List of Essendon Football Club players
This is a list of Essendon Football Club players who have made one or more appearance in the Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990 and the AFL Women's . Essendon were one of the foundation clubs for the inaugural VFL season in 1897. They joined the AFLW in 2022 (S7).
1890s
1900s
Debut year
Player
Games
Goals
Years at club
1900
Llew Jones
5
2
1900
1900
Tommy Leahy
2
0
1900
1900
Mick Peppard
42
10
1900–1903
1900
Billy Grace
4
1
1900
1900
Herb Hunter
3
0
1900
1900
Alf Dear
6
1
1900
1900
Bill Crebbin
1
0
1900
1900
Hughie Johns
1
2
1900
1900
Fred Hiskins
50
78
1900–1902, 1906
1901
Bobby Byers
1
0
1901
1901
Ted Kennedy
43
1
1901–1903
1901
Bill Robinson
71
14
1901–1902, 1904–1906
1901
Herc Vollugi
70
5
1901–1906
1901
George Ward
1
0
1901
1901
Artie White
6
3
1901
1901
Marcus Evans
1
0
1901
1901
Mick Morris
1
0
1901
1901
Jim Beasley
2
0
1901
1901
Jack McKenzie
81
90
1901–1902, 1904–1906
1901
Fred Mann
27
1
1901–1903
1901
James Kennedy
3
9
1901
1902
Ben Baxter
67
4
1902–1906
1902
Jack Geggie
43
11
1902–1904
1902
Syd Hall
8
1
1902
1902
Jack Deas
3
0
1902
1902
Bill Webb
1
1
1902
1902
Vic Hutchens
11
8
1902
1902
Harry Ford
2
0
1902
1902
John Holligan
5
4
1902–1903
1903
Hughie Callan
35
15
1903–1905
1903
Barlow Carkeek
26
8
1903–1905
1903
Mick Madden
65
51
1903–1906
1903
Bill McCarthy
3
0
1903
1903
Johnny Meadows
4
2
1903
1903
David Smith
142
114
1913
1903
Tom Williams
2
0
1903
1903
Ted Flynn
1
0
1903
1903
Arthur Gilligan
29
11
1903–1905
1903
Joe Marr
14
1
1903
1903
Tom Hedley
24
6
1903–1904
1903
George Barker
47
74
1903–1905, 1907, 1909
1903
Jack Trehey
6
1
1903
1903
Jack Rosser
8
1
1903
1903
Jack Sullivan
2
1
1903, 1907
1903
Jack McIntyre
4
1
1903
1903
Fred Fooks
3
2
1903
1903
Jim McDonald
28
2
1903–1906
1903
Percy Abercrombie
2
0
1903
1903
Jack Godby
2
0
1903
1903
Joe Shippen
1
0
1903
1904
Norman Belcher
2
0
1904
1904
Bill Busbridge
103
32
1904–1912
1904
Alex Robinson
9
5
1904
1904
Harry Laxton
44
3
1904–1907
1904
Fred Robinson
35
0
1904–1905
1904
Arthur Legge
69
30
1904–1909
1904
Alf Swift
7
2
1904
1904
Mick Pleass
4
0
1904
1904
Jim Phipps
22
0
1904–1906
1905
Harry Davis
11
3
1905
1905
Dick Harris
3
5
1905
1905
Bill Kerr
1
0
1905
1905
Jack Megson
1
0
1905
1905
Jimmy O'Brien
8
0
1905
1905
Simon Fraser
21
8
1905–1906
1905
Bill Sewart
171
7
1905–1915
1905
Alby Matheson
1
0
1905
1905
Bill McVitty
9
0
1905,1907
1905
Mark Shea
71
0
1905–1909
1905
Ernie Cameron
114
55
1905–1912
1905
Athol Tymms
3
1
1905
1905
John Everard
1
0
1905
1905
Lewis Blackmore
7
10
1905–1907
1905
Arch McDonald
1
0
1905
1905
Edwin McDonald
1
1
1905
1906
Allan Belcher
176
40
1906–1915, 1918–1919
1906
Jack Borthwick
2
0
1906
1906
Bill Davies
65
4
1906–1909
1906
John Green
3
0
1906
1906
Charlie Morley
3
0
1906
1906
Charlie Teather
20
3
1906–1907, 1910
1906
James Wilson
1
0
1906
1906
Norman Yeo
15
31
1906
1906
Bert Numa
1
0
1906
1906
Alf George
33
0
1906–1909
1906
Gordon Ross-Soden
1
0
1906
1906
John Dixon
1
0
1906
1906
George Gibson
12
1
1906–1907
1906
Con Kennedy
4
0
1906
1906
Ray Sartori
7
1
1906–1907
1906
Phil Gibson
6
0
1906
1906
Gerald Ryan
18
3
1906, 1909
1906
Chris Fogarty
2
0
1906
1906
Joe Fogarty
2
3
1906
1906
Cec Garton
1
0
1906
1907
John Anderson
3
0
1907
1907
Norm Busbridge
5
0
1907
1907
Alf Jackson
13
0
1907,1909
1907
Bill Johnson
30
4
1907–1908
1907
Otto Landmann
27
34
1907–1910
1907
Jim Martin
95
71
1907–1913
1907
Alby Sykes
4
1
1907
1907
Len Bowe
185
4
1907–1915, 1918–1920
1907
Fred Parkinson
53
27
1907–1910
1907
Bruce Sloss
3
0
1907–1908
1907
Horrie Dick
1
0
1907
1907
John Stephenson
10
0
1907
1907
Dick Clough
2
0
1907–1908
1907
Gordon Kearney
5
0
1907
1907
Mike Londerigan
42
21
1907–1909
1907
Peter McCann
1
0
1907
1907
Charles Bolton
1
0
1907
1907
Charlie Haigbloom
9
10
1907
1907
Barney Jenkins
3
2
1907
1907
Cliff Bennett
3
0
1907
1907
Bill Lonergan
1
0
1907
1908
Lou Armstrong
104
109
1908–1914
1908
Tommy Crow
4
0
1908
1908
Les Minto
25
7
1908–1909
1908
Bert Ryan
15
3
1908
1908
Paddy Shea
142
156
1908–1915, 1918
1908
Tom Sevior
1
0
1908
1908
Lon Smith
6
1
1908
1908
Harry Farnsworth
24
16
1908–1909
1908
Archie Snell
1
0
1908
1908
Alan Irwin
8
2
1908–1909
1908
Jim Campbell
1
0
1908
1908
Fred Anderson
1
0
1908
1908
Bill French
3
0
1908–1909
1908
Bert Daykin
32
9
1908–1910
1908
Bill Heaphy
5
3
1908–1909
1908
Harry Prout
29
35
1908–1910
1909
Artie Bowe
2
0
1909
1909
Hurtle Rice
1
0
1909
1909
Billy Harrison
24
6
1909–1911
1909
Alby Kennedy
2
2
1909
1909
Wally Roach
4
0
1909
1909
Rupert Cooper
1
0
1909
1909
Fred Whelpton
10
5
1909–1910
1909
Charlie Beckley
13
9
1909–1910
1910s
Debut year
Player
Games
Goals
Years at club
1910
Ramsay Anderson
28
0
1910–1911
1910
Bert Armstrong
45
55
1910–1912,1914
1910
Horrie Bant
12
0
1910
1910
Percy Ogden
161
91
1910–1915,1918–1921
1910
Fred O'Shea
49
3
1910–1912
1910
Dick Bayford
5
2
1910
1910
Val Crawley
1
0
1910
1910
George McLeod
56
5
1910–1913
1910
Dick Monteith
20
0
1910–1912
1910
Hedley Bryant
3
2
1910
1910
Les White
75
1
1910–1915
1910
Fred Baring
154
92
1910–1915,1918–1924
1910
Jack Wood
2
0
1910
1910
Leo O'Connor
10
6
1910–1911
1910
Arthur Slater
1
0
1910
1911
Bill Walker
66
53
1911–1915
1911
Wally Chalmers
73
11
1911–1915,1918
1911
Rupe Benstead
4
0
1911
1911
Vernon Hazel
12
4
1911–1912
1911
Charlie Hay
2
0
1911
1911
Dan Hanley
67
9
1911–1914
1911
Johnny Hart
4
0
1911
1911
Jack Kirby
77
113
1911–1915,1918
1911
Edgar Masters
1
0
1911
1911
Artie Freeman
1
0
1911
1911
Jimmy Jones
1
0
1911
1912
Fred Kirkwood
42
8
1912–1914
1912
Ted McDonald
2
0
1912
1912
Bruce Godfrey
1
0
1912
1912
Frank Caine
22
33
1912–1914
1912
Len Worle
4
0
1912
1912
Billy Harvey
9
2
1912
1912
Jack O'Brien
15
1
1912–1913
1912
Bill Kyme
3
2
1912
1912
Edric Bickford
1
0
1912
1912
Jack Blencowe
1
0
1912
1913
Clyde Donaldson
144
28
1913–1914,1919–1926
1913
Rupe Lowell
10
0
1913
1913
Fred Edwards
1
1
1913
1913
Jim Moore
1
0
1913
1913
Hughie Tait
8
5
1913
1913
Ernie Lumsden
34
49
1913–1915
1913
Johnny Allan
10
2
1913
1913
Hugh Heron
2
0
1913
1913
Art Wilkinson
2
0
1913
1913
George Parkinson
9
0
1913–1914
1913
Herbert Wilson
1
0
1913
1913
Jack Woolley
9
5
1913–1914
1913
Bob Walker
51
17
1913–1915,1919–1920
1913
Vic McNeil
12
1
1913–1914
1913
John Pike
4
0
1913
1913
Wilfred Stott
2
1
1913
1913
Jimmy Gordon
8
11
1913–1914
1913
Cyril Gove
28
3
1913–1915,1918
1913
Roy Laing
131
3
1913–1915,1918–1925
1913
Norm Hall
13
17
1913–1914,1918
1914
Bill Dinsmore
13
17
1914–1915
1914
Jim Freeman
2
0
1914
1914
Neil King
3
0
1914–1915
1914
Harry Neate
3
0
1914–1915
1914
Bob Rahilly
2
4
1914
1914
Horrie Webster
23
13
1914–1915
1914
Henry Elkington
1
0
1914
1914
Basil Nehill
2
0
1914
1914
Tommy Wade
23
4
1914–1915,1919
1914
Arthur Mann
3
0
1914,1919
1914
Bert Day
68
0
1914–1915,1918–1921
1914
Frank Hurren
2
1
1914–1915
1915
Fred McIntosh
14
1
1915
1915
Bill Wylie
9
1
1915,1918
1915
Tom Pollard
8
5
1915
1915
Col Sinclair
11
4
1915,1918
1915
Alby O'Connor
13
1
1915,1918
1915
Bob Shearer
3
1
1915
1915
Charles Comber
1
0
1915
1915
Les Rogers
3
0
1915
1915
Harold Feehan
11
0
1915
1915
Percy Martyn
45
7
1915,1918–1921
1915
Bobby Donald
22
3
1915,1918–1920
1915
Flurence Moore
7
2
1915
1915
Ned Richardson
22
2
1915,1918
1915
Jim Condon
17
15
1915,1918
1915
Jack Garden
116
42
1920–1926
1915
Bill Scott
4
0
1915
1915
Vic Nankervis
6
0
1915,1918
1915
Harold Day
1
1
1915
1918
Bill Coffey
1
0
1918
1918
Norm Dunn
14
3
1918–1919
1918
Phil Furlong
5
3
1918
1918
Leo McInerney
12
2
1918–1919
1918
Jimmy Sullivan
90
20
1918–1925
1918
Dave Walsh
25
18
1918–1920
1918
Tom Fitzmaurice
85
30
1922–1924
1918
Harry Sawyer
4
0
1918
1918
Jim Taylor
1
0
1918
1918
Jack McGarity
2
0
1918
1918
Len Phillips
4
0
1918
1918
Bert Drinkwater
27
15
1918–1920
1918
Sydney Barr
1
0
1918
1918
Tom Greenwood
2
0
1918
1918
Paddy McDonald
9
3
1918–1919
1918
Bill Hanson
3
1
1918
1918
Eric Sprague
3
0
1918
1918
James Lavelle
1
1
1918
1918
Bertie Wollacott
11
7
1918–1921
1918
Jim Alexander
5
1
1918–1919
1918
George Hemingway
1
0
1918
1919
Harry Dussell
32
16
1919–1921
1919
Charlie Farrell
69
20
1919–1925
1919
Syd Sutherland
13
3
1919
1919
Stan Anderson
1
0
1919
1919
Jack Harrison
1
0
1919
1919
Col Laidlaw
41
16
1919–1923
1919
Pat Robertson
18
1
1919–1920
1919
Jim Collins
30
4
1919–1921
1919
Ivan More
2
0
1919
1919
Frank McDonald
28
56
1919–1921
1919
Jim McLear
1
0
1919
1919
Archie Giles
4
0
1919–1920
1920s
1930s
1940s
Debut year
Player
Games
Goals
Years at club
1940
Cec Ruddell
122
0
1940–1943, 1945–1949
1940
Max Smith
7
0
1940
1940
Charlie Challenger
2
0
1940
1940
Joe Evans
21
1
1940–1942
1940
Norm Betson
78
41
1940–1945
1940
Jack Hunter
2
7
1940
1940
Harold Lambert
99
2
1940–1941, 1946–1951
1940
Gordon Lane
131
256
1940–1949
1940
Allan Hird, Sr.
