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Player news from R14 of 2026: Melbourne vs Essendon

News snippets for Melbourne vs Essendon, R14 of 2026

Kysaiah Pickett (135/140): Enjoyed himself in Q2 in particular… 3.1 from 32 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… aided by 3FF. Starting on ball against Durham.

Ed Langdon (108/120): Starting on a wing and has big Cox… switched back in Q4
Langdon contributed with 26 touches, 10 marks and booted 1.0.
Max Gawn (107/170): First goal… 29 hit outs… also 23 possessions and 2 marks… and booted 2.0… helped out by 3FF. Lead ruck.

Trent Rivers (104/101): Starting in defence
Rivers contributed with 23 touches, 10 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Daniel Turner (92/82): In defence on Caddy
Turner contributed with 20 disposals, 10 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Blake Howes (91/87): Playing half back
Howes contributed with 18 possessions, 9 grabs and 5 tackles.
Jake Bowey (89/105): Starting at half back
Bowey added 28 possessions and 5 grabs.
Tom Sparrow (85/72): Playing defensive midfielder
Sparrow contributed with 24 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Koltyn Tholstrup (82/89): Playing back pocket
Tholstrup added 24 touches and 5 marks.
Joel Fitzgerald (78/73): First game… 24 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Jack Steele (77/96): Playing inside midfield on Setterfield
Steele added 21 touches and 7 tackles.
Harry Sharp (76/77): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 19 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Harrison Petty (72/67): Left hamstring pull late in Q4… 6 possessions including 5 kicks… also 8 tackles and 4 marks… and scored 2.0. Playing key forward on Blakiston.

Kade Chandler (67/57): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs and 1.2.
Bailey Laurie (65/55): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 0.2.
Harvey Langford (58/55): Benched late in Q4 with quad soreness… 18 possessions and 4 marks plus 0.2. Starting on a wing on Duursma.

Bayley Fritsch (55/59): Playing half forward and some wing
Fritsch contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Paddy Cross (48/62): Starting forward
Cross contributed with 12 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jake Melksham (47/54): All his goals in Q4 garbage time… 2.0 from 8 possessions and 3 marks. Playing a forward role on Langford.

Jake Lever (47/65): In defence on Jones
Lever added 15 disposals and 5 marks.
Jacob van Rooyen (42/53): Playing FF on Reid
van Rooyen contributed with 9 disposals, 2 grabs and managed 1.1.
Lukas Cooke (30/25): First game… injured cheekbone in Q2 in a headclash with McKay… 7 possessions and 4 marks. Playing key defender on Jones.

Luker Kentfield (29/30): Second game… 0.2 from 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing key forward on Ridley.
Kentfield also had 5 ruck taps.
Zach Merrett (123/106): Starting at half back… switched to the middle in Q2
Merrett contributed with 32 touches, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Will Setterfield (123/134): Doing jobs in midfield on Steele
Setterfield contributed with 34 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Sam Durham (97/89): Playing central midfield on Kysaiah Pickett
Durham contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks, 8 tackles and managed 0.1.
Xavier Duursma (92/78): Starting on a wing on Langford
Duursma added 24 disposals and 10 marks.
Jacob Farrow (90/88): Rotating at half back
Farrow added 22 possessions and 10 marks.
Elijah Tsatas (85/72): Rotating in midfield
Tsatas contributed with 22 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Mason Redman (85/110): In defence
Redman contributed with 24 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Nik Cox (70/69): Started on a wing on Langdon
Cox contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks and managed 1.0.
Archie Perkins (65/47): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 14 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (59/66): Playing a wing role… shifted back in Q2 to cover injury
Prior added 15 possessions and 6 marks.
Dyson Sharp (59/64): Playing high half forward
Sharp contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Nate Caddy (55/45): Starting forward on Turner
Caddy contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks and booted 1.1.
Lachie Blakiston (55/68): In defence on Petty
Blakiston contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 5 ruck taps.
Kyle Langford (53/65): Starting in defence on Melksham
Langford contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Archer Day-Wicks (49/52): Rotating forward
Day-Wicks contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Archie Roberts (44/60): Dislocated right shoulder when tackling Kysaiah Pickett in Q2… iced up and in a sling at HT… 12 possessions including 10 kicks… also 3 marks. Starting at half back.

Ben McKay (43/43): Headclash with Cooke in Q2 required a bandage… 6 possessions including 5 kicks… also 5 marks… and kicked 1.3. Starting forward on Lever.

Nick Bryan (42/48): First ruck
Bryan contributed with 7 disposals, 24 taps and 3 free kicks given away.
Zach Reid (42/51): In defence on van Rooyen… switched forward in Q4
Reid contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and kicked 0.1.
Jordan Ridley (41/35): In defence on Kentfield
Ridley added 11 touches and 3 marks.
Hussien El Achkar (38/40): Rotating forward
El Achkar contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Sullivan Robey (36/37): Playing on ball
Robey contributed with 9 possessions, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Harrison Jones (20/15): Playing key forward on Cooke
Jones added 4 possessions and 2 tackles.

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