Incoming Players
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Essendon | Ben Hobbs | Horsham FC/Ballarat Clarendon College/North Ballarat U18 | 18yr | 183cm | 79kg | 41 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Essendon | Alastair Lord | Rostrevor College/Norwood | 17yr | 181cm | 75kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Essendon | Garrett McDonagh | Northern U18/Coburg/Northern Blues/West Preston/Richmond (VFL) | 25yr | 183cm | 81kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Essendon | Patrick Voss | Turvey Park/Wesley College/Oakleigh U18/Greater Western Sydney (NEAFL) | 18yr | 194cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Nic Martin | 51 | 39 | 12 | |||
| Essendon | Tex Wanganeen | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Mid-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Essendon | Massimo D'Ambrosio | Point Cook/Western U18/Richmond (VFL) | 18yr | 178cm | 80kg | 22 (16) | 5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Essendon | Jye Menzie | North Hobart/South Adelaide | 19yr | 180cm | 81kg | 28 | 25 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Essendon | Patrick Ambrose | 29 | 191 | 88 | Ashburton/Xavier College/Old Xavs/Coburg/Essendon (VFL) | 88 | |
| Aug 17 | Essendon | Cale Hooker | 32 | 197 | 98 | Melville/East Fremantle | 219 | AA: 2014; B&F: 2015 |
| Jan 3 | Essendon | Ross McQuillan | 21 | 186 | 79 | County Armagh | 0 | |
| Sep 13 | Essendon | Irving Mosquito | 21 | 176 | 72 | Halls Creek/Maffra/Gippsland Grammar/Gippsland U18 | 4 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | Essendon | Ned Cahill | 20 | 178 | 77 | Mount Eliza/Padua College/Dandenong U18 | 6 | |
| Sep 13 | Essendon | Lachlan Johnson | 20 | 175 | 79 | Strathmore/Scotch College/Oakleigh U18 | 0 | |
| Aug 31 | Essendon | David Zaharakis | 31 | 185 | 82 | Eltham/Marcellin College/Northern U18 | 226 | B&F: 2011 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | Essendon | Dylan Clarke | 23 | 187 | 85 | Rowville/Knox/Melbourne Grammar/Eastern U18 | 24 | |
| Oct 14 | Essendon | Martin Gleeson | 27 | 186 | 70 | Koroit/St Patrick's College/North Ballarat U18 | 97 |