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Don The Stat
Don the Stat is a weekly podcast covering the Essendon Football Club. Former Essendon Football Club analyst Jonathan Walsh is joined by fellow Essendon fan Ian Hume to break down the previous weeks game and preview the tactics of the next match. We focus on a more analytical approach that considers the statistics and match day tactics that will impact each game.
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Episodes
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 15 Days to Round 1
We are officially 15 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 16 Days to Round 1
We are officially 16 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 17 Days to Round 1
We are officially 17 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 18 Days to Round 1
We are officially 18 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 19 Days to Round 1
We are officially 19 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 20 Days to Round 1
We are officially 20 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat First Thoughts | Essendon vs Richmond Practice Match | Rust, Roles & Ridley Concern
Essendon’s first practice match of 2026 is in the books and so are our First Thoughts. Normally exclusive to our Patreon subscribers, we’ve made this…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 21 Days to Round 1
We are officially 21 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatPre-Season Training Watch 2026: Roles, Recruits & Round 1 Reality - Featuring Rick Edwards
With Essendon’s first practice match a day away, we bring in the best training watcher in the business, Rick Edwards, to break down everything we’ve learned…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 22 Days to Round 1
We are officially 22 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 23 Days to Round 1
We are officially 23 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 24 Days to Round 1
We are officially 24 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 25 Days to Round 1
We are officially 25 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - Ft. Robert Shaw - 26 Days to Round 1
Thanks to Robert Shaw for being a part of this episode. We are officially 26 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 27 Days to Round 1
We are officially 27 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 28 Days to Round 1
We are officially 28 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatRound 1 Match Committee: Featuring Robert Shaw. How would we line up against the Hawks?
We’re 29 days out from Round 1… and that means one thing for Essendon fans: Selection season has officially begun. On this special episode of Don The Stat…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 29 Days to Round 1
We are officially 29 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 30 Days to Round 1
We are officially 30 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatXavier Duursma joins Don The Stat: Role Clarity, Leadership, and Taking the Next Step at Essendon
In this episode of Don The Stat, we sit down with Xavier Duursma as he reflects on his third pre-season at Essendon Football Club and why this one feels like a…
Don The StatDon the Stat Countdown to 2026 - 31 Days to Round 1
We are officially 31 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 32 Days to Round 1
We are officially 32 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 33 Days to Round 1
We are officially 34 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 34 Days to Round 1
We are officially 34 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 35 Days to Round 1
We are officially 35 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Season 2026 Opener: Optimism, Pessimism? Where Are Essendon At?
The 2026 season is officially underway at Don The Stat. With just weeks until Essendon’s first practice match and Round 1 against Hawthorn looming, Jonathan…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 36 Days to Round 1
We are officially 36 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDarcy Parish joins Don The Stat. Fatherhood, Fitness, and Finding His Best for 2026
In this episode of Don The Stat, we sit down with Darcy Parish for one of his most open and reflective conversations yet. Darcy talks through the recent news…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 37 Days to Go
We are officially 37 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 38 Days to Round 1
We are officially 38 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon the Stat Countdown to 2026 - 39 Days to Round 1
We are officially 39 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 40 Days to Round 1
We are officially 40 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 — and between now and then, we’re doing…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 41 Days to Round 1
We are officially 41 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 — and between now and then, we’re doing…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 42 Days to Round 1
We are officially 42 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13— and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 43 Days to Round 1
We are officially 43 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 — and between now and then, we’re doing…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 44 Days to Round 1
We are officially 44 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 — and between now and then, we’re doing…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 45 Days to Round 1
We are officially 45 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 46 Days to Round 1
We are officially 46 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 47 Days to Round 1
We are officially 47 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 48 Days to Round 1
We are officially 48 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 49 Days to Round 1
We are officially 49 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 50 Days to Round 1
We are officially 52 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 51 Days to Round 1
We are officially 51 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 52 Days to Round 1
We are officially 52 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 53 Days to Round 1
We are officially 53 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 54 Days to Round 1
We are officially 54 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 55 Days to Round 1
We are officially 55 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 56 Days to Round 1
We are officially 56 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 57 Days to Round 1
We are officially 57 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 58 Days to Round 1
We are officially 58 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on March 13 and between now and then, we’re doing something…
Don The StatDon The Stat Countdown to 2026 - 59 Days to Round 1
We are officially 59 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on Friday night — and between now and then, we’re doing…
Don The StatDon The Stat & Essendon 2025 Wrapped: Vozzo Exit, Draft Class Deep Dive, 2026 Breakouts & the Stats That Matter
It’s our end-of-year wrap for 2025 — and we’re packing a lot in. Jono and Humey cover Craig Vozzo’s departure and why his three-year tenure matters, then dive…
Don The StatHot Takes & Hand Grenades: Essendon’s Most Unhinged (Sort Of) Predictions for 2026
In this episode of Don The Stat, Jono and Ian dive into a stack of listener-submitted hot takes for the 2026 season, ranging from the genuinely insightful to…
Don The StatDraft Dreams and NGA Hopefuls: Essendon’s 2025 National Draft Preview (feat. Rick Edwards)
With trade week done and dusted, it’s time to turn our attention to the 2025 National Draft. Jonathan Walsh and Ian Hume are joined by draft watcher and…
Don The StatEssendon 2025 Trade Review & Draft Preview | Merrett saga, Welsh era, Solomon appointment
Don The Stat returns with a full breakdown of Essendon’s 2025 trade period and a clear-eyed preview of the AFL Draft. Jonathan Walsh and Ian Hume unpack: The…
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Don The Stat 2025 Mid Trade Period Temperature Check (With Todd Davey from the Flight Plan)
Ian is joined by Todd from the Flight Plan Podcast as we take stock on the Trade Period as of Friday the 10th of October. This was recorded live on Twitter…
Don The StatDon The Stat 2025 Best and Fairest Award - The Jack Kirby Medal
Jono and Ian present the second annual Jack Kirby Medal, the Don the Stat Best and Fairest award voted by the Hosts and the Patrons. We reflect on each game in…
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Don The Stat 2025 Player Review with Rick Edwards (Part 2)
Ian and Rick Edwards are back to go over the performance of Essendon's players in 2025, from Archie Roberts to Liam McMahon. Follow Rick on X at…
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Don The Stat 2025 Player Review with Rick Edwards (Part 1)
Ian is joined by friend of the show Rick Edwards to rate and review the seasons of each Essendon player who played a senior game in 2025. In Part 1 we go from…
Don The StatDon The Stat 2025 Post Season Q&A Episode
Jono and Ian take questions from their Patrons who joined them live on Zoom. Lots to discuss on the season that was, especially regarding the Captain of the…