2024 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2024 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 11-1-11, P%: 93.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Zach Merrett
Vice-Captain:
Andrew McGrath
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, Nick | #24 | 5 | 0 | R13, R22-25 |
| Caddy, Nate | #30 | 10 | 9 | R12, R16, R18-25 |
| Caldwell, Jye | #6 | 23 | 8 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| Cox, Nik | #13 | 20 | 8 | R02-10, R12-14, R16-23 |
| Davey, Alwyn | #33 | 10 | 5 | R03, R06-12, R22-23 |
| Draper, Sam | #2 | 16 | 11 | R03-08, R16-25 |
| Durham, Sam | #22 | 22 | 10 | R02-04, R06-14, R16-25 |
| Duursma, Xavier | #28 | 15 | 9 | R02-09, R16-22 |
| Goldstein, Todd | #17 | 14 | 2 | R02-12, R14, R17, R20 |
| Gresham, Jade | #11 | 22 | 19 | R02-14, R17-25 |
| Guelfi, Matt | #35 | 13 | 15 | R02, R09-14, R16-20, R25 |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 18 | 1 | R02-14, R16-17, R19, R21, R25 |
| Hind, Nick | #19 | 15 | 6 | R03-08, R10-14, R16-19 |
| Hobbs, Ben | #8 | 12 | 2 | R03-11, R23-25 |
| Jones, Harry | #23 | 21 | 18 | R02, R04-11, R13-14, R16-25 |
| Kelly, Jake | #29 | 20 | 1 | R02, R04-14, R16, R18-20, R22-25 |
| Langford, Kyle | #4 | 23 | 43 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| Laverde, Jayden | #15 | 21 | 0 | R03-14, R16-18, R20-25 |
| Martin, Nic | #37 | 23 | 15 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| McGrath, Andrew | #1 | 23 | 1 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| McKay, Ben | #32 | 23 | 0 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| Menzie, Jye | #47 | 14 | 3 | R02-06, R13-14, R16-17, R20-24 |
| Merrett, Zach | #7 | 23 | 14 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| Parish, Darcy | #3 | 12 | 2 | R04-10, R21-25 |
| Perkins, Archie | #16 | 18 | 5 | R02-05, R09-14, R16-21, R24-25 |
| Redman, Mason | #27 | 21 | 2 | R02, R04-13, R16-25 |
| Reid, Zach | #31 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Ridley, Jordan | #14 | 9 | 1 | R12-14, R16-21 |
| Roberts, Archie | #38 | 4 | 1 | R22-25 |
| Setterfield, Will | #12 | 4 | 0 | R02-03, R05, R14 |
| Shiel, Dylan | #9 | 9 | 2 | R11, R18-25 |
| Stringer, Jake | #25 | 23 | 42 | R02-14, R16-25 |
| Tsatas, Elijah | #5 | 7 | 1 | R02-03, R07, R11-14 |
| Weideman, Sam | #10 | 1 | 0 | R24 |
| Wright, Peter | #20 | 14 | 19 | R02-03, R08-14, R16-19, R21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Brad | 23 | 11 | -1- | 11 | R02-14, R16-25 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jordan Ridley | Ben McKay | Jayden Laverde |
| Half-Back: | Nic Martin | Mason Redman | Andrew McGrath |
| Centre: | Sam Durham | Nik Cox | Jake Kelly |
| Half-Forward: | Harry Jones | Matt Guelfi | Jade Gresham |
| Forward: | Jake Stringer | Kyle Langford | Peter Wright |
| Follower: | Sam Draper | Jye Caldwell | Zach Merrett |
| Interchange: | Xavier Duursma | Dyson Heppell | Nick Hind |
| Archie Perkins |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 16/03/2024 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 23/03/2024 | Round 3 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 30 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 30/03/2024 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 05/04/2024 | Round 5 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 69 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 12/04/2024 | Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 29 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 19/04/2024 | Round 7 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 25/04/2024 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 04/05/2024 | Round 9 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 11/05/2024 | Round 10 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 19/05/2024 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 25/05/2024 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 02/06/2024 | Round 13 | Gold Coast | AWAY | LOSS | GCST by 11 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 09/06/2024 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| Round 15 | BYE | ||||||
| 23/06/2024 | Round 16 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 29/06/2024 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 05/07/2024 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 13/07/2024 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 17 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 19/07/2024 | Round 20 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 2 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 27/07/2024 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 53 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 04/08/2024 | Round 22 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 10/08/2024 | Round 23 | Gold Coast | HOME | LOSS | GCST by 1 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 16/08/2024 | Round 24 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 39 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |
| 24/08/2024 | Round 25 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 20 | Brad Scott | Zach Merrett |