102
2
1940–1945
1940
Ivor McIvor
12
9
1940, 1944, 1946
1941
Bob Flanigan
42
1
1941–1942, 1944–1945
1941
Keith Forsyth
2
0
1941
1941
Gordon Abbott
83
43
1941–1947
1941
Dick Molloy
2
0
1941
1941
Andy McPartland
1
0
1941
1941
Ritchie Thomas
4
0
1941
1941
Jack Keddie
1
0
1941
1941
Sid Silk
15
0
1941–1944
1942
Laurie Dearle
76
42
1942–1947
1942
Bill Hutchison
290
496
1942–1957
1942
Keith Rawle
111
98
1942–1943, 1946–1949
1942
Ted Leehane
83
140
1942–1943, 1946–1950
1942
Ray Powell
49
69
1942–1947
1942
Murray Dimble
20
17
1942, 1944–1945
1942
Maurie Edwards
5
0
1942–1943
1943
Les Gardiner
166
0
1943, 1945–1953
1943
Bert Harper
76
32
1943–1944, 1946–1952
1943
Bill Brittingham
172
181
1943–1952
1943
Jimmy Farrell
4
9
1943
1943
Bob Drummond
14
31
1943–1945
1943
Bill Gregg
1
0
1943
1943
Jack Cockburn
10
2
1943–1944
1943
Gil Langley
4
1
1943
1944
Herbie Tonkes
37
0
1944, 1946–1947
1944
Ray Finn
10
14
1944–1945
1944
Jack Symons
3
0
1944
1944
Bob Syme
116
59
1944–1945, 1947–1953
1944
Jack Vinall
2
1
1944
1944
Ron Kennedy
3
1
1944
1944
Alan Randall
9
0
1944–1945
1944
Ken Collicoat
2
0
1944
1944
Terry Healy
15
1
1944–1945
1944
Jack Henry
4
1
1944–1945
1944
Alan Shaw
5
0
1944–1945
1944
Russell Hill
14
1
1944, 1946–1947
1945
Bob Annesley
6
7
1945
1945
Ron Jory
25
17
1945–1946
1945
Bill Pearson
51
24
1945–1947
1945
Ray Thomas
4
0
1945
1945
Jack Lyons
32
3
1945–1946
1945
Fred Buttsworth
8
9
1945
1945
Jackie Huggard
1
0
1945
1945
Milton Clark
3
0
1945
1945
Harry Ralph
4
0
1945
1945
Harry Equid
40
67
1945–1948
1946
George Hassell
63
4
1946–1950
1946
Jack Jones
175
156
1946–1954
1946
Allan Matheson
3
2
1946
1946
Ivan Goodingham
36
37
1946–1949
1946
Ray Bower
10
1
1946–1947
1946
Bob McClure
90
17
1946–1951
1947
Wally May
94
8
1947–1952
1947
Jack Johnson
5
8
1947
1947
Norm McDonald
128
3
1947–1953
1947
Noel Allanson
57
1
1947–1951
1947
Les Field
2
0
1947
1947
Ken Newton
24
19
1947–1950
1947
Bob Bradley
62
5
1947–1950
1947
Doug Bigelow
148
27
1947–1956
1947
Greg Tate
70
95
1947–1951
1948
Ron McEwin
77
76
1948–1952
1948
Dick Bryar
3
0
1948
1948
Vic Fisher
25
4
1948–1949
1948
George Goninon
9
11
1948–1950
1948
John Ward
1
0
1948
1949
John Coleman
98
537
1949–1954
1949
John McLeish
10
0
1949–1950
1949
Roy McConnell
135
0
1949–1956
1949
Jack Simpson
6
0
1949, 1951
1949
Fred Payne
42
7
1949–1953
1949
Alan Thaw
41
0
1952–1954
1950s
1960s
1970s
Debut year
Player
Games
Goals
Years at club
1970
Gary Grainger
30
19
1970–1972
1970
Greg Perry
63
38
1970, 1972–1974, 1976
1970
Bryan Pirouet
14
0
1970–1971
1970
Bruce Neish
21
13
1970–1971
1970
David Starbuck
13
2
1970–1971
1970
Len Halley
35
11
1970–1973
1970
John May
3
1
1970
1970
Ken Roberts
100
111
1970–1977
1970
Gary Parkes
96
39
1970–1976
1970
Sandy Talbot
33
0
1970–1973
1971
Rod McFarlane
4
3
1971
1971
Graeme Schultz
77
115
1971–1974, 1981–1983
1971
Bruce Dodson
11
3
1971
1971
Ken Hogan
18
9
1971–1972
1971
Hugh Delahunty
46
18
1971–1973
1971
Barry Grinter
78
7
1971–1972, 1974–1976
1971
Ray Smith
77
1
1971–1975
1971
Andy Wilson
112
129
1971–1977
1971
John Cassin
51
32
1971–1974
1971
Trevor Heath
1
0
1971
1971
Allan Graco
8
2
1971
1971
Mick Bates
2
1
1971
1971
Laurie Moloney
80
8
1971–1976
1972
Des Tuddenham
69
66
1972–1975
1972
Peter Hickmott
58
18
1972–1977
1972
Bruce Brown
1
0
1972
1972
Pat Wellington
58
42
1972–1976
1973
Graham Moss
84
67
1973–1976
1973
Russell Ellen
35
5
1973–1977
1973
Ross Wright
11
0
1973–1974
1973
Graham Middleton
1
0
1973
1973
Robert Amos
54
15
1973–1976, 1978–1979
1973
Ron Andrews
151
32
1973–1983
1973
Rob Newton
59
22
1973–1978
1973
Trevor Tyler
12
0
1973–1976
1973
John Emin
3
1
1973
1974
Steve Beaumont
37
46
1974–1976
1974
Graeme Jenkin
22
10
1974–1976
1974
Garry Lowe
8
0
1974
1974
Robert Shaw
51
8
1974–1981
1974
Max Crow
136
139
1974,1976–1982
1974
Garry Foulds
300
140
1974–1989
1974
Howard Staehr
5
0
1974,1976
1974
Dean Hartigan
36
1
1974–1977
1974
Simon Madden
378
575
1974–1992
1974
Tom Park
3
0
1974
1974
Gary Fitzpatrick
13
10
1974–1975
1974
Stephen Robins
80
75
1974–1980
1975
Greg Bell
22
1
