Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Melbourne Grammar (APS)/Cobden Football Club
Draft
No. 26, 2013 national draft
Height
179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Club information
Current club
Essendon
Number
7
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
2014–
Essendon
212 (67)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 6, 2024.
Career highlights
Essendon captain: 2023–
4× W.S. Crichton Medal: 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023
3× All-Australian team: 2017, 2021, 2023
Anzac Day Medal: 2024
Yiooken Award: 2023
3× 22under22 team: 2016, 2017, 2018
2014 AFL Rising Star: nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Zach Merrett (born 3 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL)
A medium-sized midfielder standing at 1.79 metres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighing 83 kilograms (183 lb), Merrett is able to contribute as a hard-running midfielder capable of collecting a large number of uncontested possessions whilst also being capable of winning a contested ball and clearance. He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the twenty-sixth selection in the 2013 AFL draft and made his debut in the 2014 season. Merrett is a four-time Crichton Medallist and three-time All-Australian; in 2023, he was selected to be the 41st captain of the Essendon Football Club.
ZachMerrett (born 3 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian...
2012 AFL season. He is the older brother and former teammate of ZachMerrett. Merrett was delisted at the end of the 2018 season. He played for Peel Thunder...
home games between Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ZachMerrett is the current club captain. Essendon is one of Australia's best-known...
premiership sides Thorold Merrett (born 1933), former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League ZachMerrett (born 1995), Australian...
who was replacing Ben Rutton who was sacked during the 2022 season. ZachMerrett captained his first season after Dyson Heppell stepped down during the...
Essendon Captain ZachMerrett and his brother, former Essendon player Jackson are Thorold's great nephews. In Jack Dyer's opinion, Merrett "could stab kick...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024. "Merrett to lead Dons again in 2024". Essendon Football Club. 21 February 2024....
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
95,179 3 N. Daicos 2 S. Sidebottom 1 J. De Goey Nick Daicos (Collingwood) 2024 Match Drawn 12.13 (85) 12.13 (85) 0 93,644 3 2 1 ZachMerrett (Essendon)...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
the MCG". Herald Sun. Herald Sun. Wood, Lauren (1 September 2016). "ZachMerrett wins Crichton Medal as Essendon's best and fairest player". Herald Sun...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
(Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) ZachMerrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk...
Darcy Gardiner 23. Matt Crouch 24. Billy Hartung 25. Daniel McStay 26. ZachMerrett 27. Sean Lemmens 28. Lewis Taylor 29. Rory Lobb 30. Trent Dumont 31....
appointed McGrath a joint vice-captain alongside Michael Hurley and ZachMerrett. He opened the season with 33 disposals, 11 tackles, and a goal in a...
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