List of Essendon captains
Players who have played in, and who were nominated as captain for, at least one match for Essendon in a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the elected leaders (e.g. captains-elect).
Captain List
| No. | Captain | Season(s) | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Premiership(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Stuckey | 1897-1900 | 60 | 44 | -0- | 16 | 1897 | |
| 2 | Gus Kearney | 1897-1898 | 3 | 1 | -0- | 2 | ||
| 3 | Jim Anderson | 1898-1904 | 24 | 10 | -1- | 13 | ||
| 4 | Tod Collins | 1900-1902 | 29 | 21 | -0- | 8 | 1901 | |
| 5 | Ted Kinnear | 1901-1902 | 4 | 3 | -0- | 1 | ||
| 6 | Hugh Gavin | 1902 | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | ||
| 7 | Ben Baxter | 1903 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | ||
| 8 | Bill Robinson | 1905 | 16 | 8 | -0- | 8 | ||
| 9 | Jack McKenzie | 1905-1906 | 20 | 11 | -0- | 9 | ||
| 10 | Billy Griffith | 1907-1909 | 52 | 28 | -0- | 24 | ||
| 11 | Mark Shea | 1908 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | ||
| 12 | Allan Belcher | 1910-1919 | #1 | 86 | 43 | -2- | 41 | 1912 |
| 13 | Dave Smith | 1911 | #13 | 20 | 17 | -1- | 2 | 1911 |
| 14 | Lou Armstrong | 1912-1913 | #2 | 3 | 1 | -0- | 2 | |
| 15 | Bill Sewart | 1913-1915 | #17 | 6 | 2 | -0- | 4 | |
| 16 | Fred Baring | 1918 | #1 | 8 | 1 | -0- | 7 | |
| 17 | Percy Ogden | 1918-1921 | #16 | 33 | 8 | -2- | 23 | |
| 18 | Paddy Shea | 1918 | #18 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | |
| 19 | Roy Laing | 1919-1921 | #15 | 17 | 8 | -0- | 9 | |
| 20 | Syd Barker | 1922-1924 | #1 | 50 | 36 | -1- | 13 | 1923, 1924 |
| 21 | Frank Maher | 1924-1928 | #24 | 78 | 44 | -2- | 32 | |
| 22 | Greg Stockdale | 1928 | #25 | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | |
| 23 | Norm Beckton | 1929-1930 | #3 | 35 | 19 | -1- | 15 | |
| 24 | Joe Hammond | 1930-1931 | #20 | 3 | 1 | -0- | 2 | |
| 25 | Garnet Campbell | 1931-1933 | #17 | 47 | 21 | -0- | 26 | |
| 26 | Syd Carman | 1933 | #11 | 2 | 0 | -0- | 2 | |
| 27 | Keith Forbes | 1934-1937 | #1 | 43 | 15 | -0- | 28 | |
| 28 | Bruce Anderson | 1934 | #16 | 2 | 0 | -0- | 2 | |
| 29 | Jack Baggott | 1936-1937 | #10 | 19 | 7 | -0- | 12 | |
| 30 | Len Webster | 1938 | #32 | 17 | 8 | -0- | 9 | |
| 31 | Dick Reynolds | 1939-1950 | #3 | 223 | 158 | -5- | 60 | 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950 |
| 32 | Bill Luff | 1939 | #11 | 3 | 2 | -0- | 1 | |
| 33 | Hugh Torney | 1940-1942 | #20 | 4 | 3 | -0- | 1 | |
| 34 | Elton Plummer | 1944 | #8 | 7 | 3 | -1- | 3 | |
| 35 | Cec Ruddell | 1945-1946 | #21 | 2 | 0 | -0- | 2 | |
| 36 | Wally Buttsworth | 1949 | #15 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | |
| 37 | Bill Hutchison | 1951-1957 | #7 | 121 | 70 | -1- | 50 | |
| 38 | Bill Brittingham | 1951-1952 | #23 | 4 | 3 | -0- | 1 | |
| 39 | Geoff Leek | 1957-1962 | #30 | 13 | 8 | -0- | 5 | |
| 40 | Jack Clarke | 1958-1964 | #1 | 121 | 82 | -2- | 37 | 1962 |
| 41 | Ken Fraser | 1964-1968 | #23 | 72 | 49 | -2- | 21 | 1965 |
| 42 | Ian Shelton | 1965 | #10 | 3 | 1 | -0- | 2 | |
| 43 | Johnny Birt | 1966-1967 | #11 | 4 | 3 | -0- | 1 | |
| 44 | Don McKenzie | 1968-1970 | #24 | 24 | 11 | -1- | 12 | |
| 45 | Barry Davis | 1970-1972 | #32 | 40 | 10 | -1- | 29 | |
| 46 | John Williams | 1971-1973 | #22 | 8 | 4 | -0- | 4 | |
| 47 | Des Tuddenham | 1972-1975 | #8 | 69 | 39 | -0- | 30 | |
| 48 | Alan Noonan | 1974-1975 | #10 | 14 | 4 | -0- | 10 | |
| 49 | Graham Moss | 1976 | #25 | 20 | 9 | -0- | 11 | |
| 50 | Ken Fletcher | 1976-1979 | #21 | 59 | 22 | -1- | 36 | |
| 51 | Ron Andrews | 1977-1982 | #4 | 23 | 14 | -0- | 9 | |
| 52 | Simon Madden | 1979-1981 | #27 | 44 | 29 | -1- | 14 | |
