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Essendon Playing List for 2026

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Experience average 72.4 games ranked 14th for the year
Age average 24.9 years old ranked 13th for the year
Goals average 35.0 career goals ranked 15th for the year
Coaches Votes average 53.0 career votes ranked 11th for the year
Brownlow Votes average 9.7 career votes ranked 9th 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 27yr 178cm 78kg 178 21 125 13 0 0 0 0 178 21 125 13 Brighton Grammar/​East Brighton/​Sandringham U18 #1 National 2016 Rising Star: 2017; AFLPA 1st: 2017
2 Sam Draper B 28 Sep 98 27yr 202cm 100kg 78 43 42 7 0 0 0 0 78 43 42 7 Reynella/​South Adelaide #1 Rookie 2016
3 Darcy Parish B+ 25 Jul 97 28yr 181cm 73kg 165 55 185 50 0 0 0 0 165 55 185 50 Winchelsea/​Geelong U18 #5 National 2015 AA: 2021
4 Kyle Langford B 1 Dec 96 29yr 191cm 80kg 160 177 50 10 0 0 0 0 160 177 50 10 Macleod/​Ivanhoe Grammar/​Old Ivanhoe/​Northern U18 #17 National 2014 AA40: 2023
5 Elijah Tsatas C 18 Oct 04 21yr 187cm 80kg 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 0 0 Surrey Park/​Oakleigh U18 #5 National 2022
6 Jye Caldwell B 28 Sep 00 25yr 184cm 82kg 89 31 61 10 0 0 0 0 89 31 61 10 Golden Square/​Geelong Grammar/​Bendigo U18 #11 National 2018
7 Zach Merrett A 3 Oct 95 30yr 180cm 77kg 249 87 629 146 0 0 0 0 249 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 22yr 183cm 79kg 65 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 65 21 2 0 Horsham FC/​Ballarat Clarendon College/​North Ballarat U18 #13 National 2021
9 Dylan Shiel B 9 Mar 93 33yr 180cm 84kg 232 93 292 60 0 0 0 0 232 93 292 60 Edithvale-Aspendale/​St Bede's College/​Caulfield Grammar/​Dandenong U18 GWS Underage 2010 AA: 2017
10 Isaac Kako C+ 7 Mar 06 20yr 176cm 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 0 0 Northern Saints/​Parade College/​Calder U18 #13 National 2024
11 Jade Gresham B 24 Aug 97 28yr 177cm 74kg 176 165 124 17 0 0 0 0 176 165 124 17 South Morang JFC/​South Morang/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #18 National 2015
12 Will Setterfield C+ 5 Feb 98 28yr 190cm 80kg 84 15 9 1 0 0 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 24yr 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 27yr 192cm 79kg 104 2 85 8 0 0 0 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 30yr 190cm 82kg 144 38 13 0 0 0 0 0 144 38 13 0 Keilor/​PEGS/​Western U18 #20 National 2014
16 Archie Perkins B 26 Mar 02 24yr 185cm 87kg 99 65 30 5 0 0 0 0 99 65 30 5 Old Brighton/​Brighton Grammar/​Sandringham U18 #9 National 2020
17 Todd Goldstein B 1 Jul 88 37yr 201cm 103kg 343 160 345 71 0 0 0 0 343 160 345 71 Trinity Grammar/​Oakleigh U18 #37 National 2006 AA: 2015; B&F: 2015; AA40: 2011, 2013
18 Lewis Hayes D 17 Dec 04 21yr 199cm 84kg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lysterfield JFC/​Eastern U18 #25 National 2022
19 Kayle Gerreyn D 10 May 06 19yr 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 29yr 203cm 100kg 150 231 116 20 0 0 0 0 150 231 116 20 Moonee Valley/​Calder U18 #8 National 2014 B&F: 2022
21 Archie Roberts C+ 18 Nov 05 20yr 184cm 79kg 25 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 25 3 8 0 Hampton Rovers/​Haileybury College/​Sandringham U18 #54 National 2023
22 Sam Durham B+ 9 Jul 01 24yr 185cm 75kg 90 28 62 6 0 0 0 0 90 28 62 6 Seymour/​Murray U18/​Richmond (VFL) #9 Mid-Season 2020
23 Harrison Jones C+ 25 Feb 01 25yr 194cm 75kg 59 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 59 55 2 0 Gisborne/​PEGS/​Calder U18 #30 National 2019
