Essendon Bombers

Essendon

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Zach Merrett
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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2025 Gains

None

2025 Losses

Kaine Baldwin (delisted), Dyson Heppell (retired), Nick Hind (delisted), Jaiden Hunter (delisted), Jake Kelly (retired), Tex Wanganeen (delisted)

Re-Signed

Off Contract 2024

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	5	70.8	$364,300	70.7
Nate Caddy	Forward	10	51.9	$279,400	58.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	23	94.0	$465,600	70.0
Nikolas Cox	Defender	20	49.8	$250,500	17.0
Sam Draper	Forward	16	75.9	$456,600	80.7
Sam Durham	Midfield	22	89.5	$463,600	79.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	15	78.3	$400,400	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	14	70.0	$421,600	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	22	59.1	$265,500	44.7
Matt Guelfi	Forward	13	71.4	$318,000	10.0
Dyson Heppell	Defender	18	88.0	$416,800	116.0
Nick Hind	Defender	15	51.2	$274,500	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Midfield	12	48.8	$211,600	27.7
Harrison Jones	Forward	21	56.9	$311,400	52.7
Jake Kelly	Defender	20	63.0	$267,800	44.3
Kyle Langford	Forward	23	78.3	$399,800	87.3
Jayden Laverde	Defender	21	67.3	$367,900	91.7
Nic Martin	Defender	23	105.0	$576,400	120.7
Andrew McGrath	Defender	23	95.4	$491,100	111.0
Ben McKay	Defender	23	67.7	$381,100	73.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	14	33.9	$173,200	18.0
Zach Merrett	Midfield	23	115.3	$584,800	118.0
Darcy Parish	Midfield	12	89.3	$478,900	91.3
Archie Perkins	Midfield	18	64.6	$237,800	66.0
Mason Redman	Defender	21	88.3	$482,500	100.3
Zach Reid	Defender	1	15.0	$123,900	0.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	9	102.6	$521,100	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	4	78.5	$260,200	89.3
Will Setterfield	Midfield	4	107.3	$505,100	0.0
Dylan Shiel	Midfield	9	76.8	$423,300	83.0
Jake Stringer	Forward	23	63.1	$318,400	47.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	7	39.4	$213,600	0.0
Sam Weideman	Forward	1	33.0	$276,600	33.0
Peter Wright	Forward	14	70.2	$346,400	0.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	5	71.4	$555,000	71.0
Nate Caddy	Forward	10	53.1	$450,000	58.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfield	23	94.3	$829,000	84.0
Nikolas Cox	Defender	20	52.9	$437,000	26.0
Sam Draper	Forward	16	67.0	$651,000	68.0
Sam Durham	Midfield	22	83.0	$751,000	81.7
Xavier Duursma	Midfield	15	81.8	$732,000	0.0
Todd Goldstein	Ruck	14	59.9	$559,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	22	54.9	$424,000	41.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	13	56.8	$465,000	11.0
Dyson Heppell	Defender	18	76.2	$609,000	102.0
Nick Hind	Defender	15	49.1	$453,000	0.0
Ben Hobbs	Midfield	12	48.2	$361,000	32.0
Harrison Jones	Forward	21	54.8	$491,000	49.0
Jake Kelly	Defender	20	61.8	$496,000	48.7
Kyle Langford	Forward	23	70.6	$630,000	82.3
Jayden Laverde	Defender	21	63.9	$588,000	89.3
Nic Martin	Defender	23	107.2	$919,000	122.7
Andrew McGrath	Defender	23	84.2	$686,000	89.0
Ben McKay	Defender	23	54.2	$516,000	62.0
Jye Menzie	Forward	14	38.4	$356,000	24.5
Zach Merrett	Midfield	23	108.9	$929,000	115.7
Darcy Parish	Midfield	12	91.6	$805,000	98.7
Archie Perkins	Midfield	18	65.2	$427,000	62.0
Mason Redman	Defender	21	83.9	$751,000	95.3
Zach Reid	Defender	1	17.0	$244,000	0.0
Jordan Ridley	Defender	9	88.4	$751,000	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	4	85.0	$466,000	86.7
Will Setterfield	Midfield	4	99.0	$858,000	0.0
Dylan Shiel	Midfield	9	77.2	$676,000	81.0
Jake Stringer	Forward	23	65.9	$565,000	53.3
Elijah Tsatas	Midfield	7	36.7	$357,000	0.0
Sam Weideman	Forward	1	28.0	$414,000	28.0
Peter Wright	Forward	14	64.4	$549,000	0.0

	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
Nick Bryan	✔	✔
Nate Caddy	?	?	?
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Nikolas Cox	✔	✔	✔
Jayden Davey	?
Alwyn Davey Jnr	?
Sam Draper	✔	✔
Sam Durham	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Duursma	✔	✔	✔	✔
Saad El-Hawli	✔	✔
Todd Goldstein	✔
Jade Gresham	✔	✔	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔	✔	✔
Lewis Hayes	✔	✔	✔
Dyson Heppell	✔
Ben Hobbs	✔	✔
Harrison Jones	✔	✔
Jake Kelly	✔
Kyle Langford	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jayden Laverde	✔	✔
Luamon Lual	?	?
Nic Martin	✔	✔	✔	✔
Andrew McGrath (vc)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ben McKay	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jye Menzie	✔	✔
Zach Merrett (c)	$800K	$800K	$800K	$800K
Darcy Parish	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Perkins	✔	✔	✔
Mason Redman	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Zach Reid	✔	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Roberts	✔	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔
Dylan Shiel	✔	✔
Jake Stringer	✔
Elijah Tsatas	✔	✔	✔
Vigo Visentini	✔	✔
Sam Weideman	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔	✔	✔