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Player news from R17 of 2025: Essendon vs Gold Coast

News snippets for Essendon vs Gold Coast, R17 of 2025

Zach Merrett (145/159): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 40 possessions, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Will Setterfield (88/77): Doing jobs in midfield
Setterfield contributed with 22 touches, 2 marks and 8 tackles.
Sam Durham (86/104): Couple of head knocks in a minute in Q1 saw him get assessed… 27 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Playing central midfield.

Jye Caldwell (79/96): Limped off after a right ankle knock in Q4 and iced up… 15 possessions and 4 marks plus 7 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Archie Roberts (79/71): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Isaac Kako (79/98): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Nate Caddy (77/82): Starting forward on Uwland
Caddy contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks and booted 3.1.
Jordan Ridley (76/83): In defence on Long
Ridley added 18 disposals and 8 marks.
Xavier Duursma (75/44): Almost didn’t start the game due to hamstring tightness in warmup… 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well. Starting on a wing on Weller.

Ben Hobbs (75/77): Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Nic Martin (74/68): Roaming off a HBF
Martin added 22 touches and 4 grabs.
Todd Goldstein (70/93): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 31 hit outs.
Peter Wright (68/77): Up forward on Andrew with ruck support
Wright contributed with 9 possessions, 3 tackles, 21 hit outs and 1.1.
Angus Clarke (65/61): Started on a wing
Clarke contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Archer May (64/65): Three goals in a row in Q3 after a very quiet first half… 8 possessions including 7 kicks… also 3 tackles and 3 marks… and kicked 3.0. Starting at FF on Adams.
May also had 3 hit outs.
Zak Johnson (63/79): Rotating at half back
Johnson contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (40/53): Playing half back
McGrath added 12 possessions and 3 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (35/52): Starting in defence on King
Laverde added 9 possessions and 5 grabs.
Lachie Blakiston (34/42): Started in defence on Walter
Blakiston added 11 possessions and 3 marks.
Archie Perkins (33/32): Subbed off in Q4 for Gresham… 9 possessions and 3 tackles. Starting forward.

Luamon Lual (29/34): Started on a wing
Lual contributed with 10 touches, 4 grabs and 4 frees against.
Jaxon Prior (14/18): Playing a back pocket role
Prior also had 6 touches.
Jade Gresham (0/1): On in Q4 for Perkins. Started as the sub.
Gresham also had 1 disposals.
Joel Jeffrey (132/126): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey contributed with 32 disposals, 10 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Noah Anderson (122/127): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 30 disposals, 8 grabs, 4 tackles, 2.0 and 3 frees against.
John Noble (111/106): Running off smalls
Noble contributed with 29 possessions, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.
Matt Rowell (103/97): Starting at half forward and joining mids with plenty of tackling
Rowell added 15 possessions and 17 tackles.
Brayden Fiorini (100/105): Playing on a wing
Fiorini contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs, 9 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Touk Miller (92/119): Mostly on ball with some rests forward
Miller contributed with 25 possessions, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Ned Moyle (90/99): First ruck in the absence of Witts
Moyle contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 35 ruck taps and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Bodhi Uwland (79/100): Third tall defender on Caddy
Uwland contributed with 16 disposals, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Daniel Rioli (78/94): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 19 touches, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Wil Powell (77/87): Playing a half back role
Powell contributed with 20 disposals, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Bailey Humphrey (75/88): Starting in attack with centre rotations
Humphrey contributed with 18 disposals, 4 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Sam Flanders (73/76): Starting at half forward
Flanders contributed with 24 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Sam Clohesy (63/75): On the outside
Clohesy contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Ben Ainsworth (57/55): Starting deep forward
Ainsworth contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and kicked 1.1.
Mac Andrew (51/60): In defence on Wright
Andrew contributed with 12 touches, 7 grabs and 3 frees against.
Connor Budarick (50/39): Playing defensive small forward
Budarick contributed with 12 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jed Walter (49/38): Hit his head on the grass in Q1 after a fair bump by McGrath… Booted 1.1 from 7 grabs and 10 possessions… not helped by 4 FA. Up forward on Blakiston.

Lachie Weller (49/50): Limped off favouring right leg in Q2… ankle restrapped to return… 17 possessions and 2 marks. Starting on a wing on Duursma.

Ben King (48/68): In attack on Laverde
King contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks and 4.0 on the scoreboard.
Ethan Read (44/50): Playing a forward/ruck role
Read contributed with 6 disposals, 2 marks, 5 ruck taps and kicked 3.0.
Oscar Adams (26/42): First game… 2 marks and 9 possessions. Standing May in defence.

Ben Long (25/31): Starting at half forward on Ridley… 3 marks and 8 possessions. Subbed off in Q4 for Sexton.

Alex Sexton (3/3): On in Q4 for Long. Started as the sub.
Sexton also had 1 touches.

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