Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Mark Williams | 26yr | 180cm | 86kg | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Essendon | Jake Melksham | Oak Park/PEGS/Calder U18 | 18yr | 186cm | 84kg | 229 (114) | 188 | 75 | 10 | ||
| 24 | Essendon | Jake Carlisle | Craigieburn/Rosehill SC/Calder U18 | 18yr | 200cm | 98kg | 151 (85) | 62 | 61 | 15 | ||
| 26 | Essendon | Travis Colyer | Marist JFC/Trinity College (WA)/Claremont | 18yr | 175cm | 75kg | 146 (87) | 86 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Essendon | Anthony Long | Calder U18 | 18yr | 187cm | 81kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Essendon | Kyle Hardingham | Bullcreek Leeming JFC/East Fremantle | 21yr | 186cm | 86kg | 65 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Essendon | Taite Silverlock | Happy Valley/West Adelaide | 18yr | 178cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Essendon | Ben Howlett | Donnybrook/Peel | 21yr | 180cm | 80kg | 124 | 58 | 45 | 9 | ||
| 43 | Essendon | Stewart Crameri | Maryborough FC/Ballarat Grammar/Bendigo | 21yr | 190cm | 96kg | 103 (57) | 171 | 70 | 12 | ||
| 55 | Essendon | Marcus Marigliani | Frankston | 23yr | 182cm | 86kg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Essendon | John Williams | Uni of Queensland/Morningside | 21yr | 188cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | Essendon | Matthew Lloyd | 31 | 192 | 93 | Avondale Heights/St Bernard's College/Western U18 | A+ | 270 | 926 | 81 | 97 | AA: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003; Coleman: 2000, 2001, 2003; Prem: 2000 |
| Aug 18 | Essendon | Scott Lucas | 31 | 192 | 98 | Camperdown/St Bernard's College/Geelong U18 | B+ | 270 | 471 | 123 | 58 | B&F: 2003, 2006; AA40: 2007; Prem: 2000 |
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Hayden Skipworth | 26 | 177 | 78 | Woodville-West Torrens | B | 55 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | Essendon | Adam McPhee | 27 | 190 | 89 | Dandenong U18 | A | 223 | 112 | 57 | 26 | AA: 2004; B&F: 2004 |
| Oct 29 | Essendon | John Williams | 21 | 188 | 83 | Uni of Queensland/Morningside | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Bryce Carroll | 19 | 185 | 73 | Western U18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Thomas German | 19 | 178 | 77 | Calder U18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Kade Klemke | 19 | 180 | 77 | Culcairn/NSW-ACT U18/Murray U18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Rhys Magin | 20 | 180 | 77 | Zillmere | D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Andrew Lovett | 26yr | 183cm | 75kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Jay Nash | 23yr | 188cm | 86kg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 42 (Nathan Vardy) + 58 (Rhan Hooper) + Andrew Lovett + Jay Nash |
| Got: | 24 (Jake Carlisle) + 33 (Anthony Long) + 89 (unused) + Mark Williams |