AFL 2016: Essendon midfield star Zach Merrett bolts in Bombers' best and fairest

By Rohan Connolly
Updated September 1 2016 - 12:13am, first published August 31 2016 - 11:14pm
Merrett kicks during the  Bombers' round 13 match against Greater Western Sydney. Photo: Quinn Rooney
Merrett kicks during the Bombers' round 13 match against Greater Western Sydney. Photo: Quinn Rooney

Gun Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett may have been controversially left out of the 40-man All-Australian squad this week, but his 2016 was appropriately rewarded on Wednesday night when he was a runaway winner of the Bombers' best and fairest.