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Player news from R3 of 2026: Essendon vs North Melbourne

News snippets for Essendon vs North Melbourne, R3 of 2026

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Jaxon Prior (87/92): Playing a half back role
Prior contributed with 18 possessions, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (86/94): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell contributed with 22 possessions, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.2.
Kyle Langford (86/69): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 19 possessions, 7 marks, 4 tackles and 0.2.
Archie Roberts (82/101): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 25 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (80/80): Playing half back
McGrath added 22 touches and 6 marks.
Peter Wright (77/125): Up forward on Comben
Wright contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks, 7 ruck taps and managed 2.0.
Darcy Parish (73/67): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 19 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Zach Merrett (71/88): Tagged by O’Sullivan… 10 possessions and 9 tackles plus 1.1. Playing inside midfield.

Lachie Blakiston (70/59): First goal… 1.1 from 12 possessions and 5 marks… umps paid him 3FF… not helped by 3 FA. Starting in ruck.
Blakiston also had 18 hit outs.
Jacob Farrow (66/50): First game… 13 possessions including 12 kicks… also 6 marks and 3 tackles. Rotating at half back.

Xavier Duursma (65/63): Starting on a wing
Duursma contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Archie Perkins (64/62): Starting forward
Perkins contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks and booted 0.2.
Zach Reid (53/68): Standing Trembath
Reid added 11 possessions and 7 marks.
Archer Day-Wicks (52/40): Rotating forward
Day-Wicks contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jade Gresham (47/49): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 11 disposals, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Sam Durham (45/61): Tagging Sheezel
Durham contributed with 19 disposals, 4 marks and 5 frees against.
Saad El-Hawli (45/58): Running through midfield
El-Hawli added 13 possessions and booted 1.1.
Isaac Kako (41/63): Playing small forward
Kako added 12 disposals and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Archer May (40/46): Playing a forward/ruck role on Corr
May contributed with 7 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Nate Caddy (36/32): Starting forward on Pink
Caddy contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 1.2.
Zak Johnson (32/26): Rotating at half back
Johnson added 9 touches and 3 marks.
Matt Guelfi (28/49): Late replacement for Brayden Fiorini… 9 possessions including 8 handballs… also 3 tackles. Starting forward.

Ben McKay (26/43): On Larkey
McKay added 5 touches and 3 marks.
Harry Sheezel (136/143): Tagged by Durham but works too hard for that… 33 possessions and 11 marks plus 5 tackles. Starting on ball.

Luke Parker (135/160): Mostly on ball
Parker contributed with 33 disposals, 13 grabs and 3 tackles.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (125/125): Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 31 possessions, 11 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Colby McKercher (116/119): Floating about from a HBF
McKercher contributed with 35 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Powell (115/78): Playing midfield
Powell contributed with 23 possessions, 13 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Finn O’Sullivan (98/139): Tagging Merrett
O’Sullivan contributed with 24 disposals, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Caleb Daniel (88/77): Starting at half forward
Daniel added 23 touches and 7 marks.
Dylan Stephens (85/69): Starting on a wing
Stephens contributed with 23 touches, 7 marks and kicked 0.1.
Luke McDonald (82/75): Starting at half back
McDonald contributed with 18 touches, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jy Simpkin (82/79): Plenty of garbage time stats in Q4… 22 possessions and 7 marks. Starting on a wing.

Tom Blamires (75/84): Rotating at half back
Blamires contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Toby Pink (69/85): In defence on Caddy
Pink added 19 possessions and 8 grabs.
Charlie Comben (60/57): In defence on Wright
Comben contributed with 12 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Tristan Xerri (55/70): Wiped blood from his nose on the face of McGrath in Q2 which will be punished by the MRP… 11 hit outs with 15 possessions… also 1.0… umps paid him 4FF… gave away 3 FA. First ruck.

George Wardlaw (54/67): Restricted minutes on his return from LTI… 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… helped out by 3FF… gave away 3 FA. Playing inside midfield.

Cooper Trembath (54/69): In attack on Reid
Trembath contributed with 9 touches, 4 grabs and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Larkey (53/72): Starting forward on McKay
Larkey contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Paul Curtis (45/53): Playing a small forward role
Curtis contributed with 9 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Zane Duursma (38/57): Rotating at half forward
Duursma contributed with 5 disposals, 3 grabs and 3.0.
Lachy Dovaston (36/32): Rotating in attack
Dovaston contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks and managed 1.1.
Cameron Zurhaar (30/38): Mostly forward
Zurhaar contributed with 8 possessions, 3 grabs, managed 1.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Callum Coleman-Jones (24/23): Playing a forward/ruck role
Coleman-Jones contributed with 6 disposals, 2 tackles and 2 ruck taps.
Aidan Corr (22/18): Playing key defender on May
Corr added 5 disposals and 2 grabs.

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