| 53 | Tim Watson | 1982-1991 | #32 | 83 | 56 | -0- | 27 | |
| 54 | Terry Daniher | 1983-1988 | #5 | 127 | 80 | -1- | 46 | 1984, 1985 |
| 55 | Mark Thompson | 1992-1995 | #26 | 66 | 40 | -1- | 25 | 1993 |
| 56 | Paul Salmon | 1992-1993 | #3 | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | |
| 57 | Gary O'Donnell | 1996-1997 | #10 | 45 | 24 | -1- | 20 | |
| 58 | James Hird | 1998-2007 | #5 | 130 | 79 | -1- | 50 | 2000 |
| 59 | Michael Long | 1999 | #13 | 18 | 14 | -0- | 4 | |
| 60 | Joe Misiti | 2003 | #24 | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | |
| 61 | Matthew Lloyd | 2003-2009 | #18 | 73 | 33 | -0- | 40 | |
| 62 | David Hille | 2006-2010 | #19 | 18 | 2 | -1- | 15 | |
| 63 | Scott Lucas | 2007 | #25 | 2 | 0 | -0- | 2 | |
| 64 | Mark McVeigh | 2008 | #10 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | |
| 65 | Jobe Watson | 2009-2015 | #4 | 106 | 49 | -2- | 55 | |
| 66 | Andrew Welsh | 2009 | #12 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | |
| 67 | Paddy Ryder | 2011 | #30 | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | |
| 68 | Brendon Goddard | 2014-2016 | #9 | 22 | 3 | -0- | 19 | |
| 69 | Dyson Heppell | 2017-2022 | #21 | 107 | 49 | -0- | 58 | |
| 70 | Zach Merrett | 2021 | #7 | 2 | 2 | -0- | 0 | |
Season List
| Season | Captain(s) | Match(es) | Final(s) | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 VFL Season | George Stuckey | 15 | 2 | R01-R13, RF1-RF2 |
| Gus Kearney | 2 | 1 | R14, RF3 | |
| 1898 VFL Season | George Stuckey | 16 | 4 | R01-R06, R08-R13, RF1-RF3, GF |
| Gus Kearney | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Jim Anderson | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| 1899 VFL Season | George Stuckey | 15 | 3 | R01-R06, R08-R10, R12-R14, RF1-RF3 |
| Jim Anderson | 2 | 0 | R07, R11 | |
| 1900 VFL Season | George Stuckey | 14 | 4 | R01, R03-R04, R07, R09-R14, RF1-RF3, PF |
| Jim Anderson | 2 | 0 | R02, R05 | |
| Tod Collins | 2 | 0 | R06, R08 | |
| 1901 VFL Season | Tod Collins | 18 | 2 | R01-R12, R14, S01-S03, SF, GF |
| Ted Kinnear | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| 1902 VFL Season | Tod Collins | 9 | 0 | R01-R09 |
| Ted Kinnear | 3 | 0 | R10, R13, S02 | |
| Hugh Gavin | 2 | 2 | PF, GF | |
| 1903 VFL Season | Ben Baxter | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Jim Anderson | 16 | 0 | R02-R14, S01-S03 | |
| 1904 VFL Season | Jim Anderson | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, S01 |
| 1905 VFL Season | Bill Robinson | 16 | 1 | R01-R02, R05-R14, S01-S03, SF |
| Jack McKenzie | 2 | 0 | R03-R04 | |
| 1906 VFL Season | Jack McKenzie | 18 | 1 | R01-R14, S01-S03, SF |
| 1907 VFL Season | Billy Griffith | 17 | 0 | R01-R14, S01-S03 |
| 1908 VFL Season | Billy Griffith | 19 | 2 | R01-R16, R18, SF, GF |
| Mark Shea | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| 1909 VFL Season | Billy Griffith | 16 | 1 | R01-R04, R06-R09, R12-R18, SF |
| 1910 VFL Season | Allan Belcher | 19 | 1 | R01-R18, SF |
| 1911 VFL Season | Dave Smith | 20 | 2 | R01-R18, SF, GF |
| 1912 VFL Season | Allan Belcher | 19 | 3 | R01-R12, R15-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lou Armstrong | 2 | 0 | R13-R14 | |
| 1913 VFL Season | Allan Belcher | 14 | 0 | R01-R10, R15-R18 |
| Bill Sewart | 3 | 0 | R11-R12, R14 | |
| Lou Armstrong | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| 1914 VFL Season | Allan Belcher | 16 | 0 | R01-R10, R12-R13, R15-R18 |
| Bill Sewart | 2 | 0 | R11, R14 | |
| 1915 VFL Season | Allan Belcher | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-R10, R12-R13, R15-R18 |
| Bill Sewart | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| 1918 VFL Season | Fred Baring | 8 | 0 | R01, R05-R11 |
| Percy Ogden | 5 | 0 | R02-R03, R12-R14 | |
