FINAL TEAMS: Essendon vs Brisbane – Round 8, 2026

Essendon and Brisbane have finalised their lineups for the match at Marvel Stadium.

Marvel Stadium

ESS   

79

FT

143

   BL

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MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   

IN Nikolas Cox, Jade Gresham, Jayden Nguyen, Max Kondogiannis OUT Isaac Kako (Injured), Archer May (Injured), Darcy Parish (Managed), Elijah Tsatas (Omitted)

IN Dayne Zorko, Cody Curtin OUT Oscar Allen (Injured), James Tunstill (Omitted)

FB 25 Jaxon Prior 32 Ben McKay 1 Andrew McGrath FF 1 Kai Lohmann 37 Cody Curtin 13 Logan Morris HB 21 Archie Roberts 46 Lachie Blakiston 2 Jacob Farrow HF 23 Charlie Cameron 22 Ty Gallop 16 Cameron Rayner C 28 Xavier Duursma 6 Jye Caldwell 41 Saad El-Hawli C 6 Hugh McCluggage 33 Zac Bailey 10 Levi Ashcroft HF 13 Nikolas Cox 30 Nate Caddy 9 Sullivan Robey HB 44 Darcy Wilmot 3 Jaspa Fletcher 15 Dayne Zorko FF 11 Jade Gresham 4 Kyle Langford 42 Jayden Nguyen FB 18 Keidean Coleman 31 Harris Andrews 35 Ryan Lester

FOLLOWERS
20	Peter Wright
7	Zach Merrett
22	Sam Durham

INTERCHANGE
15	Dyson Sharp
29	Max Kondogiannis
44	Archer Day-Wicks
45	Tom Edwards
31	Zach Reid

EMERGENCIES
5	Elijah Tsatas
16	Archie Perkins
33	Hussien El Achkar

FOLLOWERS
2	Sam Draper
5	Josh Dunkley
9	Lachie Neale

INTERCHANGE
8	Will Ashcroft
11	Lincoln McCarthy
26	Conor McKenna
32	Darcy Fort
38	Bruce Reville

EMERGENCIES
28	Will McLachlan
29	James Tunstill
41	Darragh Joyce

Essendon
IN	N. Cox, J. Gresham, J. Nguyen, M. Kondogiannis
OUT	I. Kako, A. May, D. Parish, E. Tsatas
B J. Prior, B. McKay, A. McGrath HB A. Roberts, L. Blakiston, J. Farrow C X. Duursma, J. Caldwell, S. El-Hawli HF N. Cox, N. Caddy, S. Robey F J. Gresham, K. Langford, J. Nguyen FOL P. Wright, Z. Merrett, S. Durham I/C D. Sharp, M. Kondogiannis, A. Day-Wicks, T. Edwards, Z. Reid EMG E. Tsatas, A. Perkins, H. El Achkar
Brisbane
IN	D. Zorko, C. Curtin
OUT	O. Allen, J. Tunstill
B K. Coleman, H. Andrews, R. Lester HB D. Wilmot, J. Fletcher, D. Zorko C H. McCluggage, Z. Bailey, L. Ashcroft HF C. Cameron, T. Gallop, C. Rayner F K. Lohmann, C. Curtin, L. Morris FOL S. Draper, J. Dunkley, L. Neale I/C W. Ashcroft, L. McCarthy, C. McKenna, D. Fort, B. Reville EMG W. McLachlan, J. Tunstill, D. Joyce