2014 Essendon Football Club season

The 2014 Essendon Football Club season was the club's 116th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Essendon Football Club

2014 season
President	Paul Little
Coach	Mark Thompson (1st season)
Captain(s)	Jobe Watson (5th season)
Home ground	Docklands Stadium
Highest home attendance	74,664 vs Richmond (Round 11)
Lowest home attendance	30,948 vs Adelaide (Round 14)
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Squad

Essendon Football Club

Senior list						Rookie List		Coaching staff
1 Michael Hibberd 2 Tom Bellchambers 3 Paul Chapman 4 Jobe Watson (c) 5 Brent Stanton 6 Joe Daniher 7 Leroy Jetta 8 Jason Winderlich 9 Brendon Goddard 10 Nick O'Brien 11 David Zaharakis 12 Mark Baguley 14 Jason Ashby 15 Courtenay Dempsey 16 Tayte Pears 17 Jake Melksham 18 Michael Hurley 19 Shaun Edwards 20 Jackson Merrett 21 Dyson Heppell		22 Jake Carlisle 23 David Myers 24 Alex Browne 26 Cale Hooker 27 Zach Merrett 28 Elliott Kavanagh 30 Paddy Ryder 31 Dustin Fletcher (vet) 32 Travis Colyer 33 Dylan Van Unen 34 Kyle Hardingham 35 Martin Gleeson 36 Lauchlan Dalgleish 37 Sean Gregory 38 Nick Kommer 39 Heath Hocking (vc) 40 Ben Howlett 41 Will Hams 43 Kurt Aylett 46 Orazio Fantasia				25 Ariel Steinberg 29 Cory Dell'Olio 44 Fraser Thurlow 45 Johnny Rayner 47 Patrick Ambrose		Head coach Mark Thompson Assistant coaches Simon Goodwin (senior assistant) Neil Craig (head of coaching development and strategy) Matthew Egan (Defensive structure) James Byrne (development) Nathan Bassett (forward structure) Hayden Skipworth (VFL) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Long-term injury list Upgraded rookie(s) (vet) Veterans list Updated: 28 November 2013 Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

Trades

Main article: 2013 AFL Trades

In Player Traded From Traded For Kurt Aylett Shaun Edwards Greater Western Sydney Draft Pick #48 Paul Chapman Geelong Draft Pick #84

Out Player Traded To Traded For Scott Gumbleton Fremantle Draft Pick #55 Stewart Crameri Western Bulldogs Draft Pick #26

Drafts

Main article: 2013 AFL Draft

National Draft Round Pick Name From League 2 26 Zach Merrett Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 3 55 Orazio Fantasia Norwood SANFL 4 66 Lauchlan Dalgleish Rookie Promotion

Pre-Season Draft Round Pick Name From League No Picks

Rookie Draft Round Pick Name From League 1 9 Fraser Thurlow Labrador NEAFL 2 26 Patrick Ambrose Old Xaverians VAFA 3 41 Johnny Rayner Alternative Talent Program[1]

Delisted

Seasons[s]	Player
13	David Hille
6	Nathan Lovett-Murray
7	Alwyn Davey
3	Luke Davis
2	Hal Hunter

= Retired

Results

Pre-season

Game 1

	Game 1
Monday, 17 February 6:10 pm	Gold Coast 1.11.15 (90)	def.	Essendon 0.13.11 (89)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 6,083)	Report

Game 2

	Game 2
Tuesday, 25 February 7:10 pm	Essendon 0.9.11 (65)	def. by	Port Adelaide 1.11.15 (90)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,022)	Report

Game 3

	Game 3
Friday, 7 March 1:00 pm	Richmond 15.11 (101)	def.	Essendon 8.8 (56)	Punt Road (crowd: 2,100)	Report

Home and Away season

Round 1

Round 1 Friday, 21 March 7:50 pm North Melbourne def. by Essendon Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,332) Report 3.0 (18) 5.3 (33) 8.5 (53) 9.6 (60) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 4.1 (25) 8.5 (53) 11.8 (74) 15.9 (99) Umpires: Dalgleish, Mitchell, Mollison Television broadcast: Channel 7 Thomas 4 Black, Dal Santo, Harvey, McKenzie, Wright 1 Goals 4 Chapman 3 Goddard 2 Hardingham, Daniher, Watson 1 Howlett, Ryder Thomas, Macmillan, Harvey, Cunnington, Mullett Best Watson, Chapman, Goddard, Heppell, Zaharakis, J.Merrett, Hooker Goldstein (shoulder), Cunnington (concussion) Injuries Nil Dustin Fletcher plays game 379 breaking Essendon's Most Games Played club record previously held by Simon Madden since 1992. ||