| Paddy Shea | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| 1919 VFL Season | Allan Belcher | 3 | 0 | R01-R02, R04 |
| Percy Ogden | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Roy Laing | 12 | 0 | R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 | |
| 1920 VFL Season | Percy Ogden | 14 | 0 | R01-R04, R06, R09-R16, R18 |
| Roy Laing | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 | |
| 1921 VFL Season | Percy Ogden | 13 | 0 | R01-R04, R06, R09-R10, R12-R13, R15-R18 |
| Roy Laing | 3 | 0 | R07-R08, R11 | |
| 1922 VFL Season | Syd Barker | 18 | 2 | R01-R07, R09-R16, R18, SF, PF |
| 1923 VFL Season | Syd Barker | 18 | 2 | R01-R08, R10-R17, SF, GF |
| 1924 VFL Season | Syd Barker | 14 | 1 | R01, R03-R06, R08-R11, R13, R15, R17-R18, RF1 |
| Frank Maher | 5 | 2 | R02, R12, R14, RF2-RF3 | |
| 1925 VFL Season | Frank Maher | 18 | 1 | R01-R17, SF |
| 1926 VFL Season | Frank Maher | 20 | 2 | R01-R18, SF, PF |
| 1927 VFL Season | Frank Maher | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1928 VFL Season | Frank Maher | 17 | 0 | R01-R17 |
| Greg Stockdale | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| 1929 VFL Season | Norm Beckton | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1930 VFL Season | Norm Beckton | 17 | 0 | R01-R17 |
| Joe Hammond | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| 1931 VFL Season | Garnet Campbell | 15 | 0 | R01-R02, R06-R18 |
| Joe Hammond | 2 | 0 | R03-R04 | |
| 1932 VFL Season | Garnet Campbell | 16 | 0 | R01-R13, R15-R16, R18 |
| 1933 VFL Season | Garnet Campbell | 16 | 0 | R01-R08, R10-R15, R17-R18 |
| Syd Carman | 2 | 0 | R09, R16 | |
| 1934 VFL Season | Keith Forbes | 14 | 0 | R01-R12, R17-R18 |
| Bruce Anderson | 2 | 0 | R13-R14 | |
| 1935 VFL Season | Keith Forbes | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1936 VFL Season | Jack Baggott | 15 | 0 | R01-R02, R06-R18 |
| 1937 VFL Season | Jack Baggott | 4 | 0 | R01, R06-R08 |
| Keith Forbes | 11 | 0 | R02-R05, R09-R15 | |
| 1938 VFL Season | Len Webster | 17 | 0 | R01-R11, R13-R18 |
| 1939 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 15 | 0 | R01-R08, R12-R18 |
| Bill Luff | 3 | 0 | R09-R11 | |
| 1940 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 17 | 2 | R01-R02, R05-R07, R09-R18, SF, PF |
| Hugh Torney | 3 | 0 | R03-R04, R08 | |
| 1941 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 20 | 3 | R01-R10, R12-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| 1942 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 17 | 3 | R01-R06, R08-R09, R11-R16, SF, PF, GF |
| Hugh Torney | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| 1943 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 17 | 2 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF |
| 1944 VFL Season | Elton Plummer | 7 | 0 | R01-R07 |
| Dick Reynolds | 13 | 2 | R08-R18, SF, PF | |
| 1945 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 19 | 0 | R01-R11, R13-R20 |
| Cec Ruddell | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| 1946 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 21 | 3 | R01-R13, R15-R19, SF, SF(R), GF |
| Cec Ruddell | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| 1947 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 22 | 3 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF |
| 1948 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 22 | 3 | R01-R19, SF, GF, GF(R) |
| 1949 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 20 | 3 | R01-R06, R08-R11, R13-R19, SF, PF, GF |
| Wally Buttsworth | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| 1950 VFL Season | Dick Reynolds | 20 | 2 | R01-R18, SF, GF |
