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Essendon Playing List for 2025

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Experience average 69.6 games ranked 11th for the year
Age average 24.0 years old ranked 15th for the year
Goals average 34.3 career goals ranked 14th for the year
Coaches Votes average 54.5 career votes ranked 11th for the year
Brownlow Votes average 10.9 career votes ranked 10th for the year
# Player Grade DOB Age Height Weight Games
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1 Andrew McGrath B 2 Jun 98 26yr 178cm 78kg 157 20 106 13 0 0 0 0 Brighton Grammar/​East Brighton/​Sandringham U18 #1 National 2016 Rising Star: 2017; AFLPA 1st: 2017
2 Sam Draper B 28 Sep 98 26yr 202cm 100kg 73 36 36 7 0 0 0 0 Reynella/​South Adelaide #1 Rookie 2016
3 Darcy Parish B+ 25 Jul 97 27yr 181cm 73kg 162 55 185 50 0 0 0 0 Winchelsea/​Geelong U18 #5 National 2015 AA: 2021
4 Kyle Langford B+ 1 Dec 96 28yr 191cm 80kg 153 171 50 10 0 0 0 0 Macleod/​Ivanhoe Grammar/​Old Ivanhoe/​Northern U18 #17 National 2014 AA40: 2023
5 Elijah Tsatas C 18 Oct 04 20yr 187cm 80kg 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Surrey Park/​Oakleigh U18 #5 National 2022
6 Jye Caldwell B 28 Sep 00 24yr 184cm 82kg 78 26 47 10 0 0 0 0 Golden Square/​Geelong Grammar/​Bendigo U18 #11 National 2018
7 Zach Merrett A 3 Oct 95 29yr 180cm 77kg 229 78 578 146 0 0 0 0 Cobden/​Melbourne Grammar/​Sandringham U18 #26 National 2013 AA: 2017, 2021, 2023; B&F: 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023; AA40: 2024
8 Ben Hobbs C+ 16 Sep 03 21yr 183cm 79kg 47 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 Horsham FC/​Ballarat Clarendon College/​North Ballarat U18 #13 National 2021
9 Dylan Shiel B 9 Mar 93 32yr 180cm 84kg 220 91 287 60 0 0 0 0 Edithvale-Aspendale/​St Bede's College/​Caulfield Grammar/​Dandenong U18 GWS Underage 2010 AA: 2017
10 Isaac Kako D 7 Mar 06 19yr 176cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Saints/​Parade College/​Calder U18 #13 National 2024
11 Jade Gresham B 24 Aug 97 27yr 177cm 74kg 158 155 124 17 0 0 0 0 South Morang JFC/​South Morang/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #18 National 2015
12 Will Setterfield C+ 5 Feb 98 27yr 190cm 80kg 71 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 Scots (Albury)/​NSW-ACT U18/​Caulfield Grammar/​Sandringham U18 #5 National 2016
13 Nik Cox C+ 15 Jan 02 23yr 200cm 87kg 53 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montmorency/​Ivanhoe Grammar/​Northern U18 #8 National 2020
14 Jordan Ridley B 20 Oct 98 26yr 192cm 79kg 94 2 83 8 0 0 0 0 Knox/​Box Hill HS/​Oakleigh U18 #22 National 2016 B&F: 2020; AA40: 2020
15 Jayden Laverde C+ 12 Apr 96 29yr 190cm 82kg 131 38 13 0 0 0 0 0 Keilor/​PEGS/​Western U18 #20 National 2014
16 Archie Perkins B 26 Mar 02 23yr 185cm 87kg 80 48 26 5 0 0 0 0 Old Brighton/​Brighton Grammar/​Sandringham U18 #9 National 2020
17 Todd Goldstein B 1 Jul 88 36yr 201cm 103kg 329 159 345 71 0 0 0 0 Trinity Grammar/​Oakleigh U18 #37 National 2006 AA: 2015; B&F: 2015; AA40: 2011, 2013
18 Lewis Hayes D 17 Dec 04 20yr 199cm 84kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lysterfield JFC/​Eastern U18 #25 National 2022
19 Kayle Gerreyn D 10 May 06 18yr 200cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joondalup Kinross JFC/​Wesley College (WA)/​West Perth #37 National 2024
