Zach Merrett won the 2026 Essendon Best and Fairest Award on Thursday night, he finished with 117 votes.
Sam Durham was runner-up finishing with 106 votes while Archie Roberts finished 3rd with 77 votes.
Essendon Top 5
117 Zach Merrett
106 Sam Durham
77 Archie Roberts
76 Nate Caddy
71 Peter Wright
AFLRATINGS Fantasy Impact: Zach Merrett averaged 27.3 disposals, 4.6 marks, 4.7 tackles and 0.4 goals from 23 games in 2026, he scored 100pts (AF) or more in 30.4% of games finishing with a season average of 104.1pts.
