Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Adam Cooney | 31 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Essendon | Jonathan Giles | 12 (3) | 4 | 0 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Essendon | Kyle Langford | Macleod/Ivanhoe Grammar/Old Ivanhoe/Northern U18 | 17yr | 191cm | 80kg | 134 | 136 | 4 | AA40: 2023 | |
| 20 | Essendon | Jayden Laverde | Keilor/PEGS/Western U18 | 18yr | 190cm | 82kg | 113 | 38 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Essendon | Shaun McKernan | Tullamarine/Calder U18 | 24yr | 196cm | 99kg | 57 (53) | 53 | 6 | ||
| 30 | Essendon | Kurt Aylett | Leeton-Whitton/NSW-ACT U18/North Ballarat U18 | 22yr | 188cm | 78kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Essendon | Jake Long | St Marys/Scotch College/NT U18/Essendon (VFL) | 18yr | 186cm | 75kg | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intl | 62 | Essendon | Conor McKenna | County Tyrone | 18yr | 182cm | 82kg | 106 (79) | 27 | 1 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | Essendon | Kurt Aylett | 22 | 188 | 78 | Leeton-Whitton/NSW-ACT U18/North Ballarat U18 | 3 | |
| Oct 22 | Essendon | Sean Gregory | 20 | 196 | 76 | Rupertswood/Calder U18 | 0 | |
| Oct 22 | Essendon | Kyle Hardingham | 26 | 186 | 86 | Bullcreek Leeming JFC/East Fremantle | 65 | |
| Sep 7 | Essendon | Leroy Jetta | 26 | 180 | 78 | South Fremantle | 93 | |
| Oct 29 | Essendon | Dylan van Unen | 24 | 189 | 88 | North Ringwood/Eastern U18/Box Hill/Frankston | 1 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Essendon | Cory Dell'Olio | 24 | 175 | 81 | South Coogee JFC/South Fremantle | 16 | |
| Oct 22 | Essendon | Johnny Rayner | 23 | 184 | 68 | Athletics | 0 | |
| Oct 29 | Essendon | Fraser Thurlow | 21 | 200 | 102 | Queensland U18/Southport/Labrador | 0 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Paddy Ryder | 111 | 80 | 14 | AA: 2017; B&F: 2017 |
Elevations
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 53 (Oscar McDonald) + Paddy Ryder |
| Got: | 17 (Kyle Langford) + 62 (unused) + Adam Cooney + Jonathan Giles |