Port Adelaide Player Reports

Willie Rioli
A clash behind the play with Ridley in Q2 will attract MRP attention... 14 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles... 2.3 as well. Starting forward.

Ollie Wines
Nowhere early in the game... 21 disposals including 16 handballs... also 5 marks and 2 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Zak Butters
Right knee knock in Q4 but returned... 28 touches and 5 marks plus 6 tackles... aided by 3FF. In midfield.

Tom Jonas
Subbed off in Q3 for Evans with a sore sternum... 2 disposals. In defence on McDonald-Tipungwuti.

Francis Evans
On in Q3 for Jonas... 5 touches. Started as the sub.

Jeremy Finlayson
Playing a forward/ruck role on Ridley
Finlayson contributed with 17 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.4.

Sam Powell-Pepper
Playing a forward role on McGrath
Powell-Pepper contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.

Jed McEntee
Playing a pressure forward role
McEntee contributed with 9 possessions, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Darcy Byrne-Jones
Playing small forward on Hind
Byrne-Jones contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs and 2.1.

Todd Marshall
Starting at CHF on Redman
Marshall contributed with 13 possessions, 7 marks and kicked 1.1.

Jason Horne-Francis
Playing central midfield
Horne-Francis contributed with 20 possessions, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Willem Drew
Doing jobs in midfield
Drew contributed with 22 possessions, 5 grabs and 8 tackles.

Charlie Dixon
At FF on Zerk-Thatcher
Dixon contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks, 9 hit outs and 2.2 on the scoreboard.

Trent McKenzie
In defence on Weideman
McKenzie added 6 disposals and 4 marks.

Dan Houston
Starting at half back
Houston contributed with 25 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.

Connor Rozee
Playing pure midfield
Rozee contributed with 29 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.

Miles Bergman
Coming off half back
Bergman contributed with 15 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.

Dylan Williams
Rotating in defence
Williams added 24 disposals and 8 grabs.

Travis Boak
Playing a wing role
Boak contributed with 21 possessions, 5 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Ryan Burton
Playing a HBF role
Burton added 20 disposals and 6 grabs.

Aliir Aliir
At FB on Langford
Aliir added 9 possessions and 4 marks.

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Standing Dixon
Zerk-Thatcher added 13 touches and 3 marks.

Brynn Teakle
In ruck
Teakle contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 14 ruck taps.

Essendon Player Reports

Kyle Langford
First goal... 19 touches with 14 by foot... also 10 marks and 2 tackles... and kicked 2.1. Starting at FF on Aliir... switched back in Q2 to cover Ridley injury then forward in Q4 to try to win it.

Jordan Ridley
Came off with concussion in Q2 after head contact from Rioli behind the play... subbed off in Q2 for Menzie... 4 disposals. On Finlayson.

Jye Menzie
On in Q2 for Ridley... 1.0 from 3 disposals. Started as the sub.

Andrew Phillips
Playing a forward/ruck role on McKenzie
Phillips contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks, 21 hit outs and booted 0.1.

Andrew McGrath
Playing half back on Powell-Pepper
McGrath contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Nick Hind
At half back on Byrne-Jones
Hind added 11 possessions and 2 marks.

Jye Caldwell
Playing a half forward role
Caldwell contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.

Darcy Parish
Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 37 possessions, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Playing a FP role on Jonas
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.

Dylan Shiel
Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Archie Perkins
Mostly starting forward
Perkins contributed with 13 touches, 4 tackles and 2.1.

Jake Kelly
In defence on Finlayson
Kelly contributed with 14 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 28 touches, 2 grabs, 10 tackles and managed 1.1.

Sam Weideman
Up forward on McKenzie
Weideman contributed with 9 disposals, 5 marks and booted 2.1.

Ben Hobbs
Playing a forward role
Hobbs contributed with 15 possessions, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.

Nic Martin
Playing half forward
Martin contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Jake Stringer
Mostly in midfield
Stringer contributed with 18 possessions, 2 tackles and booted 2.1.

Will Setterfield
Starting on a wing
Setterfield contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.

Mason Redman
At CHB on Marshall
Redman added 21 disposals and 5 marks.

Dyson Heppell
Playing half back
Heppell contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Alwyn Davey jnr
Rotating forward
Davey jnr added 9 possessions and 3 grabs.

Sam Draper
First ruck
Draper contributed with 16 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles, 24 hit outs and managed 0.1.