Essendon Bombers

Essendon

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Andrew McGrath
Coach	Dean Solomon
Premierships	16 (1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000)
Wooden Spoons	6 (1907, 1918, 1921, 1933, 2016, 2026)
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

2027 Player Movements

2027 Gains

None

2027 Losses

None

Re-Signed

Lachie Blakiston (2028), Nate Caddy (2031), Angus Clarke (2028), Archer Day-Wicks (2027), Sam Durham (2032), Lewis Hayes (2027), Zak Johnson (2028), Isaac Kako (2029), Archer May (2028), Jaxon Prior (2027)

Off Contract 2026

Nikolas Cox, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Kayle Gerreyn, Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, Liam McMahon, Jayden Nguyen, Archie Perkins, Will Setterfield, Elijah Tsatas, Rhys Unwin

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Jaxon Artemis	Defender	6	0.0	$99,100	0.0
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	17	53.7	$285,100	63.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	13	66.3	$316,200	60.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	22	57.1	$290,000	45.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	17	74.6	$390,700	35.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	6	0.0	$319,300	0.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	8	52.8	$226,400	70.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	21	49.1	$226,000	53.5
Sam Durham	Midfielder	20	80.3	$370,500	109.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	18	65.9	$353,500	65.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	7	47.0	$202,600	0.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	9	35.4	$142,700	35.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	8	54.4	$278,600	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Midfielder/Defender	21	72.2	$342,100	86.5
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	57.5	$515,100	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	7	48.6	$237,000	0.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	24.0	$220,800	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	7	54.2	$263,200	0.0
Harrison Jones	Midfielder	7	36.0	$238,600	31.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	15	48.7	$309,800	11.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	12	41.6	$164,700	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	19	70.4	$399,600	66.0
Archer May	Forward	10	43.0	$228,300	0.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	20	77.3	$367,100	103.0
Ben McKay	Defender	15	52.5	$284,900	44.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	23	110.7	$526,600	105.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	42.6	$201,700	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	14	92.8	$494,800	84.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	16	57.4	$316,800	44.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	22	71.1	$353,500	59.0
Mason Redman	Defender	16	88.3	$438,500	119.5
Zach Reid	Defender	23	66.5	$378,000	69.5
Jordan Ridley	Defender	7	61.0	$379,100	57.5
Archie Roberts	Defender	21	105.6	$503,400	60.0
Sullivan Robey	Forward/Midfielder	15	59.1	$325,700	49.5
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	11	98.4	$499,800	106.5
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	15	49.6	$215,300	64.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	6	82.5	$352,700	73.0
Rhys Unwin	Forward	4	0.0	$119,900	0.0
Vigo Visentini	Ruck	3	0.0	$181,800	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	18	86.9	$461,900	0.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Jaxon Artemis	Defender	6	0.0	$230,000	0.0
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	17	42.9	$387,000	52.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	13	57.1	$561,000	54.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	22	59.5	$571,000	49.5
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	17	71.5	$707,000	50.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	6	0.0	$653,000	0.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	8	45.5	$410,000	72.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	21	50.5	$449,000	48.0
Sam Durham	Midfielder	20	76.2	$723,000	102.5
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	18	67.2	$685,000	70.5
Tom Edwards	Forward	7	46.0	$414,000	0.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	9	32.8	$265,000	37.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	8	57.9	$561,000	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Midfielder/Defender	21	74.5	$664,000	90.0
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	54.0	$824,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	7	48.4	$481,000	0.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	15.3	$339,000	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	7	61.0	$577,000	0.0
Harrison Jones	Midfielder	7	37.0	$468,000	37.5
Isaac Kako	Forward	15	41.9	$460,000	18.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	12	36.2	$307,000	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	19	67.8	$691,000	53.0
Archer May	Forward	10	41.7	$426,000	0.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	20	69.3	$646,000	91.0
Ben McKay	Defender	15	47.8	$513,000	42.5
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	23	109.8	$1,108,000	109.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	40.0	$359,000	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	14	86.3	$886,000	75.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	16	62.5	$616,000	65.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	22	68.0	$660,000	58.0
Mason Redman	Defender	16	77.0	$724,000	101.5
Zach Reid	Defender	23	59.7	$591,000	54.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	7	74.3	$668,000	69.5
Archie Roberts	Defender	21	101.7	$942,000	44.0
Sullivan Robey	Forward/Midfielder	15	61.3	$614,000	50.5
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	11	95.8	$966,000	100.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	15	51.9	$423,000	64.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	6	79.0	$665,000	85.0
Rhys Unwin	Forward	4	0.0	$238,000	0.0
Vigo Visentini	Ruck	3	0.0	$395,000	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	18	73.6	$761,000	0.0

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Jaxon Artemis	?	?
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
Mark McVeigh		✔	✔	✔
Dean Solomon	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

	Player	Reason	Expected Return
No current injuries or suspensions.

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