# Don the Stat Countdown to Season 2026 - 7 days to Round 1

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Podcast: [Don The Stat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-the-stat-5422065)
Published: 2026-03-05T19:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We are officially 7 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 a little bit different.Leading into the 2025 Season, we counted down our Top 100 Essendon players since 1980.In 2026, we’re kicking off a daily countdown to Round 1, 2026 but instead of just ticking off days on a calendar, we’re counting them down through Essendon’s guernsey numbers. Who wore it first.Who wore it most.Which Premiership players pulled it on.Brownlow winners, club legends, cult heroes, and sometimes the obscure one-gamer that still forms part of the story. By the time we get to Number 1, we’ll be on the eve of Round 1 — and we’ll have walked through more than a century of Essendon history, one jumper at a time. We’ll be back tomorrow for Day 6 and Guernsey Number 6. _______________________ Links: Don The Stat Website | The Official Home of Don The Stat Don The Stat Patreon Don The Stat on Facebook Don The Stat on Instagram Follow Us on X / Twitter Jono / Ian

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