1975,1977–1978
1975
Jim Demetriou
9
2
1975–1976
1975
Graeme Hatcher
9
0
1975–1976
1975
Maurice Boyse
9
1
1975
1975
Bill Berry
14
4
1975–1977
1975
Brian Walsh
51
100
1975–1978
1975
Larry Watson
31
2
1975–1978
1975
Paul McDonald
10
4
1975–1978
1975
Andrew Radchenko
1
0
1975
1976
Ian Marsh
68
16
1976–1980
1976
Geoff Burdett
37
46
1976–1978, 1981
1976
Terry Cahill
28
22
1976–1978
1976
Ken Mansfield
48
34
1976–1980
1976
Denis Scanlon
66
7
1976–1981
1976
Jack Mihocek
13
8
1976–1978
1977
Neil Clarke
135
35
1977–1987
1977
Gary Young
5
1
1977
1977
Colin Boyd
34
0
1977–1979
1977
Merv Neagle
147
52
1977–1985
1977
Russell Muir
67
3
1977–1981
1977
Shane Heard
168
39
1977–1987, 1991
1977
Steven Taubert
64
30
1977–1981
1977
Paul Vander Haar
201
278
1977–1990
1977
Don Mattson
1
0
1977
1977
Wayne Primmer
40
74
1977–1979
1977
Tim Watson
307
335
1977–1991, 1993–1994
1977
Phillip Early
10
3
1977
1978
Terry Daniher
294
447
1978–1992
1978
Allan Davis
33
27
1978–1979
1978
Bernie Jones
13
11
1978
1978
Roger Merrett
149
148
1978–1987
1978
Michael Sheldon
11
3
1978–1980
1978
Peter Bennett
67
22
1978–1981
1978
Neil Besanko
35
1
1978–1981
1978
Michael Redenbach
3
0
1978
1978
Glenn Hawker
200
172
1978–1988
1979
Neale Daniher
82
32
1979–1981, 1985, 1989–1990
1979
Barry Day
15
15
1979–1980
1979
Peter Keenan
31
17
1979–1980
1979
Alan Reid
45
18
1979–1983
1979
Craig Barbary
8
5
1979
1979
Darren Williams
109
94
1979, 1983–1989
1979
Frank Dunell
100
57
1979–1986
1979
Kelvin Steel
6
0
1979
1979
Robert Hyde
1
0
1979
1980s
Debut year
Player
Games
Goals
Years at club
1980
Phil Carman
10
12
1980–1981
1980
Alan Stoneham
72
20
1980–1983
1980
Jim McAllester
2
0
1980
1980
Wayne Foreman
26
30
1980–1981
1980
Grant Fowler
63
49
1980–1983
1980
David Burke
3
6
1980
1980
Peter Light
2
0
1980
1980
Barry Besanko
3
3
1980
1980
Justin Madden
45
20
1980–1982
1980
Stephen Carey
105
6
1980–1986
1980
Michael Davis
4
1
1980, 1982–1983
1980
Greg Flanegan
2
3
1980
1980
Mark Eustice
29
19
1980–1984
1980
Bill Valli
1
0
1980
1981
Tony Buhagiar
83
135
1981–1984
1981
Michael Thomson
46
31
1981–1983, 1985–1986
1981
Kevin Walsh
162
20
1981–1991
1981
Ian Morrison
3
0
1981
1982
Stephen Copping
42
88
1982–1984
1982
Billy Duckworth
126
64
1982–1990
1982
Wayne Otway
36
65
1982–1983
1982
Tony West
8
8
1982–1984
1982
Roy Ramsay
3
0
1982
1982
Chris Waterson
31
11
1982–1986
1982
Brian Brown
2
0
1982
1982
Anton Grbac
2
0
1982
1983
Wayne Beddison
10
18
1983
1983
Cameron Clayton
17
1
1983
1983
Paul Salmon
224
520
1983–1995, 2002
1983
Mark Thompson
202
50
1983–1987, 1989–1996
1983
Paul Weston
60
12
1983–1985
1983
Peter Bradbury
49
19
1983–1986
1983
Rene Kink
20
35
1983, 1985
1983
Alan Ezard
184
200
1983–1993
1983
Bryan Wood
44
12
1983–1986
1983
Stephen Richardson
1
2
1983
1984
Leon Baker
86
70
1984–1988
1984
Doug Cox
3
0
1984
1984
Tony Elshaug
65
75
1984–1987
1984
Mark Harvey
206
170
1984–1997
1984
Peter Banfield
11
3
1984–1986
1984
Mark Hannebery
1
0
1984
1984
Brian Winton
32
4
1984–1988
1984
Merv Harbinson
2
0
1984–1985
1985
Steven Clark
53
73
1985–1989
1985
Stephen Pirrie
1
0
1985
1985
Trevor Spencer
31
28
1985–1989
1986
Brenton Phillips
10
3
1986
1986
Geoff Raines
14
2
1986
1986
David Flood
58
36
1986–1988, 1990–1995
1986
Paul Hamilton
105
7
1986–1992
1986
Mike Richardson
15
14
1986
1986
Dean Bailey
53
19
1986–1989, 1991–1992
1986
Ed Considine
49
12
1986–1992
1986
Nick Walsh
11
1
1986–1988
1987
Anthony Daniher
118
18
1987–1994
1987
Peter Francis
19
2
1987–1988
1987
Tony Antrobus
22
26
1987, 1989–1990
1987
Gavin Keane
29
18
1987–1988
1987
John Barnes
58
25
1987–1990, 2000–2001
1987
David Johnston
41
6
1987–1992
1987
Dean Wallis
127
42
1987–1989, 1991–2001
1987
Daryl Cunningham
7
5
1987
1987
David Sullivan
10
14
1987–1988
1987
Geoff Parker
3
0
1987,1989
1987
Chris Daniher
124
40
1987–1997
1987
Brendon Moore
7
1
1987–1988, 1990
1987
Gary O'Donnell
243
88
1987–1998
1988
Greg Anderson
103
60
1988–1992
1988
Darren Bewick
238
332
1988–2000
1988
Andrew Guthrie
5
0
1988
1988
Andrew Rogers
8
1
1988
1988
Paul O'Brien
3
2
1988
1988
