Zach Merrett

Essendon

MidfielderRuck Rover #7 Active

Career games: 274
Debut: 2014

Player Information

Height 180 cm

Age 31 years

Date of Birth 3-Oct-1995

AFL Debut 2014

Drafted: Pick #26 — 2013 National Draft by Essendon

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Zach Merrett made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2014 and has played 274 games for the club. Essendon selected him with pick 26 in the 2013 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 27.3 disposals and 3.8 clearances per game. He played 20 games in his debut season, averaging 15.2 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 725 disposals, from 23 games in 2021 at an average of 31.5 per game. 2021 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

His honours include 3 All-Australian selections.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2021	23	725	31.52
2025	22	611	27.77
2026	23	629	27.35

About these season figures

Compared 13 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	M50	IM	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	CO1	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI	KIPO	KI%	EK	KE%	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	24	ESS	vs PTA	L	95-105	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	7	32	18	14	7	1	1	3	4	1	3	6	26	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	84%	78%	105	120	123	459	4	1	2	2	0	0	4	55.9%	2	100%	50%	8	25	19	0	0	0%	13	72.2%	0	13.1	3	13	11	5	—
2026	23	ESS	vs SYD	L	76-112	MCG	MID	RR	7	24	8	16	2	0	0	2	4	0	5	9	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	78%	75%	98	72	71	283	7	2	3	3	1	0	1	67.7%	0	0%	0%	4	9	21	0	0	0%	5	62.5%	0	10.7	0	16	6	2	✓
2026	22	ESS	@ GEE	L	50-117	GMHBA Stadium	MID	RR	7	29	15	14	1	0	0	5	6	5	8	11	13	3	2	1	1	0	4	0	84%	72%	106	114	95	401	7	3	5	5	1	1	4	80.8%	0	0%	0%	4	24	21	4	4	26.7%	10	66.7%	3	16.4	1	9	11	3	✓
2026	21	ESS	vs ADE	L	73-145	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	7	28	12	16	5	0	0	2	5	2	6	14	15	4	2	2	0	0	3	2	85%	79%	107	109	87	351	9	4	2	3	0	0	3	80.6%	0	0%	0%	5	23	29	0	0	0%	8	66.7%	0	16.2	4	10	13	2	—
2026	20	ESS	@ HAW	L	39-132	MCG	MID	RR	7	22	7	15	3	0	0	9	3	2	2	8	12	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	87%	73%	111	101	97	180	5	1	1	2	1	0	5	82.1%	0	0%	0%	3	32	23	0	0	0%	4	57.1%	2	11.5	4	11	4	1	—