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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2025 Gains

2025 Losses

Re-Signed

Off Contract 2025

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	59.5	$313,600	0.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	11	52.8	$262,500	53.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	7	96.3	$440,500	121.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	2	70.5	$113,500	70.5
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	3	32.3	$115,800	27.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	91.6	$429,300	0.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	11	93.9	$484,800	83.5
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	11	79.5	$399,300	62.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	29.0	$99,100	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	5	40.6	$167,900	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	6	82.0	$394,100	89.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	9	57.9	$279,100	61.5
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	58.0	$384,600	58.0
Lewis Hayes	Defender	1	64.0	$119,900	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	11	55.8	$250,400	43.5
Zak Johnson	Midfield	1	48.0	$113,500	48.0
Harrison Jones	Midfield	7	49.0	$253,700	0.0
Isaac Kako	Midfield	11	47.1	$214,100	48.0
Kyle Langford	Forward	6	45.2	$285,400	15.0
Jayden Laverde	Defender	3	71.3	$361,700	71.0
Nic Martin	Defender	11	108.0	$589,300	145.5
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	76.7	$446,500	75.0
Ben McKay	Defender	10	46.2	$259,900	40.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	6	33.8	$189,600	0.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	11	111.0	$546,100	124.5
Archie Perkins	Midfield	10	59.7	$296,300	46.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	11	67.2	$350,100	73.0
Mason Redman	Defender	11	87.5	$454,200	69.5
Zach Reid	Defender	10	79.8	$438,800	87.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	6	74.3	$463,500	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	11	83.2	$443,100	84.5
Will Setterfield	Midfield	8	93.3	$472,200	84.0
Dylan Shiel	Defender	8	64.3	$332,200	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	4	49.5	$225,600	26.0
Peter Wright	Forward	7	91.1	$403,400	99.5

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	4	57.8	$622,000	0.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	11	55.3	$571,000	47.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	7	102.9	$956,000	124.0
Angus Clarke	Defender	2	70.0	$345,000	70.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfield	3	38.7	$282,000	41.0
Sam Draper	Forward	5	82.0	$751,000	0.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	11	78.7	$802,000	66.5
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	11	81.2	$825,000	79.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	2	40.0	$275,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Defender	5	40.0	$339,000	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	6	68.5	$659,000	63.5
Jade Gresham	Forward	9	54.9	$520,000	47.5
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	47.0	$551,000	47.0
Lewis Hayes	Defender	1	52.0	$254,000	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Forward	11	59.5	$570,000	54.0
Zak Johnson	Midfield	1	34.0	$238,000	34.0
Harrison Jones	Midfield	7	50.0	$506,000	0.0
Isaac Kako	Midfield	11	41.7	$387,000	44.5
Kyle Langford	Forward	6	41.7	$511,000	15.0
Jayden Laverde	Defender	3	64.3	$643,000	63.5
Nic Martin	Defender	11	106.7	$1,111,000	141.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	74.6	$785,000	70.0
Ben McKay	Defender	10	39.0	$403,000	33.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	6	36.7	$400,000	0.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	11	105.2	$998,000	121.5
Archie Perkins	Midfield	10	66.1	$647,000	65.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	11	65.3	$662,000	65.5
Mason Redman	Defender	11	79.2	$803,000	69.5
Zach Reid	Defender	10	75.4	$749,000	67.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	6	58.8	$687,000	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	11	85.5	$855,000	92.0
Will Setterfield	Midfield	8	99.9	$971,000	94.5
Dylan Shiel	Defender	8	67.8	$689,000	0.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	4	45.8	$541,000	19.0
Peter Wright	Forward	7	89.9	$827,000	98.5

Coach	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Brad Scott	✔	✔	✔