Justin Stubbs
3
5
1988, 1990
1988
Peter Somerville
160
89
1988–1999
1988
Michael O'Sullivan
1
0
1988
1988
Peter Bourke
1
0
1988
1988
Bradley Plain
46
89
1988–1993
1989
David Grenvold
112
18
1989–1990, 1992–1996
1989
Michael Long
190
143
1989–1993, 1989–2001
1989
Kieran Sporn
72
65
1989–1993
1989
Andrew Underwood
12
4
1989–1990
1989
Michael Werner
40
60
1989–1992
1989
Andrew Manning
25
20
1989–1991
1989
Craig O'Brien
21
16
1989–1991
1990s
2000s
Essendon Debut
Player
DOB
Acquired
Recruited From
Games
Goals
Playing Career at Essendon
2000
Henneman, Aaron
13 December 1980
No. 25, National Draft (1998)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
58
5
2000–2005
2000
Robran, Jonathon
21 October 1972
No. 33, 1999 + No. 48, 1999.
AFL Trade Period (1999)
Hawthorn (AFL)
8
3
2000–2001
2001
Bannister, Jordan
31 October 1982
No. 47, National Draft (2000)
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
14
0
2001–2003
2001
Bullen, Marc
12 July 1982
No. 63, National Draft (2000)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
44
9
2001–2005
2001
Forster-Knight, Robert
6 April 1982
No. 72, National Draft (1999)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
31
0
2001–2003
2001
Hille, David
2 July 1981
No. 40, National Draft (1999)
Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
197
153
2001–2013
2001
McGrath, Cory
4 February 1979
Rookie Elevation (2000)
South Fremantle (WAFL)
28
14
2001–2003
2001
Peverill, Damien
12 July 1979
No. 32, Rookie Draft (2000)
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
144
32
2001–2008
2002
Harvey, Shane
3 January 1983
No. 18, National Draft (2001)
Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
11
9
2002–2003
2002
Reynolds, Joel
5 June 1984
No. 31, National Draft (2001)
Geelong (TAC Cup)
38
13
2002–2006
2002
Richards, Ted
11 January 1983
No. 27, National Draft (2000)
Xavier College (VIC)
33
19
2002–2005
2002
Welsh, Andrew
No. 47, National Draft (2001)
162
32
2002–2011
2010s
Essendon Debut
Player
DOB
Acquired
Recruited From
Games
Goals
Playing Career at Essendon
2010
Jake Carlisle
1 October 1991
No. 24, National Draft (2009)
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup )
85
54
2010–2015
2010
Travis Colyer
24 August 1991
No. 26, National Draft (2009)
Claremont (WAFL )
87
54
2010–2018
2010
Stewart Crameri
10 August 1988
No. 43, Rookie Draft (2009)
Bendigo Bombers (VFL )
57
96
2010–2013
2010
Kyle Hardingham
1 September 1988
No. 7, Pre-Season Draft (2009)
East Fremantle (WAFL)
65
21
2010–2014
2010
Ben Howlett
21 October 1988
No. 30, Rookie Draft (2009)
Peel Thunder (WAFL)
124
58
2010–2017
2010
Marcus Marigliani
5 December 1985
No. 55, Rookie Draft (2009)
Frankston (VFL)
2
2
2010
2010
Jake Melksham
29 August 1991
No. 10, National Draft (2009)
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
114
57
2010–2015
2010
Tyson Slattery
3 December 1990
No. 67, National Draft (2008)
West Adelaide (SANFL )
1
1
2010
2010
Mark Williams
13 April 1983
Jay Nash + No. 16 2009 + No. 42 2009. AFL Trade Period (2009)
Port Adelaide (AFL)
4
5
2010
2010
Alex Browne
9 August 1992
No. 48, National Draft (2010)
Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
11
4
2011–2015
2011
Dyson Heppell ^
14 May 1992
No. 8, National Draft (2010)
Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
235
67
2011–present
2011
Michael Hibberd
3 January 1990
No. 4, Pre-Season Draft (2010)
Frankston (VFL)
84
11
2011–2016
2011
Michael Ross
16 September 1991
No. 80, National Draft (2010)
Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
2
0
2011
2012
Mark Baguley
21 May 1987
No. 47, Rookie Draft (2011)
Frankston (VFL)
134
35
2012–2019
2012
Cory Dell'Olio
8 December 1989
No. 29, Rookie Draft (2011)
South Fremantle (WAFL)
16
16
2012–2014
2012
Elliott Kavanagh
19 May 1993
No. 19, National Draft (2011)
Western Jets (TAC Cup)
12
2
2012–2015
2012
Brendan Lee
9 September 1987
No. 78, Rookie Draft (2011)
East Perth (WAFL)
2
0
2012
2012
Jackson Merrett
27 February 1993
No. 31, National Draft (2011)
Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
56
23
2012–2018
2012
Nick O'Brien
26 June 1993
No. 59, National Draft (2011)
North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
14
4
2012–2015
2013
Lauchlan Dalgleish
22 June 1993
No. 11, Rookie Draft (2011)
North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
3
1
2013–2015
2013
Joe Daniher
4 March 1994
No. 10 (father–son ), National Draft (2012)
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
108
191
2013–2020
2013
Brendon Goddard
20 May 1985
Free Agency Period (2012)
St Kilda (AFL)
129
56
2013–2018
2013
Will Hams
14 July 1994
No. 6, Pre-Season Draft (2012)
Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
13
4
2013–2016
2013
Nick Kommer
28 September 1990
No. 73, National Draft (2012)
East Perth (WAFL)
22
13
2013–2016
2014
Patrick Ambrose
1 September 1991
No. 26, Rookie Draft (2013)
Essendon (VFL)
87
23
2014–2021
2014
Jason Ashby
16 May 1994
No. 34, National Draft (2012)
Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
12
0
2014–2016
2014
Kurt Aylett
2 April 1992
No. 48, 2013. AFL Trade Period (2013)
GWS Giants (AFL)
2
0
2014–2015
2014
Paul Chapman
5 November 1981
No. 84, 2013. AFL Trade Period (2013)
Geelong (AFL)
29
30
2014–2015
2014
Orazio Fantasia
14 September 1995
No. 55, National Draft (2013)
Norwood (SANFL)
80
111
2014–2020
2014
Martin Gleeson
25 August 1994
No. 53, National Draft (2012)
North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
97
5
2014–2021
2014
Zach Merrett ^
3 October 1995
No. 26, National Draft (2013)
Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
206
64
2014–present
2014
Ariel Steinberg
26 August 1992
No. 31, National Draft (2010)
Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
10
0
2014–2015
2014
Dylan Van Unen
22 June 1990
No. 51, National Draft (2012)
Frankston (VFL)
1
0
2014
2015
Adam Cooney
30 September 1985
No. 37, 2014. AFL Trade Period (2014)
Western Bulldogs (AFL)
31
16
2015–2016
2015
Shaun Edwards
13 December 1993
No. 48, 2013. AFL Trade Period (2013)
GWS Giants (AFL)
12
8
2015–2016
2015
Jonathan Giles
8 January 1988
No. 53, 2014. AFL Trade Period (2014)
GWS Giants (AFL)
3
1
2015
2015
James Gwilt
11 August 1986
Free Agency Period (2014)
St Kilda (AFL)
26
0
2015–2016
2015
Kyle Langford ^
1 December 1996
No. 17, National Draft (2014)
Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
130
128
2015–present
2015
Jayden Laverde ^
12 April 1996
No. 20, National Draft (2014)
Western Jets (TAC Cup)
110
38
2015–present
2015
Conor McKenna
28 March 1996
No. 62, Rookie Draft (2014)
Tyrone (Northern Ireland )
79
20
2015–2020
2015
Shaun McKernan
1 September 1990
No. 12, Rookie Draft (2014)
Adelaide Crows (AFL)
53
51
2015–2020
2016
Craig Bird
21 January 1989
No. 23, 2015 + No. 44, 2015. AFL Trade Period (2015)
Sydney Swans (AFL)
20
3
2016–2017
2016
Mitch Brown
28 August 1990
No. 54, National Draft (2015)
Sandringham (VFL)
55
59
2016–2019
2016
Ryan Crowly
5 March 1984
Top-Up Player ASADA Compensation (2015)
Fremantle (AFL)
8
2
2016
2016
Matt Dea
13 October 1991
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Richmond (AFL)
39
1
2016–2018
2016
Aaron Francis
10 August 1997
No. 6, National Draft (2015)
West Adelaide (SANFL)
54
12
2016–2022
2016
Nathan Grima
5 August 1985
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
North Melbourne (AFL)
2
0
2016
2016
Sam Grimley
3 January 1991
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Hawthorn (AFL)
4
5
2016
2016
Michael Hartley
7 June 1993
No. 68, National Draft (2015)
Coburg (VFL)
44
1
2016
2016
Mark Jamar
9 August 1983
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Melbourne (AFL)
5
3
2016
2016
James Kelly
29 December 1983
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Geelong (AFL)
40
2
2016–2017
2016
Matthew Leuenberger
7 June 1988
Free Agency Period (2015)
Brisbane (AFL)
29
4
2016–2018
2016
Jake Long
3 February 1996
No. 47 Rookie Draft (2014)
Essendon (VFL)
5
1
2016–2019
2016
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
22 April, 1993
No. 22, Rookie Draft (2015)
