The 2025 season will be Daniel Giansiracusa's fifth season at Essendon. The highly-rated coach joined the Bombers' coaching panel in October 2020 from the Western Bulldogs.

After a stellar 265-game career for the Bulldogs, Giansiracusa immediately transitioned into a coaching role at Whitten Oval in 2015, tasked with overseeing the club’s forward line before moving into stoppages and set plays. By 2019, he took the reins as Footscray’s senior coach and led the team to a finals berth in his first year at the helm.

Fresh after being named the AFL Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year, Giansiracusa oversaw the Bombers' backline in 2021 before transitioning into the club's midfield coach for 2023.