- Kevin Sheedy
Kevin John Sheedy AM (born December 24, 1947) is the current coach of AFL club Essendon, and a former player for Richmond. Sheedy was the quintessential self-made player. Not blessed with great skills, he was able to carve out a brilliant career with dedication, perseverance and thoughtfulness. At his peak, he was a supreme big-game performer who epitomised the "kill or be killed" attitude of the Richmond club.
- Matthew Lloyd
Matthew James Lloyd (born April 16 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for and is captain of the Essendon Bombers Australian Football League. Widely regarded as the best full-forward currently playing, he is the leading goal scorer of all time for Essendon and the tenth highest in VFL/AFL history.
- James Hird
James Albert Hird (born February 4, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer, formerly the captain of the Essendon Football Club. A versatile player who can play in a key forward position, a midfielder or as a sweeper in defence, he is generally considered to be one of the best and most fearless modern player in the game of Australian rules football, and one of the greatest players of all time.
- Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas (born 30 December 1977) is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
- Dick Reynolds
Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (June 20, 1915 - September 2, 2002), known as Dick Reynolds, was an Australian rules football player and coach. He played for, captained and coached the Essendon Bombers in the VFL/AFL competition for nearly three decades. He played from 1933 until 1951, captain coaching the side from 1939 until 1950, and coaching after his retirement from 1951 until 1960.
- Bill Hutchison
Bill Hutchison was an Australian rules footballer. He played in the VFL from 1942-1957 with the Essendon Football Club, playing 290 games and kicking 496 goals. Considered one of the finest rovers ever to play the game, he was a vital part of the Bombers' premiership sides in 1942, 1946, 1949 and 1950. He won the Brownlow Medal in 1952, tying with Roy Wright, and again in 1953. Over his career Hutchison polled a total of 172 Brownlow votes, …
- Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson (born May 23, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. Known for his toughness, he is part of the midfield duo known as the "Johnson Boys" at the Essendon Football Club, the other member being Jason Johnson. The two are not related, however Mark does have a brother who plays in the AFL for Geelong, David Johnson. Johnson is commonly known as "Mr. Sunbury", referring to the body building award he won as a teenager in his home town of Sunbury, Victoria.
- Dustin Fletcher
Dustin Fletcher (born May 7, 1975) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. He is renowned as one of the finest defenders in the AFL, and has held down a spot at full-back for his team for many years. He is the son of former Bombers player Ken Fletcher. As part of the "Baby Bombers" premiership team of 1993, Fletcher is one of the only surviving members of that side, which included players such as James Hird, Joe Misiti, and Mark Mercuri.
- Dean Solomon
Dean Solomon (born January 9, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer. He currently plays for the Fremantle Dockers following a trade from the Essendon Football Club. Known for his toughness, he made his AFL debut in 1998 for Essendon and was part of their 2000 premiership team. On numerous occasions, however, Solomon has shown his lack of discipline to be detrimental to his game, one example being the 2005 clash with Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, …
- David Hille
David Hille (born 2 July, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He debuted in 2001 with the Essendon Football Club and has been a solid ruckman for a number of years. In a surprise decision, Hille was appointed stand-in captain for the 2006 AFL season after Matthew Lloyd suffered a season-ending hamstring injury. He captained his first game in Round 6, 2006. In the Round 17, 2006 clash between Essendon and Brisbane Lions, …
- Mark McVeigh
Mark McVeigh (born January 26, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer. He made his debut for Essendon Football Club in 1999 after representing NSW/ACT at Under 18 level. He is also the older brother of Jarrad McVeigh. At the beginning of his career McVeigh gained the nickname Spike, due his hairdo, or Becks (after English soccer player David Beckham) for the same reason. Earlier in his career McVeigh appeared in the Men For All Seasons calendar, …
- Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson (born January 25, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. Known as a tireless running midfielder, Johnson's career honours include All-Australian selection in 2001, the same year he won the W.S. Crichton Medal for Essendon's Best and Fairest player. His namesake Mark Johnson is part of a midfield duo known at Essendon as the "Johnson boys", however Mark and Jason are actually not related in any way.
- Mark Harvey
Mark Harvey (born June 11 1965) is a former player of the Essendon Football Club. He played 206 games from 1984 to 1997, kicking 190 goals, and was assistant coach from 1998 to 2005. He is currently assistant coach of the Fremantle Australian rules football team. Harvey was originally known as a skilful forward, playing that role in the 1984 and 1985 premiership sides, including kicking four goals in the 1985 premiership win.
- Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett is an Australian rules footballer playing for the AFL's Essendon Football Club. After not being drafted in 2002, Andrew was advised to remain with his team, the Northern Knights. He then began playing for North Heidelberg in Melbourne’s Diamond Valley league before heading over to Western Australia to play for East Perth in the WAFL, where he believed he had a greater chance of making it into AFL. He was an instant star in the WAFL, …
- Jobe Watson
Jobe Watson (born February 8, 1985) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Watson, who is the son of former Essendon Football Club legend Tim Watson, was selected at pick no 40 under the father-son rule in the 2002 AFL Draft. With big raps on the youngster when he arrived at Essendon due to his family links, soft tissue injuries interrupted his progression in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, and his form did not improve during 2005.
- Jason Laycock
Jason Laycock (born November 11, 1984), is a player with the Essendon Bombers in the Australian Football League. He was drafted from East Devonport, via the Tassie Mariners U18s, with selection 10 in the 2002 Draft. Insiders at Essendon believe that Laycock remains a raw talent whose full potential is immense. Fans caught a glimpse of this potential on Anzac Day 2005 against Collingwood, in an exciting display in the ruck.
- Angus Monfries
Angus Monfries (born January 19, 1987) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Essendon in the AFL. Despite being a player of small stature, quick thinking Angus Monfries in his short career is best known for his fierce determination, ample courage and keen attitude towards training. Picked at 14 in first round of the 2004 AFL draft, he spent a number of weeks, in and out of the side the following year during his debut season.
- Tim Watson
Timothy Michael Watson (born July 13 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club, a coach of the St Kilda Football Club, and now a media personality. He was the second youngest player ever to play in the VFL/AFL competition.
- Jason Winderlich
Jason Winderlich (born October 20, 1984) is an Australian rules footballer, currently a young midfielder for Essendon. Since his first round draft in 2002, he has shown only small signs of breaking through at the club. Despite having a small build and lack of natural confidence, he has an effective ability for attacking the play, however his greatest strength is his pace ideal for the modern game. Following a promising show early in the 2006 season, …
- Simon Madden
Simon Madden (born December 30 1957) was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Bombers from 1974 until 1992. He was also president of the "AFL Players Association" from 1985 until 1989. Simon Madden was one of the greatest ruckman to play the game, and certainly the most durable. In all he played 378 senior matches, the most by any Essendon player, and third most league history (Behind Michael Tuck and Kevin Bartlett).
- Nathan Lovett-Murray
Nathan Lovett-Murray (born November 18, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the AFL's Essendon Football Club. Lovett-Murray plays as a hard-running defender, but can also play in other positions. He was once on Collingwood's rookie list, and played for the VFL's Bendigo Bombers and the Williamstown Seagulls before being selected by the Bombers in the 2003 rookie draft. He was promoted to the senior list early in the 2004 season and played 20 games.
- John Coleman
John Douglas Coleman (November 28, 1928 - April 5 1973) was a player (1949 to 1954) and coach (1961 to 1967) for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (now the AFL). No person who saw Coleman play would deny that Coleman ranks as one of the half dozen greatest Australian footballers of all time. A spectacular, high-leaping forward who compiled the second highest goal average in the history of VFL/AFL football, …
- Ricky Dyson
Ricky Dyson, (born September 28, 1985) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Essendon in the AFL. Drafted late at number 44 in the 2003 AFL Draft, Dyson has proved somewhat a revelation for the Bombers and his progress has been steady since debut. A sharp left footer, he has shown poise as a player of some balance when in possession of the ball as a good decision maker. Playing mainly as a half forward flank and occasionally on the wing, …
- Alwyn Davey
Alwyn Davey (born 15 May, 1984) is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club of the Australian Football League. Drafted by the Bombers in the 3rd round of the 2006 AFL Draft from South Adelaide, Davey made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2007 season, and has played in every game until Round 14. He has featured several times amongst the Bombers' best including an outstanding ANZAC Day match.
- Kepler Bradley
Kepler Bradley (born 13 November 1985) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. Bradley was taken high in the 2003 AFL Draft, with Essendon's first selection at no. 6 overall. He made his AFL debut in the first game of the 2004 season - Essendon's 96-point loss to Port Adelaide - and finished with 5 games in his debut year.
- Dean Rioli
Dean Rioli (born May 20, 1978) is an indigenous former Australian rules football player who spent his whole professional career with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. The nephew of Maurice Rioli, the Richmond Football Club champion of the 1980s, Rioli grew up on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory, but was recruited from the South Fremantle Football Club in the 1997 AFL Draft.
- Bachar Houli
Bachar Houli (pronounced as 'Bashar') (born 12 May, 1988) is an Australian rules footballer. Houli plays as a midfielder and was drafted at pick 42 in the 2006 National Draft to the Essendon Football Club in the AFL. He is the first devout Muslim to play the AFL level. His parents migrated from Lebanon, but Houli was born in Australia. He played junior football with Spotswood under 12s.
