2023 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2023 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 11-0-12, P%: 89.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Zach Merrett
Vice-Captain:
Andrew McGrath
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Kaine | #26 | 4 | 0 | R09-10, R22, R24 |
| Bryan, Nick | #24 | 8 | 1 | R11, R15, R18-22, R24 |
| Caldwell, Jye | #6 | 21 | 11 | R01-13, R15-21, R23 |
| Cox, Nik | #13 | 6 | 0 | R19-24 |
| D'Ambrosio, Massimo | #42 | 8 | 1 | R02-03, R07, R09-13 |
| Davey, Alwyn | #33 | 10 | 4 | R01-04, R06, R08-10, R20-21 |
| Draper, Sam | #2 | 14 | 10 | R01-13, R23 |
| Durham, Sam | #22 | 22 | 5 | R01-07, R09-13, R15-24 |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 13 | 14 | R02, R11-13, R15-23 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 22 | 1 | R01-06, R08-13, R15-24 |
| Hind, Nick | #19 | 16 | 3 | R03, R05, R07-13, R18-24 |
| Hobbs, Ben | #8 | 18 | 6 | R06-13, R15-24 |
| Jones, Harry | #23 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Kelly, Jake | #29 | 17 | 1 | R01-08, R15-23 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 23 | 51 | R01-13, R15-24 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #15 | 19 | 1 | R01-06, R11-13, R15-24 |
| Martin, Nic | #37 | 23 | 17 | R01-13, R15-24 |
| McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | #43 | 7 | 4 | R01, R07-11, R24 |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 23 | 0 | R01-13, R15-24 |
| Menzie, Jye | #47 | 21 | 23 | R01-06, R08-13, R15-18, R20-24 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 22 | 8 | R01-05, R07-13, R15-24 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 18 | 3 | R01-08, R15-24 |
| Perkins, Archie | #16 | 23 | 18 | R01-13, R15-24 |
| Phillips, Andrew | #34 | 20 | 5 | R01-02, R04-10, R12-13, R15-17, R19-24 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 23 | 7 | R01-13, R15-24 |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 17 | 1 | R01-08, R10-13, R15-19 |
| Setterfield, Will | #12 | 10 | 2 | R01-09, R24 |
| Shiel, Dylan | #9 | 12 | 6 | R01-09, R12, R16-17 |
| Snelling, Will | #11 | 15 | 6 | R05-07, R10-13, R15-20, R22, R24 |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 17 | 21 | R03-13, R15-19, R23 |
| Tsatas, Elijah | #5 | 4 | 1 | R21-24 |
| Weideman, Sam | #10 | 16 | 15 | R01, R03-04, R06-13, R15-18, R24 |
| Wright, Peter | #20 | 10 | 19 | R13, R15-23 |
| Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon | #30 | 22 | 0 | R01-02, R04-13, R15-24 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Brad | 23 | 11 | -0- | 12 | R01-13, R15-24 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jake Kelly | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Jayden Laverde |
| Half-Back: | Mason Redman | Jordan Ridley | Andrew McGrath |
| Centre: | Sam Durham | Zach Merrett | Nic Martin |
| Half-Forward: | Matt Guelfi | Jye Caldwell | Jye Menzie |
| Forward: | Kyle Langford | Sam Weideman | Jake Stringer |
| Follower: | Sam Draper | Darcy Parish | Will Setterfield |
| Interchange: | Dyson Heppell | Ben Hobbs | Archie Perkins |
| Andrew Phillips |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/03/2023 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 59 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 26/03/2023 | Round 2 | Gold Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 01/04/2023 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 18 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 09/04/2023 | Round 4 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 15/04/2023 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 25/04/2023 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 13 | Brad Scott | Andrew McGrath |
| 30/04/2023 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 28 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 07/05/2023 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 5 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 13/05/2023 | Round 9 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 42 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 20/05/2023 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 27/05/2023 | Round 11 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 50 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 04/06/2023 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 11/06/2023 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 24/06/2023 | Round 15 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 32 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 01/07/2023 | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 4 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 09/07/2023 | Round 17 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 15/07/2023 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 77 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 21/07/2023 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 41 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 29/07/2023 | Round 20 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 2 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 05/08/2023 | Round 21 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 12/08/2023 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 19/08/2023 | Round 23 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 126 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 25/08/2023 | Round 24 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 70 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |