Essendon · #7 · Midfielder · 2022: age 26 · 179 cm

Zach Merrett

2022: 19 games, 83% time on ground · 17 Brownlow votes (10th) · 274 AFL games

Disposals

30.1

6th in AFLper game

Goals

6.6 · 35% accuracy

AFL Fantasy

107.2

9th in AFLper game

Rating

8.0

6th in AFLFanCrew, per game

3.9
Marks: 4.3
Tackles: 4.6
Clearances: 5.5
Inside 50s

Game by game

Average 30.1

How the FanCrew rating works

FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.

Zach Merrett game log
Rd	Opp	Result	RTG	D	G	B	M	T	CL	AF
R2320 Aug	v RIC	L 75–141	9.3	37	0	1	3	6	8	125
R2214 Aug	v POR	L 62–146	7.1	26	0	0	2	3	4	86
R216 Aug	@ GWS	L 69–96	6.3	18	0	0	1	1	2	55
R2031 July	v NTH	W 114–66	9.7	38	1	1	6	10	8	172
R1924 July	@ COL	L 76–80	8.8	38	0	0	4	2	9	121
R1817 July	v GCS	W 103–55	8.8	36	0	1	8	5	9	131
R1710 July	@ BRI	W 100–90	8.8	31	0	1	5	8	6	127
R162 July	v SYD	W 95–86	8.5	24	3	0	6	6	3	128
R1524 June	@ WCE	L 97–107	8.2	28	0	0	6	6	3	118
R1417 June	@ STK	W 107–72	7.5	26	0	1	1	7	2	95
R1310 June	v CAR	L 54–80	7.4	26	0	1	1	4	6	88
R1129 May	@ POR	L 50–66	8.3	27	0	0	2	7	6	103
R1021 May	@ RIC	L 48–80	7.7	33	0	0	4	2	4	105
R914 May	@ SYD	L 47–105	5.9	14	0	0	4	1	2	51
R87 May	v HAW	W 108–81	8.5	28	1	0	3	2	6	94
R71 May	@ WBD	L 71–103	7.0	36	0	0	4	2	1	92
R625 Apr	v COL	L 82–93	8.0	36	0	0	4	4	4	115
R226 Mar	v BRI	L 75–97	8.9	31	1	0	4	3	4	111
R119 Mar	@ GEE	L 72–138	8.1	39	0	0	7	3	1	119

AFL career

Zach Merrett AFL career by season
Season	Club	GP	RTG	D	G	M	T	AF
2014	ESS	20	6.5	15.2	11	3.4	4.0	68.5
2015	ESS	17	7.2	22.4	4	3.5	5.8	90.5
2016	ESS	22	8.2	29.9	7	5.0	6.2	117.6
2017	ESS	22	8.1	30.0	9	4.3	5.5	115.7
2018	ESS	22	7.7	26.8	5	3.1	6.0	101.5
2019	ESS	23	8.0	28.3	8	3.9	5.4	107.5
2020	ESS	16	7.3	26.3	2	4.3	3.4	92.6
2021	ESS	23	8.1	31.5	4	4.2	4.9	110.6
2022	ESS	19	8.0	30.1	6	3.9	4.3	107.2
2023	ESS	22	8.2	28.8	8	5.1	5.5	112.9
2024	ESS	23	8.1	28.2	14	4.3	5.0	108.7
2025	ESS	22	7.8	27.8	9	3.7	4.4	102.8
2026	ESS	23	7.7	27.3	10	4.6	4.7	104.1
Career		274	7.8	27.3	97	4.1	5.0	103.8