| 1951 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 19 | 3 | R01, R03-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Bill Brittingham | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 | |
| 1952 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 17 | 0 | R01-R07, R09-R12, R14-R19 |
| Bill Brittingham | 2 | 0 | R08, R13 | |
| 1953 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 18 | 1 | R01-R11, R13-R18, SF |
| 1954 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 17 | 0 | R01-R12, R14-R18 |
| 1955 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 19 | 1 | R01-R18, SF |
| 1956 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 15 | 0 | R01-R09, R11-R13, R16-R18 |
| 1957 VFL Season | Bill Hutchison | 16 | 2 | R01-R09, R11-R15, SF, GF |
| Geoff Leek | 4 | 0 | R10, R16-R18 | |
| 1958 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1959 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 19 | 3 | R01-R08, R10-R11, R13-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Geoff Leek | 2 | 0 | R09, R12 | |
| 1960 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 18 | 1 | R01-R09, R11-R18, SF |
| Geoff Leek | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| 1961 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 12 | 0 | R01-R11, R18 |
| Geoff Leek | 5 | 0 | R12-R15, R17 | |
| 1962 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 19 | 2 | R01-R16, R18, SF, GF |
| Geoff Leek | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| 1963 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1964 VFL Season | Jack Clarke | 17 | 1 | R01-R04, R06-R13, R15-R18, SF |
| Ken Fraser | 2 | 0 | R05, R14 | |
| 1965 VFL Season | Ken Fraser | 17 | 3 | R01-R07, R10, R12-R17, SF, PF, GF |
| Ian Shelton | 3 | 0 | R09, R11, R18 | |
| 1966 VFL Season | Ken Fraser | 16 | 2 | R01-R07, R11, R13-R18, SF, PF |
| Johnny Birt | 2 | 0 | R10, R12 | |
| 1967 VFL Season | Ken Fraser | 16 | 0 | R01-R05, R07-R08, R10-R18 |
| Johnny Birt | 2 | 0 | R06, R09 | |
| 1968 VFL Season | Ken Fraser | 21 | 2 | R01-R04, R06-R20, SF, PF |
| Don McKenzie | 2 | 1 | R05, GF | |
| 1969 VFL Season | Don McKenzie | 20 | 0 | R01-R20 |
| 1970 VFL Season | Barry Davis | 19 | 0 | R02-R12, R14-R21 |
| Don McKenzie | 2 | 0 | R13, R22 | |
| 1971 VFL Season | Barry Davis | 19 | 0 | R01-R13, R17-R22 |
| John Williams | 3 | 0 | R14-R16 | |
| 1972 VFL Season | Des Tuddenham | 21 | 1 | R01-R04, R06-R16, R18-R22, EF |
| Barry Davis | 2 | 0 | R05, R17 | |
| 1973 VFL Season | Des Tuddenham | 18 | 1 | R01-R08, R11-R12, R15-R21, EF |
| John Williams | 5 | 0 | R09-R10, R13-R14, R22 | |
| 1974 VFL Season | Des Tuddenham | 21 | 0 | R01-R07, R09-R22 |
| Alan Noonan | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| 1975 VFL Season | Des Tuddenham | 9 | 0 | R01-R05, R07-R10 |
| Alan Noonan | 13 | 0 | R06, R11-R22 | |
| 1976 VFL Season | Graham Moss | 20 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-R22 |
| Ken Fletcher | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| 1977 VFL Season | Ron Andrews | 4 | 0 | R01-R04 |
| Ken Fletcher | 18 | 0 | R05-R22 | |
| 1978 VFL Season | Ken Fletcher | 21 | 0 | R01-R19, R21-R22 |
| 1979 VFL Season | Ken Fletcher | 19 | 1 | R01-R03, R05-R07, R09-R12, R15-R22, EF |
| Simon Madden | 4 | 0 | R04, R08, R13-R14 | |
| 1980 VFL Season | Simon Madden | 21 | 0 | R01-R14, R16-R22 |
| 1981 VFL Season | Simon Madden | 19 | 1 | R01-R02, R07-R22, EF |
| Ron Andrews | 4 | 0 | R03-R06 | |
| 1982 VFL Season | Ron Andrews | 15 | 0 | R01-R02, R07-R18, R22 |
| Tim Watson | 8 | 1 | R03-R06, R19-R21, EF | |
| 1983 VFL Season | Terry Daniher | 26 | 4 | R01-R22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| 1984 VFL Season | Terry Daniher | 22 | 3 | R01-R04, R08-R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Tim Watson | 3 | 0 | R05-R07 | |
