Player news from R22 of 2024: Essendon vs Gold Coast

Zach Merrett (134/146): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 32 possessions, 8 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Nic Martin (127/130): Roaming off half back
Martin contributed with 36 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Mason Redman (108/121): Mostly across half back
Redman added 27 touches and 9 marks.
Darcy Parish (98/85): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 27 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (97/92): Starting in defence on Walter
Laverde contributed with 20 disposals, 11 grabs and 4 tackles.
Sam Durham (95/101): Starting at half forward with centre rotations
Durham contributed with 23 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.
Sam Draper (93/89): Tandem ruck with Bryan
Draper contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 14 hit outs, booted 3.2 and 3 frees against.
Dylan Shiel (88/92): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 24 touches, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nate Caddy (86/92): Starting forward
Caddy contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 3.1.
Ben McKay (72/100): At FB on King
McKay added 19 disposals and 7 grabs.
Nick Bryan (71/70): Tandem ruck with Sam Draper
Bryan contributed with 15 possessions, 3 marks and 19 hit outs.
Archie Roberts (66/75): Second game… 16 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Running on the outside.

Jake Stringer (66/46): Starting forward on Ballard
Stringer contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.3 on the scoreboard.
Harrison Jones (63/76): Starting on a wing today
Jones contributed with 16 touches, 5 grabs and kicked 1.1.
Jye Caldwell (62/52): Playing midfield
Caldwell contributed with 17 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (61/104): Playing half back
McGrath added 21 touches and 2 tackles.
Kyle Langford (56/66): Playing tall forward on Uwland
Langford contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Jake Kelly (45/41): In defence
Kelly added 11 possessions and 4 grabs.
Jye Menzie (40/35): Starting deep forward
Menzie contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Alwyn Davey Jnr (40/37): Rotating forward
Davey Jnr contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jade Gresham (40/31): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 5 disposals, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Nik Cox (26/17): Looked in a bad way after a heavy contest in Q2 and subbed off quickly… 6 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. In defence on Andrew.

Ben Hobbs (24/18): On halfway through Q2 for Cox… 8 possessions. Started as the sub.

Matt Rowell (122/114): Starting in midfield
Rowell contributed with 33 touches, 4 grabs and 7 tackles.
Sam Clohesy (99/93): On the outside
Clohesy contributed with 23 possessions, 8 grabs and 3 tackles.
Noah Anderson (94/96): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 26 touches, 7 marks and managed 0.1.
Jarrod Witts (88/109): First ruck
Witts contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 42 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Sam Flanders (82/92): First goal… 22 possessions and 2 tackles plus 2.1. On ball.

Mac Andrew (81/75): Playing a forward/ruck role on Cox
Andrew contributed with 13 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 4.0.
Lachie Weller (79/80): Starting at half back
Weller added 20 disposals and 8 marks.
Sam Collins (71/103): In defence on the resting ruck
Collins contributed with 14 possessions, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Wil Powell (70/77): Starting at half back
Powell contributed with 16 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Connor Budarick (70/88): Playing small defender
Budarick added 18 disposals and 6 marks.
Bodhi Uwland (68/71): In defence on Langford
Uwland added 17 possessions and 6 marks.
Ben King (66/68): In attack on McKay
King contributed with 11 disposals, 7 grabs and kicked 3.0.
Ben Long (64/63): Playing a forward role
Long contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Holman (62/76): Starting forward
Holman contributed with 19 touches, 5 tackles, kicked 1.1 and 4 free kicks given away.
Will Graham (57/65): Rotating in midfield
Graham added 19 possessions and 2 tackles.
Alex Davies (54/45): Rotating between midfield and attack
Davies added 18 disposals and 4 tackles.
Jake Rogers (44/34): Rotating forward
Rogers contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Alex Sexton (41/36): Starting on a wing
Sexton contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jed Walter (40/31): Donuts in Q1… Subbed off in Q4… 2.0 from 7 possessions. Up forward on Laverde.
Walter also had 2 taps.
Bailey Humphrey (39/49): Starting in attack
Humphrey contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Ballard (38/58): Negative to QT… 4 marks and 12 possessions. Responsible for Stringer.

Sean Lemmens (36/54): Late replacement for Lloyd Johnston… 9 possessions including 7 kicks… also 2 tackles. Starting in defence.

David Swallow (10/9): Subbed on in Q4… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.