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	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

Jaxon Artemis (2026), 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), 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

Jaxon Artemis, 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	1	0.0	$99,100	0.0
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	16	53.7	$285,100	63.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	10	66.3	$316,200	60.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	17	57.1	$290,000	45.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	14	74.6	$390,700	35.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	2	0.0	$319,300	0.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	7	52.8	$226,400	70.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	16	49.1	$226,000	53.5
Sam Durham	Midfielder	17	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	6	35.4	$142,700	35.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	8	54.4	$278,600	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	16	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	5	54.2	$263,200	0.0
Harrison Jones	Midfielder	4	36.0	$238,600	31.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	10	48.7	$309,800	11.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	7	41.6	$164,700	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	15	70.4	$399,600	66.0
Archer May	Forward	10	43.0	$228,300	0.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	15	77.3	$367,100	103.0
Ben McKay	Defender	14	52.5	$284,900	44.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	18	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	13	57.4	$316,800	44.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	17	71.1	$353,500	59.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	88.3	$438,500	119.5
Zach Reid	Defender	18	66.5	$378,000	69.5
Jordan Ridley	Defender	6	61.0	$379,100	57.5
Archie Roberts	Defender	16	105.6	$503,400	60.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	14	59.1	$325,700	49.5
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	6	98.4	$499,800	106.5
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	10	49.6	$215,300	64.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	6	82.5	$352,700	73.0
Peter Wright	Forward	13	86.9	$461,900	0.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Jaxon Artemis	Defender	1	0.0	$230,000	0.0
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	16	42.9	$387,000	52.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	10	57.1	$561,000	54.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	17	59.5	$571,000	49.5
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	14	71.5	$707,000	50.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	2	0.0	$653,000	0.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	7	45.5	$410,000	72.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	16	50.5	$449,000	48.0
Sam Durham	Midfielder	17	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	6	32.8	$265,000	37.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	8	57.9	$561,000	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	16	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	5	61.0	$577,000	0.0
Harrison Jones	Midfielder	4	37.0	$468,000	37.5
Isaac Kako	Forward	10	41.9	$460,000	18.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	7	36.2	$307,000	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	15	67.8	$691,000	53.0
Archer May	Forward	10	41.7	$426,000	0.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	15	69.3	$646,000	91.0
Ben McKay	Defender	14	47.8	$513,000	42.5
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	18	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	13	62.5	$616,000	65.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	17	68.0	$660,000	58.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	77.0	$724,000	101.5
Zach Reid	Defender	18	59.7	$591,000	54.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	6	74.3	$668,000	69.5
Archie Roberts	Defender	16	101.7	$942,000	44.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	14	61.3	$614,000	50.5
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	6	95.8	$966,000	100.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	10	51.9	$423,000	64.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	6	79.0	$665,000	85.0
Peter Wright	Forward	13	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
Dean Solomon	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Tom Edwards	Hamstring	2 weeks
Kayle Gerreyn	Knee	2 weeks
Brayden Fiorini	Back	Next Season
Lewis Hayes	Knee	Next Season
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Archer May	Shoulder	Next Season

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Current Squad

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Coach Contracts

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Injuries & Suspensions

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