20 Peter Wright B 8 Sep 96 28yr 203cm 100kg 133 205 106 20 0 0 0 0 Moonee Valley/​Calder U18 #8 National 2014 B&F: 2022
21 Archie Roberts D 18 Nov 05 19yr 184cm 79kg 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hampton Rovers/​Haileybury College/​Sandringham U18 #54 National 2023
22 Sam Durham B+ 9 Jul 01 23yr 185cm 75kg 71 21 37 6 0 0 0 0 Seymour/​Murray U18/​Richmond (VFL) #9 Mid-Season 2020
23 Harrison Jones C+ 25 Feb 01 24yr 194cm 75kg 52 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gisborne/​PEGS/​Calder U18 #30 National 2019
24 Nick Bryan C 22 Oct 01 23yr 202cm 87kg 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glen Iris/​St Kevin's College/​Oakleigh U18 #38 National 2019
25 r Jaxon Prior C 4 Jun 01 23yr 188cm 79kg 39 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sorrento Duncraig JFC/​West Perth #59 National 2019
27 Mason Redman B+ 26 Aug 97 27yr 187cm 76kg 124 20 95 7 0 0 0 0 Millicent/​Glenelg #30 National 2015 AA40: 2023
28 Xavier Duursma C+ 7 Jul 00 24yr 186cm 73kg 88 42 15 0 0 0 0 0 Foster/​Foster SC/​Gippsland U18 #18 National 2018
29 r Jye Menzie C+ 28 Oct 02 22yr 180cm 81kg 37 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Hobart/​South Adelaide #18 Mid-Season 2021
30 Nate Caddy C 14 Jul 05 19yr 193cm 88kg 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yarrambat/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #10 National 2023
31 Zach Reid C 2 Mar 02 23yr 202cm 82kg 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wonthaggi SC/​Leongatha/​Gippsland U18 #10 National 2020
32 Ben McKay B 24 Dec 97 27yr 198cm 95kg 94 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 Warragul/​Gippsland U18 #21 National 2015
33 Alwyn Davey C 26 Feb 04 21yr 180cm 76kg 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmerston/​Oakleigh U18 #45 National 2022
34 Luamon Lual D 28 Mar 05 20yr 181cm 72kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Warrnambool/​Emmanuel College (Warrnambool)/​North Ballarat U18 #39 National 2023
35 Matt Guelfi C+ 15 Aug 97 27yr 183cm 75kg 109 60 8 0 0 0 0 0 Wembley Downs JFC/​Marist JFC/​Claremont #76 National 2017
36 Angus Clarke D 2 Nov 06 18yr 189cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Gambier/​Tenison Woods College/​Glenelg #39 National 2024
37 Nic Martin B+ 4 Mar 01 24yr 190cm 86kg 67 51 96 27 0 0 0 0 Noranda JFC/​Subiaco SSP 2021
38 Rhys Unwin D 11 Oct 06 18yr 179cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cobden/​Mercy Regional College/​North Ballarat U18 #61 National 2024
39 r Vigo Visentini D 5 Sep 05 19yr 204cm 99kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brighton Beach JFC/​Xavier College/​Sandringham U18 #8 Rookie 2023
40 Zak Johnson D 24 Dec 06 18yr 186cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St Mary's (NFL)/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #70 National 2024
41 r Saad El-Hawli D 15 May 01 23yr 184cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Bullants #13 Mid-Season 2023
42 b Jayden Nguyen D 27 Jul 06 18yr 178cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024
44 r Archer Day-Wicks D 13 May 06 18yr 186cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandhurst/​Catherine McAuley College/​Bendigo U18 #6 Rookie 2024