Essendon's Marty Gleeson has agreed to a two-year contract extension at the Bombers.

The new deal will see the agile defender remain at the Bombers until at least the end of the 2018 season.

Gleeson said he has confidence in the football program established under John Worsfold.

โ€œIโ€™ve really enjoyed my first season under Woosha and Iโ€™m excited to be continuing my career at Essendon,โ€ Gleeson said.

โ€œThe bond amongst the players is really strong, we have made some great progress as a playing group this season, we are demanding elite standards of each other and building a really strong team culture.

โ€œWe know we have plenty of hard work ahead of us if we want to compete with the elite sides in the competition, but we also have so much to look forward to in 2017 and this is a team I want to be part of.โ€

Gleeson joins Aaron Francis as the second young defender to re-sign with the Club this week.

Essendon 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), Saad El-Hawli (2026), Harrison Jones (2027), Zach Reid (2028)
Off Contract 2025
Lachie Blakiston, Nick Bryan, Alwyn Davey Jnr, Sam Draper, Todd Goldstein, Ben Hobbs, Jayden Laverde, Luamon Lual, Liam McMahon, Jye Menzie, Jayden Nguyen, Jaxon Prior, Will Setterfield, Dylan Shiel, Oskar Smartt, Vigo Visentini

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