- Terry Daniher
Terry Daniher (born 15 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Nicknamed "T.D", he was the first of four brothers (Neale, Chris and Anthony) to play for Essendon, after beginning his VFL/AFL career with South Melbourne.
- Mark Bolton
Mark Bolton (born April 3, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer. He was recruited to Essendon with pick 4 in the 1997 National Draft, via Ringwood, Victoria and Eastern U18. He went on to make his debut in 1998 and has since played 117 games (as of end 2006 season). He has now played over 100 games, so his offspring will be eligible to represent Essendon under the father/son rule. He is considered lucky to have reached 100 games, …
- Leroy Jetta
Leroy Jetta (born July 6, 1988) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. The speedy forward was drafted by the Bombers with the priority selection (18th overall) in the 2006 AFL Draft from South Fremantle. He made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2007 season, along with the club's other 2006 recruit Alwyn Davey.
- Scott Camporeale
Scott Camporeale (born August 11, 1975) is an Australian rules footballer. Picked up by the Carlton Football Club at pick No. 15 in the 1994 AFL Draft, Camporeale quickly established himself as a quality running midfielder for the Blues. As an outside player his dash was an important part of Carlton's 1995 premiership winning side, and he was very impressive in his debut season.
- Gary O'Donnell
Gary O'Donnell (born May 12 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played 243 games for the Essendon Football Club between 1987 and 1998. O'Donnell's start at football didn't come easy: he played nearly 50 reserve grade matches before being selected to make his debut in the last game of the 1987 season. From there he held down a steady place in the side, first as a defender, …
- Joe Misiti
"Smokin'" Joe Misiti (born November 9, 1974) was an Australian rules football player of Italian descent who played for the Essendon Bombers. Originally from Keilor Park, he made his debut in 1992, and retired at the end of the 2004 Premiership Season, in the same year as fellow Bomber veteran favourites Mark Mercuri and Sean Wellman. Misiti had played 236 games for the Essendon Football Club. In 2005 he played in the Essendon District Football League for Keilor Park.
- Scott Gumbleton
Scott Gumbleton (born 3 August 1988) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently on the list for the Essendon Football Club. He was picked up at Draft Pick Number 2 in the 2006 AFL Draft. Prior to the Draft, Gumbleton was widely seen as one of the top key position players for his age group, and was expected to be Essendon's first pick in the number 2 spot.
- Damian Cupido
Damian Cupido (born March 11, 1982 in South Africa) is an Australian rules footballer. Beginning his career at the Brisbane Lions in 2000, Cupido was a great success story, and after arriving in Australia from South Africa, made it to the elite level of Australian rules football (the AFL). Cupido's talent was considered to be immense, with the highly skilled young star winning an AFL Rising Star nomination in 2001.
- Sam Lonergan
Sam Lonergan (born March 26, 1987), is a player with the Essendon Bombers in the Australian Football League. He was drafted from the Lauderdale Bombers, via the Tassie Mariners U18s and the Tasmanian Devils, with selection 50 in the 2005 Draft. Lonergan captained the Allies (a composite team drawn from Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory), against Victoria during Grand Final week.
- Ted Richards
Ted Richards (born January 11, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 27 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Xavier College. He made his debut for Essendon in Round 2, 2002 against Richmond. He was traded to the Sydney Swans at the end of the 2005 season in exchange for pick No. 19 and 50. He made his debut for the Sydney Swans in Round 1, 2006, ironically against his former teammates at Essendon.
- Courtenay Dempsey
Courtenay Dempsey (born August 28, 1987) is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club of the Australian Football League. Dempsey was drafted at pick 19 by Essendon in the 2005 AFL draft, from the Queensland club Morningside. Of Aboriginal descent, he is highly rated for his speed and the amazing skill level that many fellow Aboriginal players have made their trademark.
- Chris Heffernan
Chris Joel Heffernan (born January 29, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer. Beginning his career in 1997 with the Essendon Football Club, Heffernan had a brilliant year in 2000 when he played solid consistent football in the midfield and was part of an amazing Bombers side that lost only one game for the entire season, winning the AFL Grand Final and Ansett Cup Final in the process.
- Andrew Lee
Andrew Lee is a player with the Essendon Bombers in the Australian Football League. He was drafted from the Burnie Dockers, via the Tassie Mariners U18s and the Tasmanian Devils, with selection 30 in the 2004 Draft. Lee was captain of the Tassie Mariners U18 side in 2003 and 2004, and was ranked in the top 5 for the agility test at draft camp, which was an impressive effort for a taller, more solidly-built player.