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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The following is a list of players who have captained the <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon Football Club</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Victorian Football League/Australian Football League</a> (VFL/AFL) and <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a> (AFLW). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="VFL/AFL"><span id="VFL.2FAFL"></span>VFL/AFL</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: VFL/AFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:55%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Seasons </th> <th>Captain </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1897–1900 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Stuckey" title="George Stuckey">George Stuckey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1901–1902 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tod_Collins" title="Tod Collins">Tod Collins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1901 VFL Grand Final">1901</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1903–1904 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderson_(footballer)" title="Jim Anderson (footballer)">Jim Anderson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1904 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Gavin" title="Hugh Gavin">Hugh Gavin</a> (stand-in) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1905 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Robinson_(footballer,_born_1880)" title="Bill Robinson (footballer, born 1880)">William Robinson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1906 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_McKenzie_(footballer,_born_1881)" title="Jack McKenzie (footballer, born 1881)">Jack McKenzie</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1907–1909 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Griffith_(footballer)" title="Billy Griffith (footballer)">William Griffith</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1910 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Belcher" title="Allan Belcher">Allan Belcher</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1911 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Smith_(sportsman)" title="David Smith (sportsman)">David Smith</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 VFL Grand Final">1911</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912–1915 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Belcher" title="Allan Belcher">Allan Belcher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 VFL Grand Final">1912</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1918 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Baring" title="Fred Baring">Fred Baring</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1919 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Belcher" title="Allan Belcher">Allan Belcher</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1920–1921 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Ogden" title="Percy Ogden">Percy Ogden</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1922–1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syd_Barker,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Syd Barker, Sr.">Syd Barker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1923 VFL Grand Final">1923</a> and <a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1925–1928 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Maher_(footballer)" title="Frank Maher (footballer)">Frank Maher</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1929–1930 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Beckton" title="Norm Beckton">Norm Beckton</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1931–1933 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garnet_Campbell" title="Garnet Campbell">Garnet Campbell</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1934–1935 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Forbes" title="Keith Forbes">Keith Forbes</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936–1937 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Baggott" title="Jack Baggott">Jack Baggott</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Forbes" title="Keith Forbes">Keith Forbes</a> (stand-in) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Len_Webster" title="Len Webster">Len Webster</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939–1950 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Reynolds" title="Dick Reynolds">Dick Reynolds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 VFL Grand Final">1942</a>, <a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 VFL Grand Final">1946</a>, <a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 VFL Grand Final">1949</a> and <a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 VFL Grand Final">1950</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951–1957 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hutchison" title="Bill Hutchison">Bill Hutchison</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958–1964 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Clarke_(Australian_footballer,_born_1933)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1933)">Jack Clarke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 VFL Grand Final">1962</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965–1968 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Fraser" title="Ken Fraser">Ken Fraser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 VFL Grand Final">1965</a> premiership captain </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_McKenzie_(footballer,_born_1939)" title="Don McKenzie (footballer, born 1939)">Don McKenzie</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970–1971 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Davis_(footballer)" title="Barry Davis (footballer)">Barry Davis</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972–1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Des_Tuddenham" title="Des Tuddenham">Des Tuddenham</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><a 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style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;"><div> <ul><li><b>Nickname:</b> Bombers</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#History" title="Essendon Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">History</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Premierships" title="Essendon Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Premierships</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Match_records" title="Essendon Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Records</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_players" title="List of Essendon Football Club players"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Players</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Captains</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_coaches" title="List of Essendon Football Club coaches"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Coaches</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_honours" title="List of Essendon Football Club honours"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Honours</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crichton_Medal" title="Crichton Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Crichton Medal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_best_and_fairest_(AFL_Women%27s)" class="mw-redirect" title="Essendon best and fairest (AFL Women's)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">AFLW best and fairest</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_leading_goalkickers" title="List of Essendon Football Club leading goalkickers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkickers</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Scott_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Scott (Australian footballer)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Brad Scott</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Merrett" title="Zach Merrett"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Zach Merrett</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFLW coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Wood_(coach)" title="Natalie Wood (coach)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Natalie Wood</span></a></li> <li><b>AFLW co-captains:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steph_Cain" title="Steph Cain"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Steph Cain</span></a> & <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Toogood" title="Bonnie Toogood"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Bonnie Toogood</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFL/AFL home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="East Melbourne Cricket Ground">East Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (1897–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> (1922–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (1992–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> (2000–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFA premierships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFL/AFL premierships (16)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">Runner-up (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFA/VFL/AFL seasons (144)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1878_VFA_season" title="1878 VFA season">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_VFA_season" title="1879 VFA season">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_VFA_season" title="1880 VFA season">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_VFA_season" title="1881 VFA season">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_VFA_season" title="1882 VFA season">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_VFA_season" title="1883 VFA season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_VFA_season" title="1884 VFA season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_VFA_season" title="1885 VFA season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_VFA_season" title="1895 VFA season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_VFA_season" title="1896 VFA season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: grey; text-decoration: inherit;">1916</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: grey; text-decoration: inherit;">1917</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 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