Hugh McCluggage (152/159): Matched up on Durham… was everywhere in Q2… 41 possessions and 11 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing in midfield.
Jarrod Berry (114/101): Starting on a wing on Clarke
Berry contributed with 25 disposals, 9 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jaspa Fletcher (105/109): Starting on a HBF
Fletcher contributed with 21 touches, 12 marks and managed 1.0. Will Ashcroft (102/131): Playing central midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 30 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard. Noah Answerth (94/100): Minding Kako
Answerth contributed with 19 touches, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Zac Bailey (93/78): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Bailey contributed with 20 disposals, 10 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 0.2.
Dayne Zorko (91/65): Started quietly but kept on running to receive… 0.1 from 22 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. At half back with Guelfi for company.
Logan Morris (85/61): Playing a key forward role on Redman
Morris contributed with 11 possessions, 9 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.3.
Josh Dunkley (82/72): Head to head with Merrett… 20 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Lachie Neale (81/90): Playing inside midfield
Neale contributed with 26 possessions, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Kai Lohmann (79/76): Reoccurrence of his right ankle concern in Q1 when he twisted it in a marking contest… 3.0 from 15 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Starting at half forward.
Harris Andrews (77/81): In defence on Wright
Andrews contributed with 16 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Fort (75/59): First ruck in the absence of McInerney
Fort contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 31 hit outs and booted 0.1. Jack Payne (72/67): At FB on Caddy
Payne added 17 possessions and 9 marks. Ryan Lester (72/59): Third tall defender on Clarke
Lester contributed with 15 disposals, 7 marks and 3 tackles. Darcy Wilmot (68/85): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Eric Hipwood (60/53): Up forward on Laverde with some ruck support
Hipwood contributed with 12 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles, 2 taps and managed 1.0. Callum Ah Chee (59/66): Starting at half forward
Ah Chee contributed with 13 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard. 
Levi Ashcroft (57/58): Subbed off in Q4 for Robertson… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 5 marks. Rotating as third wingman.
Cam Rayner (56/62): Rotating from half forward to mids
Rayner contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Darcy Gardiner (50/60): Playing tall forward
Gardiner contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard. 
Charlie Cameron (44/34): First goal… 1.0 from 8 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward on McGrath.
Deven Robertson (14/20): On in Q4 for Levi Ashcroft… 3 possessions and 2 marks. Started as the sub.
Jye Caldwell (128/126): Superlative Q3 with 18 of his touches including seven clearances to get Essendon back into the game… 30 possessions and 4 marks plus 8 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing inside midfield on Neale.
Nic Martin (120/125): Started at half back but quickly rotated through the centre
Martin contributed with 29 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0. Zach Merrett (94/95): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 28 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles. Will Setterfield (94/77): Doing jobs in midfield
Setterfield contributed with 23 possessions, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0. Peter Wright (85/104): Big numbers in Q2 as the Dons mounted a charge… 2.1 from 15 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Up forward on Andrews.
Wright also had 7 ruck taps. Mason Redman (84/95): Has to play tall on Morris
Redman contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles. Archie Roberts (76/65): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 20 possessions, 8 marks and managed 0.1. Jayden Laverde (68/94): Starting in defence on Hipwood
Laverde contributed with 15 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles. Ben Hobbs (67/50): Playing a half forward role
Hobbs added 20 touches and 3 marks. Todd Goldstein (65/68): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 8 touches, 39 ruck taps and kicked 1.0. Jade Gresham (64/82): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 13 possessions, 7 marks and booted 1.1. Nate Caddy (57/77): Starting forward on Payne
Caddy contributed with 10 disposals, 5 grabs and booted 2.1. Matt Guelfi (49/49): Playing a forward role on Zorko
Guelfi contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Angus Clarke (46/47): Second game… 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles. Started on a wing on Berry.
Xavier Duursma (44/43): Playing an outside game against Bailey
Duursma added 12 disposals and 4 marks. Archie Perkins (41/21): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins also had 15 touches. Isaac Kako (41/52): Playing small forward on Answerth
Kako contributed with 11 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1. Archer Day-Wicks (41/27): Rotating forward
Day-Wicks contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (41/49): Responsible for Cameron
McGrath also had 15 possessions. Jaxon Prior (39/55): Playing a back pocket role
Prior added 14 possessions and 2 marks.
Zak Johnson (34/47): First game… subbed off in Q4 for Tsatas… 11 possessions. Rotating in midfield.
Sam Durham (33/43): Matched up on McCluggage… limped off favouring right ankle after a Berry tackle in Q1 but restrapped to return… 8 possessions including 6 handballs… also 2 tackles… and kicked 1.0. Playing central midfield… switched forward in Q2 after his knock.
Elijah Tsatas (19/26): On in Q4 for Johnson to play midfield… 6 possessions. Started as the sub.
