Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Matthew Allan | 28yr | 198cm | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Mark Alvey | 23yr | 177cm | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Justin Murphy | 27yr | 185cm | 40 | 28 | 11 | 6 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Essendon | Kepler Bradley | Kingsley JFC/West Perth | 17yr | 198cm | 117 (49) | 87 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Essendon | Brent Stanton | Banyule/Northern U18 | 17yr | 185cm | 255 | 158 | 241 | 67 | ||
| 28 | Essendon | Jay Nash | Central District | 17yr | 188cm | 51 (43) | 10 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 44 | Essendon | Ricky Dyson | Parade College/Northern U18 | 18yr | 183cm | 114 | 43 | 11 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Essendon | Ben Cosgriff | Murray U18 | 18yr | 186cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Essendon | Nathan Lovett-Murray | Heywood/North Ballarat U18/Williamstown | 20yr | 190cm | 145 | 73 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 42 | Essendon | Andrew Lovett | North Heidelberg/Northern U18/East Perth | 20yr | 183cm | 88 | 93 | 29 | 13 | ||
| 56 | Essendon | Peter Summers | Oakleigh U18/Northern Bullants | 19yr | 185cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Essendon | James Davies | Xavier College | 21yr | 191cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Essendon | Adrian Wilson | Central District | 18yr | 184cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Steven Alessio | 31 | 203 | St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/St Olivers | C+ | 184 | 193 | 0 | 22 | Prem: 2000 |
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Paul Barnard | 30 | 189 | East Perth | C+ | 151 | 79 | 0 | 5 | Prem: 2000 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Jordan Bannister | 20 | 190 | Therry Penola Old Boys/Gladstone Park SC/Calder U18 | C+ | 67 | 17 | 3 | 2 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | James Davies | 21 | 191 | Xavier College | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Robert Forster-Knight | 21 | 186 | Murray U18 | C | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Shane Harvey | 20 | 176 | Northern U18 | C | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Simon O'Keefe | 19 | 198 | Murray U18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Original Club | Highest Grade |
Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Ken Hall | 22 | 178 | Hobart FC | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Scott Howard | 20 | 188 | Calder U18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Toby McGrath | 22 | 179 | South Fremantle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Adrian Wilson | 18 | 184 | Central District | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Danny Jacobs | 23yr | 189cm | 45 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Essendon | Cory McGrath | 24yr | 181cm | 50 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Elevations
Rookie Elevations
| # | Club | Player | Age | Height | Games | Goals | Coaches Votes |
Brownlow Votes |
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Ben Haynes | 22yr | 182cm | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Courtney Johns | 18yr | 192cm | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Net Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 57 (Ricky Mott) + Danny Jacobs + Cory McGrath |
| Got: | 6 (Kepler Bradley) + Matthew Allan + Mark Alvey + Justin Murphy |