Incoming Players
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Essendon | Paddy Ryder | Geraldton Rovers/East Fremantle | 17yr | 197cm | 94kg | 281 (170) | 197 | 27 | AA: 2017; B&F: 2017 | |
| 19 | Essendon | Courtenay Dempsey | Manunda/Brisbane Boys' College/Kenmore/Morningside | 18yr | 187cm | 85kg | 133 | 35 | 0 | ||
| FS | 39 | Essendon | Jay Neagle | Traralgon/Gippsland U18 | 17yr | 191cm | 100kg | 28 | 41 | 0 | |
| 50 | Essendon | Sam Lonergan | Launceston/Tasmania U18/Tasmania (VFL) | 18yr | 182cm | 81kg | 81 (79) | 39 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Essendon | Austin Lucy | Caloundra | 18yr | 193cm | 90kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Essendon | ||||||||||
| 76 | Essendon |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essendon | Scott Camporeale | St Michael's College (SA)/Woodville-West Torrens | 30yr | 180cm | 80kg | 19 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Essendon | Chris Heffernan | Terang/Geelong U18 | 26yr | 187cm | 81kg | 26 | 8 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essendon | Lachlan McKinnon | Coburg Tigers | 18yr | 206cm | 107kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Essendon | Heath Hocking | Mooroolbark/East Ringwood/Eastern U18 | 17yr | 186cm | 88kg | 126 | 45 | 8 | ||
| 35 | Essendon | Matthew Firman | Belconnen | 20yr | 178cm | 78kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Essendon | Tim O'Keefe | Calder U18 | 19yr | 192cm | 81kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Matthew Allan | 30 | 198 | 104 | Olinda-Ferny Creek/Chirnside Park/North Ringwood | 161 | AA: 1999; B&F: 1999 |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Justin Murphy | 29 | 185 | 85 | De La Salle Old Collegians/Sandringham U18 | 185 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Mark Alvey | 25 | 177 | 76 | Wentworth/Bendigo U18 | 59 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Marcus Bullen | 23 | 187 | 85 | Murray U18 | 44 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Damian Cupido | 23 | 184 | 90 | Croydon/Eastern U18 | 53 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Ben Haynes | 24 | 182 | 83 | Western U18 | 26 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Sam Hunt | 22 | 193 | 92 | Geelong U18 | 7 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Paul Thomas | 23 | 182 | 80 | Central District | 8 | Magarey: 2004 |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Ty Zantuck | 23 | 188 | 93 | Western U18 | 77 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Ryan Bain | 19 | 184 | 81 | Oakleigh U18 | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Adrian Wilson | 20 | 184 | 88 | Central District | 0 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Ted Richards | 228 | 15 | 8 | AA: 2012; Prem: 2012 |
Elevations
Rookie Elevations
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Nathan Lovett-Murray | 108 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Essendon | Andrew Lovett | 68 | 68 | 8 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 23 (Ryan Cook) + 54 (Kristin Thornton) + Ted Richards |
| Got: | 19 (Courtenay Dempsey) + 50 (Sam Lonergan) + Richard Cole |