Essendon Bombers

Essendon

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Andrew McGrath
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

2026 Player Movements

2026 Gains

Cillian Bourke (2027), Hussien El Achkar (2027), Jacob Farrow (2028), Brayden Fiorini (Gold Coast Suns, 2029), Max Kondogiannis (2027), Sullivan Robey (2028), Dyson Sharp (2028)

2026 Losses

Alwyn Davey Jnr (delisted), Sam Draper (Brisbane Lions), Todd Goldstein (retired), Ben Hobbs (delisted), Jayden Laverde (GWS Giants), Luamon Lual (delisted), Jye Menzie (delisted), Dylan Shiel (delisted), Oskar Smartt (delisted)

Re-Signed

Lachie Blakiston (2028), Angus Clarke (2028), Sam Durham (2032), Isaac Kako (2029), Archer May (2028)

Off Contract 2026

Nikolas Cox, Archer Day-Wicks, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Kayle Gerreyn, Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, Lewis Hayes, Zak Johnson, Liam McMahon, Jayden Nguyen, Archie Perkins, Jaxon Prior, Will Setterfield, Elijah Tsatas, Rhys Unwin

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	8	47.9	$228,900	38.5
Nate Caddy	Forward	7	59.7	$288,400	85.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	8	82.4	$439,900	65.5
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	1	42.0	$134,600	42.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	6	52.0	$243,700	55.5
Sam Durham	Midfielder	8	74.6	$374,700	76.5
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	8	63.5	$359,100	56.5
Tom Edwards	Forward	5	48.0	$191,000	39.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	32.0	$113,500	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	5	63.0	$289,400	75.5
Jacob Farrow	Defender	6	70.5	$306,100	60.5
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	57.5	$515,100	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	5	48.4	$271,900	25.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	36.0	$257,500	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	4	53.3	$270,400	0.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	55.0	$309,800	40.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	3	46.3	$144,800	39.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	8	64.4	$349,800	78.0
Archer May	Forward	6	42.7	$245,800	19.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	8	80.4	$423,100	73.5
Ben McKay	Defender	8	47.0	$238,600	37.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	8	116.0	$596,100	101.0
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	3	40.7	$178,600	48.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	7	87.1	$443,000	72.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	4	46.0	$266,200	0.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	7	75.4	$392,200	62.5
Mason Redman	Defender	2	74.0	$514,400	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	8	58.0	$334,400	58.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	2	64.5	$418,800	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	8	110.3	$579,600	120.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	4	43.0	$187,600	47.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	4	41.8	$162,500	48.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	3	81.3	$272,300	61.0
Peter Wright	Forward	8	86.9	$424,600	86.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	8	43.3	$405,000	36.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	7	64.4	$586,000	85.5
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	8	79.3	$804,000	57.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	1	39.0	$385,000	39.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	6	56.0	$483,000	54.0
Sam Durham	Midfielder	8	69.9	$674,000	78.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	8	65.0	$677,000	64.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	5	48.0	$412,000	41.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	25.5	$238,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	5	62.8	$546,000	69.5
Jacob Farrow	Defender	6	75.0	$628,000	61.5
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	54.0	$824,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	5	50.0	$519,000	28.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	2	23.0	$390,000	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	4	65.0	$573,000	0.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	45.8	$460,000	30.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	3	41.7	$298,000	44.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	8	66.0	$691,000	73.0
Archer May	Forward	6	41.3	$438,000	17.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	8	69.9	$685,000	61.0
Ben McKay	Defender	8	40.1	$414,000	36.5
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	8	104.8	$1,035,000	86.5
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	3	38.7	$331,000	48.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	7	79.4	$781,000	69.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	4	52.0	$560,000	0.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	7	69.3	$698,000	57.5
Mason Redman	Defender	2	60.0	$850,000	0.0
Zach Reid	Defender	8	58.9	$636,000	54.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	2	79.0	$691,000	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	8	107.9	$1,096,000	109.5
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	4	47.3	$378,000	44.5
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	4	44.8	$352,000	56.5
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	3	78.0	$566,000	60.0
Peter Wright	Forward	8	70.9	$712,000	81.0

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Lachie Blakiston	✔	✔	✔
Cillian Bourke	✔	✔
Nick Bryan	✔	✔
Nate Caddy	✔	✔	✔
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔	✔
Angus Clarke	✔	✔	✔
Nikolas Cox	✔
Archer Day-Wicks	?
Sam Durham	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Duursma	✔	✔
Tom Edwards	✔
Hussien El Achkar	✔	✔
Saad El-Hawli	✔
Jacob Farrow	✔	✔	✔
Brayden Fiorini	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kayle Gerreyn	?
Jade Gresham	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔
Lewis Hayes	✔
Zak Johnson	?
Harrison Jones	✔	✔
Isaac Kako	✔	✔	✔	✔
Max Kondogiannis	✔	✔
Kyle Langford	✔	✔
Nic Martin	✔	✔
Archer May	✔	✔	✔
Andrew McGrath (c)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ben McKay	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liam McMahon	✔
Zach Merrett	$800K	$800K
Jayden Nguyen	✔
Darcy Parish	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Perkins	✔
Jaxon Prior	✔
Mason Redman	✔	✔	✔
Zach Reid	✔	✔	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Roberts	✔	✔	✔
Sullivan Robey	✔	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔
Dyson Sharp	✔	✔	✔
Elijah Tsatas	✔
Rhys Unwin	?
Vigo Visentini	✔	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Brad Scott	✔	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Brayden Fiorini	Back	TBC
Isaac Kako	Back	TBC
Jye Caldwell	Ankle	Test
Rhys Unwin	Hamstring	6-8 weeks
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Angus Clarke	Foot	4 weeks
Saad El-Hawli	Collarbone	4 weeks
Lewis Hayes	Knee	3 weeks
Jordan Ridley	Calf	3 weeks

Essendon Bombers Latest News

		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	SYD	8	7	1	28	165.5
2	FRE	8	7	1	28	133
3	HAW	8	6	1	26	121.2
4	BL	8	5	3	20	126
5	GC	8	5	3	20	116
6	GEEL	8	5	3	20	114.6
7	MELB	8	5	3	20	100.2
8	COLL	8	4	3	18	108.6
9	STK	8	4	4	16	114.9
10	NMFC	8	4	4	16	106.1

Essendon Bombers

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Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Current Squad

2026 Squad

Coach Contracts

Coach Contracts

Injuries & Suspensions

Injuries & Suspensions

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