Essendon Bombers

Essendon

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Andrew McGrath
Coach	Dean Solomon
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

Jaxon Artemis (2026), 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), Archer Day-Wicks (2027), Sam Durham (2032), Lewis Hayes (2027), Zak Johnson (2028), Isaac Kako (2029), Archer May (2028)

Off Contract 2026

Jaxon Artemis, Nikolas Cox, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Kayle Gerreyn, Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, 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	14	53.4	$285,100	68.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	6	65.7	$316,200	51.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	13	58.0	$290,000	45.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	10	78.6	$390,700	0.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	6	52.8	$226,400	70.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	12	48.7	$226,000	53.0
Sam Durham	Midfielder	13	76.6	$370,500	90.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	14	67.1	$353,500	81.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	7	47.0	$202,600	0.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	4	36.8	$142,700	40.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	7	54.4	$278,600	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	12	71.1	$342,100	88.0
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	57.5	$515,100	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	7	48.6	$237,000	0.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	24.0	$220,800	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	5	54.2	$263,200	0.0
Harrison Jones	Midfielder	2	30.5	$238,600	15.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	55.0	$309,800	0.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	5	41.6	$164,700	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	14	70.4	$399,600	66.0
Archer May	Forward	10	43.0	$228,300	0.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	74.9	$367,100	0.0
Ben McKay	Defender	12	53.1	$284,900	43.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	14	111.4	$526,600	109.0
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	42.6	$201,700	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	11	93.6	$494,800	0.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	10	59.0	$316,800	48.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	13	72.7	$353,500	67.0
Mason Redman	Defender	7	82.6	$438,500	111.0
Zach Reid	Defender	14	64.9	$378,000	51.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	3	54.7	$379,100	35.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	14	105.6	$503,400	60.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	10	58.8	$325,700	37.0
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	4	103.0	$499,800	133.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	6	47.3	$215,300	65.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	6	82.5	$352,700	73.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	86.9	$461,900	0.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	14	42.5	$387,000	55.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	6	56.2	$561,000	46.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	13	60.7	$571,000	55.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	10	73.7	$707,000	0.0
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	6	45.5	$410,000	72.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	12	50.8	$449,000	49.0
Sam Durham	Midfielder	13	73.8	$723,000	97.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	14	68.5	$685,000	92.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	7	46.0	$414,000	0.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	4	32.0	$265,000	38.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	7	57.9	$561,000	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	12	73.2	$664,000	90.0
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	54.0	$824,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	7	48.4	$481,000	0.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	15.3	$339,000	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	5	61.0	$577,000	0.0
Harrison Jones	Midfielder	2	26.5	$468,000	17.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	45.8	$460,000	0.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	5	36.2	$307,000	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	14	67.8	$691,000	53.0
Archer May	Forward	10	41.7	$426,000	0.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	67.3	$646,000	0.0
Ben McKay	Defender	12	48.3	$513,000	43.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	14	110.8	$1,108,000	123.0
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	40.0	$359,000	0.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	11	87.3	$886,000	0.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	10	62.2	$616,000	65.0
Jaxon Prior	Defender	13	68.8	$660,000	59.0
Mason Redman	Defender	7	71.1	$724,000	85.0
Zach Reid	Defender	14	59.3	$591,000	42.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	3	66.3	$668,000	41.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	14	101.7	$942,000	44.0
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	10	60.9	$614,000	36.0
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	4	100.5	$966,000	123.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	6	49.0	$423,000	59.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	6	79.0	$665,000	85.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	73.6	$761,000	0.0

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Jaxon Artemis	?
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
Dean Solomon	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Kyle Langford	Quad	TBC
Archie Roberts	Shoulder	TBC
Angus Clarke	Foot	Test
Matt Guelfi	Hamstring	Test
Isaac Kako	Back	Test
Andrew McGrath	Jaw	Test
Darcy Parish	Knee soreness	Test
Rhys Unwin	Hamstring	Test
Jye Caldwell	Ankle	1 week
Vigo Visentini	Hamstring	1 week
Liam McMahon	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Peter Wright	Knee	3-4 weeks
Jayden Nguyen	Suspension	Round 16
Brayden Fiorini	Back	Next Season
Lewis Hayes	Knee	Next Season
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Archer May	Shoulder	Next Season
Zak Johnson	Foot	4-5 weeks

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