Overview

• The club confirmed neither player will receive a 2026 contract and both have signalled plans to continue their careers elsewhere.
• Jayden Laverde departs after 145 games for the Bombers, having been pick No.20 in the 2014 draft and establishing himself in defence from 2021.
• Laverde is understood to have interest from Greater Western Sydney as he pursues a move to a second club.
• Todd Goldstein leaves with a career tally of 345 games, playing 30 for Essendon and featuring 16 times in 2025 during a season hit by ruck injuries.
• The pair join Alwyn Davey Jr, Jye Menzie and Dylan Shiel among Essendon’s exits this off-season, with Sam Draper set to join Brisbane as a free agent.