Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Kurt Aylett | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essendon | Paul Chapman | 29 | 30 | 4 | |||
| Essendon | Shaun Edwards | 12 | 8 | 0 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Essendon | Zach Merrett | Cobden/Melbourne Grammar/Sandringham U18 | 18yr | 180cm | 77kg | 212 | 67 | 128 | AA: 2017, 2021, 2023; B&F: 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023 | |
| 55 | Essendon | Orazio Fantasia | Payneham Norwood Union/Norwood Morialta HS/Norwood | 18yr | 178cm | 64kg | 105 (80) | 143 | 12 | ||
| Rookie | 64 | Essendon | Lauchlan Dalgleish | Ararat/North Ballarat U18 | 20yr | 185cm | 77kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Essendon | Fraser Thurlow | Queensland U18/Southport/Labrador | 20yr | 200cm | 102kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Essendon | Patrick Ambrose | Ashburton/Xavier College/Old Xavs/Coburg/Essendon (VFL) | 22yr | 191cm | 88kg | 88 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Unreg | 41 | Essendon | Johnny Rayner | Athletics | 22yr | 184cm | 68kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | Essendon | David Hille | 32 | 202 | 108 | Peninsula Grammar/Dandenong U18 | 197 | B&F: 2008 |
| Aug 29 | Essendon | Nathan Lovett-Murray | 30 | 190 | 87 | Heywood/North Ballarat U18/Williamstown | 145 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Essendon | Alwyn Davey | 29 | 174 | 76 | South Adelaide | 100 | |
| Sep 3 | Essendon | Luke Davis | 20 | 191 | 93 | West Adelaide | 0 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Essendon | Hal Hunter | 20 | 187 | 84 | Collegians/Calder U18 | 0 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Stewart Crameri | 46 | 75 | 7 | |||
| Essendon | Scott Gumbleton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 48 (unused) + 84 (unused) + Stewart Crameri + Scott Gumbleton |
| Got: | 26 (Zach Merrett) + 55 (Orazio Fantasia) + Kurt Aylett + Paul Chapman + Shaun Edwards |