Essendon · #7 · Midfielder · 2023: age 27 · 179 cm

Zach Merrett

2023: 22 games, 84% time on ground · 17 Brownlow votes (19th) · 274 AFL games

Disposals

28.8

10th in AFLper game

Goals

8.10 · 38% accuracy

AFL Fantasy

112.9

6th in AFLper game

Rating

8.2

4th in AFLFanCrew, per game

5.1
Marks: 5.5
Tackles: 4.7
Clearances: 5.1
Inside 50s

Game by game

Average 28.8

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
R2425 Aug	v COL	L 31–101	9.0	36	0	2	11	5	2	146
R2319 Aug	@ GWS	L 36–162	7.9	27	0	1	3	5	7	94
R2212 Aug	@ NTH	W 86–77	7.5	21	0	0	2	9	5	90
R215 Aug	v WCE	W 73–72	9.0	29	0	0	7	8	4	128
R2029 July	v SYD	L 99–101	9.1	39	0	0	8	4	9	140
R1921 July	v WBD	L 49–90	7.7	24	1	0	2	5	4	88
R1815 July	@ GEE	L 45–122	6.7	18	0	1	2	5	7	80
R179 July	v ADE	W 115–97	9.2	39	1	0	7	6	4	150
R161 July	v POR	L 74–78	9.0	31	0	0	6	4	3	114
R1524 June	@ FRE	L 61–93	8.8	29	1	0	5	4	2	109
R1311 June	@ CAR	W 86–52	7.5	18	1	1	5	6	3	97
R124 June	v NTH	W 105–99	9.6	34	2	0	11	6	8	155
R1127 May	@ WCE	W 96–46	7.8	32	0	0	7	3	5	111
R1020 May	v RIC	W 71–70	9.9	39	0	0	8	7	5	158
R913 May	@ BRI	L 45–87	6.9	23	0	1	3	3	7	83
R87 May	@ POR	L 87–92	7.6	28	1	1	2	10	4	120
R730 Apr	v GEE	L 104–132	7.1	19	0	0	1	7	1	82
R515 Apr	v MEL	W 104–77	8.6	35	0	0	3	7	4	119
R49 Apr	v GWS	W 88–75	8.1	28	1	1	4	4	5	109
R31 Apr	@ STK	L 74–92	7.1	25	0	0	4	7	6	103
R226 Mar	v GCS	W 108–80	7.7	31	0	1	4	3	4	100
R119 Mar	@ HAW	W 124–65	7.9	29	0	1	7	3	4	107

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