Incoming Players
Uncontracted Signing Compensation Underage Picks
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Matthew Lloyd | 270 | 926 | 97 | AA: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003; Coleman: 2000, 2001, 2003; Prem: 2000 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essendon | Scott Lucas | Camperdown/Geelong U18 | 16yr | 192cm | 98kg | 270 | 471 | 58 | B&F: 2003, 2006; AA40: 2007; Prem: 2000 | |
| 10 | Essendon | Blake Caracella | St Mary's (NFL)/Parade College/Northern U18 | 17yr | 186cm | 85kg | 187 (126) | 218 | 28 | Prem: 2000, 2003 | |
| 28 | Essendon | Shawn Lewfatt | Darwin FC/Western U18 | 17yr | 174cm | 75kg | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Essendon | Stephen Carter | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 20yr | 186cm | 89kg | 10 (0) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Essendon | Gary Moorcroft | Reservoir/Preston/Northern U18 | 18yr | 173cm | 86kg | 98 (95) | 104 | 9 | Prem: 2000 | |
| 62 | Essendon | Justin Blumfield | Tuggeranong | 16yr | 188cm | 86kg | 148 (129) | 91 | 12 | Prem: 2000 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Essendon | Mark Fraser | Montmorency | 23yr | 183cm | 78kg | 65 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Essendon | Tim Darcy | St Joseph's | 30yr | 186cm | 86kg | 14 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Essendon | Matthew Banks | Ringwood/Eastern U18 | 18yr | 199cm | 103kg | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Anthony Daniher | 31 | 191 | 90 | 233 | AA: 1991 | |
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Tim Watson | 33 | 185 | 96 | Dimboola | 307 | MVP: 1989; B&F: 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989; Prem: 1984, 1985, 1993 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Essendon | Stephen Carter | 20 | 186 | 89 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 10 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Glenn Kilpatrick | 22 | 184 | 85 | Studfield | 146 | Magarey: 1995 |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Glenn Manton | 21 | 185 | 88 | Strathmore/East Keilor | 178 | Prem: 1995 |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Scott Mollard | 18 | 188 | 75 | Sandringham U18 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Lachlan Ross | 21 | 170 | 74 | West Adelaide | 2 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Russell Williams | 20 | 175 | 77 | South Fremantle | 3 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Tony Delaney | 61 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Dale Kickett | 135 | 24 | 13 | B&F: 1997 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | Tony Delaney + Dale Kickett |
| Got: | 4 (Scott Lucas) + 39 (Stephen Carter) |