Essendon
Essendon's greatest players, ranked by an era-fair rating built from real career stats, Brownlow votes and honours — plus the club's complete premiership history.
Premierships 15Grand Final losses 14Players rated 1220
all-time VFL/AFL record · 1897–2026
Played 2,624Record 1439-1148-37Win rate 55.5%Scoring % 106.3
Biggest win: 165 pts v Sydney (1964).
premiership years
2000 · 1993 · 1985 · 1984 · 1965 · 1962 · 1950 · 1949 · 1948 · 1946 · 1942 · 1923 · 1912 · 1911 · 1901
Greatest Essendon players
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Ted Kennedy
1900s · 43 games · defenders
Dick Reynolds
1930s–1950s · 320 games · midfielders
John Coleman
1940s–1950s · 98 games · forwards
Graham Moss
1970s · 84 games · defenders
Terry Daniher
1970s–1990s · 294 games · defenders
Jack Moriarty
1920s–1930s · 13 games · forwards
Simon Madden
1970s–1990s · 378 games · rucks
Dustin Fletcher
1990s–2010s · 400 games · defenders
Matthew Lloyd
1990s–2000s · 270 games · forwards
Albert Thurgood
1890s–1900s · 46 games · forwards
Lou Armstrong
1900s–1910s · 107 games · midfielders
Bill Hutchison
1940s–1950s · 290 games · forwards
Joe Daniher
2010s–2020s · 108 games · forwards
Norm Waugh
1890s · 23 games · forwards
George Goninon
1940s–1950s · 9 games · forwards
Barry Davis
1960s–1970s · 218 games · defenders
Tim Watson
1970s–1990s · 307 games · midfielders
Paul Salmon
1980s–2000s · 224 games · rucks
Gavin Wanganeen
1990s–2000s · 127 games · defenders
Ken Fraser
1950s–1960s · 198 games · forwards
Michael Hurley
2000s–2020s · 194 games · defenders
Charlie Moore
1890s · 30 games · forwards
Leon Baker
1980s · 86 games · defenders
Paddy Ryder
2000s–2020s · 170 games · rucks
Fred Hiskins
1900s · 50 games · forwards
Paddy Shea
1900s–1910s · 142 games · midfielders
Wally Buttsworth
1930s–1940s · 188 games · defenders
Justin Madden
1980s–1990s · 45 games · rucks
Ernie Lumsden
1910s–1920s · 34 games · midfielders
Frank Maher
1920s · 137 games · midfielders
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