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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Player Movements

2025 Player Movements

2025 Gains

Lachie Blakiston (2025), Angus Clarke (2026), Archer Day-Wicks (2026), Tom Edwards (2026), Kayle Gerreyn (2026), Zak Johnson (2026), Isaac Kako (2027), Archer May (2026), Liam McMahon (2025), Jayden Nguyen (2025), Jaxon Prior (Brisbane Lions, 2025), Oskar Smartt (2025), Rhys Unwin (2026)

2025 Losses

Kaine Baldwin (delisted), Jayden Davey (delisted), Dyson Heppell (retired), Nick Hind (delisted), Jaiden Hunter (delisted), Jake Kelly (retired), Jake Stringer (GWS Giants), Tex Wanganeen (delisted), Sam Weideman (delisted)

Re-Signed

Archer Day-Wicks (2026), Tom Edwards (2026), Harrison Jones (2027)

Off Contract 2025

Lachie Blakiston, Nick Bryan, Alwyn Davey Jnr, Sam Draper, Saad El-Hawli, Todd Goldstein, Ben Hobbs, Jayden Laverde, Luamon Lual, Liam McMahon, Jye Menzie, Jayden Nguyen, Jaxon Prior, Zach Reid, Will Setterfield, Dylan Shiel, Oskar Smartt, Vigo Visentini

Fantasy Stats

2025 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Ruck	2	44.0	$99,100	44.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	59.5	$313,600	0.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	14	52.9	$259,000	53.3
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	10	101.2	$502,200	112.7
Angus Clarke	Defender	5	61.2	$195,300	55.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	5	27.0	$118,300	19.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	91.6	$429,300	0.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	12	93.0	$468,800	83.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	14	76.6	$374,800	66.3
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	29.0	$99,100	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	5	40.6	$167,900	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	8	83.9	$405,800	89.5
Jade Gresham	Forward	12	57.2	$316,400	55.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	5	53.0	$344,700	49.7
Lewis Hayes	Defender	1	64.0	$119,900	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	13	55.3	$242,900	52.5
Zak Johnson	Midfield	4	62.0	$179,700	66.7
Harrison Jones	Midfield	7	49.0	$253,700	0.0
Isaac Kako	Midfield	14	47.4	$223,700	48.7
Kyle Langford	Forward	6	45.2	$285,400	0.0
Jayden Laverde	Defender	6	64.5	$338,600	57.7
Luamon Lual	Defender	3	35.3	$119,900	35.3
Nic Martin	Defender	14	105.8	$599,400	97.7
Archer May	Forward	2	60.0	$99,100	60.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	14	76.9	$414,700	77.3
Ben McKay	Defender	10	46.2	$259,900	0.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	6	33.8	$189,600	0.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	14	106.7	$528,000	91.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	3	88.3	$481,400	88.3
Archie Perkins	Midfield	13	50.6	$230,400	20.3
Jaxon Prior	Defender	14	70.9	$356,200	84.7
Mason Redman	Defender	11	87.5	$454,200	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	10	79.8	$438,800	0.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	6	74.3	$463,500	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	14	81.0	$401,800	73.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	11	93.0	$478,400	92.3
Dylan Shiel	Defender	8	64.3	$332,200	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	4	49.5	$225,600	0.0
Vigo Visentini	Ruck	1	71.0	$119,900	71.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	86.9	$430,400	77.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Ruck	2	23.0	$230,000	23.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	57.8	$622,000	0.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	14	53.9	$506,000	48.7
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	10	106.1	$1,017,000	113.7
Angus Clarke	Defender	5	60.8	$429,000	54.7
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	5	33.0	$298,000	24.5
Sam Draper	Forward	5	82.0	$751,000	0.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	12	78.9	$781,000	81.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	14	78.8	$813,000	70.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	40.0	$275,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	5	40.0	$339,000	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	8	67.1	$633,000	63.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	12	55.1	$544,000	55.7
Matt Guelfi	Forward	5	45.8	$537,000	45.0
Lewis Hayes	Defender	1	52.0	$254,000	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	13	57.8	$550,000	48.0
Zak Johnson	Midfield	4	63.0	$384,000	72.7
Harrison Jones	Midfield	7	50.0	$506,000	0.0
Isaac Kako	Midfield	14	42.4	$386,000	44.7
Kyle Langford	Forward	6	41.7	$511,000	0.0
Jayden Laverde	Defender	6	70.3	$644,000	76.3
Luamon Lual	Defender	3	45.0	$283,000	45.0
Nic Martin	Defender	14	104.8	$1,131,000	97.7
Archer May	Forward	2	58.0	$245,000	58.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	14	72.4	$746,000	64.3
Ben McKay	Defender	10	39.0	$403,000	0.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	6	36.7	$400,000	0.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	14	99.1	$965,000	76.7
Darcy Parish	Midfield	3	85.3	$909,000	85.3
Archie Perkins	Midfield	13	58.2	$567,000	32.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	14	65.7	$644,000	67.3
Mason Redman	Defender	11	79.2	$803,000	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	10	75.4	$749,000	0.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	6	58.8	$687,000	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	14	84.3	$816,000	79.7
Will Setterfield	Midfield	11	98.5	$969,000	94.7
Dylan Shiel	Defender	8	67.8	$689,000	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	4	45.8	$541,000	0.0
Vigo Visentini	Ruck	1	63.0	$230,000	63.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	83.1	$829,000	67.3

Current Squad

2025 Squad

	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Lachie Blakiston	?
Nick Bryan	✔
Nate Caddy	?	?
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔	✔	✔
Angus Clarke	?	?
Nikolas Cox	✔	✔
Alwyn Davey Jnr	?
Archer Day-Wicks	?	?
Sam Draper	✔
Sam Durham	✔	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Duursma	✔	✔	✔
Tom Edwards	✔	✔
Saad El-Hawli	✔
Kayle Gerreyn	?	?
Todd Goldstein	✔
Jade Gresham	✔	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔	✔
Lewis Hayes	✔	✔
Ben Hobbs	✔
Zak Johnson	?	?
Harrison Jones	✔	✔	✔
Isaac Kako	?	?	?
Kyle Langford	✔	✔	✔
Jayden Laverde	✔
Luamon Lual	?
Nic Martin	✔	✔	✔
Archer May	?	?
Andrew McGrath (vc)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ben McKay	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liam McMahon	?
Jye Menzie	✔
Zach Merrett (c)	$800K	$800K	$800K
Jayden Nguyen	?
Darcy Parish	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Perkins	✔	✔
Jaxon Prior	✔
Mason Redman	✔	✔	✔	✔
Zach Reid	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Roberts	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔
Dylan Shiel	✔
Oskar Smartt	?
Elijah Tsatas	✔	✔
Rhys Unwin	?	?
Vigo Visentini	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Brad Scott	✔	✔	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Nikolas Cox	Concussion	TBC
Harrison Jones	Ankle	TBC
Ben McKay	Foot	TBC
Saad El-Hawli	Hamstring	2 weeks
Kyle Langford	Quad	2 weeks
Mason Redman	Calf	2 weeks
Zach Reid	Hamstring	2 weeks
Jordan Ridley	Hamstring	2 weeks
Sam Durham	Suspension	Round 17
Nick Bryan	Knee	Next Season
Sam Draper	Achilles	Next Season
Tom Edwards	Knee	Next Season
Lewis Hayes	Knee	Next Season
Jayden Nguyen	Foot	3 weeks