Essendon (VFL)
129
165
2016–2021, 2023
2016
Sam Michael
5 July 1993
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Redland (NEAFL )
2
0
2016
2016
Darcy Parish ^
25 July 1997
No. 5, National Draft (2015)
Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
150
53
2016–present
2016
James Polkinghorne
21 January 1989
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Essendon (VFL)
7
1
2016
2016
Mason Redman ^
26 August 1997
No. 30, National Draft (2015)
Glenelg (SANFL)
103
18
2016–present
2016
Jonathan Simpkin
28 October 1987
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Hawthorn (AFL)
4
1
2016
2016
Matthew Stokes
22 November 1984
Top-Up Player. ASADA Compensation (2015)
Geelong (AFL)
11
6
2016
2017
Josh Begley
3 July 1988
No. 31, National Draft (2016)
Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
17
15
2017–2020
2017
Josh Green
24 August 1992
Free Agency Period (2016)
Brisbane (AFL)
24
25
2017–2018
2017
Andrew McGrath ^
2 June 1998
No. 1, National Draft (2016)
Sandringham (TAC Cup)
133
19
2017–present
2017
Ben McNeice
22 March 1992
Category B Rookie Selection (2016)
Essendon (VFL)
15
0
2017–2019
2017
James Stewart
4 March 1994
No. 77, 2016. AFL Trade Period (2016)
GWS Giants (AFL)
60
52
2017–2022
2018
Dylan Clarke
6 September, 1998
No. 63, National Draft (2016)
Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
24
6
2018–2021
2018
Matt Guelfi ^
15 August 1997
No. 76, National Draft (2017)
Claremont (WAFL)
96
45
2018–present
2018
Kobe Mutch
18 March 1998
No. 42, National Draft (2016)
Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
5
1
2018–2020
2018
Jordan Ridley ^
20 October 1998
No. 22, National Draft (2016)
Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
85
1
2018–present
2018
Adam Saad
23 July 1994
1 2nd Round, 2018. AFL Trade Period (2017)
Gold Coast Suns (AFL)
61
5
2018–2020
2018
Devon Smith
20 May 1993
No. 11, 2017 + 1 3rd Round, 2018. AFL Trade Period (2017)
GWS Giants (AFL)
73
46
2018–2022
2018
Jake Stringer ^
25 April 1994
No. 25, 2017 + No. 30, 2017. AFL Trade Period (2017)
Western Bulldogs (AFL)
100
165
2018–present
2019
Zac Clarke
28 March 1990
Pre-Season Supplemental selection (2018)
Subiaco (WAFL)
9
0
2019
2019
Brayden Ham
25 April 1999
No. 72, National Draft (2018)
Geelong Falcons (NAB League)
45
9
2019–2022
2019
Tom Jok
1 January 1997
No. 8, Rookie Draft (2018)
Collingwood (VFL)
1
0
2019
2019
Dylan Shiel ^
9 March 1993
No. 9, 2018 + 1 1st Round, 2019.AFL Trade Period (2018)
GWS Giants (AFL)
76
25
2019–present
2019
Will Snelling
6 August 1997
No. 7, Mid-Season Rookie Draft (2019)
Port Adelaide (AFL)
64
28
2019–2023
2019
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
25 August 1988
No. 66, National Draft (2017)
Sturt (SANFL)
51
0
2019–2023
2020s
Essendon Debut
Player
DOB
Acquired
Recruited From
Games
Goals
Playing Career at Essendon
round 1, 2020
Tom Cutler
20 February 1995
No. 72, 2019 + 3rd Round, 2020. 2019 AFL Trade Period .
Brisbane Lions (AFL)
30
8
2020–2023
round 1, 2020
Jacob Townsend
20 June 1993
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection (2019)
Richmond (AFL)
12
9
2020
round 5, 2020
Mitchell Hibberd
23 September 1996
No. 10, Rookie Draft (2019)
Williamstown (VFL)
5
0
2020
round 5, 2020
Andrew Phillips
3 July 1991
No. 57, 2019 + No. 70, 2019. 2019 AFL Trade Period .
Carlton (AFL)
41
13
2020–2023
round 7, 2020
Ned Cahill
11 January 2001
No. 56, National Draft (2019)
Dandenong U18 (NAB League )
6
3
2020–2021
round 9, 2020
Sam Draper ^
28 September 1998
No. 1, Rookie Draft (2016)
South Adelaide (SANFL )
57
25
2020–present
round 13, 2020
Irving Mosquito
24 August 2000
No. 38, National Draft (2018)
Gippsland Power (NAB League)
4
2
2020
round 1, 2021
Jye Caldwell ^
28 September 2000
No. 29, 2020 + 1 2nd Round, 2021. 2020 AFL Trade Period .
GWS Giants (AFL)
44
17
2021–present
round 1, 2021
Nik Cox ^
15 January 2002
No. 8, National Draft (2020)
Northern Knights (NAB League)
33
10
2021–present
round 1, 2021
Nick Hind ^
19 August 1994
No. 67, 2020 + No. 74, 2020.