| 1985 VFL Season | Terry Daniher | 17 | 2 | R03-R14, R20-R22, SF, GF |
| Tim Watson | 7 | 0 | R01-R02, R15-R19 | |
| 1986 VFL Season | Terry Daniher | 21 | 1 | R01-R07, R10-R22, EF |
| 1987 VFL Season | Terry Daniher | 22 | 0 | R01-R22 |
| 1988 VFL Season | Terry Daniher | 19 | 0 | R01-R07, R09-R15, R18-R22 |
| Tim Watson | 3 | 0 | R08, R16-R17 | |
| 1989 VFL Season | Tim Watson | 24 | 3 | R01-R21, QF, SF, PF |
| 1990 AFL Season | Tim Watson | 21 | 3 | R01-R16, R18-R19, SF, PF, GF |
| 1991 AFL Season | Tim Watson | 17 | 1 | R02, R06-R07, R09-R11, R13, R16-R24, EF |
| 1992 AFL Season | Mark Thompson | 21 | 0 | R01-R06, R08-R18, R20-R21, R23-R24 |
| Paul Salmon | 1 | 0 | R19 | |
| 1993 AFL Season | Mark Thompson | 21 | 2 | R02-R06, R08-R21, PF, GF |
| Paul Salmon | 1 | 1 | SF | |
| 1994 AFL Season | Mark Thompson | 13 | 0 | R04-R05, R07-R12, R15, R17-R20 |
| 1995 AFL Season | Mark Thompson | 11 | 2 | R03, R06-R10, R12, R21-R22, QF, SF |
| 1996 AFL Season | Gary O'Donnell | 25 | 3 | R01-R22, QF, SF, PF |
| 1997 AFL Season | Gary O'Donnell | 20 | 0 | R01-R07, R09, R11-R22 |
| 1998 AFL Season | James Hird | 13 | 1 | R01-R02, R09-R13, R17, R19-R22, QF |
| 1999 AFL Season | Michael Long | 18 | 2 | R03-R04, R08-R18, R20-R22, QF, PF |
| 2000 AFL Season | James Hird | 20 | 3 | R01-R15, R19-R20, QF, PF, GF |
| 2001 AFL Season | James Hird | 22 | 3 | R01-R13, R16-R18, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF |
| 2002 AFL Season | James Hird | 16 | 1 | R01-R06, R14-R22, SF |
| 2003 AFL Season | James Hird | 18 | 2 | R01-R07, R13-R16, R18-R22, EF, SF |
| Joe Misiti | 2 | 0 | R08-R09 | |
| Matthew Lloyd | 4 | 0 | R10-R12, R17 | |
| 2004 AFL Season | James Hird | 20 | 2 | R01-R08, R10-R15, R19-R22, EF, SF |
| Matthew Lloyd | 4 | 0 | R09, R16-R18 | |
| 2005 AFL Season | James Hird | 17 | 0 | R01-R06, R10-R15, R18-R22 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 5 | 0 | R07-R09, R16-R17 | |
| 2006 AFL Season | Matthew Lloyd | 3 | 0 | R01-R03 |
| James Hird | 2 | 0 | R04-R05 | |
| David Hille | 17 | 0 | R06-R22 | |
| 2007 AFL Season | Matthew Lloyd | 18 | 0 | R01-R05, R08-R13, R15-R20, R22 |
| Scott Lucas | 2 | 0 | R06-R07 | |
| James Hird | 2 | 0 | R14, R21 | |
| 2008 AFL Season | Matthew Lloyd | 21 | 0 | R01-R03, R05-R22 |
| Mark McVeigh | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| 2009 AFL Season | Matthew Lloyd | 18 | 0 | R01-R17, R22 |
| Jobe Watson | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Andrew Welsh | 1 | 0 | R21 | |
| 2010 AFL Season | Jobe Watson | 21 | 0 | R01-R21 |
| David Hille | 1 | 0 | R22 | |
| 2011 AFL Season | Jobe Watson | 16 | 1 | R01-R05, R07-R08, R12-R14, R19-R23, EF |
| Paddy Ryder | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| 2012 AFL Season | Jobe Watson | 22 | 0 | R01-R11, R13-R23 |
| 2013 AFL Season | Jobe Watson | 19 | 0 | R01-R12, R14-R15, R19-R23 |
| 2014 AFL Season | Jobe Watson | 15 | 1 | R01-R09, R11-R12, R21-R23, EF |
| Brendon Goddard | 2 | 0 | R14, R20 | |
| 2015 AFL Season | Jobe Watson | 12 | 0 | R01-R09, R11, R13-R14 |
| 2016 AFL Season | Brendon Goddard | 20 | 0 | R01-R13, R15-R20, R23 |
| 2017 AFL Season | Dyson Heppell | 23 | 1 | R01-R12, R14-R23, EF |
| 2018 AFL Season | Dyson Heppell | 22 | 0 | R01-R12, R14-R23 |
| 2019 AFL Season | Dyson Heppell | 18 | 1 | R01-R11, R13-R15, R18, R21-R22, EF |
| 2020 AFL Season | Dyson Heppell | 3 | 0 | R02, R15-R16 |
| 2021 AFL Season | Dyson Heppell | 19 | 1 | R01, R04-R12, R14-R16, R18-R20, R22-R23, EF |
| Zach Merrett | 2 | 0 | R17, R21 | |
| 2022 AFL Season | Dyson Heppell | 22 | 0 | R01-R11, R13-R23 |
Missing List
This is a list of matches for which the (sole) nominated captain for Essendon is unknown/undetermined.
