AFL Club · Founded 1872

Essendon
Bombers

Head CoachBrad Scott
CaptainZach Merrett
Home GroundMarvel Stadium
Training BaseThe Hangar
State AffiliateVFL - Essendon
Premierships16 🏆
Red and black 16 Premierships Most Premierships (equal) Est. 1872
2026 Season Record
1
Wins
6
Losses
Last 5
L
L
W
L
L
17th
2026 Ladder Position
1W · 6L · Round 7
L
L
W
L
L
Next Match · Round 8, 2026
Essendon vs Brisbane Lions
Sat 2 May, 12:35pm · Marvel Stadium

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2026 Fixtures & Results

Round
Date & Time
Opponent
Venue
Result
R1
Fri 13 Mar, 7:40pm
MCG
L 83–145
R2
Sun 22 Mar, 2:45pm
Adelaide Oval
L 70–133
R3
Sat 28 Mar, 7:35pm
Marvel Stadium
L 69–81
R4
Sun 5 Apr, 7:20pm
Marvel Stadium
L 65–99
R5
Sat 11 Apr, 12:45pm
Adelaide Oval
W 113–68
R6
Sat 18 Apr, 1:15pm
People First Stadium
L 110–119
R7
Sat 25 Apr, 3:15pm
MCG
L 60–137
R8
Sat 2 May, 12:35pm
Marvel Stadium
vs
R9
Sat 9 May, 4:15pm
A GWS
ENGIE Stadium
vs
R10
Sun 17 May, 1:10pm
MCG
vs
R11
Fri 22 May, 7:40pm
MCG
vs
R12
Sun 31 May, 5:20pm
Optus Stadium
vs
R13
Sun 7 Jun, 7:20pm
MCG
vs
R14
Sat 13 Jun, 1:15pm
MCG
vs
R16
Sat 27 Jun, 12pm
Marvel Stadium
vs
R17
Sat 4 Jul, 12pm
Marvel Stadium
vs
R18
Sat 11 Jul, 12pm
Gabba
vs
R19
Sat 18 Jul, 12pm
H GWS
Marvel Stadium
vs
R20
Sat 25 Jul, 12pm
MCG
vs
R21
Sat 1 Aug, 12pm
Marvel Stadium
vs
R22
Sat 8 Aug, 12pm
GMHBA Stadium
vs
R23
Sat 15 Aug, 12pm
MCG
vs
R24
Sat 22 Aug, 12pm
Marvel Stadium
vs

H = home · A = away · Last updated from official 2026 fixture

Club Records

Premierships
16
Last won 2000
Last Flag
2000
Grand Final victory
Founded
1872
154 years of football
Most Games
400
Dustin Fletcher
Most Goals
926
Matthew Lloyd
Individual Honours
Brownlow Medal — 2012
Jobe Watson
Recent Season Records
2026 · Round 7
Season in progress
1-6
2025 · Full Season
11-12
2024 · Full Season
11-12
2023 · Full Season
5-17
16 Flags
Essendon's 16 flags include a remarkable run of success in the early decades and the dominant Kevin Sheedy era, which delivered premierships in 1984, 1985, 1993 and the perfect season of 2000 under James Hird.
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Coaching Staff

Senior Coach
Brad Scott
Appointed 2023 · 4th season
Assistant Coach
Dean Solomon
Defence
Assistant Coach
Ben Jacobs
Midfield
Assistant Coach
Cam Roberts
Forwards
Assistant Coach
Brent Stanton
Stoppages
Strategy Manager
David Rath
Coaching Innovation & Game Strategy
Development Coach
Michael Hurley
Player Development
Development Coach
Toby McLean
Player Development
Ruck Coach
Todd Goldstein
Ruck Development
1
Andrew McGrath
Defender
185 games · 180cm
2
Jacob Farrow
Defender
3 games · 188cm
3
Darcy Parish
Midfielder
170 games · 180cm
4
Kyle Langford
Midfielder/Forward
167 games · 192cm
5
Elijah Tsatas
Midfielder
17 games · 187cm
6
Jye Caldwell
Midfielder
94 games · 183cm
7
Zach Merrett
Midfielder
256 games · 179cm
8
Brayden Fiorini
Midfielder
125 games · 187cm
9
Sullivan Robey
Forward
1 games · 192cm
10
Isaac Kako
Forward
27 games · 175cm
11
Jade Gresham
Forward
180 games · 177cm
12
Will Setterfield
Midfielder
84 games · 192cm
13
Nik Cox
Midfielder
53 games · 200cm
14
Jordan Ridley
Defender
105 games · 195cm
15
Dyson Sharp
Forward
2 games · 187cm
16
Archie Perkins
Forward
105 games · 188cm
17
Vigo Visentini
Ruck
2 games · 203cm
18
Lewis Hayes
Defender
1 games · 199cm
19
Kayle Gerreyn
Forward
199cm
20
Peter Wright
Ruck/Forward
157 games · 203cm
21
Archie Roberts
Defender
32 games · 184cm
22
Sam Durham
Midfielder
96 games · 185cm
23
Harrison Jones
Midfielder/Forward
59 games · 196cm
24
Nick Bryan
Ruck
23 games · 203cm
25
Jaxon Prior
Defender
67 games · 189cm
26
Archer May
Forward
11 games · 198cm
27
Mason Redman
Defender
145 games · 187cm
28
Xavier Duursma
Midfielder
115 games · 186cm
29
Max Kondogiannis
Defender
2 games · 191cm
30
Nate Caddy
Forward
31 games · 193cm
31
Zach Reid
Defender
24 games · 202cm
32
Ben McKay
Defender
109 games · 202cm
33
Hussien El Achkar
Forward
2 games · 171cm
35
Matt Guelfi
Forward
123 games · 184cm
36
Angus Clarke
Defender
14 games · 188cm
37
Nic Martin
Midfielder/Forward
83 games · 192cm
38
Rhys Unwin
Forward
3 games · 179cm
39
Cillian Bourke
Defender
190cm
40
Zak Johnson
Defender
13 games · 185cm
41
Saad El-Hawli
Midfielder
11 games · 184cm
42
Jayden Nguyen
Defender
7 games · 178cm
44
Archer Day-Wicks
Midfielder/Forward
8 games · 186cm
45
Tom Edwards
Forward
4 games · 191cm
46
Lachlan Blakiston
Ruck
16 games · 203cm
48
Liam McMahon
Forward
7 games · 197cm

Club History

Est. 1872

One of the oldest clubs in Australian football, Essendon have won 16 premierships — tied for the most in VFL/AFL history. The Bombers' greatest era came under Kevin Sheedy, who coached 635 games and delivered four flags between 1984 and 2000. The 2000 premiership side, which went through the entire season undefeated, is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in the game's history. Despite the turmoil of the supplements saga in the 2010s, the Bombers remain one of the most passionately supported clubs in the competition.

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Simon Madden

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