Essendon Royals are pleased to announce the re-signing of Jack Leech for his third season with the club. Leech arrived at Cross Keys midway through the 2024 campaign from NPLWA side Balcatta Etna, and has gone on to make 17 appearances for Mick Ferrante’s side. An energetic and composed midfielder with strong passing and dribbling […]
Essendon Royals are pleased to welcome back Adrian De Petro for the 2026 VPL2 season. De Petro joined mid-season from Werribee City in 2025, and the fullback’s industry and dynamism on the ball stood out straight away as he started the last four games of the season. Now with a full preseason under his belt […]
Essendon Royals are thrilled to welcome Adrian Zahra to our VPL2 squad for the upcoming season. Zahra needs little introduction in Victorian football circles. With 254 top-flight appearances for Heidelberg United, Melbourne Knights and Port Melbourne Sharks, he is one of only 27 players in the history of Victorian football to have broken 250. The […]
Essendon Royals are delighted to announce that Phil Riccobene will return for the 2026 VPL2 season. A stalwart of Victorian football, this will be Riccobene’s third campaign with the Royals. The central defender brings a wealth of experience, making over a century of top-flight NPL appearances for Avondale, culminating in lifting the Premiership/Championship double in […]
Essendon Royals is delighted to welcome defender Jake Talevski to the club ahead of the 2026 VPL2 campaign. Primarily a right or left full back, the 24-year-old arrives at Cross Keys via Geelong Soccer Club. “I wanted to join a winning club close to home. And for me, Essendon roles is a no-brainer,” says Talevski. […]
Essendon Royals are delighted to announce the return of club favourite Josh Markovski for the 2026 VPL2 season. Markovski was part of the Royals side who were promoted from State League One North-West in 2022, before going on to play top-flight NPL for Altona Magic and Port Melbourne Sharks. The forward most recently lined up […]
Essendon Royals are thrilled to announce the signing of promising young defender Zac Kocankovski. Kocankovski joins the Royals from Geelong Soccer Club after graduating from the Melbourne City and Western United youth teams, captaining Western’s NPL2 side in 2023. The 22-year-old also spent two seasons abroad in Macedonia with Belasica and Bregalnica Stip. “I wanted […]
Essendon Royals are pleased to announce that James Tieri has signed on for his third season with the club. The 20-year-old fullback joined the Royals from Pascoe Vale in 2024, fresh from winning the club’s U21 Player of the Year award. Tieri has gone on to make 33 appearances, scoring his first goal against Altona […]
The Essendon Royals are delighted to announce that Julian Guzzardi has re-signed with the club for the 2026 campaign. The young striker had a breakout year in 2025 in his third season with the club, appearing in every league fixture from Round 2 onwards, and netting eight goals. Guzzardi also bagged his first senior hat-trick […]
The Essendon Royals are pleased to confirm that Marcus Kotronis has re-signed with the club for the 2026 season. Kotronis has been with the club since U16s, and burst onto the senior scene midway through the 2024 campaign, after a prolific run in the U23s. Last season he graduated from promising prospect to first team […]
