2015 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2015 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Etihad Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
15th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 74.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jobe Watson
Leadership Group:
Paul Chapman, Brendon Goddard, Dyson Heppell, Cale Hooker, David Myers, Brent Stanton, David Zaharakis
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Patrick | #29 | 16 | 6 | R01-11, R15-18, R21 |
| Ashby, Jason | #14 | 5 | 0 | R02-03, R07, R15-16 |
| Baguley, Mark | #12 | 22 | 0 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #2 | 10 | 2 | R01-10 |
| Browne, Alex | #24 | 3 | 1 | R15, R17-18 |
| Carlisle, Jake | #22 | 17 | 14 | R01-06, R08-11, R13, R18-23 |
| Chapman, Paul | #3 | 9 | 8 | R01-04, R08-11, R22 |
| Colyer, Travis | #32 | 11 | 11 | R01-11 |
| Cooney, Adam | #13 | 11 | 10 | R01-03, R08-11, R13-14, R18-19 |
| Daniher, Joe | #6 | 22 | 34 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Dempsey, Courtenay | #15 | 13 | 5 | R04-10, R13-14, R19-22 |
| Edwards, Shaun | #19 | 9 | 8 | R11, R13, R15-17, R19-21, R23 |
| Fantasia, Orazio | #46 | 5 | 2 | R10-11, R21-23 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 7 | 1 | R01, R03-05, R07-09 |
| Giles, Jonathan | #27 | 3 | 1 | R18-20 |
| Gleeson, Martin | #35 | 22 | 2 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Goddard, Brendon | #9 | 22 | 10 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Gwilt, James | #42 | 11 | 0 | R02, R06, R10-11, R13-19 |
| Hams, Will | #41 | 3 | 0 | R04-06 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 22 | 13 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Hibberd, Michael | #1 | 21 | 3 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Hocking, Heath | #39 | 5 | 3 | R19-23 |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 22 | 21 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Howlett, Ben | #40 | 20 | 10 | R01-11, R14-17, R19-23 |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 19 | 2 | R01-11, R13-17, R21-23 |
| Kavanagh, Elliott | #28 | 5 | 0 | R10-11, R13-14, R23 |
| Langford, Kyle | #30 | 8 | 3 | R05, R07, R16-20, R23 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #33 | 9 | 5 | R15-23 |
| McKenna, Conor | #45 | 2 | 2 | R22-23 |
| McKernan, Shaun | #44 | 9 | 6 | R07, R13-17, R21-23 |
| Melksham, Jake | #17 | 18 | 7 | R01-11, R13-14, R18, R20-23 |
| Merrett, Jackson | #20 | 15 | 8 | R06-09, R13-23 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 17 | 4 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Myers, David | #23 | 2 | 0 | R01, R20 |
| O'Brien, Nick | #10 | 9 | 0 | R13-19, R21-22 |
| Pears, Tayte | #16 | 2 | 0 | R20, R23 |
| Stanton, Brent | #5 | 22 | 9 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Steinberg, Ariel | #25 | 7 | 0 | R14-20 |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 12 | 6 | R01-09, R11, R13-14 |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 16 | 9 | R01-06, R14-23 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hird, James | 19 | 5 | -0- | 14 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Egan, Matthew | 3 | 1 | -0- | 2 | R21-23 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Michael Hibberd | Cale Hooker | Mark Baguley |
| Half-Back: | James Gwilt | Michael Hurley | Martin Gleeson |
| Centre: | Brent Stanton | Dyson Heppell | Jobe Watson |
| Half-Forward: | Zach Merrett | Patrick Ambrose | Jayden Laverde |
| Forward: | Jackson Merrett | Joe Daniher | Jake Carlisle |
| Follower: | Tom Bellchambers | David Zaharakis | Brendon Goddard |
| Interchange: | Courtenay Dempsey | Ben Howlett | Jake Melksham |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 22 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2015 | Round 1 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 12 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 12/04/2015 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 18/04/2015 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 21 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 25/04/2015 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 20 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 03/05/2015 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 09/05/2015 | Round 6 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 28 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 15/05/2015 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 24/05/2015 | Round 8 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 58 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 30/05/2015 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 13 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 06/06/2015 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 69 | James Hird | unknown |
| 13/06/2015 | Round 11 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 50 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| Round 12 | BYE | ||||||
| 27/06/2015 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 38 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 05/07/2015 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 110 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 11/07/2015 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | James Hird | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/07/2015 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 25 | James Hird | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/07/2015 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 13 | James Hird | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/08/2015 | Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 87 | James Hird | Dyson Heppell |
| 09/08/2015 | Round 19 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 32 | James Hird | Dyson Heppell |
| 15/08/2015 | Round 20 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 112 | James Hird | Dyson Heppell |
| 22/08/2015 | Round 21 | Gold Coast | AWAY | LOSS | GCST by 2 | Matthew Egan | Dyson Heppell |
| 29/08/2015 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 27 | Matthew Egan | Dyson Heppell |
| 06/09/2015 | Round 23 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Matthew Egan | Dyson Heppell |