Essendon

Archie Roberts

Medium Defender#21AFL

Key facts

Age: 20
Height: 184 cm
Number: #21
Born: 18 November 2005
Debut: 2024
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2023 pick 54 (national draft)
Recruited from: Hampton Rovers AFC (Vic), Sandringham Rovers U18

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLEssendon	21	590	407	183	115	2	2	25	23	60	126	374	7	9,834	1	7	118	16	66	12	23	78	99	110	1	1,989	181.6	1	14	37	7	16	467	105	18	174	14	4	500	316
2025 AFLEssendon	23	563	304	259	122	2	3	52	28	52	130	401	4	8,246	4	5	95	34	84	23	22	78	109	119	3	1,976	185.3	–	13	16	2	26	424	101	19	212	26	6	531	207
2024 AFLEssendon	4	87	47	40	21	1	0	12	2	13	27	57	1	1,293	0	0	7	2	14	5	1	14	21	25	0	340	27.6	–	3	0	0	2	62	23	3	46	2	1	84	31
Career3 seasons	48	1,240	758	482	258	5	5	89	53	125	283	832	12	19,373	5	12	220	52	164	40	46	170	229	254	4	4,305	394.5	1	30	53	9	44	953	229	40	432	42	11	1,115	554

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 24 v Port AdelaideL 95-105 23 Aug	27	14	13	4	0	0	1	3	4	8	17	0	260	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	3	4	0	84	13.9	–	0	0	1	2	22	8	0	10	0	0	25	10
Rd 23 v Sydney SwansL 76-112 16 Aug	28	23	5	7	0	0	2	0	0	4	18	0	523	0	0	10	1	4	0	1	2	4	5	0	105	6.4	–	0	0	0	0	23	4	1	9	1	0	22	18
Rd 22 @ Geelong CatsL 50-117 8 Aug	16	13	3	2	1	0	3	2	3	4	6	0	381	0	0	6	2	2	2	1	2	5	5	1	68	6.9	–	0	0	0	2	12	1	0	9	1	1	10	10
Rd 21 v Adelaide CrowsL 73-145 2 Aug	26	11	15	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	18	0	264	0	0	4	2	2	0	2	5	3	6	0	76	8	–	1	0	0	0	22	5	1	5	2	0	23	8
Rd 20 @ HawthornL 39-132 25 July	21	15	6	4	0	1	1	1	2	3	14	0	381	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	2	4	4	0	75	5	–	0	0	0	1	18	2	1	6	0	1	17	14
Rd 19 v GWS GIANTSW 67-64 19 July	27	19	8	5	0	0	0	1	4	10	11	0	407	0	0	4	1	7	0	0	1	7	8	0	88	3.3	–	2	0	0	1	18	9	0	4	1	0	21	12
Rd 18 @ Brisbane LionsL 59-149 12 July	23	18	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	12	0	557	0	0	11	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	0	69	4.1	–	1	0	0	0	18	3	0	10	1	0	16	16
