Player news from R2 of 2026: Port Adelaide vs Essendon

Zak Butters (144/134): In midfield
Butters contributed with 36 disposals, 7 grabs, 6 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Jason Horne-Francis (128/146): Three goals in Q1 as Port dominated early… 26 possessions including 21 kicks… also 10 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 3.2. Rotating midfield and attack.

Aliir Aliir (121/108): In defence on Caddy
Aliir added 21 possessions and 19 marks.
Joe Richards (105/122): Playing a forward role
Richards contributed with 21 touches, 5 marks, 6 tackles and 2.1.
Logan Evans (103/83): Rotating in defence
Evans contributed with 22 disposals, 11 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Lukosius (101/110): In attack on Redman
Lukosius contributed with 16 possessions, 10 marks, 3 tackles and managed 3.1.
Kane Farrell (96/89): Playing a HBF role
Farrell contributed with 17 possessions, 9 marks and 5 tackles.
Jack Watkins (95/74): Rotating in midfield
Watkins contributed with 23 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Willem Drew (92/105): Playing defensive midfield
Drew contributed with 21 possessions, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 1.1.
Jase Burgoyne (92/104): Starting on a wing on Fiorini
Burgoyne contributed with 22 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mitch Georgiades (85/70): Playing key forward on Zach Reid
Georgiades contributed with 14 touches, 9 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.2.
Todd Marshall (82/72): Starting in defence on Langford
Marshall added 15 possessions and 11 marks.
Ewan Mackinlay (74/59): Starting on a wing
Mackinlay contributed with 18 possessions, 7 marks and booted 0.1.
Joe Berry (73/84): Rotating at half forward
Berry contributed with 19 disposals, 6 marks and kicked 2.1.
Connor Rozee (72/55): Carried off with a left leg injury in Q3… could be hamstring or hyperextension but bad either way… 21 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting on ball.

Jacob Wehr (69/46): Starting on a wing
Wehr added 18 touches and 8 marks.
Jordon Sweet (67/120): Playing ruck
Sweet contributed with 12 touches, 3 grabs, 25 ruck taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Esava Ratugolea (58/62): In defence on Wright
Ratugolea added 12 disposals and 9 marks.
Jackson Mead (55/65): In a new role at half back
Mead added 16 possessions and 6 marks.
Darcy Byrne-Jones (55/36): Playing small forward
Byrne-Jones contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Corey Durdin (47/57): Rotating forward
Durdin contributed with 7 touches, 5 marks and kicked 2.0.
Miles Bergman (46/44): Limped off after a left ankle injury landing after a contest in Q3… 10 possessions and 6 marks plus 1.0. Playing half back.

Jack Whitlock (46/47): Playing key forward on McKay with ruck support
Whitlock contributed with 8 possessions, 6 marks, 5 taps and 0.1.
Jye Caldwell (106/116): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell contributed with 27 touches, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Zach Merrett (100/107): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 25 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Zak Johnson (90/75): Rotating at half back
Johnson added 26 possessions and 7 grabs.
Archie Roberts (89/102): Trying to play defensive mid but not doing much
Roberts contributed with 26 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Nate Caddy (85/68): Starting forward on Aliir
Caddy contributed with 12 possessions, 6 marks and 4.3.
Sam Durham (77/75): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 21 possessions, 7 tackles, 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Jaxon Prior (74/86): Playing a half back role
Prior contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (70/79): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Darcy Parish (68/66): Playing in central midfield
Parish added 24 disposals and 3 tackles.
Zach Reid (57/55): In defence on Whitlock
Reid contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Isaac Kako (55/38): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 11 possessions, 3 grabs and kicked 1.4.
Peter Wright (54/88): Up forward on Ratugolea with ruck support
Wright contributed with 11 touches, 4 grabs and 14 taps.
Xavier Duursma (50/40): Starting on a wing
Duursma added 15 touches and 4 marks.
Kyle Langford (45/36): Playing tall forward on Marshall
Langford contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Lachie Blakiston (44/65): Starting in ruck
Blakiston contributed with 9 touches, 3 tackles, 20 ruck taps and 4 free kicks given away.
Archie Perkins (40/35): Starting forward
Perkins contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and managed 1.0.
Brayden Fiorini (34/56): First goal… 10 possessions and 1.0. Playing on a wing on Burgoyne.

Jayden Nguyen (31/43): Playing back pocket
Nguyen also had 14 touches.
Max Kondogiannis (29/49): Rotating at half back
Kondogiannis also had 12 touches.
Ben McKay (21/38): At FB on Georgiades
McKay added 6 disposals and 2 marks.
Hussien El Achkar (18/23): Rotating forward
El Achkar added 5 touches and 2 tackles.
Mason Redman (18/29): Limped off with lateral meniscus injury on left knee in Q1… 2 marks and 4 possessions. In defence on Lukosius.

Dyson Sharp (16/13): Left ankle injury suffered under a Butters tackle in Q3 and did not return… 5 possessions. Playing high half forward.