Player
Zach Merrett
Essendon · #7·13 seasons (2014–2026)·256 games·Born 3-Oct-1995 (age 30)·180 cm·83 kg
Games
256
Disposals
6,980
Goals
90
Tackles
1,295
Brownlow votes
160
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Essendon | 20 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 1.8 | — |
| 2015 | Essendon | 17 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 22.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Essendon | 22 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 29.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 4.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | Essendon | 22 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 29.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 20.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | Essendon | 22 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 26.8 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 3.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | Essendon | 23 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 28.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | 4.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | Essendon | 16 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 26.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 4.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | Essendon | 23 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 31.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 5.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Essendon | 19 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 30.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 5.5 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 22 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 28.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | — | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | Essendon | 23 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 28.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | — | 4.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 22 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 27.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | — | 5.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 2026 | Essendon | 5 | 14.4 | 11.2 | 25.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | — | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 16.8 | 1.6 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Essendon | 20 | 170 | 134 | 304 | 67 | 79 | 11 | 2 | — | 56 | 14 | 12 | 104 | 197 | 36 | — |
| 2015 | Essendon | 17 | 186 | 195 | 381 | 60 | 98 | 4 | 4 | — | 60 | 23 | 43 | 138 | 245 | 40 | 1 |
| 2016 | Essendon | 22 | 349 | 308 | 657 | 110 | 136 | 7 | 7 | — | 108 | 45 | 95 | 229 | 440 | 61 | 19 |
| 2017 | Essendon | 22 | 382 | 277 | 659 | 95 | 122 | 9 | 8 | — | 87 | 64 | 94 | 198 | 454 | 66 | 15 |
| 2018 | Essendon | 22 | 281 | 309 | 590 | 69 | 132 | 5 | 7 | — | 83 | 37 | 95 | 234 | 364 | 65 | 10 |
| 2019 | Essendon | 23 | 338 | 313 | 651 | 90 | 124 | 8 | 10 | — | 110 | 44 | 107 | 245 | 412 | 82 | 16 |
| 2020 | Essendon | 16 | 221 | 199 | 420 | 69 | 55 | 2 | 2 | — | 78 | 30 | 57 | 124 | 295 | 46 | 13 |
| 2021 | Essendon | 23 | 361 | 364 | 725 | 97 | 112 | 4 | 7 | — | 127 | 54 | 86 | 207 | 516 | 97 | 20 |
| 2022 | Essendon | 19 | 297 | 275 | 572 | 75 | 82 | 6 | 6 | — | 105 | 41 | 88 | 180 | 394 | 74 | 17 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 22 | 336 | 298 | 634 | 112 | 121 | 8 | 10 | — | 112 | 44 | 103 | 212 | 430 | 65 | 17 |
| 2024 | Essendon | 23 | 361 | 287 | 648 | 99 | 114 | 14 | 15 | — | 109 | 37 | 98 | 220 | 429 | 81 | 18 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 22 | 335 | 276 | 611 | 82 | 96 | 9 | 11 | — | 116 | 44 | 85 | 205 | 393 | 74 | 14 |
| 2026 | Essendon | 5 | 72 | 56 | 128 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 2 | — | 21 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 84 | 8 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
41
41, 40, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 38
Kicks
27
25, 24, 24, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23
Marks
11
11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
27
25, 25, 25, 25, 24, 23, 22, 22, 21
Goals
4
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Tackles
12
12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Rebounds
8
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Inside 50s
13
11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8
Clearances
12
12, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Clangers
12
9, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Frees
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
19
18, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16
Uncontested Possessions
34
34, 32, 32, 31, 31, 30, 30, 29, 29
Contested Marks
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
3
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Bounces
3
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3