| Season | Round | Opponent | Date | H/A | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 VFL Season | Round 11 | South Melbourne | 12/07/1902 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 7 |
| Round 12 | Carlton | 19/07/1902 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 17 | |
| Round 14 | St Kilda | 02/08/1902 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 62 | |
| Sectional Round 1 | St Kilda | 16/08/1902 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 49 | |
| Sectional Round 3 | Carlton | 30/08/1902 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 6 | |
| Semi Final | Melbourne | 06/09/1902 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 10 | |
| 1904 VFL Season | Round 2 | Geelong | 14/05/1904 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 24 |
| Round 3 | St Kilda | 21/05/1904 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 36 | |
| Round 5 | Fitzroy | 04/06/1904 | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 42 | |
| Round 6 | Collingwood | 06/06/1904 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 2 | |
| Round 7 | Carlton | 11/06/1904 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 6 | |
| Round 8 | South Melbourne | 25/06/1904 | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 40 | |
| Round 9 | Geelong | 02/07/1904 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 38 | |
| Round 10 | St Kilda | 09/07/1904 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 5 | |
| Round 11 | Melbourne | 16/07/1904 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 5 | |
| Round 12 | Fitzroy | 23/07/1904 | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 17 | |
| Round 13 | Collingwood | 30/07/1904 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 16 | |
| Round 14 | Carlton | 13/08/1904 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 4 | |
| Sectional Round 2 | South Melbourne | 27/08/1904 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 32 | |
| Sectional Round 3 | Fitzroy | 03/09/1904 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 61 | |
| Semi Final | Carlton | 10/09/1904 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 3 | |
| 1909 VFL Season | Round 5 | Fitzroy | 29/05/1909 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 24 |
| Round 10 | St Kilda | 03/07/1909 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 30 | |
| Round 11 | Melbourne | 10/07/1909 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 10 | |
| 1931 VFL Season | Round 5 | Richmond | 30/05/1931 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 14 |
| 1932 VFL Season | Round 14 | Collingwood | 06/08/1932 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 32 |
| Round 17 | Fitzroy | 27/08/1932 | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 37 | |
| 1934 VFL Season | Round 15 | Hawthorn | 25/08/1934 | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 2 |
| Round 16 | Richmond | 01/09/1934 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 23 | |
| 1936 VFL Season | Round 3 | St Kilda | 16/05/1936 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 4 |
| Round 4 | Collingwood | 23/05/1936 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 49 | |
| Round 5 | South Melbourne | 30/05/1936 | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 32 | |
| 1937 VFL Season | Round 16 | Richmond | 07/08/1937 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 2 |
| Round 17 | Fitzroy | 21/08/1937 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 49 | |
| Round 18 | South Melbourne | 28/08/1937 | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 3 | |
| 1938 VFL Season | Round 12 | St Kilda | 13/06/1938 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 46 |
| 1941 VFL Season | Round 11 | Footscray | 12/07/1941 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 39 |
| 1949 VFL Season | Round 12 | Hawthorn | 09/07/1949 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 70 |
| 1953 VFL Season | Round 12 | Fitzroy | 18/07/1953 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 35 |
| 1954 VFL Season | Round 13 | South Melbourne | 24/07/1954 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 20 |
| 1956 VFL Season | Round 10 | Hawthorn | 23/06/1956 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 21 |
| Round 14 | North Melbourne | 21/07/1956 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 31 | |
| Round 15 | St Kilda | 28/07/1956 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 2 | |
| 1961 VFL Season | Round 16 | Hawthorn | 12/08/1961 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 7 |
| 1965 VFL Season | Round 8 | North Melbourne | 05/06/1965 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 7 |
| 1966 VFL Season | Round 8 | St Kilda | 13/06/1966 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 7 |
| Round 9 | Footscray | 18/06/1966 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 34 | |
| 1970 VFL Season | Round 1 | Carlton | 04/04/1970 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 49 |
| 1976 VFL Season | Round 4 | South Melbourne | 24/04/1976 | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 34 |
| 1978 VFL Season | Round 20 | Melbourne | 19/08/1978 | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 6 |
| 1980 VFL Season | Round 15 | Collingwood | 12/07/1980 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 4 |
| 1986 VFL Season | Round 8 | St Kilda | 17/05/1986 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 62 |
| Round 9 | Fitzroy | 24/05/1986 | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 45 | |
| 1989 VFL Season | Round 22 | Melbourne | 02/09/1989 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 19 |
| 1990 AFL Season | Round 17 | Richmond | 28/07/1990 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 79 |
