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Essendon Playing List for 2025

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Experience average 62.2 games ranked 15th for the year
Age average 23.9 years old ranked 16th for the year
Goals average 30.7 career goals ranked 15th for the year
Coaches Votes average 48.7 career votes ranked 11th for the year
Brownlow Votes average 9.7 career votes ranked 11th for the year
# Player Grade DOB Age Height Weight Games
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Original Club Drafted Honours
1 Andrew McGrath B 2 Jun 98 26yr 178cm 78kg 157 20 106 13 23 1 28 0 180 21 134 13 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 5 7 6 0 78 43 42 7 Reynella/​South Adelaide #1 Rookie 2016
3 Darcy Parish B+ 25 Jul 97 27yr 181cm 73kg 162 55 185 50 3 0 0 0 165 55 185 50 Winchelsea/​Geelong U18 #5 National 2015 AA: 2021
4 Kyle Langford B+ 1 Dec 96 28yr 191cm 80kg 153 171 50 10 9 8 0 0 162 179 50 10 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 5 1 0 0 16 3 0 0 Surrey Park/​Oakleigh U18 #5 National 2022
6 Jye Caldwell B 28 Sep 00 24yr 184cm 82kg 78 26 47 10 11 5 14 0 89 31 61 10 Golden Square/​Geelong Grammar/​Bendigo U18 #11 National 2018
7 Zach Merrett A 3 Oct 95 29yr 180cm 77kg 229 78 578 146 22 9 51 0 251 87 629 146 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 18 5 0 0 65 21 2 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 14 2 5 0 234 93 292 60 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 23 15 0 0 23 15 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 19 10 0 0 177 165 124 17 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 13 1 0 0 84 15 9 1 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 53 18 0 0 Montmorency/​Ivanhoe Grammar/​Northern U18 #8 National 2020
14 Jordan Ridley B 20 Oct 98 26yr 192cm 79kg 94 2 83 8 10 0 2 0 104 2 85 8 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 14 0 0 0 145 38 13 0 Keilor/​PEGS/​Western U18 #20 National 2014
16 Archie Perkins B 26 Mar 02 23yr 185cm 87kg 80 48 26 5 21 17 4 0 101 65 30 5 Old Brighton/​Brighton Grammar/​Sandringham U18 #9 National 2020
17 Todd Goldstein B 1 Jul 88 36yr 201cm 103kg 329 159 345 71 16 1 0 0 345 160 345 71 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 1 0 0 0 1 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 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 19 28 10 0 152 233 116 20 Moonee Valley/​Calder U18 #8 National 2014 B&F: 2022
21 Archie Roberts D 18 Nov 05 19yr 184cm 79kg 4 1 0 0 23 2 8 0 27 3 8 0 Hampton Rovers/​Haileybury College/​Sandringham U18 #54 National 2023
22 Sam Durham B+ 9 Jul 01 23yr 185cm 75kg 71 21 37 6 20 8 31 0 91 29 68 6 Seymour/​Murray U18/​Richmond (VFL) #9 Mid-Season 2020
23 Harrison Jones C+ 25 Feb 01 24yr 194cm 75kg 52 53 2 0 7 2 0 0 59 55 2 0 Gisborne/​PEGS/​Calder U18 #30 National 2019
24 Nick Bryan C 22 Oct 01 23yr 202cm 87kg 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 23 2 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 23 0 0 0 62 11 0 0 Sorrento Duncraig JFC/​West Perth #59 National 2019
26 r Archie May D 27 Aug 04 20yr 198cm 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 7 0 0 Richmond (VFL)/​Subiaco #6 Mid-Season 2024
27 Mason Redman B+ 26 Aug 97 27yr 187cm 76kg 124 20 95 7 19 4 8 0 143 24 103 7 Millicent/​Glenelg #30 National 2015 AA40: 2023
28 Xavier Duursma C+ 7 Jul 00 24yr 186cm 73kg 88 42 15 0 22 10 8 0 110 52 23 0 Foster/​Foster SC/​Gippsland U18 #18 National 2018
29 r Jye Menzie C+ 28 Oct 02 22yr 180cm 81kg 37 27 0 0 10 9 4 0 47 36 4 0 North Hobart/​South Adelaide #18 Mid-Season 2021
30 Nate Caddy C 14 Jul 05 19yr 193cm 88kg 10 9 0 0 17 20 0 0 27 29 0 0 Yarrambat/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #10 National 2023
31 Zach Reid C 2 Mar 02 23yr 202cm 82kg 9 0 0 0 10 0 8 0 19 0 8 0 Wonthaggi SC/​Leongatha/​Gippsland U18 #10 National 2020
32 Ben McKay B 24 Dec 97 27yr 198cm 95kg 94 1 39 0 10 0 0 0 104 1 39 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 20 9 0 0 Palmerston/​Oakleigh U18 #45 National 2022
34 Luamon Lual D 28 Mar 05 20yr 181cm 72kg 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 0 12 4 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 12 9 0 0 121 69 8 0 Wembley Downs JFC/​Marist JFC/​Claremont #76 National 2017
36 Angus Clarke D 2 Nov 06 18yr 189cm 0 0 0 0 14 5 1 0 14 5 1 0 East Gambier/​Tenison Woods College/​Glenelg #39 National 2024
37 Nic Martin B+ 4 Mar 01 24yr 190cm 86kg 67 51 96 27 16 11 38 0 83 62 134 27 Noranda JFC/​Subiaco SSP 2021
38 Rhys Unwin D 11 Oct 06 18yr 179cm 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 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 2 0 0 0 2 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 9 0 0 0 9 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 9 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 Northern Bullants #13 Mid-Season 2023
42 b Jayden Nguyen D 27 Jul 06 18yr 178cm 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Avondale Heights/​Aberfeldie/​Calder U18 2024
44 r Archer Day-Wicks D 13 May 06 18yr 186cm 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 Sandhurst/​Catherine McAuley College/​Bendigo U18 #6 Rookie 2024
45 r Tom Edwards D 20 May 00 24yr 191cm 80kg 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 Swan Districts SSP 2024
46 r Lachlan Blakiston D 9 Sep 98 26yr 203cm 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 East Fremantle #13 Mid-Season 2024
47 r Oskar Smartt D 26 Oct 05 19yr 180cm 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Essendon (VFL) #17 Mid-Season 2024
48 r Liam McMahon D 2 May 02 22yr 194cm 80kg 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 0 7 12 0 0 Eltham/​Northern U18 #31 National 2020