Zachary Merrett of the Essendon Bombers Player Profile and AFL Stats

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Age: 30yr 8mth Games: 266 Born: October 3, 1995 Origin: Sandringham Dragons

Height: 179cm Position: Midfield

Supercoach Price: $516,900 Supercoach Profile

AFL Fantasy Price: $1,101,000 AFL Fantasy Profile

Contract Status: UFA at the end of 2027 AFL Player Contracts

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Season 2026 Totals/Averages

	GM	K	HB	D	M	G	GA	B	T	HO	FF	FA	CL	CG	I50	R50	AF	SC
Total	15	236	184	420	79	8	8	5	73	0	22	11	47	48	60	40	1,647	1,661
Average	15	15.7	12.3	28.0	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	4.9	0	1.5	0.7	3.1	3.2	4.0	2.7	109.8	110.7

AFL Fantasy (AF) and Supercoach (SC) stats only include regular season.

2026 Statistical Rankings
	● Ranked 6th in Uncontested Possessions Per Game	● Ranked 7th in AFL Fantasy Score Per Game
	● Ranked 13th in Supercoach Score Per Game	● Ranked 15th in Disposals Per Game
	● Ranked 5th in Total AFL Fantasy Score	● Ranked 5th in Total Uncontested Possessions
	● Ranked 9th in Total Supercoach Score	● Ranked 12th in Total Disposals
	● Ranked 16th in Total Tackles	● Ranked 18th in Total Effective Disposals
	● Ranked 20th in Total Handballs



		Season Highlights


		●		32 disps (19 kicks 13 hballs), 5 marks and 6 tackles in Rd 14 45-pt loss to Melbourne at the MCG (13 Jun 2026)

		●		33 disps (23 kicks 10 hballs) and 8 marks in Rd 13 5-pt loss to Carlton at the MCG (7 Jun 2026)

		●		36 disps (18 kicks 18 hballs), 12 marks, 5 tackles and a goal in Rd 11 18-pt loss to Richmond at the MCG (22 May 2026)

		●		31 disps (20 kicks 11 hballs), 5 marks and 4 tackles in Rd 9 14-pt loss to GWS at ENGIE Stadium (9 May 2026)

		●		34 disps (22 kicks 12 hballs), 9 marks, 8 tackles and a goal in Rd 6 9-pt loss to Gold Coast at People First Stadium (18 Apr 2026)

		●		31 disps (17 kicks 14 hballs), 5 marks and a goal in Rd 5 45-pt win over Melbourne at Adelaide Oval (11 Apr 2026)

		●		30 disps (15 kicks 15 hballs), 5 marks and 7 tackles in Rd 4 34-pt loss to the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium (5 Apr 2026)

		●		32 disps (17 kicks 15 hballs), 5 marks and a goal in Rd 1 62-pt loss to Hawthorn at the MCG (13 Mar 2026)

Season/Career Highs

* Season/career high achieved two or more times. Match shown is the most recent game when season/career high was attained.

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