Essendon Player Reports Jade Gresham
Spent the last five minutes of Q4 on the bench with a groin injury... 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles... 0.1 as well. Playing high half forward.
Jordan Ridley
Injured left hamstring in Q2 in an O'Sullivan tackle and subbed off for Menzie... 9 possessions including 8 kicks... also 2 marks. In defence on Darling.
Archie Perkins
First goal but brifted out of the game after HT... 3.1 from 15 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward to join midfield.
Peter Wright
Had a massive Q4 to get the Bombersline... 0.2 from 15 possessions and 8 marks plus 5 tackles. Up forward on Comben.
Wright also had 9 ruck taps.
Harrison Jones
Broken left ankle just before 3QT... 7 possessions... aided by 3FF. Playing key forward on Archer.
Elijah Tsatas
Seems to never be on the ground for long... 16 possessions. Rotating on ball.
Will Setterfield
Doing jobs in midfield... switched back in Q2 to cover injury
Setterfield contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 9 tackles.
Jye Menzie
On in Q2 for Ridley... 4 possessions. Started as the sub.
Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield with some time forward
Merrett contributed with 35 disposals, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Xavier Duursma
Starting on a wing against Stephens
Duursma contributed with 25 possessions, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Nate Caddy
Starting forward on Kallan Dawson
Caddy contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks and booted 2.3.
Kyle Langford
Playing tall forward on McDonald
Langford contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mason Redman
Started at half back on Simpkin
Redman contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Isaac Kako
Playing small forward on Archer
Kako added 12 touches and managed 1.0.
Ben Hobbs
Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.2.
Sam Durham
Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 25 touches, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Archie Roberts
Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 26 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Zach Reid
In defence on Maley
Reid contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks and 7 tackles.
Nic Martin
Roaming off a HFF
Martin contributed with 21 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Andrew McGrath
Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 18 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jaxon Prior
Minding Zurhaar
Prior contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Ben McKay
At FB on Larkey
McKay contributed with 3 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Todd Goldstein
First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 11 disposals, 4 grabs, 17 hit outs and 3 frees against.
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Jack Darling
Had a chance to redeem a very quiet night with a late winner but failed... 5 possessions... conceded 3 FA. Up forward on Ridley with ruck support.
Darling also had 2 ruck taps.
Finnbar Maley
First game... 8 possessions including 5 kicks... also 3 marks and 2 tackles... and kicked 1.1. Playing a forward role on Ridley.
Jackson Archer
Limped off with badly torn left hamstring in a clash with Gresham in Q2... subbed off for Scott. Started on Kako.
Archer also had 1 touches.
Luke Parker
Drifted out of the game after HT... 20 possessions and 4 marks plus 6 tackles. Mostly on ball.
Bailey Scott
On in Q2 for Archer to play half back... 3 possessions. Started as the sub.
Cameron Zurhaar
Playing small forward on Prior with North having three talls for once
Zurhaar contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and booted 2.1.
Harry Sheezel
Starting at half back to join mids
Sheezel contributed with 32 touches, 9 marks and 5 tackles.
Tom Powell
Rotating forward and midfield
Powell contributed with 28 disposals, 2 grabs and 9 tackles.
Dylan Stephens
Starting on a wing on Duursma
Stephens added 25 touches and 8 grabs.
Jy Simpkin
Started forward on Redman
Simpkin contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 2.0.
Colby McKercher
Floating about from a HFF
McKercher contributed with 11 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Nick Larkey
Starting forward on McKay
Larkey contributed with 10 disposals, 5 grabs, booted 2.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Luke Davies-Uniacke
Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 28 possessions, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and 4 frees against.
Luke McDonald
Responsible for Langford
McDonald added 14 possessions and 3 marks.
Caleb Daniel
Starting at half back
Daniel added 23 disposals and 6 grabs.
Finn O'Sullivan
Rotating at half back
O'Sullivan contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Jacob Konstanty
Playing small forward
Konstanty contributed with 5 touches, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Will Phillips
Rotating in midfield
Phillips added 15 touches and 9 tackles.
Charlie Comben
In defence on Wright
Comben contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 4 frees against.
Riley Hardeman
Rotating in defence
Hardeman contributed with 15 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Zane Duursma
Playing a wing role
Duursma contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks and 1.2.
Kallan Dawson
At FB on Caddy
Dawson contributed with 8 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Tristan Xerri
First ruck
Xerri contributed with 25 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 39 taps.
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