AFL Trade Period (2020)
St Kilda (AFL)
59
9
2021–present
round 1, 2021
Harrison Jones ^
25 February 2001
No. 30, National Draft (2019)
Calder Cannons (NAB League)
31
35
2021–present
round 1, 2021
Peter Wright ^
8 September 1996
4th Round, 2021. AFL Trade Period (2020)
Gold Coast Suns (AFL)
53
101
2021–present
round 3, 2021
Archie Perkins ^
26 March, 2002
No. 9, National Draft (2020)
Sandringham Dragons (NAB League)
62
43
2021–present
round 3, 2021
Alec Waterman
19 June 1996
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection (2021)
Claremont (WAFL )
22
27
2021–2022
round 5, 2021
Zach Reid ^
2 March 2002
No. 10, National Draft (2020)
Gippsland Power (NAB League)
8
0
2021–present
round 7, 2021
Nick Bryan ^
22 October 2001
No.38, National Draft (2019)
Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)
14
2
2021–present
round 18, 2021
Sam Durham ^
9 July 2001
No. 9, Mid-Season Rookie Draft (2021)
Richmond (VFL)
49
11
2021–present
round 1, 2022
Kaine Baldwin ^
30 May 2001
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection (2021)
Glenelg (SANFL)
8
2
2022–present
round 1, 2022
Jake Kelly ^
21 January 1995
Free Agency Period (2021)
Adelaide Crows (AFL)
38
2
2022–present
round 1, 2022
Nic Martin ^
4 March 2001
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection (2022)
Subiaco (WAFL)
44
36
2022–present
round 2, 2022
Tex Wanganeen ^
10 October 2003
Pre Season Supplemental Selection (2022)
Xavier College (VIC)
5
1
2022–present
round 5, 2022
Ben Hobbs ^
16 September 2003
No. 13, National Draft (2021)
GWV Rebels (NAB League)
35
14
2022–present
round 8, 2022
Alastair Lord
26 November 2003
No. 46, National Draft (2021)
Norwood (SANFL)
1
0
2022–2023
round 14, 2022
Massimo D'Ambrosio
5 June 2003
No. 3, Mid-Season Rookie Draft (2022)
Richmond (VFL)
16
5
2022–2023
round 20, 2022
Jye Menzie ^
28 October 2002
No. 18, Mid-Season Rookie Draft (2022)
South Adelaide (SANFL)
23
24
2022–present
round 1, 2023
Alwyn Davey Jr. ^
26 February 2004
No. 45 (father–son ), National Draft (2022)
Oakleigh Chargers (Talent League )
10
4
2023–present
round 1, 2023
Will Setterfield ^
5 February 1998
No. 68, 2022. AFL Trade Period (2022)
Carlton (AFL)
10
2
2023–present
round 1, 2023
Sam Weideman ^
26 June 1997
No. 37, 2022. AFL Trade Period (2022)
Melbourne (AFL)
16
15
2023–present
round 21, 2023
Elijah Tsatas ^
18 October 2004
No. 5, National Draft (2022)
Oakleigh Chargers (Talent League)
4
1
2023–present
round 1, 2024
Xavier Duursma ^
7 July 2000
2023 AFL Trade Period
Port Adelaide (AFL)
1
0
2024–present
round 1, 2024
Todd Goldstein ^
1 July 1988
2023 Free Agency period
North Melbourne (AFL)
1
0
2024–present
round 1, 2024
Jade Gresham ^
24 August 1997
2023 Free Agency period
St Kilda (AFL)
1
0
2024–present
round 1, 2024
Ben McKay ^
24 December 1997
2023 Free Agency period
North Melbourne (AFL)
1
0
2024–present
round 11, 2024
Nate Caddy ^
14 July 2005
No. 10, 2023 national draft
Northern Knights (NAB League)
0
0
2024–present
Other players
Listed players yet to make their debut for Essendon
Player
Date of birth
Acquired
Recruited from
Listed
Rookie
Senior
Cian McBride
19 April 2001
Category B Rookie Selection (2019)
County Meath (Ireland)
2020–
Patrick Voss
29 June 2003
No. 11, Rookie Draft (2021)
Oakleigh Chargers (Talent League)
2022–
Lewis Hayes
17 December 2004
No. 25, national draft (2022)
Eastern Ranges (Talent League)
2023–
Jayden Davey
26 February 2004
No. 54, national draft/Father Son (2022)
Oakleigh Chargers (Talent League)
2023–
Rhett Montgomerie
10 June 2000
No. 4, Rookie Draft (2022)
Central District (SANFL)
2023–
Anthony Munkara
3 October 2004
Category B Rookie Selection (2022)
West Adelaide (SANFL)
2023–
Jaiden Hunter
20 April 2002
No. 9, Mid-Season Draft (2023)
Perth (WAFL)
2023–
2020s
Debut Year
Player
Games
Goals
Playing Career
2022 (S7)
Georgia Gee
17
2
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Daria Bannister
16
13
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Madison Prespakis
22
11
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Danielle Marshall
12
1
2022 (S7)–2023
2022 (S7)
Bonnie Toogood
22
22
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Jacqui Vogt
16
5
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Alana Barba
12
0
2022 (S7)–2023
2022 (S7)
Joanne Doonan
11
2
2022 (S7)–2023
2022 (S7)
Lily-Rose Williamson
5
0
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Ellyse Gamble
18
1
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Olivia Barton
1
0
2022 (S7)
2022 (S7)
Federica Frew
6
0
2022 (S7)
2022 (S7)
Jordan Zanchetta
3
0
2022 (S7)
2022 (S7)
Mia Van Dyke
9
0
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Stephanie Cain
19
1
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Jess Wuetschner
17
5
2022 (S7)–2023
2022 (S7)
Amelia Radford
19
4
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Renee Tierney
4
1
2022 (S7)–2023
2022 (S7)
Sophie Alexander
21
11
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Alex Morcom
18
1
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Ashleigh Van Loon
15
0
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Sophie Van De Heuvel
21
0
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Mia Busch
13
0
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Stephanie Wales
22
4
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Megan Ryan
2
0
2022 (S7)
2022 (S7)
Paige Scott
21
10
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Amber Clarke
21
8
2022 (S7)–present
2022 (S7)
Cat Phillips
10
4
2022 (S7)–2023
2023
Georgia Nanscawen
12
1
2022 (S7)–present
2023
Kodi Jacques
11
1
2023–present
2023
Brooke Walker
12
10
2023–present
2023
Matilda Dyke
8
1
2023–present
2023
Georgia Clarke
11
0
2023–present
2023
Leah Cutting
1
0
2023
2023
Brooke Brown
8
0
2023-present
2024
Emily Gough
1
0
2024-present
2024
Maddison Gay
1
0
2024-present
2024
Bess Keaney
1
0
2024-present
2024
Amy Gaylor
1
0
2024-present
See also
References
VFL/AFL home grounds VFA premierships (4) VFL/AFL premierships (16) Runner-up (14) VFA/VFL/AFL seasons (144) AFLW home grounds AFLW seasons (3) Related articles Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to
World War I (indicated in grey)
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