2018 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2018 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Etihad Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 105.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captains:
Cale Hooker, Zach Merrett
Leadership Group:
Joe Daniher, Orazio Fantasia, Michael Hurley, David Myers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Patrick | #29 | 7 | 2 | R06-10, R15-16 |
| Baguley, Mark | #12 | 20 | 20 | R03-12, R14-23 |
| Begley, Josh | #16 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #2 | 20 | 8 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-22 |
| Brown, Mitch | #28 | 14 | 18 | R01-03, R12, R14-23 |
| Clarke, Dylan | #37 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Colyer, Travis | #32 | 8 | 2 | R15-18, R20-23 |
| Daniher, Joe | #6 | 7 | 8 | R01-07 |
| Dea, Matt | #49 | 12 | 0 | R01-02, R09-12, R14-15, R17-19, R22 |
| Fantasia, Orazio | #13 | 13 | 20 | R03-04, R08-12, R14-15, R18-21 |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 5 | 1 | R19-23 |
| Goddard, Brendon | #9 | 22 | 3 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Green, Josh | #15 | 7 | 8 | R01-05, R12, R14 |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 15 | 5 | R04-06, R09-12, R14-19, R22-23 |
| Hartley, Michael | #36 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 22 | 10 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 22 | 13 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R11-12, R14-23 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 16 | 9 | R01-02, R09-12, R14-23 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #33 | 7 | 5 | R06-11, R23 |
| Leuenberger, Matthew | #22 | 2 | 0 | R06, R23 |
| Long, Jake | #34 | 2 | 1 | R16-17 |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 22 | 26 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 20 | 5 | R01-07, R10-12, R14-23 |
| McKenna, Conor | #45 | 18 | 7 | R01-03, R07-12, R14-17, R19-23 |
| McKernan, Shaun | #44 | 10 | 16 | R08-12, R14-18 |
| McNiece, Ben | #41 | 8 | 0 | R06-08, R16-18, R20-21 |
| Merrett, Jackson | #20 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 22 | 5 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Mutch, Kobe | #19 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Myers, David | #23 | 16 | 10 | R03-05, R07-08, R12, R14-23 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 15 | 5 | R01-08, R17-23 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 2 | 0 | R12, R14 |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Saad, Adam | #42 | 22 | 0 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Smith, Devon | #5 | 22 | 17 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Stewart, James | #17 | 11 | 15 | R01-11 |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 20 | 30 | R01-12, R14-16, R19-23 |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 17 | 7 | R01-11, R18-23 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsfold, John | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-12, R14-23 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Matt Dea | Cale Hooker | Mark Baguley |
| Half-Back: | Adam Saad | Michael Hurley | Conor McKenna |
| Centre: | Andrew McGrath | Zach Merrett | Brendon Goddard |
| Half-Forward: | Devon Smith | Shaun McKernan | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti |
| Forward: | Jake Stringer | James Stewart | Mitch Brown |
| Follower: | Tom Bellchambers | Dyson Heppell | David Myers |
| Interchange: | Matt Guelfi | Kyle Langford | Darcy Parish |
| David Zaharakis |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/03/2018 | Round 1 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 31/03/2018 | Round 2 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 16 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 08/04/2018 | Round 3 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 21 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 15/04/2018 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 22 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/04/2018 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 49 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 29/04/2018 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 36 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 05/05/2018 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 23 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 12/05/2018 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 13 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 19/05/2018 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 26/05/2018 | Round 10 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/06/2018 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 71 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 10/06/2018 | Round 12 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 21/06/2018 | Round 14 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 01/07/2018 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 17 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 08/07/2018 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 14/07/2018 | Round 17 | Gold Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 44 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 21/07/2018 | Round 18 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 29 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 27/07/2018 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 04/08/2018 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 4 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 10/08/2018 | Round 21 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/08/2018 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 8 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 24/08/2018 | Round 23 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |