Egan, 28, will join the Bombers after spending the past two years in a coaching capacity at the Geelong Football Club.
General manager of football operations Paul Hamilton said Egan’s knowledge of the game and his ability to develop players will be of significant benefit to the club’s emerging playing list.
“We are very lucky to have secured someone of Matt’s experience who will be able to relate to our young playing list through his experiences as a player and as a young coach,” Hamilton said.
Egan said he was looking forward to a new challenge at the Essendon Football Club.
“I am very excited to get the opportunity to work with Essendon. They are obviously a young and exciting playing group and a group that I feel I can have an impact with given my experiences,” Egan said.
“It’s a great opportunity for my career. I am also rapt to work with some young and dynamic coaches and that’s what excited me to work with James Hird and the rest of the coaching group and I just can’t wait to get started.”
Egan played 59 games for Geelong after debuting in 2005 before a foot injury prematurely ended his career. Egan was appointed as an assistant coach in Geelong’s VFL side in 2009 before becoming an assistant for the Geelong Cats in 2010.
