Essendon will enter the 2021 season with the third least experienced list in the competition.
Champion Data's analysis of each club's list shows the Bombers have an average of 57.4 games experience for each player, with the fifth youngest list.
See how the Bombers stack up against the rest of the competition below.
Clubs ranked by average games of experience
|
1 |
Geelong |
88.0 |
|
2 |
West Coast |
80.5 |
|
3 |
St Kilda |
78.3 |
|
4 |
Richmond |
76.6 |
|
5 |
Hawthorn |
71.8 |
|
6 |
Port Adelaide |
71.3 |
|
7 |
Melbourne |
70.0 |
|
8 |
Carlton |
68.5 |
|
9 |
Western Bulldogs |
68.1 |
|
10 |
Sydney |
66.0 |
|
11 |
Collingwood |
65.6 |
|
12 |
Brisbane |
62.0 |
|
13 |
North Melbourne |
59.5 |
|
14 |
Fremantle |
58.2 |
|
15 |
GWS Giants |
57.5 |
|
16 |
Essendon |
57.4 |
|
17 |
Adelaide |
56.6 |
|
18 |
Gold Coast |
53.0 |
Clubs ranked by average age
|
1 |
St Kilda |
25.4 |
|
2 |
Geelong Cats |
25.3 |
|
3 |
West Coast Eagles |
25.0 |
|
4 |
Richmond |
24.8 |
|
5 |
Western Bulldogs |
24.7 |
|
6 |
Melbourne |
24.6 |
|
7 |
Hawthorn |
24.6 |
|
8 |
GWS Giants |
24.5 |
|
9 |
Port Adelaide |
24.4 |
|
10 |
Sydney Swans |
24.3 |
|
11 |
Carlton |
24.3 |
|
12 |
Collingwood |
24.2 |
|
13 |
Fremantle |
23.9 |
|
14 |
Essendon |
23.9 |
|
15 |
Brisbane Lions |
23.9 |
|
16 |
North Melbourne |
23.8 |
|
17 |
Gold Coast Suns |
23.7 |
|
18 |
Adelaide Crows |
23.7 |
Clubs' spread of ages at round one, 2021
|
Club |
18-21 |
21-24 |
24-28 |
28-30 |
30+ |
Total |
|
Adelaide |
14 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
44 |
|
Brisbane |
12 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
44 |
|
Carlton |
8 |
15 |
12 |
2 |
5 |
42 |
|
Collingwood |
12 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
42 |
|
Essendon |
13 |
12 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
43 |
|
Fremantle |
12 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
43 |
|
Geelong |
10 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
44 |
|
Gold Coast |
18 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
49 |
|
GWS Giants |
10 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
44 |
|
Hawthorn |
12 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
43 |
|
Melbourne |
11 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
41 |
|
North Melbourne |
14 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
|
Port Adelaide |
12 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
42 |
|
Richmond |
10 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
42 |
|
St Kilda |
4 |
12 |
18 |
3 |
5 |
42 |
|
Sydney |
10 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
43 |
|
West Coast |
9 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
42 |
|
Western Bulldogs |
9 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
43 |
All stats supplied by Champion Data. All data correct at round one, 2021
