Incoming Players
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Essendon | Dyson Heppell | Leongatha/Gippsland U18 | 18yr | 189cm | 85kg | 239 | 67 | 71 | AA: 2014; Rising Star: 2011; B&F: 2014; AFLCA Young: 2012; AFLPA 1st: 2011 | |
| 31 | Essendon | Ariel Steinberg | Mildura Imperials/Bendigo U18 | 18yr | 191cm | 87kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Essendon | Alex Browne | Xavier College/Oakleigh U18 | 18yr | 188cm | 86kg | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 64 | Essendon | Luke Davis | West Adelaide | 17yr | 191cm | 93kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Essendon | Michael Ross | Gippsland U18 | 19yr | 185cm | 75kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Essendon | ||||||||||
| Rookie | 106 | Essendon | Ben Howlett | Donnybrook/Peel | 22yr | 180cm | 80kg | 109 | 52 | 9 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essendon | Michael Hibberd | Somerville/Dandenong U18/Frankston | 20yr | 187cm | 90kg | 197 (84) | 14 | 21 | AA: 2017; Prem: 2021 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Essendon | Josh Jenkins | Tyntynder/Lake Boga/Frankston | 21yr | 198cm | 106kg | 149 (0) | 296 | 19 | AA40: 2016 | |
| 29 | Essendon | Jay Neagle | Traralgon/Gippsland U18 | 22yr | 191cm | 100kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Essendon | Tyson Slattery | West Adelaide | 19yr | 189cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NSW Upg | 61 | Essendon | James Webster | Woy Woy Peninsula/Gosford/North Shore (NSW)/NSW-ACT U18 | 18yr | 184cm | 79kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | Essendon | Jarrod Atkinson | 25 | 192 | 88 | Bendigo | 17 | |
| Nov 9 | Essendon | Bachar Houli | 22 | 180 | 84 | Spotswood/Western U18 | 232 | AA: 2019; Prem: 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Oct 6 | Essendon | Jason Laycock | 25 | 201 | 105 | East Devonport/Tasmania U18 | 58 | |
| Nov 9 | Essendon | Jay Neagle | 22 | 191 | 100 | Traralgon/Gippsland U18 | 28 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Tyson Slattery | 19 | 189 | 80 | West Adelaide | 1 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Michael Still | 19 | 194 | 83 | Northern U18 | 0 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Essendon | Christian Bock | 20 | 205 | 82 | Woodville-West Torrens | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Essendon | Marcus Marigliani | 24 | 182 | 86 | Frankston | 2 | |
| Oct 15 | Essendon | John Williams | 22 | 188 | 83 | Uni of Queensland/Morningside | 1 |