Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Sean Denham | 142 | 44 | 22 | B&F: 1997; Prem: 1993 | ||
| Essendon | Russell Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Shane Strempel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Essendon | Michael Symons | Subiaco | 20yr | 182cm | 75kg | 109 | 80 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Essendon | Willie Dick | Perth | 25yr | 179cm | 82kg | 7 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Essendon | Ryan O'Connor | Ulverstone | 17yr | 192cm | 107kg | 87 (63) | 49 | 3 | Magarey: 2001 | |
| 47 | Essendon | Glenn Manton | Strathmore/East Keilor | 18yr | 185cm | 88kg | 178 (21) | 34 | 7 | Prem: 1995 | |
| 48 | Essendon | Kevin Mitchell | Claremont | 28yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 60 | Essendon | James Billington | Subiaco | 21yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 63 | Essendon | Brendan Bower | Mildura FC | 25yr | 188cm | 78kg | 5 (3) | 6 | 0 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Essendon | Alan Schwartz | West Torrens | 23yr | 191cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Essendon | Paul McMaster | 20yr | 193cm | 93kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | Essendon | Glenn Kilpatrick | Studfield | 19yr | 184cm | 85kg | 146 (26) | 35 | 27 | Magarey: 1995 |
Mid-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Essendon | Kane Batzloff | Dandenong U18 | 17yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Essendon | John McNamara | Port Fairy | 19yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | Essendon | Eric Lissenden | Warragul Industrials | 19yr | 193cm | 90kg | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Essendon | Daniel Winkel | Dandenong U18 | 17yr | 190cm | 81kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Essendon | Mark Garthwaite | 19yr | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Glenn Hoffman | 16 | Jeparit | 0 | |||
| May 31 | Essendon | David Johnston | 23 | 180 | 80 | 71 | ||
| May 31 | Essendon | Paul McMaster | 21 | 193 | 93 | 0 | ||
| May 31 | Essendon | Ian McMullin | 27 | 182 | 85 | Melbourne Grammar/Old Melburnians | 50 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Paul Morrish | 23 | 188 | 79 | Ouyen Rovers | 31 | |
| May 31 | Essendon | Alan Schwartz | 24 | 191 | 80 | West Torrens | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Tim Watson | 30 | 185 | 96 | Dimboola | 307 | MVP: 1989; B&F: 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989; Prem: 1984, 1985, 1993 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | John Barnes | 190 | 78 | 36 | Prem: 2000 | ||
| Essendon | Craig O'Brien | 93 | 175 | 9 | |||
| Essendon | David Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 34 (Tim Leng) + 71 (Luke Chambers) + John Barnes + Craig O'Brien + David Regan |
| Got: | 37 (Ryan O'Connor) + 48 (Kevin Mitchell) + 63 (Brendan Bower) + Sean Denham + Russell Evans + Shane Strempel |