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Essendon FC: Team of the Decade (2010-2019)

We recently launched both our Stats Insider AFL Player Ratings along with our new, weekly statistical series - “Stats That Matter”, and today, we’re introducing yet another content series, one in which will reveal the ‘Team of the Decade (2010-19)’ for each of the 18 AFL clubs.

These teams are created using the minimum games rule (50 games - except for GWS Giants and Gold Coast Suns) while relying on Stats Insider’s total and average game rating points to guide the process for team of the decade selection.

Given the complexity of AFL positions, our custom ratings were used as a guide by the Stats Insider staff who then worked together to mold it into a team that's fair and reasonable. The ratings and stats quoted are only based on the player’s output/performance while they were at that particular club.

Based on data over the last decade (2010-19), we’ve also ranked each team according to their win% and will reveal their respective ranks as per our average expected score Elo across the decade.

Following GWS Giants at #14 and St Kilda FC at #13, Essendon FC come in at #12 on our 'Team of the Decade' list.

Elo Rank: 13th

Win% Rank: 12th

Overall rank: 12th

ESSENDON FC: TEAM OF THE DECADE (2010-19)

*Minimum 50 games played

Player Data

NameGamesPPG
(Points Per
Game)
SI Peak RatingsPeak DateSI Rank Points
Jobe Watson12623.795.825/04/20132989.6
Zach Merrett12621.593.309/09/20172712.3
Dyson Heppell1691889.909/05/20153035.7
Michael Hurley16911.994.912/05/20182006.2
David Zaharakis19711.790.104/04/20152295.9
Brendon Goddard12910.592.526/03/20161353.2
Brent Stanton13410.584.526/05/20121402.4
Dustin Fletcher888.992.928/05/2010785.6
Joe Daniher1048.78505/08/2017900.1
Jason Winderlich548.487.916/04/2011455.8
Orazio Fantasia758.475.114/07/2017631.7
Michael Hibberd846.989.903/05/2014578.5
Stewart Crameri576.969.926/05/2012391.4
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti896.875.719/07/2019604.9
Cale Hooker1756.389.406/09/20151108.4
Patrick Ryder975.984.519/05/2012571
Heath Hocking1035.375.415/07/2011547.1
Jake Carlisle855.37904/04/2015449.3
Tom Bellchambers1204.869.226/07/2013580.3
Angus Monfries574.181.206/06/2010231.5
Ben Howlett1243.881.405/08/2012468.5
Leroy Jetta653.661.812/05/2012231.9
Andrew McGrath642.86613/07/2019181.3
Courtenay Dempsey1032.875.626/07/2013290.2
Mitch Brown552.847.423/08/2019154.4
Conor McKenna732.762.705/09/2019197.3
Jake Melksham1142.65805/08/2012300.7
David Myers1092.641.228/08/2011286.9
Darcy Parish762.651.519/07/2019198.9
Travis Colyer871.649.813/06/2015135.6
Jackson Merrett561.538.222/08/201582
Kyle Langford651.453.919/07/201989.1
Mark Baguley1340.958.708/04/2016124.5
Alwyn Davey610.852.530/07/201050.5
Martin Gleeson780.642.109/09/201746.8
Patrick Ambrose870.628.910/05/201451.2
Kyle Hardingham650.546.619/05/201233.7


Next up, we'll reveal the #11 ranked team on our list in our everyday countdown to #1.

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Greg Butyn

Stats Insider data analyst. All-around nice guy. Lover of all dogs, including greyhounds and the Western Bulldogs. Usually can be found stalking the lobbies at Draftstars and Moneyball on any given day.

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