24 Nick Bryan C 22 Oct 01 24yr 202cm 87kg 23 2 0 0 0 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 24yr 188cm 79kg 60 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 11 0 0 Sorrento Duncraig JFC/​West Perth #59 National 2019
26 r Archie May C 27 Aug 04 21yr 198cm 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Richmond (VFL)/​Subiaco #6 Mid-Season 2024
27 Mason Redman B+ 26 Aug 97 28yr 187cm 76kg 141 24 95 7 0 0 0 0 141 24 95 7 Millicent/​Glenelg #30 National 2015 AA40: 2023
28 Xavier Duursma C+ 7 Jul 00 25yr 186cm 73kg 108 51 23 0 0 0 0 0 108 51 23 0 Foster/​Foster SC/​Gippsland U18 #18 National 2018
29 r Jye Menzie C+ 28 Oct 02 23yr 180cm 81kg 45 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 45 33 4 0 North Hobart/​South Adelaide #18 Mid-Season 2021
30 Nate Caddy C 14 Jul 05 20yr 193cm 88kg 27 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 29 0 0 Yarrambat/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #10 National 2023
31 Zach Reid C+ 2 Mar 02 24yr 202cm 82kg 19 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 8 0 Wonthaggi SC/​Leongatha/​Gippsland U18 #10 National 2020
32 Ben McKay B 24 Dec 97 28yr 198cm 95kg 104 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 104 1 39 0 Warragul/​Gippsland U18 #21 National 2015
33 Alwyn Davey C 26 Feb 04 22yr 180cm 76kg 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 0 0 Palmerston/​Oakleigh U18 #45 National 2022
34 Luamon Lual C 28 Mar 05 21yr 181cm 72kg 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 South Warrnambool/​Emmanuel College (Warrnambool)/​North Ballarat U18 #39 National 2023
35 Matt Guelfi C+ 15 Aug 97 28yr 183cm 75kg 119 66 8 0 0 0 0 0 119 66 8 0 Wembley Downs JFC/​Marist JFC/​Claremont #76 National 2017
36 Angus Clarke C+ 2 Nov 06 19yr 189cm 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 1 0 East Gambier/​Tenison Woods College/​Glenelg #39 National 2024
37 Nic Martin B+ 4 Mar 01 25yr 190cm 86kg 83 62 134 27 0 0 0 0 83 62 134 27 Noranda JFC/​Subiaco SSP 2021
38 Rhys Unwin D 11 Oct 06 19yr 179cm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Cobden/​Mercy Regional College/​North Ballarat U18 #61 National 2024
39 r Vigo Visentini D 5 Sep 05 20yr 204cm 99kg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Brighton Beach JFC/​Xavier College/​Sandringham U18 #8 Rookie 2023
40 Zak Johnson C 24 Dec 06 19yr 186cm 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 St Mary's (NFL)/​Parade College/​Northern U18 #70 National 2024
41 r Saad El-Hawli C 15 May 01 24yr 184cm 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 Northern Bullants #13 Mid-Season 2023
42 b Jayden Nguyen D 27 Jul 06 19yr 178cm 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Avondale Heights/​Aberfeldie/​Calder U18 2024
44 r Archer Day-Wicks C 13 May 06 19yr 186cm 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 Sandhurst/​Catherine McAuley College/​Bendigo U18 #6 Rookie 2024
45 r Tom Edwards D 20 May 00 25yr 191cm 80kg 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 Swan Districts SSP 2024
46 r Lachlan Blakiston C 9 Sep 98 27yr 203cm 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 East Fremantle #13 Mid-Season 2024
47 r Oskar Smartt D 26 Oct 05 20yr 180cm 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Essendon (VFL) #17 Mid-Season 2024
48 r Liam McMahon C 2 May 02 23yr 194cm 80kg 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 Eltham/​Northern U18 #31 National 2020