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Essendon · #7 · Midfielder · 2025: age 29 · 179 cm
Zach Merrett
2025: 22 games, 87% time on ground · 14 Brownlow votes (27th) · 274 AFL games
Disposals
27.8
12th in AFLper game
Goals
9
9.11 · 35% accuracy
Rating
7.8
19th in AFLFanCrew, per game
- 3.7
- Marks
- 4.4
- Tackles
- 3.9
- Clearances
- 5.3
- Inside 50s
Game by game
Average 27.8
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.
| Rd | Opp | Result | RTG | D | G | B | M | T | CL | AF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R24 | @ GCS | L 58–153 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 90 | |
| R24 | v CAR | L 56–90 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 115 | |
| R22 | @ GEE | L 65–109 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 132 | |
| R21 | @ SYD | L 54–68 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 76 | |
| R20 | v WBD | L 50–143 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 115 | |
| R19 | v GWS | L 56–104 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 99 | |
| R18 | @ RIC | L 37–46 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 102 | |
| R17 | v GCS | L 74–115 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 145 | |
| R15 | @ FRE | L 63–104 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 57 | |
| R14 | v GEE | L 56–151 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 | |
| R13 | @ CAR | L 70–78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 79 | |
| R12 | @ BRI | L 72–90 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 94 | |
| R11 | v RIC | W 81–58 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 149 | |
| R10 | @ WBD | L 36–127 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | |
| R9 | v SYD | W 71–63 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 80 | |
| R8 | v NTH | W 65–62 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 117 | |
| R7 | @ COL | L 66–107 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 106 | |
| R6 | @ WCE | W 77–75 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 81 | |
| R5 | @ MEL | W 96–57 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 134 | |
| R3 | v POR | W 72–60 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 108 | |
| R2 | v ADE | L 100–161 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 138 | |
| R1 | @ HAW | L 85–111 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 96 |
AFL career
| Season | Club | GP | RTG | D | G | M | T | AF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ESS | 20 | 15.2 | 11 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 68.5 | |
| 2015 | ESS | 17 | 22.4 | 4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 90.5 | |
| 2016 | ESS | 22 | 29.9 | 7 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 117.6 | |
| 2017 | ESS | 22 | 30.0 | 9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 115.7 | |
| 2018 | ESS | 22 | 26.8 | 5 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 101.5 | |
| 2019 | ESS | 23 | 28.3 | 8 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 107.5 | |
| 2020 | ESS | 16 | 26.3 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 92.6 | |
| 2021 | ESS | 23 | 31.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 110.6 | |
| 2022 | ESS | 19 | 30.1 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 107.2 | |
| 2023 | ESS | 22 | 28.8 | 8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 112.9 | |
| 2024 | ESS | 23 | 28.2 | 14 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 108.7 | |
| 2025 | ESS | 22 | 27.8 | 9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 102.8 | |
| 2026 | ESS | 23 | 27.3 | 10 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 104.1 | |
| Career | 274 | 27.3 | 97 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 103.8 |
Career highs
Disposals
41
v MEL · 2021 R15
Goals
4
v ADE · 2025 R2
Marks
12
at RIC · 2026 R11
Tackles
12
v GEE · 2017 R8
Clearances
12
v GCS · 2025 R17
AFL Fantasy
172
v NTH · 2022 R20