	4	47.3	$204,800	61.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	5	114.0	$613,600	115.0
Archie Perkins	Midfield	4	62.3	$335,400	58.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	5	66.2	$235,500	73.0
Mason Redman	Defender	5	84.8	$458,000	83.0
Zach Reid	Defender	5	62.2	$220,700	71.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	4	79.0	$508,900	95.5
Archie Roberts	Defender	5	77.2	$366,900	86.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	2	104.5	$462,300	104.5
Dylan Shiel	Defender	5	85.0	$404,300	99.5
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	2	64.0	$191,200	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	1	145.0	$378,300	145.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	57.8	$622,000	11.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	5	46.4	$510,000	40.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	3	114.3	$1,043,000	0.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	82.0	$720,000	98.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	5	77.8	$810,000	79.5
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	5	80.6	$817,000	70.5
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	40.0	$275,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	3	29.7	$260,000	36.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	5	56.8	$600,000	45.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	5	62.6	$533,000	77.5
Harrison Jones	Midfield	5	54.2	$557,000	46.5
Isaac Kako	Midfield	5	44.2	$379,000	43.0
Kyle Langford	Forward	1	41.0	$696,000	0.0
Nic Martin	Defender	5	98.8	$982,000	121.5
Andrew McGrath	Defender	5	71.6	$769,000	79.5
Ben McKay	Defender	5	39.0	$461,000	42.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	4	47.3	$396,000	67.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	5	111.4	$1,131,000	107.5
Archie Perkins	Midfield	4	67.0	$680,000	60.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	5	61.6	$489,000	56.5
Mason Redman	Defender	5	75.0	$815,000	67.5
Zach Reid	Defender	5	64.6	$466,000	63.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	4	62.5	$759,000	76.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	5	82.0	$769,000	86.5
Will Setterfield	Midfield	2	105.5	$845,000	105.5
Dylan Shiel	Defender	5	84.0	$774,000	92.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	2	63.5	$601,000	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	1	119.0	$661,000	119.0

Coach	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Brad Scott	✔	✔	✔