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), Angus Clarke (2028), Archer Day-Wicks (2027), Sam Durham (2032), Lewis Hayes (2027), Zak Johnson (2028), Isaac Kako (2029), Archer May (2028)

Off Contract 2026

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

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	12	50.5	$244,400	64.5
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	69.0	$301,200	80.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	11	59.5	$302,900	59.5
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	10	78.6	$390,700	35.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	4	47.8	$181,100	55.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	10	49.6	$233,400	40.0
Sam Durham	Midfielder	11	70.8	$376,500	16.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	12	65.7	$334,600	69.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	7	47.0	$202,600	44.5
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	32.0	$113,500	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	6	62.0	$302,300	57.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	10	69.3	$323,700	75.0
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	57.5	$515,100	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	7	48.6	$237,000	49.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	24.0	$220,800	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	5	54.2	$263,200	0.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	55.0	$309,800	0.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	4	43.5	$159,600	35.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	12	70.2	$370,600	104.0
Archer May	Forward	10	43.0	$228,300	40.5
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	74.9	$367,100	22.0
Ben McKay	Defender	10	54.1	$265,600	82.5
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	12	113.3	$547,700	111.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	42.6	$201,700	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	11	93.6	$494,800	111.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	8	60.3	$319,700	78.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	11	70.4	$326,900	70.5
Mason Redman	Defender	5	79.8	$415,700	131.0
Zach Reid	Defender	12	60.0	$309,000	73.5
Jordan Ridley	Defender	2	64.5	$418,800	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	12	109.0	$542,500	91.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	8	61.5	$319,900	80.5
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	2	90.0	$487,900	103.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	5	43.8	$184,400	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	4	82.3	$307,000	85.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	86.9	$461,900	0.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	12	41.3	$370,000	44.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	54.8	$568,000	55.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	11	63.0	$616,000	61.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	10	73.7	$707,000	27.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	4	38.0	$367,000	50.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	10	52.1	$457,000	45.5
Sam Durham	Midfielder	11	66.4	$669,000	16.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	12	66.1	$642,000	73.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	7	46.0	$414,000	41.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	25.5	$238,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	6	64.0	$575,000	70.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	10	72.1	$630,000	74.0
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	54.0	$824,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	7	48.4	$481,000	44.5
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	15.3	$339,000	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	5	61.0	$577,000	0.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	45.8	$460,000	0.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	4	36.0	$302,000	19.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	12	69.9	$708,000	92.0
Archer May	Forward	10	41.7	$426,000	48.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	67.3	$646,000	19.0
Ben McKay	Defender	10	47.4	$469,000	76.5
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	12	108.5	$1,060,000	128.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	40.0	$359,000	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	11	87.3	$886,000	106.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	8	62.4	$617,000	69.5
Jaxon Prior	Defender	11	67.3	$632,000	71.0
Mason Redman	Defender	5	71.4	$732,000	117.0
Zach Reid	Defender	12	57.4	$551,000	60.5
Jordan Ridley	Defender	2	79.0	$691,000	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	12	108.8	$1,081,000	92.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	8	62.9	$594,000	73.0
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	2	89.0	$966,000	92.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	5	47.0	$388,000	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	4	79.0	$607,000	82.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	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
Archer May	Shoulder	TBC
Angus Clarke	Foot	1 week
Dyson Sharp	Shoulder	1-2 weeks
Matt Guelfi	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Isaac Kako	Back	2-3 weeks
Liam McMahon	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Rhys Unwin	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Brayden Fiorini	Back	Next Season
Lewis Hayes	Knee	Next Season
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Jye Caldwell	Ankle	3 weeks
Zak Johnson	Foot	6-7 weeks
Andrew McGrath	Jaw	3 weeks
Vigo Visentini	Hamstring	3 weeks
Peter Wright	Knee	5-6 weeks

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Coach Contracts

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		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	FRE	12	11	1	44	135.2
2	SYD	12	10	2	40	152.4
3	HAW	12	8	3	34	114.8
4	GEEL	12	8	4	32	121.9
5	GC	11	7	4	28	116.9
6	MELB	12	7	5	28	101.8
7	WB	12	7	5	28	93.7
8	ADEL	11	6	5	24	107.9
9	BL	12	6	6	24	103.9
10	GWS	12	6	6	24	103.2