Brownlow Votes 3 TBA 2 TBA 1 TBA Game Milestone Debut Martin Gleeson Debut Patrick Ambrose Debut Zach Merrett Club Debut Paul Chapman 150 Games Ryder 50 Games Jake Carlisle

Round 2

Round 2 Friday, 28 March 7:50 pm Essendon def. by Hawthorn Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,163) Report 1.5 (11) 3.7 (25) 9.10 (64) 12.14 (86) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 4.1 (25) 9.3 (57) 9.7 (61) 13.12 (90) Umpires: Chamberlain, Meredith, Ryan Television broadcast: Channel 7 Ambrose 3 Hardingham, Carlisle 2 Zaharakis, Stanton, Hocking, Merrett, Chapman 1 Goals 2 Suckling, Breust, Rioli 1 Roughead, Hill, Gunston, Hale, Lewis, Puopolo, Simpkin Hibberd, Goddard, Watson, Heppell, Zaharakis, Ambrose Best Burgoyne, Gibson, Rioli, Suckling, Cheney Ryder (left ankle) Injuries Hodge (groin)

Round 3

Round 3 Sun, 6-Apr-2014 7:10 PM Essendon def. Carlton MCG (crowd: 62730) Report 6.3 (39) 10.6 (66) 16.8 (104) 21.12 (138) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 0.3 (3) 3.4 (22) 6.8 (44) 8.9 (57) Umpires: Fleer, Schmidt, Pannell Television broadcast: Channel 7 Chapman, Winderlich 4 Hardingham, Stanton 3 Goddard 2 Heppell, Hocking, Melksham, Carlisle, Daniher 1 Goals 2 Ellard, Menzel 1 Garlett, Henderson, Murphy, Tuohy Hocking, Chapman, Winderlich, Carlisle, Goddard, Hibberd Best Walker, Simpson, Carrazzo, Gibbs Ambrose (quad) replaced in selected side by Melksham Injuries Nil Nil Reports Nil

Ladder

2014 AFL ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Sydney	22	17	5	0	2126	1488	142.9	68	Finals series
2	Hawthorn (P)	22	17	5	0	2458	1746	140.8	68
3	Geelong	22	17	5	0	2033	1787	113.8	68
4	Fremantle	22	16	6	0	2029	1556	130.4	64
5	Port Adelaide	22	14	8	0	2180	1678	129.9	56
6	North Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2026	1731	117.0	56
7	Essendon	22	12	9	1	1828	1719	106.3	50
8	Richmond	22	12	10	0	1887	1784	105.8	48
9	West Coast	22	11	11	0	2045	1750	116.9	44
10	Adelaide	22	11	11	0	2175	1907	114.1	44
11	Collingwood	22	11	11	0	1766	1876	94.1	44
12	Gold Coast	22	10	12	0	1917	2045	93.7	40
13	Carlton	22	7	14	1	1891	2107	89.7	30
14	Western Bulldogs	22	7	15	0	1784	2177	81.9	28
15	Brisbane Lions	22	7	15	0	1532	2212	69.3	28
16	Greater Western Sydney	22	6	16	0	1780	2320	76.7	24
17	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1336	1954	68.4	16
18	St Kilda	22	4	18	0	1480	2436	60.8	16

Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	B	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D
Position	3	7	4	7	10	12	10	9	11	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	7	7	7	8	7	7	7

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Tribunal cases

Player	Round	Charge category (Level)	Verdict	Points[a]	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
None

Season Statistics

Home attendance

Round	Opponent	Attendance
2	Hawthorn	44,163
3	Carlton	62,730
5	St Kilda	36,041
7	Western Bulldogs	33,289
9	Sydney	41,098
11	Richmond	74,664
13	Melbourne	44,626
14	Adelaide	30,948
17	Collingwood	58,996
21	West Coast	35,905
22	Gold Coast	33,281
Total Attendance		977,965
Average Attendance		44,453

Notes

• ^a "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).
• ^s Denotes amount of seasons on the Essendon list only.