2018 AFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 2018 AFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Etihad Stadium (Docklands Stadium)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 11th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 105.1%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): Dyson Heppell (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jake Stringer (30)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Devon Smith

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captain(s): Zach Merrett

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ambrose, Patrick #29 7 R06-R10, R15-R16 2 0
Baguley, Mark #12 20 R03-R12, R14-R23 20 0
Begley, Josh #16 5 R01-R05 3 0
Bellchambers, Tom #2 20 R01-R05, R07-R12, R14-R22 8 0
Brown, Mitch #28 14 R01-R03, R12, R14-R23 18 0
Clarke, Dylan #37 1 R09 0 0
Colyer, Travis #32 8 R15-R18, R20-R23 2 0
Daniher, Joe #6 7 R01-R07 8 0
Dea, Matt #49 12 R01-R02, R09-R12, R14-R15, R17-R19, R22 0 0
Fantasia, Orazio #13 13 R03-R04, R08-R12, R14-R15, R18-R21 20 3
Francis, Aaron #10 5 R19-R23 1 0
Goddard, Brendon #9 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 3 1
Green, Josh #15 7 R01-R05, R12, R14 8 0
Guelfi, Matt #35 15 R04-R06, R09-R12, R14-R19, R22-R23 5 0
Hartley, Michael #36 4 R01-R02, R04-R05 0 0
Heppell, Dyson #21 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 10 13
Hooker, Cale #26 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 13 0
Hurley, Michael #18 20 R01-R08, R11-R12, R14-R23 0 7
Langford, Kyle #4 16 R01-R02, R09-R12, R14-R23 9 1
Laverde, Jayden #33 7 R06-R11, R23 5 0
Leuenberger, Matthew #22 2 R06, R23 0 0
Long, Jake #34 2 R16-R17 1 0
McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony #43 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 26 3
McGrath, Andrew #1 20 R01-R07, R10-R12, R14-R23 5 0
McKenna, Conor #45 18 R01-R03, R07-R12, R14-R17, R19-R23 7 0
McKernan, Shaun #44 10 R08-R12, R14-R18 16 3
McNiece, Ben #41 8 R06-R08, R16-R18, R20-R21 0 0
Merrett, Jackson #20 2 R05-R06 0 0
Merrett, Zach #7 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 5 10
Mutch, Kobe #19 3 R06-R08 1 0
Myers, David #23 16 R03-R05, R07-R08, R12, R14-R23 10 3
Parish, Darcy #3 15 R01-R08, R17-R23 5 0
Redman, Mason #27 2 R12, R14 0 0
Ridley, Jordan #14 3 R09-R11 0 0
Saad, Adam #42 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 0 3
Smith, Devon #5 22 R01-R12, R14-R23 17 11
Stewart, James #17 11 R01-R11 15 0
Stringer, Jake #25 20 R01-R12, R14-R16, R19-R23 30 1
Zaharakis, David #11 17 R01-R11, R18-R23 7 6

Team Line-Up

Back: Matt Dea Cale Hooker Mark Baguley
Half-Back: Adam Saad Michael Hurley Conor McKenna
Centre: David Zaharakis Zach Merrett Orazio Fantasia
Half-Forward: Devon Smith Jordan Ridley Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Forward: Jake Stringer Mitch Brown James Stewart
Follower: Tom Bellchambers Brendon Goddard David Myers
Interchange: Matt Guelfi Dyson Heppell Kyle Langford
Andrew McGrath

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Worsfold, John 22 12 -0- 10 R01-R12, R14-R23

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/03/2018 Round 1 Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 12 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
31/03/2018 Round 2 Fremantle AWAY LOSS FRE by 16 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
08/04/2018 Round 3 Western Bulldogs AWAY LOSS BUL by 21 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
15/04/2018 Round 4 Port Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 22 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
25/04/2018 Round 5 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 49 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
29/04/2018 Round 6 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 36 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
05/05/2018 Round 7 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 23 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
12/05/2018 Round 8 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 13 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
19/05/2018 Round 9 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 34 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
26/05/2018 Round 10 Greater Western Sydney AWAY WIN ESS by 35 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
02/06/2018 Round 11 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 71 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
10/06/2018 Round 12 Brisbane Lions AWAY WIN ESS by 22 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
Round 13 BYE
21/06/2018 Round 14 West Coast AWAY WIN ESS by 28 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
01/07/2018 Round 15 North Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 17 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
08/07/2018 Round 16 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 16 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
14/07/2018 Round 17 Gold Coast AWAY WIN ESS by 44 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
21/07/2018 Round 18 Fremantle HOME WIN ESS by 29 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
27/07/2018 Round 19 Sydney HOME WIN ESS by 43 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
04/08/2018 Round 20 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 4 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
10/08/2018 Round 21 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 43 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
17/08/2018 Round 22 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 8 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell
24/08/2018 Round 23 Port Adelaide AWAY WIN ESS by 22 John Worsfold Dyson Heppell