Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Matthew Allan | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Mark Alvey | 14 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Justin Murphy | 40 | 28 | 6 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Essendon | Kepler Bradley | Kingsley JFC/West Perth | 17yr | 198cm | 100kg | 117 (49) | 87 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Essendon | Brent Stanton | Banyule/Northern U18 | 17yr | 185cm | 84kg | 255 | 158 | 67 | ||
| 28 | Essendon | Jay Nash | Central District | 17yr | 188cm | 86kg | 51 (43) | 10 | 3 | ||
| 44 | Essendon | Ricky Dyson | Parade College/Northern U18 | 18yr | 183cm | 86kg | 114 | 43 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Essendon | Ben Cosgriff | Murray U18 | 18yr | 186cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | Essendon | Nathan Lovett-Murray | Heywood/North Ballarat U18/Williamstown | 20yr | 190cm | 87kg | 145 | 73 | 3 | ||
| 42 | Essendon | Andrew Lovett | North Heidelberg/Northern U18/East Perth | 20yr | 183cm | 75kg | 88 | 93 | 13 | ||
| 56 | Essendon | Peter Summers | Oakleigh U18/Northern Bullants | 19yr | 185cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 65 | Essendon | James Davies | Xavier College | 21yr | 191cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Essendon | Adrian Wilson | Central District | 18yr | 184cm | 88kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Steven Alessio | 31 | 203 | 106 | St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/St Olivers | 184 | Prem: 2000 |
| Aug 30 | Essendon | Paul Barnard | 30 | 189 | 93 | East Perth | 151 | Prem: 2000 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Jordan Bannister | 20 | 190 | 88 | Therry Penola Old Boys/Gladstone Park SC/Calder U18 | 67 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | James Davies | 21 | 191 | 84 | Xavier College | 3 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Robert Forster-Knight | 21 | 186 | 85 | Murray U18 | 31 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Shane Harvey | 20 | 176 | 75 | Northern U18 | 14 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Simon O'Keefe | 19 | 198 | Murray U18 | 0 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Ken Hall | 22 | 178 | 83 | Hobart FC | 1 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Scott Howard | 20 | 188 | Calder U18 | 0 | ||
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Toby McGrath | 22 | 179 | South Fremantle | 0 | ||
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Adrian Wilson | 18 | 184 | 88 | Central District | 0 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Danny Jacobs | 45 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Essendon | Cory McGrath | 50 | 4 | 0 |
Elevations
Rookie Elevations
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Ben Haynes | 14 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Courtney Johns | 21 | 18 | 0 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 57 (Ricky Mott) + Danny Jacobs + Cory McGrath |
| Got: | 6 (Kepler Bradley) + Matthew Allan + Mark Alvey + Justin Murphy |