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Player news from R8 of 2026: Essendon vs Brisbane

News snippets for Essendon vs Brisbane, R8 of 2026

Peter Wright (120/147): Starting in ruck
Wright contributed with 26 touches, 5 marks, 26 ruck taps and managed 2.1.
Zach Merrett (111/97): Returned to midfield
Merrett contributed with 28 possessions, 4 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 1.1.
Nate Caddy (101/94): Starting forward on Gallop
Caddy contributed with 14 touches, 9 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 3.5.
Sam Durham (91/102): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 27 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Archie Roberts (85/99): Starting at half back
Roberts added 27 touches and 4 grabs.
Dyson Sharp (71/64): Rotating in midfield
Sharp contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Sullivan Robey (67/68): Playing in attack
Robey contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Saad El-Hawli (66/63): Left collarbone injury in Q4 when bumping Cameron… iced up and in a sling… 17 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting at half back on Rayner.

Kyle Langford (57/67): Starting forward on Lester
Langford contributed with 11 touches, 6 marks and kicked 1.2.
Xavier Duursma (56/53): Starting on a wing on Fletcher
Duursma contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jacob Farrow (53/52): Rotating at half back
Farrow added 17 possessions and 4 marks.
Andrew McGrath (49/52): Minding Cameron
McGrath added 15 touches and 4 marks.
Jayden Nguyen (48/48): Started in a defensive forward role which he had been playing at VFL level
Nguyen contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Zach Reid (47/39): In defence on the resting ruck
Reid added 12 touches and 5 marks.
Jaxon Prior (45/47): Playing a wing role on Levi Ashcroft
Prior added 12 possessions and 2 tackles.
Max Kondogiannis (44/39): Rotating at half back
Kondogiannis contributed with 13 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Thomas Edwards (42/37): Starting forward
Edwards contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jye Caldwell (41/58): Right ankle injury in Q3… returned briefly then iced up at 3QT… 15 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Nik Cox (39/42): Starting forward on Andrews
Cox contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks and managed 1.0.
Archer Day-Wicks (39/33): Given a role at half back today
Day-Wicks also had 14 possessions.
Lachie Blakiston (37/41): In defence on Morris
Blakiston contributed with 10 possessions, 4 taps and 1.0.
Jade Gresham (26/23): Playing high half forward
Gresham added 6 touches and 3 tackles.
Ben McKay (19/22): Standing Curtin
McKay added 5 disposals and 2 marks.
Darcy Wilmot (134/143): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot contributed with 32 possessions, 12 marks and kicked 1.0.
Dayne Zorko (123/108): At half back
Zorko contributed with 27 disposals, 13 marks and 2 tackles.
Will Ashcroft (121/95): Playing central midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 28 disposals, 9 grabs and 5 tackles.
Zac Bailey (117/120): First goal… 21 possessions including 15 kicks… also 7 marks and 4 tackles… and scored 4.0. Starting on a HFF and joining mids.

Hugh McCluggage (109/99): Playing in midfield
McCluggage contributed with 25 possessions, 8 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2.
Lachie Neale (109/92): Playing inside midfield
Neale contributed with 27 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Keidean Coleman (103/90): Soreness on his bad knee in Q3 but played on… 24 possessions including 21 kicks… also 11 marks. Starting at half back.

Ryan Lester (102/102): Third tall defender on Langford
Lester contributed with 22 touches, 10 marks and 3 tackles.
Kai Lohmann (90/92): Three goals in Q3 garbage time… 4.2 from 16 possessions and 8 marks plus 2 tackles… not helped by 4 FA. Starting at half forward.

Cam Rayner (88/96): Rotating from half forward on El-Hawli to mids
Rayner contributed with 18 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Josh Dunkley (86/67): Playing inside midfield
Dunkley contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and 7 tackles.
Logan Morris (82/102): Playing a key forward role on Reid
Morris contributed with 11 possessions, 7 marks and kicked 4.3.
Harris Andrews (80/91): Visibly corked left thigh after a contest with Langford in Q3… 11 marks and 16 possessions. In defence and has big Cox.

Bruce Reville (72/51): Starting on a HFF
Reville contributed with 17 possessions, 7 grabs and managed 1.0.
Jaspa Fletcher (71/84): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Fletcher added 19 touches and 8 grabs.
Charlie Cameron (71/87): Starting forward on McGrath
Cameron contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and kicked 2.1.
Darcy Fort (69/72): Tandem ruck with Draper
Fort contributed with 12 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 11 ruck taps.
Levi Ashcroft (65/54): Starting on a wing on Prior
Ashcroft contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Conor McKenna (59/44): Playing a forward role
McKenna contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Lincoln McCarthy (51/44): Starting on a HFF
McCarthy contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Draper (48/70): Tandem ruck with Fort
Draper contributed with 9 possessions, 2 grabs and 23 ruck taps.
Ty Gallop (39/56): Off for a HIA late in Q4… 9 possessions including 8 kicks… also 5 marks. Playing key defender on Caddy.

Cody Curtin (28/28): First game… 7 possessions and 3 marks plus 0.2. Playing key forward on McKay.

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