Incoming Players
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Essendon | Todd Ridley | Sorrento Duncraig JFC/Claremont | 21yr | 187cm | 87kg | 48 (25) | 37 | 5 | ||
| 21 | Essendon | Richard Ambrose | Wanganui Park SC | 18yr | 191cm | 92kg | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | Sandover: 2000 | |
| 24 | Essendon | John Fidge | St Peters | 24yr | 182cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Essendon | Glenn Hoffman | Jeparit | 15yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 51 | Essendon | Jarrod Carter | North Hobart | 16yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 65 | Essendon | Steven Fry | Clarence | 20yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 79 | Essendon | James Hird | Ainslie | 17yr | 188cm | 90kg | 253 | 343 | 125 | AA: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003; Brownlow: 1996; B&F: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007; Norm Smith: 2000; Prem: 1993, 2000 | |
| 93 | Essendon | Adam Houlihan | Kyabram | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Essendon | Matthew Medew | 19yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 36 | Essendon | Darren Williams | 30yr | 176cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | Essendon | Michael Strickland | Glenorchy | 21yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 58 | Essendon | Shane Heard | 32yr | 177cm | 79kg | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Mid-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Essendon | David McMurray | 22yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | Essendon | Rod Saunders | Mooroopna | 20yr | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Tony Antrobus | 28 | 174 | 72 | Ingle Farm/North Adelaide | 28 | Magarey: 1983 |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Andrew Underwood | 23 | 185 | 88 | Sturt | 24 |