Incoming Players
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Essendon | Michael Hurley | Macleod/Northern U18 | 18yr | 195cm | 97kg | 194 | 109 | 32 | AA: 2015, 2017 | |
| 23 | Essendon | David Zaharakis | Eltham/Marcellin College/Northern U18 | 18yr | 185cm | 82kg | 226 | 136 | 46 | B&F: 2011 | |
| 55 | Essendon | Michael Still | Northern U18 | 17yr | 194cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Essendon | Tyson Slattery | West Adelaide | 17yr | 189cm | 80kg | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Essendon |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Essendon | Hayden Skipworth | Woodville-West Torrens | 25yr | 177cm | 78kg | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Essendon | Bryce Carroll | Western U18 | 18yr | 185cm | 73kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Essendon | Thomas German | Calder U18 | 18yr | 178cm | 77kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Essendon | Christian Bock | Woodville-West Torrens | 18yr | 205cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Essendon | Kade Klemke | Culcairn/NSW-ACT U18/Murray U18 | 18yr | 180cm | 77kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 64 | Essendon | Michael Quinn | County Longford | 18yr | 185cm | 78kg | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | Essendon | Jason Johnson | 30 | 180 | 85 | Kilmore/Assumption College/Calder U18 | 184 | AA: 2001; B&F: 2001, 2005; Prem: 2000 |
| Aug 15 | Essendon | Mal Michael | 31 | 190 | 99 | St Peters College (Qld)/Morningside | 238 | Prem: 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Aug 25 | Essendon | Adam Ramanauskas | 27 | 184 | 84 | Dandenong U18 | 134 | Prem: 2000 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Tom Hislop | 20 | 185 | 85 | Burnie/Tasmania U18 | 27 | |
| Aug 15 | Essendon | Courtney Johns | 23 | 192 | 100 | East Fremantle | 21 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Andrew Lee | 22 | 196 | 93 | Burnie/Tasmania U18/Tasmania (VFL) | 5 | |
| Sep 19 | Essendon | Damien Peverill | 29 | 185 | 83 | Calder U18 | 144 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Danny Chartres | 22 | 194 | 95 | Peel | 0 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Dean Dick | 19 | 190 | 90 | Perth | 0 |
Elevations
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 39 (Steven Motlop) |
| Got: | Brent Prismall |