| Round 20 | Carlton | 18/08/1990 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 20 | |
| Round 21 | Footscray | 25/08/1990 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 24 | |
| Round 22 | St Kilda | 01/09/1990 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 35 | |
| 1991 AFL Season | Round 3 | North Melbourne | 06/04/1991 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 73 |
| Round 4 | Adelaide | 13/04/1991 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 45 | |
| Round 5 | Sydney | 19/04/1991 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 31 | |
| Round 8 | West Coast | 11/05/1991 | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 7 | |
| Round 14 | Fitzroy | 22/06/1991 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 39 | |
| Round 15 | Footscray | 29/06/1991 | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 46 | |
| 1993 AFL Season | Round 1 | West Coast | 28/03/1993 | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 13 |
| Qualifying Final | Carlton | 04/09/1993 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 2 | |
| 1994 AFL Season | Round 1 | West Coast | 26/03/1994 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 3 |
| Round 2 | Fitzroy | 02/04/1994 | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 13 | |
| Round 3 | St Kilda | 09/04/1994 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 14 | |
| Round 13 | Brisbane Bears | 19/06/1994 | AWAY | LOSS | BRB by 33 | |
| Round 14 | Sydney | 26/06/1994 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 34 | |
| Round 16 | West Coast | 10/07/1994 | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 36 | |
| Round 22 | Hawthorn | 21/08/1994 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 52 | |
| Round 23 | Adelaide | 28/08/1994 | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 57 | |
| Round 24 | Carlton | 03/09/1994 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 18 | |
| 1995 AFL Season | Round 1 | Fitzroy | 01/04/1995 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 74 |
| Round 2 | Fremantle | 07/04/1995 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 9 | |
| Round 4 | Collingwood | 25/04/1995 | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | |
| Round 5 | St Kilda | 30/04/1995 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 116 | |
| Round 11 | Geelong | 10/06/1995 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 11 | |
| Round 13 | Sydney | 02/07/1995 | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 19 | |
| Round 14 | Adelaide | 08/07/1995 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 122 | |
| Round 15 | Richmond | 14/07/1995 | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | |
| Round 16 | Fitzroy | 22/07/1995 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 71 | |
| Round 17 | Fremantle | 29/07/1995 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 48 | |
| Round 18 | Melbourne | 05/08/1995 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 33 | |
| Round 19 | Collingwood | 12/08/1995 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 8 | |
| Round 20 | St Kilda | 19/08/1995 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 76 | |
| 1997 AFL Season | Round 8 | St Kilda | 18/05/1997 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 24 |
| Round 10 | Western Bulldogs | 01/06/1997 | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 22 | |
| 1998 AFL Season | Round 3 | Carlton | 13/04/1998 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 1 |
| Round 4 | Fremantle | 19/04/1998 | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 24 | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 25/04/1998 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 20 | |
| Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | 02/05/1998 | AWAY | LOSS | BUL by 8 | |
| Round 7 | Geelong | 09/05/1998 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 9 | |
| Round 8 | Brisbane Lions | 15/05/1998 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 14 | |
| Round 14 | North Melbourne | 26/06/1998 | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 18 | |
| Round 15 | Port Adelaide | 04/07/1998 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 27 | |
| Round 16 | Richmond | 19/07/1998 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 19 | |
| Round 18 | Carlton | 02/08/1998 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 6 | |
| 1999 AFL Season | Round 1 | Carlton | 25/03/1999 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 39 |
| Round 2 | Kangaroos | 01/04/1999 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 35 | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 25/04/1999 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 8 | |
| Round 6 | Richmond | 01/05/1999 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 35 | |
| Round 7 | Melbourne | 08/05/1999 | AWAY | LOSS | MEL by 21 | |
| Round 19 | West Coast | 06/08/1999 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 60 | |
| 2000 AFL Season | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | 24/06/2000 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 31 |
| Round 17 | Richmond | 01/07/2000 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 101 | |
| Round 18 | Fremantle | 07/07/2000 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 87 | |
| Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | 28/07/2000 | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 11 | |
| Round 22 | Collingwood | 05/08/2000 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 19 | |
| 2001 AFL Season | Round 14 | Western Bulldogs | 06/07/2001 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 78 |
| Round 15 | Geelong | 15/07/2001 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 15 | |
