Incoming Players
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | 2 | Essendon | Chris Heffernan | Terang/Geelong U18 | 17yr | 187cm | 81kg | 170 (123) | 56 | 6 | Prem: 2000 |
| 5 | Essendon | Daniel McAlister | Smithton/Tasmania U18 | 18yr | 185cm | 88kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Essendon | Tim Williams | East Perth | 21yr | 194cm | 94kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Comp | 25 | Essendon | Andrew Bomford | North Shore (NSW) | 22yr | 184cm | 89kg | 28 (13) | 9 | 2 | |
| 28 | Essendon | Jason Johnson | Kilmore/Assumption College/Calder U18 | 18yr | 180cm | 85kg | 184 | 109 | 52 | AA: 2001; B&F: 2001, 2005; Prem: 2000 | |
| Penalty | 40 | Essendon | |||||||||
| 54 | Essendon | Matthew Watson | Warragul/Gippsland U18/Essendon Reserves | 19yr | 199cm | 98kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Essendon | Paul Hills | North Ballarat | 24yr | 185cm | 78kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Essendon | Matthew Banks | Ringwood/Eastern U18 | 20yr | 199cm | 103kg | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Essendon | Mark Johnson | Calder U18 | 18yr | 179cm | 83kg | 208 (194) | 100 | 26 | B&F: 2002; Prem: 2000 | |
| 27 | Essendon | Gary Moorcroft | Reservoir/Preston/Northern U18 | 20yr | 173cm | 86kg | 97 (94) | 104 | 9 | Prem: 2000 | |
| 42 | Essendon | Andrew Ramsden | Old Trinity | 22yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 57 | Essendon | Luke Trew | Wodonga FC/Murray U18 | 18yr | 184cm | 79kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Essendon | Andrew Henderson | Uni Blues | 20yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 87 | Essendon | Damien Franken | Donvale | 22yr | 192cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Paul Hills | 24 | 185 | 78 | North Ballarat | 63 | Prem: 1993 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Scott Cummings | 88 | 266 | 20 | Coleman: 1999 | ||
| Essendon | Gavin Wanganeen | 173 | 138 | 56 | AA: 2001, 2003; B&F: 2003; Prem: 2004 |
Uncontracted Signings
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Gavin Wanganeen | 173 | 138 | 56 | AA: 2001, 2003; B&F: 2003; Prem: 2004 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | Scott Cummings + Gavin Wanganeen |
| Got: | 2 (Chris Heffernan) + 5 (Daniel McAlister) + 25 (Andrew Bomford) + 28 (Jason Johnson) |