2022 AFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 2022 AFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Marvel Stadium (Docklands Stadium)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 15th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 83.2%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): Zach Merrett (17)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Peter Wright (53)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Peter Wright

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captain(s): Zach Merrett
Deputy Vice-Captain(s): Andrew McGrath

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baldwin, Kaine #26 4 R01, R06-R08 2 0
Bryan, Nick #24 5 R08-R10, R15, R22 1 0
Caldwell, Jye #6 20 R01-R09, R11, R13-R20, R22-R23 6 0
Cox, Nik #13 5 R01-R02, R05-R07 1 0
Cutler, Tom #12 9 R01-R03, R05, R07-R10, R13 5 0
D'Ambrosio, Massimo #42 8 R14-R17, R20-R23 4 0
Draper, Sam #2 22 R01-R11, R13-R23 12 1
Durham, Sam #22 20 R02-R07, R09-R11, R13-R23 5 0
Francis, Aaron #10 4 R02, R08-R10 4 0
Guelfi, Matt #35 20 R01-R07, R09-R10, R13-R23 17 0
Ham, Brayden #33 11 R01-R04, R08, R11, R14-R15, R17-R19 0 0
Heppell, Dyson #21 22 R01-R11, R13-R23 4 0
Hind, Nick #19 21 R01-R06, R08-R11, R13-R23 2 1
Hobbs, Ben #8 17 R05-R11, R13-R22 8 0
Hurley, Michael #18 1 R23 1 0
Jones, Harry #23 10 R11, R13-R21 13 0
Kelly, Jake #29 21 R01-R07, R09-R11, R13-R23 1 0
Langford, Kyle #4 9 R01, R15-R22 10 0
Laverde, Jayden #15 22 R01-R11, R13-R23 0 0
Lord, Alastair #28 1 R08 0 0
Martin, Nic #37 21 R01, R03-R11, R13-R23 19 2
McGrath, Andrew #1 18 R01-R11, R14, R17-R19, R21-R23 2 0
Menzie, Jye #47 2 R20, R23 1 0
Merrett, Zach #7 19 R01-R02, R06-R11, R13-R23 6 17
Parish, Darcy #3 16 R01-R11, R13, R16, R21-R23 3 6
Perkins, Archie #16 18 R01-R11, R13-R15, R20-R23 16 0
Phillips, Andrew #34 10 R03-R05, R11, R13-R14, R16-R19 4 0
Redman, Mason #27 20 R01-R10, R13-R16, R18-R23 3 5
Reid, Zach #31 7 R07-R11, R13, R23 0 0
Ridley, Jordan #14 20 R01-R07, R09, R11, R13-R23 0 1
Shiel, Dylan #9 19 R01, R03-R11, R13-R19, R22-R23 3 4
Smith, Devon #5 8 R01-R05, R08, R10-R11 3 0
Snelling, Will #11 8 R04, R15-R21 0 0
Stewart, James #17 6 R01-R03, R14, R20-R21 4 0
Stringer, Jake #25 15 R02-R03, R06-R07, R13-R23 25 2
Wanganeen, Tex #40 5 R02-R04, R10-R11 1 0
Waterman, Alec #45 8 R04-R07, R09-R11, R13 10 0
Wright, Peter #20 22 R01-R11, R13-R23 53 8
Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon #30 12 R04-R06, R08, R16-R23 0 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Jordan Ridley Jayden Laverde Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Half-Back: Mason Redman Jake Kelly Nick Hind
Centre: Nic Martin Dylan Shiel Dyson Heppell
Half-Forward: Matt Guelfi Will Snelling Archie Perkins
Forward: Peter Wright Jake Stringer Harry Jones
Follower: Sam Draper Zach Merrett Jye Caldwell
Interchange: Sam Durham Ben Hobbs Andrew McGrath
Darcy Parish Brayden Ham

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)
Rutten, Ben 21 6 -0- 15 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13-R23
Caracella, Blake 1 1 -0- 0 R04

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/03/2022 Round 1 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 66 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
26/03/2022 Round 2 Brisbane Lions HOME LOSS BRI by 22 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
01/04/2022 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 29 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
10/04/2022 Round 4 Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 4 Blake Caracella Dyson Heppell
17/04/2022 Round 5 Fremantle HOME LOSS FRE by 48 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
25/04/2022 Round 6 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 11 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
01/05/2022 Round 7 Western Bulldogs AWAY LOSS BUL by 32 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
07/05/2022 Round 8 Hawthorn HOME WIN ESS by 27 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
14/05/2022 Round 9 Sydney AWAY LOSS SYD by 58 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
21/05/2022 Round 10 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 32 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
29/05/2022 Round 11 Port Adelaide AWAY LOSS POR by 16 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
Round 12 BYE
10/06/2022 Round 13 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 26 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
17/06/2022 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESS by 35 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
24/06/2022 Round 15 West Coast AWAY LOSS WCE by 10 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
02/07/2022 Round 16 Sydney HOME WIN ESS by 9 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
10/07/2022 Round 17 Brisbane Lions AWAY WIN ESS by 10 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
17/07/2022 Round 18 Gold Coast HOME WIN ESS by 48 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
24/07/2022 Round 19 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 4 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
31/07/2022 Round 20 North Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 48 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
06/08/2022 Round 21 Greater Western Sydney AWAY LOSS GWS by 27 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
14/08/2022 Round 22 Port Adelaide HOME LOSS POR by 84 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell
20/08/2022 Round 23 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 66 Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell