Essendon Bombers

Established	1871
Home Ground	Etihad Stadium
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)
Twitter	essendon_fc
Instagram	essendonfc

Player Movements

2023 Gains (2024), Jayden Davey (2024), Alwyn Davey Jnr (2024), Lewis Hayes (2024), Jaiden Hunter (2023), Rhett Montgomerie (2023), Anthony Munkara (2023), Will Setterfield (Carlton Blues, 2024), Elijah Tsatas (2024), Sam Weideman (Melbourne Demons, 2024)
2023 Losses Cody Brand (delisted), Tom Cutler (delisted), Joshua Eyre (delisted), Aaron Francis (Sydney Swans), Brayden Ham (delisted), Tom Hird (delisted), Michael Hurley (retired), Garrett McDonagh (delisted), Devon Smith (retired), Alec Waterman (delisted)
Re-Signed Kaine Baldwin (2023), Nikolas Cox (2024), Sam Durham (2024), Matt Guelfi (2024), Dyson Heppell (2023), Nick Hind (2024), Kyle Langford (2026), Jayden Laverde (2025), Nic Martin (2024), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (2023), Andrew McGrath (2024), Jye Menzie (2023), Archie Perkins (2024), Andrew Phillips (2023), Zach Reid (2025), James Stewart (2024), Patrick Voss (2023), Tex Wanganeen (2024)
Off Contract 2023 Kaine Baldwin, Nick Bryan, Massimo D'Ambrosio, Dyson Heppell, Jaiden Hunter, Harrison Jones, Alastair Lord, Cian McBride, Jye Menzie, Rhett Montgomerie, Anthony Munkara, Darcy Parish, Andrew Phillips, Mason Redman, Will Snelling, Patrick Voss, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Kaine Baldwin	Forward	2	68.0	$172,900	60.0
Nick Bryan	Forward	1	41.0	$200,000	41.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	11	77.3	$409,400	88.0
Massimo D'Ambrosio	Defender	6	46.7	$232,200	24.0
Sam Draper	Ruck	11	80.2	$401,200	82.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	10	66.7	$322,900	75.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	59.0	$319,900	73.0
Dyson Heppell	Defender	10	68.7	$401,800	79.0
Nick Hind	Defender	7	58.9	$372,400	87.5
Ben Hobbs	Midfield	6	65.8	$371,100	82.5
Harrison Jones	Forward	5	48.6	$251,800	0.0
Jake Kelly	Defender	8	63.3	$315,400	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfield	11	80.2	$387,300	73.5
Jayden Laverde	Defender	7	68.9	$375,800	72.0
Nic Martin	Midfield	11	84.0	$450,700	101.5
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti	Forward	6	38.5	$220,100	33.5
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	90.7	$489,300	112.5
Jye Menzie	Forward	10	50.1	$231,000	66.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	10	110.3	$596,500	136.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	8	107.0	$567,900	0.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	11	69.0	$343,500	71.5
Andrew Phillips	Forward	9	52.7	$293,400	17.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	97.6	$520,700	122.5
Jordan Ridley	Defender	10	88.2	$428,700	126.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	9	87.9	$397,600	0.0
Dylan Shiel	Midfield	9	84.8	$451,500	0.0
Will Snelling	Forward	5	68.0	$294,000	77.5
Jake Stringer	Forward	9	78.9	$416,000	82.5
Sam Weideman	Forward	9	58.9	$278,000	62.5
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher	Defender	10	66.5	$363,100	72.5

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Kaine Baldwin	Forward	2	64.0	$317,000	64.0
Nick Bryan	Forward	1	32.0	$483,000	32.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	11	70.9	$637,000	93.0
Massimo D'Ambrosio	Defender	6	48.3	$416,000	28.0
Sam Draper	Ruck	11	69.5	$578,000	66.5
Sam Durham	Midfield	10	61.3	$506,000	59.5
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	48.0	$471,000	64.0
Dyson Heppell	Defender	10	74.4	$670,000	92.5
Nick Hind	Defender	7	57.7	$533,000	78.5
Ben Hobbs	Midfield	6	73.5	$605,000	94.5
Harrison Jones	Forward	5	42.8	$373,000	0.0
Jake Kelly	Defender	8	59.9	$504,000	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfield	11	75.8	$619,000	77.5
Jayden Laverde	Defender	7	66.6	$553,000	72.0
Nic Martin	Midfield	11	81.8	$706,000	114.0
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti	Forward	6	37.8	$337,000	34.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	80.5	$687,000	105.5
Jye Menzie	Forward	10	45.0	$338,000	55.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	10	109.2	$939,000	134.5
Darcy Parish	Midfield	8	107.9	$914,000	0.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	11	70.4	$593,000	81.0
Andrew Phillips	Forward	9	46.3	$433,000	18.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	92.8	$771,000	116.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	10	78.4	$636,000	111.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	9	94.1	$733,000	0.0
Dylan Shiel	Midfield	9	83.3	$702,000	0.0
Will Snelling	Forward	5	66.2	$583,000	77.0
Jake Stringer	Forward	9	66.8	$582,000	74.5
Sam Weideman	Forward	9	55.4	$462,000	63.0
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher	Defender	10	51.5	$459,000	65.5

	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
	?	?
Kaine Baldwin	✔
Nick Bryan	✔
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔
Nikolas Cox	✔	✔
Massimo D'Ambrosio	?
Jayden Davey	?	?
Alwyn Davey Jnr	?	?
Sam Draper	✔	✔	✔
Sam Durham	✔	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔	✔
Lewis Hayes	?	?
Dyson Heppell	✔
Nick Hind	✔	✔
Ben Hobbs	✔	✔	✔
Jaiden Hunter	?
Harrison Jones	✔
Jake Kelly	✔	✔
Kyle Langford	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jayden Laverde	✔	✔	✔
Alastair Lord	?
Nic Martin	✔	✔
Cian McBride	?
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti	✔
Andrew McGrath (vc)	✔	✔
Jye Menzie	✔
Zach Merrett (c)	$800K	$800K	$800K	$800K	$800K
Rhett Montgomerie	?
Anthony Munkara	?
Darcy Parish	✔
Archie Perkins	✔	✔
Andrew Phillips	✔
Mason Redman	✔
Zach Reid	✔	✔	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔	✔
Dylan Shiel	✔	✔
Will Snelling	✔
James Stewart	✔	✔
Jake Stringer	✔	✔
Elijah Tsatas	?	?
Patrick Voss	✔
Tex Wanganeen	✔	✔
Sam Weideman	✔	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher	✔