2016 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2016 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Etihad Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
18th (W-D-L: 3-0-19, P%: 61.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Brendon Goddard
Vice-Captain:
Mark Baguley
Leadership Group:
Joe Daniher, James Gwilt, Zach Merrett, David Zaharakis
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Patrick | #29 | 18 | 1 | R01-04, R08-13, R16-23 |
| Ashby, Jason | #14 | 2 | 0 | R13, R15 |
| Baguley, Mark | #12 | 10 | 1 | R01-05, R07-11 |
| Bird, Craig | #24 | 18 | 3 | R01, R04-05, R07-13, R15-17, R19-23 |
| Brown, Mitch | #28 | 21 | 20 | R01-13, R15-18, R20-23 |
| Cooney, Adam | #17 | 20 | 6 | R01-13, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Crowley, Ryan | #51 | 8 | 2 | R01-03, R06-08, R10-11 |
| Daniher, Joe | #6 | 22 | 43 | R01-13, R15-23 |
| Dea, Matt | #49 | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R15-23 |
| Dempsey, Courtenay | #15 | 14 | 4 | R05-07, R10-13, R15-20, R23 |
| Edwards, Shaun | #19 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Fantasia, Orazio | #13 | 19 | 29 | R02-13, R15-19, R21-22 |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 3 | 1 | R18-20 |
| Gleeson, Martin | #8 | 20 | 0 | R01-06, R09-13, R15-23 |
| Goddard, Brendon | #9 | 20 | 3 | R01-13, R15-20, R23 |
| Grima, Nathan | #55 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Grimley, Sam | #54 | 4 | 5 | R05-06, R20-21 |
| Gwilt, James | #42 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R09-13, R15-17 |
| Hams, Will | #41 | 8 | 4 | R11-13, R15-19 |
| Hartley, Michael | #36 | 19 | 1 | R02-10, R13, R15-23 |
| Jamar, Mark | #53 | 5 | 3 | R10, R12-13, R15, R22 |
| Kelly, James | #47 | 20 | 2 | R01-10, R12-13, R15-18, R20-23 |
| Kommer, Nick | #38 | 3 | 3 | R02-03, R23 |
| Langford, Kyle | #30 | 17 | 12 | R01-06, R08-12, R16-19, R22-23 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #33 | 9 | 8 | R04, R16-23 |
| Leuenberger, Matthew | #22 | 20 | 3 | R01-09, R11-13, R15, R17-23 |
| Long, Jake | #34 | 3 | 0 | R21-23 |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 21 | 8 | R01-11, R13, R15-23 |
| McKenna, Conor | #45 | 12 | 3 | R04-05, R08-09, R16-23 |
| McKernan, Shaun | #44 | 6 | 4 | R01, R07, R16-18, R23 |
| Merrett, Jackson | #20 | 11 | 4 | R01-03, R11-13, R15, R20-23 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 22 | 7 | R01-13, R15-23 |
| Michael, Sam | #56 | 2 | 0 | R16, R19 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 20 | 6 | R01-06, R08-13, R15-20, R22-23 |
| Polkinghorne, James | #50 | 7 | 1 | R06-09, R19-21 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 3 | 1 | R07-09 |
| Simpkin, Jonathan | #52 | 4 | 1 | R01, R06-07, R21 |
| Stokes, Mathew | #48 | 11 | 6 | R01-06, R12-13, R15, R21-22 |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 21 | 5 | R01-13, R15, R17-23 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsfold, John | 22 | 3 | -0- | 19 | R01-13, R15-23 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Matt Dea | Michael Hartley | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti |
| Half-Back: | Courtenay Dempsey | James Gwilt | Brendon Goddard |
| Centre: | Zach Merrett | David Zaharakis | Orazio Fantasia |
| Half-Forward: | Kyle Langford | Mitch Brown | Adam Cooney |
| Forward: | Mathew Stokes | Joe Daniher | Darcy Parish |
| Follower: | Matthew Leuenberger | Craig Bird | Ryan Crowley |
| Interchange: | Patrick Ambrose | Martin Gleeson | James Kelly |
| Conor McKenna |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/2016 | Round 1 | Gold Coast | AWAY | LOSS | GCST by 61 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 02/04/2016 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 08/04/2016 | Round 3 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 61 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 16/04/2016 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 25/04/2016 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 69 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 01/05/2016 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 15 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 07/05/2016 | Round 7 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 81 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 14/05/2016 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 14 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 22/05/2016 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 46 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 28/05/2016 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 38 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 04/06/2016 | Round 11 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 79 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 10/06/2016 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 108 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 19/06/2016 | Round 13 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | LOSS | GWSY by 27 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 30/06/2016 | Round 15 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 78 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 10/07/2016 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 11 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 16/07/2016 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 19 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 24/07/2016 | Round 18 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 37 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 31/07/2016 | Round 19 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 82 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 07/08/2016 | Round 20 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 66 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |
| 14/08/2016 | Round 21 | Gold Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | John Worsfold | Zach Merrett |
| 21/08/2016 | Round 22 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 40 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 27/08/2016 | Round 23 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | John Worsfold | Brendon Goddard |