2021 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2021 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 109.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Elimination Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captains:
Michael Hurley, Andrew McGrath, Zach Merrett
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Patrick | #29 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Bryan, Nick | #24 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Cahill, Ned | #28 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R14 |
| Caldwell, Jye | #6 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, EF |
| Clarke, Dylan | #37 | 4 | 2 | R20-23 |
| Cox, Nik | #13 | 22 | 9 | R01-12, R14-21, R23, EF |
| Cutler, Tom | #12 | 13 | 1 | R01-03, R14, R16-23, EF |
| Draper, Sam | #2 | 13 | 2 | R01-02, R14-23, EF |
| Durham, Sam | #42 | 7 | 1 | R18-23, EF |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 15 | 2 | R01-06, R08-10, R12, R20-23, EF |
| Gleeson, Martin | #8 | 6 | 0 | R02, R17-18, R21-22, EF |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 20 | 6 | R03-12, R14-19, R21-23, EF |
| Ham, Brayden | #33 | 19 | 5 | R01-12, R14-20 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 19 | 2 | R01, R04-12, R14-16, R18-20, R22-23, EF |
| Hind, Nick | #19 | 22 | 4 | R01-12, R14-23 |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 18 | 33 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Jones, Harry | #23 | 16 | 20 | R01-12, R14-17 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 17 | 13 | R01-12, R14-17, R20 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #15 | 23 | 1 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 20 | 34 | R01-12, R14-21 |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 15 | 2 | R01-12, R22-23, EF |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 23 | 4 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 23 | 10 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
| Perkins, Archie | #16 | 21 | 9 | R03-12, R14-23, EF |
| Phillips, Andrew | #34 | 6 | 4 | R06, R08-12 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 22 | 6 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-23, EF |
| Reid, Zach | #31 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 22 | 0 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-23, EF |
| Shiel, Dylan | #9 | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R19-23, EF |
| Smith, Devon | #5 | 20 | 16 | R01-09, R14-23, EF |
| Snelling, Will | #40 | 20 | 12 | R01-11, R16-23, EF |
| Stewart, James | #17 | 17 | 0 | R07-12, R14-23, EF |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 19 | 41 | R03-08, R11-12, R14-23, EF |
| Waterman, Alec | #45 | 14 | 17 | R03-05, R10-12, R15-18, R21-23, EF |
| Wright, Peter | #20 | 21 | 29 | R01-10, R14-23, EF |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 9 | 2 | R04, R06-07, R09-12, R15, R19 |
| Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon | #30 | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R06, R11, R14-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutten, Ben | 23 | 11 | -0- | 12 | R01-12, R14-23, EF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jayden Laverde | James Stewart | Mason Redman |
| Half-Back: | Jordan Ridley | Dyson Heppell | Nick Hind |
| Centre: | Kyle Langford | Zach Merrett | Nik Cox |
| Half-Forward: | Jake Stringer | Cale Hooker | Archie Perkins |
| Forward: | Devon Smith | Peter Wright | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti |
| Follower: | Sam Draper | Darcy Parish | Will Snelling |
| Interchange: | Aaron Francis | Matt Guelfi | Brayden Ham |
| Harry Jones |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/03/2021 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 27/03/2021 | Round 2 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 54 | Ben Rutten | unknown |
| 03/04/2021 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 75 | Ben Rutten | unknown |
| 08/04/2021 | Round 4 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 3 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/04/2021 | Round 5 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 57 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/04/2021 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/05/2021 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 08/05/2021 | Round 8 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 2 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 16/05/2021 | Round 9 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 23/05/2021 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 72 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 29/05/2021 | Round 11 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 05/06/2021 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 39 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 20/06/2021 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 26/06/2021 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/07/2021 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 09/07/2021 | Round 17 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 63 | Ben Rutten | Zach Merrett |
| 18/07/2021 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/07/2021 | Round 19 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | LOSS | GWSY by 13 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 01/08/2021 | Round 20 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 7 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 08/08/2021 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Ben Rutten | Zach Merrett |
| 15/08/2021 | Round 22 | Gold Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 68 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 22/08/2021 | Round 23 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 29/08/2021 | Elimination Final | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 49 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |