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The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their Ascot Vale home "Alisa" adopting the name of the local borough. While the exact date is unknown, it is generally accepted to have been in 1872. The club's first recorded game took place on 7 June 1873 against a Carlton seconds team. From 1878 until 1896, the club played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), then joined seven other clubs in October 1896 to form the breakaway Victorian Football League. Headquartered at the Essendon Recreation Ground, known as Windy Hill, from 1922 to 2013, the club moved to The Hangar in Tullamarine in late 2013 on land owned by the Melbourne Airport corporation. The club shares its home games between Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Zach Merrett is the current club captain.
Matthew James Lloyd is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Justin Blumfield is a former Australian rules football player of the Essendon and the Richmond Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The Dreamtime at the 'G is an annual Australian rules football match between Australian Football League clubs Essendon and Richmond.
Dyson Heppell is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Heppell won the AFL Rising Star award in his first season in 2011, and won a Crichton Medal and All-Australian selection in 2014. He served as Essendon captain from the 2017 season, and relinquished the captaincy before 2023 season proper having led the side 107 times.
Zachary Merrett is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Merrett is a three-time All-Australian and four-time Crichton Medallist; he also won the Yiooken Award in 2023 and the Anzac Medal in 2024. Merrett has served as Essendon captain since 2023.
Orazio Maurice Fantasia is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the 55th overall selection in the 2013 national draft. He previously played for the Essendon Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club.
Jake Kelly is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for Adelaide and Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). Kelly was drafted to Adelaide with pick 40 in the 2014 Rookie Draft, and is the son of former Collingwood player Craig Kelly.
Darcy Parish is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Anthony William Watson McDonald-Tipungwuti is a former professional Australian rules football player for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Essendon with their second selection in the 2015 rookie draft.
William Alexander Snelling is an Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He currently plays for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Matt Guelfi is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He originally played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League. After being overlooked in previous drafts, he was drafted by Essendon with their third selection and seventy-sixth overall in the 2017 national draft.
Irving Mosquito is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with the 38th pick in the 2018 national draft.
Sam Draper is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with the 1st draft pick in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.
Ned Cahill is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Essendon Bombers in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Bombers with the 56th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.
Nikolas Cox is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Bombers in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Essendon with the 8th draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft. He is the son of former VFL player Darryl Cox.
Archie Perkins is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon with the 9th draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft.
Harrison Jones is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Massimo D'Ambrosio is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after being initially drafted to the Essendon Football Club.
The 2023 Essendon Football Club season was the club's 125th season playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded an AFLW side that competed in the AFLW's 8th Season. Essendon also fielded reserve teams for the AFL and AFLW in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFLW. This was the club's 14th season in the VFL.
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- ↑ "Menzie earns one-year deal, Durham upgraded". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ "Essendon beat Richmond by one point in Dreamtime at the G, Brisbane romp to Q-Clash glory over Gold Coast". ABC News (Australia) . 20 May 2023.
- ↑ "Liberty Player of the Month: Sam Durham". essendonfc.com.au. 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "Inside job: The changing face of the Bombers' midfield brigade". afl.com.au. 2 May 2024.
- ↑ ""Good clubs would": Should Dons renegotiate Durham's contract for impressive start to 2024?". sen.com.au. 25 June 2024.
- ↑ "AFL Round-Up: Blues here to stay, Swans set a new standard and Bombers 'bull' Durham puts league on notice". ABC News (Australia). 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bombers mid locked in on new long-term deal". afl.com.au. 26 March 2024.
- ↑ "Sam Durham". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
