The 2025 AFL lists are officially complete.
After a busy trade and draft period, coupled with the 14 pre-season supplemental selections, there was plenty of off-season movement.
Check out your club's list changes below.
MORE: SSP summary - Who your club recruited, sides with Mid-Season Draft list spots
Essendon Bombers
In:
- Angus Clarke (No.39 draft pick)
- Archer Day-Wicks (Rookie Draft)
- Kayle Gerreyn (No.37 draft pick)
- Zak Johnson (No.70 draft pick)
- Isaac Kako (No.13 draft pick, Academy)
- Jayden Nguyen (Category B rookie)
- Rhys Unwin (No.61 draft pick)
- Jaxon Prior (SSP)
- Tom Edwards (SSP)
Out:
- Kaine Baldwin (delisted)
- Jayden Davey (delisted)
- Dyson Heppell (retired)
- Nick Hind (delisted)
- Jaiden Hunter (delisted)
- Jake Kelly (retired)
- Jake Stringer (GWS, trade)
- Tex Wanganeen (delisted)
- Sam Weideman (delisted)
The Bombers leaned heavily on draft and Academy talent, bringing in Isaac Kako as a potential game-changer. Dyson Heppell's retirement ends a long and storied captaincy, and the departure of Stringer signals a shift in their forward setup.