| Round 19 | Sydney | 12/08/2001 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 2 | |
| 2002 AFL Season | Round 7 | Carlton | 10/05/2002 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 25 |
| Round 8 | St Kilda | 19/05/2002 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 99 | |
| Round 9 | Sydney | 25/05/2002 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 2 | |
| Round 10 | Kangaroos | 31/05/2002 | AWAY | LOSS | KAN by 8 | |
| Round 11 | Port Adelaide | 08/06/2002 | HOME | LOSS | POR by 59 | |
| Round 12 | Hawthorn | 14/06/2002 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 7 | |
| Round 13 | Melbourne | 28/06/2002 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 12 | |
| Elimination Final | West Coast | 07/09/2002 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 33 | |
| 2009 AFL Season | Round 19 | Brisbane Lions | 08/08/2009 | HOME | DRAW | drawn |
| Round 20 | St Kilda | 16/08/2009 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 2 | |
| Elimination Final | Adelaide | 04/09/2009 | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 96 | |
| 2011 AFL Season | Round 9 | Richmond | 21/05/2011 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 16 |
| Round 11 | Melbourne | 03/06/2011 | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 33 | |
| Round 15 | Geelong | 02/07/2011 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 4 | |
| Round 16 | Richmond | 09/07/2011 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 39 | |
| Round 17 | Adelaide | 15/07/2011 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 11 | |
| Round 18 | Carlton | 23/07/2011 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 74 | |
| 2013 AFL Season | Round 16 | Western Bulldogs | 14/07/2013 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 31 |
| Round 17 | Greater Western Sydney | 20/07/2013 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 39 | |
| Round 18 | Hawthorn | 26/07/2013 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 56 | |
| 2014 AFL Season | Round 13 | Melbourne | 15/06/2014 | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 1 |
| Round 15 | Geelong | 27/06/2014 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 9 | |
| Round 16 | Port Adelaide | 05/07/2014 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 2 | |
| Round 17 | Collingwood | 13/07/2014 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 64 | |
| Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | 20/07/2014 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 7 | |
| Round 19 | Sydney | 01/08/2014 | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 22 | |
| 2015 AFL Season | Round 10 | Geelong | 06/06/2015 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 69 |
| Round 15 | Melbourne | 11/07/2015 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 9 | |
| Round 16 | North Melbourne | 17/07/2015 | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 25 | |
| Round 17 | Port Adelaide | 25/07/2015 | HOME | LOSS | POR by 13 | |
| Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | 02/08/2015 | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 87 | |
| Round 19 | Greater Western Sydney | 09/08/2015 | AWAY | LOSS | GWS by 32 | |
| Round 20 | Adelaide | 15/08/2015 | HOME | LOSS | ADE by 112 | |
| Round 21 | Gold Coast | 22/08/2015 | AWAY | LOSS | GCS by 2 | |
| Round 22 | Richmond | 29/08/2015 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 27 | |
| Round 23 | Collingwood | 06/09/2015 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 3 | |
| 2016 AFL Season | Round 21 | Gold Coast | 14/08/2016 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 6 |
| Round 22 | Western Bulldogs | 21/08/2016 | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 40 | |
| 2019 AFL Season | Round 16 | Sydney | 06/07/2019 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 10 |
| Round 17 | North Melbourne | 13/07/2019 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 5 | |
| Round 19 | Gold Coast | 28/07/2019 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 10 | |
| Round 20 | Port Adelaide | 03/08/2019 | HOME | LOSS | POR by 59 | |
| Round 23 | Collingwood | 23/08/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 11 | |
| 2020 AFL Season | Round 1 | Fremantle | 21/03/2020 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 6 |
| Round 4 | Carlton | 27/06/2020 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 1 | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 03/07/2020 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 15 | |
| Round 6 | North Melbourne | 11/07/2020 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 14 | |
| Round 7 | Western Bulldogs | 17/07/2020 | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 42 | |
| Round 8 | Adelaide | 26/07/2020 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 3 | |
| Round 9 | Brisbane Lions | 31/07/2020 | HOME | LOSS | BRI by 63 | |
| Round 10 | Greater Western Sydney | 07/08/2020 | HOME | LOSS | GWS by 4 | |
| Round 11 | Gold Coast | 12/08/2020 | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | |
| Round 12 | St Kilda | 16/08/2020 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 35 | |
| Round 13 | Richmond | 22/08/2020 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 12 | |
| Round 14 | Hawthorn | 27/08/2020 | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 16 | |
| Round 17 | Port Adelaide | 12/09/2020 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 50 | |
| Round 18 | Melbourne | 19/09/2020 | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 19 | |
| 2021 AFL Season | Round 2 | Port Adelaide | 27/03/2021 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 54 |
| Round 3 | St Kilda | 03/04/2021 | HOME | WIN | ESS by 75 | |
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