Essendon · #7 · Midfielder · age 31 · 179 cm

Zach Merrett

2026: 23 games, 83% time on ground · 9 Brownlow votes (45th) · 274 AFL games (3 goals from 100)

Zach Merrett game log
Rd	Opp	Result	RTG	D	G	B	M	T	CL	AF
R2423 Aug	v POR	L 95–105	8.3	32	1	1	7	3	3	123
R2316 Aug	v SYD	L 76–112	6.7	24	0	0	2	2	5	71
R228 Aug	@ GEE	L 50–117	7.8	29	0	0	1	5	8	95
R212 Aug	v ADE	L 73–145	7.6	28	0	0	5	2	6	87
R2025 July	@ HAW	L 39–132	7.4	22	0	0	3	9	2	97
R1919 July	v GWS	W 67–64	8.7	35	1	0	2	5	3	123
R1812 July	@ BRI	L 59–149	5.6	11	0	0	1	2	3	35
R175 July	v STK	L 50–117	7.9	28	0	0	6	7	2	116
R1628 June	@ NTH	L 65–79	7.1	22	1	0	7	3	2	96
R1413 June	@ MEL	L 50–95	8.2	32	0	0	5	6	5	123
R137 June	v CAR	L 67–72	7.2	33	0	0	8	3	1	126
R1231 May	@ WCE	L 55–85	7.9	28	1	0	3	6	2	109
R1122 May	@ RIC	L 56–74	8.9	36	1	0	12	5	4	148
R1017 May	v FRE	L 61–104	7.2	26	0	1	3	6	2	96
R99 May	@ GWS	L 89–103	8.3	31	0	0	5	4	4	111
R82 May	v BRI	L 79–143	7.4	28	1	1	4	6	4	111
R725 Apr	v COL	L 60–137	7.2	22	0	0	1	2	2	62
R618 Apr	@ GCS	L 110–119	8.9	34	1	1	9	8	2	151
R511 Apr	v MEL	W 113–68	8.3	31	1	0	5	2	5	109
R45 Apr	@ WBD	L 65–99	8.6	30	0	0	5	7	7	122
R328 Mar	v NTH	L 69–81	6.9	10	1	1	1	9	1	71
R222 Mar	@ POR	L 70–133	7.5	25	0	0	6	4	2	100
R113 Mar	v HAW	L 83–145	8.6	32	1	1	5	2	4	112

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