Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Jye Caldwell | 20yr | 184cm | 82kg | 67 | 25 | 47 | 10 | |||
| Essendon | Nick Hind | 26yr | 180cm | 70kg | 74 | 15 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Essendon | Peter Wright | 24yr | 203cm | 100kg | 67 | 120 | 96 | 17 | B&F: 2022 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Essendon | Nik Cox | Montmorency/Ivanhoe Grammar/Northern U18 | 18yr | 200cm | 87kg | 53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Essendon | Archie Perkins | Old Brighton/Brighton Grammar/Sandringham U18 | 18yr | 185cm | 87kg | 80 | 48 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 10 | Essendon | Zach Reid | Wonthaggi SC/Leongatha/Gippsland U18 | 18yr | 202cm | 82kg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Essendon | Josh Eyre | Kilmore/Calder U18 | 18yr | 197cm | 85kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Essendon | Cody Brand | Sunbury FC/PEGS/Calder U18 | 18yr | 195cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Essendon | Martin Gleeson | Koroit/St Patrick's College/North Ballarat U18 | 26yr | 186cm | 70kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Essendon | Dylan Clarke | Rowville/Knox/Melbourne Grammar/Eastern U18 | 22yr | 187cm | 85kg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Kaine Baldwin | 18yr | 193cm | 90kg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Alec Waterman | 24yr | 183cm | 89kg | 22 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
Mid-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Essendon | Sam Durham | Seymour/Murray U18/Richmond (VFL) | 19yr | 185cm | 75kg | 71 | 21 | 37 | 6 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | Essendon | Tom Bellchambers | 31 | 202 | 110 | North Launceston/Tasmania U18 | B | 136 | 77 | 54 | 13 | |
| Sep 8 | Essendon | Conor McKenna | 24 | 182 | 82 | County Tyrone | B | 123 | 27 | 25 | 1 | Prem: 2024 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Essendon | Josh Begley | 22 | 187 | 93 | Upper Ferntree Gully/Eastern U18 | C | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 19 | Essendon | Dylan Clarke | 22 | 187 | 85 | Rowville/Knox/Melbourne Grammar/Eastern U18 | C+ | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Nov 19 | Essendon | Henry Crauford | 23 | 202 | 99 | Mt Burr/Immanuel College/Norwood | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 19 | Essendon | Martin Gleeson | 26 | 186 | 70 | Koroit/St Patrick's College/North Ballarat U18 | C+ | 97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 19 | Essendon | Noah Gown | 20 | 194 | 91 | Gippsland U18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 19 | Essendon | Mitch Hibberd | 24 | 190 | 85 | Clarence/Tasmania U18 | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 19 | Essendon | Shaun McKernan | 30 | 196 | 99 | Tullamarine/Calder U18 | B | 91 | 74 | 34 | 6 | |
| Sep 19 | Essendon | Kobe Mutch | 22 | 184 | 79 | Gol Gol/NSW-ACT U18/Bendigo U18/Western Sydney University | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 19 | Essendon | Jacob Townsend | 27 | 187 | 84 | Leeton-Whitton/NSW-ACT U18 | B | 62 | 44 | 20 | 1 | Liston: 2017; Prem: 2017 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Orazio Fantasia | 25yr | 178cm | 64kg | 34 | 39 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Adam Saad | 26yr | 178cm | 74kg | 86 | 3 | 38 | 6 | AA: 2022 |
Free Agents
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Joe Daniher | 26yr | 201cm | 94kg | 204 (108) | 395 | 189 | 44 | AA: 2017; B&F: 2017; AA40: 2023, 2024; Prem: 2024 |
Net Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 32 (James Willis) + 48 (unused) + 67 (unused) + 73 (unused) + 78 (unused) + 2021R4 (Essendon) (unused) + Orazio Fantasia + Adam Saad |
| Got: | 10 (Zach Reid) + 49 (unused) + 50 (Garrett McDonagh) + 77 (unused) + 87 (unused) + Jye Caldwell + Nick Hind + Peter Wright |