Leigh Raymond Matthews is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and coached Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions.
Dustin Fletcher is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 23 season career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is widely acknowledged as one of the finest defenders in VFL/AFL history.
Barry Davis is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Essendon and North Melbourne, before coaching his original team between 1978 and 1980.
Matthew Knights is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Geelong Football Club. Knights played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002, before going on to forge a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010 where he became the head coach of the Geelong VFL Football Club from 2012–14, guiding the Cats to the 2012 VFL Premiership and the 2013 VFL Grand Final.
Sydney Quinton Barker Sr. was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His son, also named Syd Barker, had a brief league career with North Melbourne.
The 1985 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1985. It was the 89th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 VFL season. The match, attended by 100,042 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 78 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.
Barry Day is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was recruited from West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Roger Hampson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hampson played eight games in his first season with Essendon and won the club's best first-year player award, but a severe knee injury forced him to miss the latter half of the year and all of 1970. He returned in 1971, but could only manage two more senior games before leaving mid-season to Victorian Football Association side Northcote. Hampson next played with fellow VFA team Sandringham for a year before moving to suburban football. He was captain-coach of East Caulfield, Balwyn and Edithvale-Aspendale before a stint as assistant coach to VFL club Melbourne's under-19s. Hampson came back to Essendon 1989 to be the club's general manager for seven years.
John Sinclair is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a member of Essendon's reserves premiership team in 1968 and played two senior VFL games in 1969.
Eddie Lake is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Lake's brother, Bruce, also played VFL football for Essendon and Footscray. Lake spent six seasons with Essendon where he was in and out of the senior team. During that time, he won a reserves premiership in 1968, was named the club's most courageous player in 1970 and was awarded the reserves best and fairest in 1972. After leaving the Bombers, Lake played with Coburg in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning a premiership with them in his first year. He later moved to Queensland and played for Coorparoo and Southport, as well as representing Queensland.
George Spero is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He suffered a serious knee injury in his only senior VFL season and a year later he returned to his old club, Keilor. Spent six more seasons with Keilor before finishing his career with Tooberac.
Kevin Green is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After his two season with Essendon, Green returned to his original club, Broadford.
Max Nixon was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He spent half the 1956 season with Essendon before returning to his old club, Orbost.
Barry Colliver is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won the under-19s best and fairest in 1952 and was captain the next year. After his time for the Essendon, Colliver played for the Rushworth Football Club and was captain-coach of Lake Boga.
Ian Monks was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1952. After his time in the VFL, he played for Port Melbourne and Caulfield in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Brian Paine is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played for Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Keith McIntosh was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won reserves premierships with Essendon in 1950 and 1952.
John Maxwell "Jackie" Huggard was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won Essendon's reserves best and fairest in 1945. He worked as an engineer for Trans Australia Airlines. Huggard's father, Jack, played VFL football for Richmond.
Russell Paul Hill was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played in Essendon's semi final team in 1946, but was dropped for the Grand Final, which Essendon won.
Arthur Clarence Rennie was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was cleared to fellow VFL club, Melbourne, in 1930, but he did not play a senior game for them. Rennie later played for Victorian Football Association (VFA) team Prahran for several seasons.