2019 AFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 2019 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Marvel Stadium as their home ground, playing eight matches there (seven as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by West Coast in the first elimination final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
2019 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 95.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by West Coast (Elimination Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captain:
Zach Merrett
Leadership Group:
Joe Daniher, Orazio Fantasia, David Myers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Patrick | #29 | 20 | 1 | R01-11, R13-14, R18-23, EF |
| Baguley, Mark | #12 | 10 | 12 | R01-07, R09, R11, R21 |
| Begley, Josh | #16 | 8 | 6 | R09-11, R13-15, R21, R23 |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #2 | 16 | 6 | R01-11, R13-15, R23, EF |
| Brown, Mitch | #28 | 16 | 21 | R01-02, R04-06, R14-23, EF |
| Clarke, Dylan | #37 | 11 | 0 | R11, R13-21, R23 |
| Clarke, Zac | #20 | 9 | 0 | R03-04, R08, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Daniher, Joe | #6 | 4 | 7 | R05-07, R09 |
| Fantasia, Orazio | #13 | 15 | 20 | R01-05, R08, R13-17, R20-22, EF |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R07-11, R15-20, R22-23, EF |
| Gleeson, Martin | #8 | 9 | 0 | R15-23 |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R05-11, R13-14, R16-20 |
| Ham, Brayden | #33 | 5 | 3 | R05, R08, R22-23, EF |
| Hartley, Michael | #36 | 3 | 0 | R18, R20, R23 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 18 | 4 | R01-11, R13-15, R18, R21-22, EF |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 18 | 4 | R04-11, R13-21, EF |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 19 | 0 | R01-11, R13-17, R22-23, EF |
| Jok, Tom | #46 | 1 | 0 | R23 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 18 | 15 | R01-02, R07, R09-11, R13-23, EF |
| Laverde, Jayden | #15 | 10 | 11 | R10-11, R13-17, R19, R23, EF |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 23 | 32 | R01-11, R13-23, EF |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 23 | 9 | R01-11, R13-23, EF |
| McKenna, Conor | #45 | 22 | 2 | R01-11, R13-18, R20-23, EF |
| McKernan, Shaun | #44 | 16 | 17 | R01-03, R10-11, R13-19, R21-23, EF |
| McNiece, Ben | #41 | 5 | 0 | R09-11, R19, R21 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 23 | 8 | R01-11, R13-23, EF |
| Mutch, Kobe | #19 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Myers, David | #23 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R04-06, R08, R21 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 21 | 12 | R02-11, R13-20, R22-23, EF |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 20 | 0 | R04-11, R13-23, EF |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 6 | 0 | R01, R03-07 |
| Saad, Adam | #42 | 22 | 3 | R01-11, R13-20, R22-23, EF |
| Shiel, Dylan | #9 | 22 | 9 | R01-10, R13-23, EF |
| Smith, Devon | #5 | 7 | 3 | R01-04, R06-08 |
| Snelling, Will | #40 | 4 | 5 | R18-20, EF |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 19 | 33 | R01-10, R13, R16-22, EF |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 20 | 6 | R01-04, R06-11, R13-22 |
| Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon | #30 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsfold, John | 23 | 12 | -0- | 11 | R01-11, R13-23, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03/2019 | Round 1 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 72 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 30/03/2019 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 11 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 05/04/2019 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 18 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 13/04/2019 | Round 4 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 47 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 19/04/2019 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 58 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/04/2019 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 4 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 05/05/2019 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 10/05/2019 | Round 8 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 5 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 18/05/2019 | Round 9 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/05/2019 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 23 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/06/2019 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| Round 12 | BYE | ||||||
| 14/06/2019 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 20/06/2019 | Round 14 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 35 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 27/06/2019 | Round 15 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 06/07/2019 | Round 16 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | John Worsfold | Zach Merrett |
| 13/07/2019 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | John Worsfold | Zach Merrett |
| 19/07/2019 | Round 18 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 21 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 28/07/2019 | Round 19 | Gold Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 10 | John Worsfold | Zach Merrett |
| 03/08/2019 | Round 20 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 59 | John Worsfold | Zach Merrett |
| 10/08/2019 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 104 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/08/2019 | Round 22 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 32 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 23/08/2019 | Round 23 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 11 | John Worsfold | Zach Merrett |
| 05/09/2019 | Elimination Final | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 55 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |