2022 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2022 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
15th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 83.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dyson Heppell
Vice-Captain:
Zach Merrett
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Andrew McGrath
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Kaine | #26 | 4 | 2 | R01, R06-08 |
| Bryan, Nick | #24 | 5 | 1 | R08-10, R15, R22 |
| Caldwell, Jye | #6 | 20 | 6 | R01-09, R11, R13-20, R22-23 |
| Cox, Nik | #13 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R05-07 |
| Cutler, Tom | #12 | 9 | 5 | R01-03, R05, R07-10, R13 |
| D'Ambrosio, Massimo | #42 | 8 | 4 | R14-17, R20-23 |
| Draper, Sam | #2 | 22 | 12 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Durham, Sam | #22 | 20 | 5 | R02-07, R09-11, R13-23 |
| Francis, Aaron | #10 | 4 | 4 | R02, R08-10 |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 20 | 17 | R01-07, R09-10, R13-23 |
| Ham, Brayden | #33 | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R08, R11, R14-15, R17-19 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 22 | 4 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Hind, Nick | #19 | 21 | 2 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-23 |
| Hobbs, Ben | #8 | 17 | 8 | R05-11, R13-22 |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 1 | 1 | R23 |
| Jones, Harry | #23 | 10 | 13 | R11, R13-21 |
| Kelly, Jake | #29 | 21 | 1 | R01-07, R09-11, R13-23 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 9 | 10 | R01, R15-22 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #15 | 22 | 0 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Lord, Alastair | #28 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Martin, Nic | #37 | 21 | 19 | R01, R03-11, R13-23 |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 18 | 2 | R01-11, R14, R17-19, R21-23 |
| Menzie, Jye | #47 | 2 | 1 | R20, R23 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 19 | 6 | R01-02, R06-11, R13-23 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 16 | 3 | R01-11, R13, R16, R21-23 |
| Perkins, Archie | #16 | 18 | 16 | R01-11, R13-15, R20-23 |
| Phillips, Andrew | #34 | 10 | 4 | R03-05, R11, R13-14, R16-19 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 20 | 3 | R01-10, R13-16, R18-23 |
| Reid, Zach | #31 | 7 | 0 | R07-11, R13, R23 |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 20 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11, R13-23 |
| Shiel, Dylan | #9 | 19 | 3 | R01, R03-11, R13-19, R22-23 |
| Smith, Devon | #5 | 8 | 3 | R01-05, R08, R10-11 |
| Snelling, Will | #11 | 8 | 0 | R04, R15-21 |
| Stewart, James | #17 | 6 | 4 | R01-03, R14, R20-21 |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 15 | 25 | R02-03, R06-07, R13-23 |
| Wanganeen, Tex | #40 | 5 | 1 | R02-04, R10-11 |
| Waterman, Alec | #45 | 8 | 10 | R04-07, R09-11, R13 |
| Wright, Peter | #20 | 22 | 53 | R01-11, R13-23 |
| Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon | #30 | 12 | 0 | R04-06, R08, R16-23 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutten, Ben | 21 | 6 | -0- | 15 | R01-03, R05-11, R13-23 |
| Caracella, Blake | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R04 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jordan Ridley | Jayden Laverde | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher |
| Half-Back: | Mason Redman | Nick Hind | Jake Kelly |
| Centre: | Sam Durham | Zach Merrett | Dyson Heppell |
| Half-Forward: | Matt Guelfi | Archie Perkins | Nic Martin |
| Forward: | Jake Stringer | Peter Wright | Harry Jones |
| Follower: | Sam Draper | Darcy Parish | Jye Caldwell |
| Interchange: | Brayden Ham | Ben Hobbs | Andrew McGrath |
| Dylan Shiel |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/03/2022 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 66 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 26/03/2022 | Round 2 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 22 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 01/04/2022 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 29 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 10/04/2022 | Round 4 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Blake Caracella | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/04/2022 | Round 5 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FREM by 48 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 25/04/2022 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 11 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 01/05/2022 | Round 7 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 32 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 07/05/2022 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 14/05/2022 | Round 9 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 58 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 21/05/2022 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 32 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 29/05/2022 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 16 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| Round 12 | BYE | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/06/2022 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 24/06/2022 | Round 15 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 10 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 02/07/2022 | Round 16 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 10/07/2022 | Round 17 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 17/07/2022 | Round 18 | Gold Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 48 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 24/07/2022 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 31/07/2022 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 48 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 06/08/2022 | Round 21 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 27 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 14/08/2022 | Round 22 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 84 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |
| 20/08/2022 | Round 23 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 66 | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell |