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List of Essendon Football Club captains
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The following is a list of players who have captained the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW).
VFL/AFL
| Seasons | Captain | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1897–1900 | George Stuckey | 1897 premiership captain |
| 1901–1902 | Tod Collins | 1901 premiership captain |
| 1903–1904 | Jim Anderson | |
| 1904 | Hugh Gavin (stand-in) | |
| 1905 | William Robinson | |
| 1906 | Jack McKenzie | |
| 1907–1909 | William Griffith | |
| 1910 | Allan Belcher | |
| 1911 | David Smith | 1911 premiership captain |
| 1912–1915 | Allan Belcher | 1912 premiership captain |
| 1918 | Fred Baring | |
| 1919 | Allan Belcher | |
| 1920–1921 | Percy Ogden | |
| 1922–1924 | Syd Barker | 1923 and 1924 premiership captain |
| 1925–1928 | Frank Maher | |
| 1929–1930 | Norm Beckton | |
| 1931–1933 | Garnet Campbell | |
| 1934–1935 | Keith Forbes | |
| 1936–1937 | Jack Baggott | |
| 1937 | Keith Forbes (stand-in) | |
| 1938 | Len Webster | |
| 1939–1950 | Dick Reynolds | 1942, 1946, 1949 and 1950 premiership captain |
| 1951–1957 | Bill Hutchison | |
| 1958–1964 | Jack Clarke | 1962 premiership captain |
| 1965–1968 | Ken Fraser | 1965 premiership captain |
| 1969 | Don McKenzie | |
| 1970–1971 | Barry Davis | |
| 1972–1975 | Des Tuddenham | |
| 1976 | Graham Moss | |
| 1977–1979 | Ken Fletcher | |
| 1980–1981 | Simon Madden | |
| 1982 | Neale Daniher | |
| 1982 | Ron Andrews (stand-in) | |
| 1983–1988 | Terry Daniher | 1984 and 1985 premiership captain |
| 1989–1991 | Tim Watson | |
| 1992–1995 | Mark Thompson | 1993 premiership captain |
| 1996–1997 | Gary O'Donnell | |
| 1998–2005 | James Hird | 2000 premiership captain |
| 2006–2009 | Matthew Lloyd | |
| 2010–2016 | Jobe Watson | |
| 2016 | Brendon Goddard | |
| 2017–2022 | Dyson Heppell | |
| 2023–2025 | Zach Merrett | |
| 2026– | Andrew McGrath |
AFL Women's
| Seasons | Captain(s) |
|---|---|
| S7 (2022)– | Steph Cain/Bonnie Toogood |
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