Rhys Unwin (born 11 October 2006) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career Unwin was drafted by Essendon with pick 61 in the 2024 national draft.
Having spent most of his first season playing for Essendon's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Unwin was selected to make his AFL debut in round 23. Unwin kicked a goal in his debut match, and made his debut in front of 150 supporters who travelled from his hometown of Cobden, Victoria, initially to see Essendon captain and fellow Cobden local Zach Merrett's 250th match. Merrett missed the match through injury, however they got to support Unwin in his AFL debut.
Unwin didn't play consistent football at the AFL level in his first two seasons, playing only three games in 2025 and four games in 2026. Nonetheless, he was rewarded with a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2026 season.
Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.
| 2025 || || 38 | 3 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 5 || 20 || 7 || 2 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 5.0 || 1.7 || 6.7 || 2.3 || 0.7 || 0 |- | 2026 || || 38 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 2 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 4.0 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 5 !! 1 !! 1 !! 18 !! 13 !! 31 !! 9 !! 6 !! 0.2 !! 0.2 !! 3.6 !! 2.6 !! 6.2 !! 1.8 !! 1.2 !! 0
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