2017 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2017 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Etihad Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 106.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Sydney (Elimination Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captains:
Cale Hooker, Zach Merrett
Leadership Group:
Joe Daniher, Brendon Goddard, Michael Hurley, Jobe Watson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Patrick | #29 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R20-23, EF |
| Baguley, Mark | #12 | 22 | 0 | R01-12, R14-20, R22-23, EF |
| Begley, Josh | #16 | 3 | 5 | R22-23, EF |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #2 | 14 | 9 | R06, R10-12, R14-20, R22-23, EF |
| Bird, Craig | #24 | 2 | 0 | R17, R22 |
| Brown, Mitch | #28 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Colyer, Travis | #32 | 22 | 12 | R01-12, R14-21, R23, EF |
| Daniher, Joe | #6 | 23 | 65 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| Dea, Matt | #49 | 6 | 1 | R06-10, R21 |
| Fantasia, Orazio | #13 | 20 | 39 | R01-12, R14-20, EF |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 2 | 1 | R05, R07 |
| Gleeson, Martin | #8 | 18 | 1 | R01-03, R06-07, R11-12, R14-23, EF |
| Goddard, Brendon | #9 | 23 | 5 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| Green, Josh | #15 | 17 | 17 | R01, R04-12, R14-17, R20-22 |
| Hartley, Michael | #36 | 18 | 0 | R01-02, R07-12, R14-20, R22-23, EF |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 23 | 12 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| Hocking, Heath | #39 | 2 | 2 | R03, R23 |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 20 | 41 | R01-12, R15-22 |
| Howlett, Ben | #40 | 7 | 1 | R02, R06, R11-12, R14, R20-21 |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 21 | 3 | R01-12, R14-21, EF |
| Kelly, James | #47 | 20 | 0 | R01-05, R07-10, R12, R14-19, R21-23, EF |
| Langford, Kyle | #30 | 6 | 4 | R01-04, R14-15 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #33 | 5 | 1 | R18-19, R21-23 |
| Leuenberger, Matthew | #22 | 7 | 1 | R03-05, R07-09, R21 |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 23 | 34 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 21 | 1 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-19, R21-23, EF |
| McKenna, Conor | #45 | 19 | 5 | R04, R06-12, R14-23, EF |
| McKernan, Shaun | #44 | 3 | 3 | R01-02, R14 |
| McNiece, Ben | #41 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 22 | 9 | R01-12, R14-20, R22-23, EF |
| Myers, David | #23 | 15 | 3 | R07-12, R16-23, EF |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 20 | 7 | R01-10, R15-23, EF |
| Stanton, Brent | #5 | 7 | 2 | R01-05, R07, R11 |
| Stewart, James | #17 | 16 | 22 | R08-12, R14-23, EF |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 20 | 2 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-16, R18-21, R23, EF |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 23 | 11 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsfold, John | 23 | 12 | -0- | 11 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Mark Baguley | Michael Hartley | Martin Gleeson |
| Half-Back: | Andrew McGrath | Michael Hurley | James Kelly |
| Centre: | Zach Merrett | Dyson Heppell | Brendon Goddard |
| Half-Forward: | Orazio Fantasia | Cale Hooker | James Stewart |
| Forward: | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | Joe Daniher | Travis Colyer |
| Follower: | Tom Bellchambers | Jobe Watson | David Zaharakis |
| Interchange: | Josh Green | Conor McKenna | David Myers |
| Darcy Parish |
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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 23 out of 23 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/03/2017 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 25 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 01/04/2017 | Round 2 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 27 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 09/04/2017 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 15 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 15/04/2017 | Round 4 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 65 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/04/2017 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 30/04/2017 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 38 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 07/05/2017 | Round 7 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 37 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 13/05/2017 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 17 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 21/05/2017 | Round 9 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 61 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 27/05/2017 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 15 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 03/06/2017 | Round 11 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 16 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 10/06/2017 | Round 12 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 70 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 23/06/2017 | Round 14 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 1 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/07/2017 | Round 15 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 8 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 08/07/2017 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 37 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 14/07/2017 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 61 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 22/07/2017 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 30/07/2017 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 30 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 05/08/2017 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 8 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 12/08/2017 | Round 21 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 43 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 19/08/2017 | Round 22 | Gold Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 27/08/2017 | Round 23 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 09/09/2017 | Elimination Final | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 65 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |