2020 AFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 2020 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Marvel Stadium as their home ground, playing one matches there (one as hosts). The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
2020 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
13th (W-D-L: 6-1-10, P%: 79.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dyson Heppell
Leadership Group:
Michael Hurley, Dylan Shiel, Devon Smith, David Zaharakis
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Begley, Josh | #16 | 1 | 1 | R12 |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #2 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R08-09, R11, R13 |
| Cahill, Ned | #28 | 3 | 2 | R07-09 |
| Clarke, Dylan | #37 | 8 | 4 | R11-18 |
| Cutler, Tom | #12 | 8 | 2 | R01-02, R09-12, R17-18 |
| Daniher, Joe | #6 | 4 | 3 | R14-15, R17-18 |
| Draper, Sam | #38 | 8 | 1 | R09-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Fantasia, Orazio | #13 | 5 | 1 | R01, R04-07 |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R08-11, R13 |
| Gleeson, Martin | #8 | 13 | 0 | R04-06, R08-09, R11-18 |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R10-18 |
| Ham, Brayden | #33 | 10 | 1 | R04-09, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 3 | 1 | R02, R15-16 |
| Hibberd, Mitchell | #46 | 5 | 0 | R05-08, R17 |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 8 | 3 | R02, R04-07, R14-16 |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04-10, R12-13, R15-16, R18 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 16 | 11 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-18 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #15 | 6 | 6 | R01, R05-08, R18 |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 17 | 19 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04-15 |
| McKenna, Conor | #45 | 6 | 1 | R06-08, R10-12 |
| McKernan, Shaun | #44 | 9 | 5 | R02, R04-08, R10-12 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R04, R06-18 |
| Mosquito, Irving | #22 | 4 | 2 | R13-16 |
| Mutch, Kobe | #19 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 17 | 7 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Phillips, Andrew | #34 | 5 | 0 | R05-07, R14, R17 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-11, R13-14, R16, R18 |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Saad, Adam | #42 | 17 | 2 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Shiel, Dylan | #9 | 15 | 4 | R01-02, R04-06, R09-18 |
| Smith, Devon | #5 | 16 | 7 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Snelling, Will | #40 | 17 | 5 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Stewart, James | #17 | 10 | 11 | R09-18 |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 10 | 15 | R01-02, R04-05, R13-18 |
| Townsend, Jacob | #20 | 12 | 9 | R01-02, R04-10, R12, R16-17 |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 10 | 9 | R01-02, R04-11 |
| Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon | #30 | 10 | 0 | R01, R09-12, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsfold, John | 17 | 6 | -1- | 10 | R01-02, R04-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/03/2020 | Round 1 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 14/06/2020 | Round 2 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| Round 3 | BYE | ||||||
| 27/06/2020 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 03/07/2020 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 15 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 11/07/2020 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 17/07/2020 | Round 7 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 42 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 26/07/2020 | Round 8 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 31/07/2020 | Round 9 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 63 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 07/08/2020 | Round 10 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | LOSS | GWSY by 4 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 12/08/2020 | Round 11 | Gold Coast | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 16/08/2020 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 35 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 22/08/2020 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 12 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 27/08/2020 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 01/09/2020 | Round 15 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 15 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 06/09/2020 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 66 | John Worsfold | Dyson Heppell |
| 12/09/2020 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 50 | John Worsfold | unknown |
| 19/09/2020 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 19 | John Worsfold | unknown |