Rd 14 @ MelbourneL 50-95 13 June	12	10	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	4	6	0	244	0	1	5	0	1	0	1	3	3	3	0	44	4.4	–	1	0	0	1	9	3	1	3	0	0	10	7
Rd 13 v CarltonL 67-72 7 June	22	15	7	3	0	1	3	1	3	4	17	1	415	0	0	3	1	3	0	2	5	1	3	0	75	9.1	–	0	0	0	1	19	4	0	6	1	1	21	13
Rd 12 @ West Coast EaglesL 55-85 31 May	31	18	13	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	14	0	561	0	1	10	0	5	0	4	5	5	6	0	78	9.6	–	0	0	0	1	27	5	2	7	0	0	20	16
Rd 11 @ RichmondL 56-74 22 May	33	21	12	7	0	0	1	1	7	7	21	0	488	0	0	2	0	7	0	2	8	8	5	0	106	10.5	–	0	7	1	0	24	5	1	14	0	0	28	16
Rd 10 v FremantleL 61-104 17 May	30	22	8	6	0	0	1	1	3	4	22	0	448	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	3	3	2	0	101	8.4	–	0	0	0	1	24	4	0	9	1	0	26	16
Rd 9 @ GWS GIANTSL 89-103 9 May	42	31	11	11	0	0	2	0	5	7	32	2	700	0	1	5	0	3	1	0	6	5	7	0	157	8.7	–	0	0	0	0	32	6	1	6	0	0	39	24
Rd 8 v Brisbane LionsL 79-143 2 May	27	20	7	4	0	0	1	1	4	7	15	0	477	0	2	5	1	4	1	2	5	4	7	0	85	10.2	–	1	0	0	1	21	4	3	7	1	0	22	16
Rd 7 v CollingwoodL 60-137 25 Apr	42	28	14	9	0	0	1	1	2	5	29	0	707	0	1	9	2	6	0	3	4	6	7	0	134	7.5	–	4	0	0	1	33	4	2	13	2	0	34	20
Rd 6 @ Gold Coast SUNSL 110-119 18 Apr	33	24	9	7	0	0	1	2	4	6	20	0	468	0	0	7	0	3	2	0	2	5	6	0	117	10.1	–	1	0	2	0	27	6	1	10	0	0	26	20
Rd 5 v MelbourneW 113-68 11 Apr	42	32	10	15	1	0	0	2	3	10	28	0	658	0	0	9	0	5	0	1	2	8	11	0	164	12.7	1	1	0	1	1	31	10	4	4	0	1	38	24
Rd 4 @ Western BulldogsL 65-99 5 Apr	37	29	8	12	0	0	0	0	3	4	28	1	708	0	0	9	2	2	0	1	6	8	4	0	136	10.9	–	1	0	0	0	33	4	0	12	2	0	32	25
Rd 3 v North MelbourneL 69-81 28 Mar	25	16	9	2	0	0	2	0	3	8	16	0	355	0	0	6	1	1	2	0	5	3	8	0	82	14.2	–	0	0	0	0	20	8	0	10	1	0	24	13
Rd 2 @ Port AdelaideL 70-133 22 Mar	26	15	11	4	0	0	2	2	6	11	17	3	476	0	1	1	1	3	2	1	7	6	4	0	86	12.2	–	1	9	1	1	21	5	0	14	0	0	28	11
Rd 1 v HawthornL 83-145 13 Mar	20	13	7	2	0	0	0	3	3	5	13	0	356	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	59	5.5	–	0	21	1	2	13	5	0	6	0	0	18	7

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away · won 7 of 25	25	25.9	15.6	10.2	5.2	0.2	0.1	1.8	1.0	2.5	6.2	17.4	0.2	395	0.1	0.2	4.3	1.0	3.4	0.8	0.7	3.4	4.6	5.6	0.0	89.7	8.9	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.8	19.6	5.5	0.8	8.7	0.8	0.2	23.6	11.0
AwayHome or away · won 2 of 23	23	25.8	16.0	9.8	5.6	0.0	0.1	1.9	1.2	2.7	5.6	17.3	0.3	413	0.1	0.3	4.9	1.2	3.5	0.9	1.2	3.7	5.0	4.9	0.2	89.7	7.5	–	0.6	1.2	0.2	1.0	20.1	4.0	0.9	9.3	0.9	0.2	22.9	12.1
LossesResult	39	25.6	15.8	9.8	5.0	0.1	0.1	1.8	1.1	2.6	5.6	17.3	0.3	417	0.1	0.3	4.9	1.2	3.4	0.8	1.0	3.6	4.8	4.9	0.1	87.6	8.0	–	0.7	1.4	0.2	0.9	19.8	4.4	0.7	8.9	0.9	0.2	22.9	11.7
WinsResult	9	26.7	15.7	11.0	7.1	0.2	0.1	2.0	1.2	2.8	7.3	17.3	0.2	347	0.1	0.1	3.3	0.7	3.7	0.9	0.7	3.2	4.7	6.9	0.0	98.7	9.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.1	1.1	20.1	6.3	1.2	9.3	0.6	0.3	24.7	10.7
Regular seasonStage · won 9 of 48	48	25.8	15.8	10.0	5.4	0.1	0.1	1.9	1.1	2.6	5.9	17.3	0.3	404	0.1	0.3	4.6	1.1	3.4	0.8	1.0	3.5	4.8	5.3	0.1	89.7	8.2	0.0	0.6	1.1	0.2	0.9	19.9	4.8	0.8	9.0	0.9	0.2	23.2	11.5
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 0 of 4	4	24.5	16.3	8.3	4.8	0.0	0.3	1.5	0.8	3.0	5.8	16.0	0.3	458	0.3	0.5	5.5	1.8	3.5	1.0	1.5	4.5	4.8	5.3	0.3	82.3	6.6	–	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	18.0	3.8	1.0	9.5	1.3	0.5	21.8	12.3
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 0 of 4	4	24.5	15.3	9.3	4.8	0.3	0.0	3.0	1.8	3.3	5.5	15.5	0.0	432	0.0	0.3	5.3	1.0	4.0	1.3	0.8	2.5	5.8	4.5	0.3	91.0	7.0	–	0.3	2.8	0.5	1.3	18.3	4.5	0.5	13.0	1.0	0.3	21.0	10.8
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	25.3	14.8	10.5	5.5	0.0	0.3	1.5	0.0	1.3	6.0	16.8	0.0	403	0.0	0.0	5.5	1.0	2.8	0.8	0.5	2.5	4.0	5.5	0.0	87.3	7.8	–	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.3	5.5	0.8	6.5	1.0	0.3	22.8	11.5
CarltonOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	21.3	12.7	8.7	3.0	0.0	0.3	2.3	1.3	3.3	5.0	15.7	0.7	344	0.0	0.0	4.3	1.7	4.7	1.3	2.0	3.3	3.0	4.0	0.0	69.3	9.1	–	0.0	1.7	0.3	1.0	18.0	4.0	0.7	9.3	1.7	0.3	20.7	10.3
FremantleOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	24.3	15.0	9.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	2.3	1.3	2.3	4.7	17.7	0.0	324	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.3	2.3	1.3	0.3	3.0	3.7	4.0	0.0	92.3	7.1	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	18.0	3.3	1.0	9.7	0.3	0.0	22.3	9.7
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	25.3	14.7	10.7	4.7	0.7	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	4.3	17.3	0.0	388	0.7	1.0	4.3	1.3	4.3	1.0	1.0	3.3	6.3	5.0	0.3	89.3	6.0	–	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	18.7	2.3	0.7	9.0	1.0	0.7	21.7	10.7
GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	28.7	19.7	9.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	3.3	7.0	18.7	0.7	466	0.0	0.3	4.7	0.7	4.7	0.3	0.0	3.0	6.0	7.0	0.0	104	4.3	–	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	20.0	6.3	0.7	5.3	0.7	0.0	25.7	13.3
HawthornOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	20.0	13.3	6.7	3.3	0.0	0.3	1.7	1.7	2.0	4.3	13.3	0.0	315	0.3	0.0	2.7	0.3	2.0	0.3	0.3	1.7	3.7	3.0	0.0	69.7	5.5	–	0.7	7.0	0.3	1.3	15.3	3.7	0.7	7.3	0.3	0.3	17.7	10.0
MelbourneOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	27.3	19.0	8.3	8.7	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.3	2.3	6.7	18.0	0.3	431	0.0	0.3	6.0	0.3	3.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	4.7	6.3	0.0	107	11.2	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	1.0	21.3	6.3	2.3	6.3	0.3	0.3	24.7	14.0
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	24.7	14.3	10.3	4.7	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.7	4.3	8.3	16.0	1.3	367	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.7	2.3	1.0	0.7	6.7	3.7	4.3	0.0	88.0	12.4	–	0.3	3.0	0.7	1.0	19.0	5.7	0.0	15.7	0.3	0.3	24.3	9.7
RichmondOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	32.7	19.7	13.0	6.7	0.0	0.3	1.7	1.0	5.3	7.3	23.3	0.0	461	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.7	4.3	1.3	0.7	5.0	7.0	8.3	0.0	111	11.8	–	0.3	2.3	0.3	0.7	26.0	5.0	1.7	9.3	1.0	0.3	30.7	15.3
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	30.7	17.0	13.7	6.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.3	2.3	5.3	22.0	0.3	468	0.0	0.0	5.7	2.0	3.0	0.3	1.0	4.0	5.3	4.0	0.3	102	9.4	–	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	24.7	5.0	0.0	10.3	1.3	0.0	27.3	13.0
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	22.5	11.0	11.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	6.0	14.5	0.0	234	0.0	0.0	5.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	72.0	7.7	–	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	17.0	5.5	1.0	5.0	1.5	0.0	20.5	7.5
CollingwoodOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	33.5	21.5	12.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	23.0	0.0	564	0.0	0.5	7.0	2.0	4.5	0.0	1.5	2.5	6.0	5.5	0.0	106	6.7	–	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	25.5	3.5	1.0	8.5	2.0	0.0	27.0	14.0
North MelbourneOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	25.5	13.5	12.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.0	2.0	8.0	16.5	0.0	290	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.5	2.0	1.5	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	0.0	88.0	10.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	20.5	7.5	0.0	9.5	0.5	0.0	24.5	10.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	24.0	13.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	7.0	11.5	0.0	323	0.0	0.5	5.5	0.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	3.5	3.5	6.0	0.0	69.0	7.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	20.0	5.5	1.5	7.5	0.0	0.0	18.5	11.0
St KildaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	27.0	19.0	8.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	22.0	1.0	688	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	94.0	13.0	–	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	5.0	1.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	27.0	13.0
MCGGround · won 2 of 17	17	24.9	15.9	9.0	4.7	0.1	0.2	1.8	1.2	2.6	5.2	17.1	0.1	381	0.1	0.2	4.4	1.2	3.5	0.8	0.9	3.2	4.5	5.0	0.0	85.5	7.7	–	0.6	1.9	0.2	1.0	19.4	4.1	0.9	8.5	1.0	0.2	22.3	11.6
Marvel StadiumGround · won 4 of 16	16	25.2	14.2	11.0	5.3	0.1	0.0	1.8	0.8	2.4	6.4	16.8	0.2	378	0.1	0.2	3.8	1.3	3.1	0.7	0.6	3.8	4.6	5.6	0.1	87.3	8.9	–	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.7	19.3	5.7	0.4	9.3	1.1	0.1	23.1	10.0
Adelaide OvalGround · won 2 of 3	3	32.0	20.7	11.3	9.0	0.3	0.0	2.7	1.7	4.0	9.0	21.7	1.3	508	0.0	0.3	4.7	0.7	3.7	0.7	1.3	3.7	5.7	6.7	0.0	121	13.8	0.3	0.7	3.0	0.7	1.0	25.3	7.0	2.0	10.0	0.3	0.3	30.7	15.3
GabbaGround · won 0 of 3	3	23.7	15.0	8.7	5.0	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.7	2.7	5.3	16.3	0.3	451	0.3	0.0	5.7	2.0	3.3	1.0	1.3	4.3	5.0	4.7	0.3	81.3	5.4	–	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	17.0	3.7	0.3	10.3	1.3	0.7	21.7	11.0
Optus StadiumGround · won 1 of 3	3	24.3	12.7	11.7	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	6.0	14.3	0.0	310	0.0	0.3	5.7	0.0	3.0	1.3	2.0	3.3	3.0	5.3	0.0	78.0	8.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	20.0	4.3	1.3	6.7	0.0	0.0	20.3	10.0
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	24.5	15.5	9.0	4.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	1.5	3.0	4.0	16.0	0.0	415	0.5	1.0	4.5	1.5	4.5	1.5	1.0	2.5	7.0	4.5	0.5	87.5	5.2	–	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	17.0	1.5	1.0	9.5	1.0	0.5	20.0	11.0
People First StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	31.0	21.0	10.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	4.0	6.5	19.0	0.0	527	0.0	0.5	7.0	0.5	6.0	1.5	1.5	3.5	6.5	5.0	0.5	110	7.0	–	0.5	5.5	1.0	2.0	23.5	5.0	1.0	13.5	0.5	0.0	25.5	16.0
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	42.0	31.0	11.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	32.0	2.0	700	0.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	5.0	7.0	0.0	157	8.7	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.0	6.0	1.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	24.0
SCGGround · won 0 of 1	1	21.0	12.0	9.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	14.0	0.0	450	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	62.0	5.6	–	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	4.0	1.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	18.0	9.0

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