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Player news from R20 of 2025: Essendon vs Western Bulldogs

News snippets for Essendon vs Western Bulldogs, R20 of 2025

Zach Merrett (115/94): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 30 possessions, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Dylan Shiel (98/96): Playing on ball
Shiel contributed with 29 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Mason Redman (92/105): Mostly across half back including kick ins
Redman contributed with 23 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Sam Durham (84/86): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 27 touches, 4 marks and kicked 0.1.
Archie Roberts (83/72): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 26 touches, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Peter Wright (77/76): Up forward on Lobb
Wright contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 11 hit outs and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (70/81): Started in the middle
McGrath added 22 touches and 4 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (68/57): Starting in defence on Poulter… moved to Naughton in Q2
Laverde contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Saad El-Hawli (59/53): Starting on a wing on Baker
El-Hawli contributed with 13 disposals, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (55/77): Playing a back pocket role… moved to stand Poulter in Q2
Prior added 17 possessions and 4 marks.
Nate Caddy (54/53): Starting forward on O’Donnell
Caddy contributed with 12 possessions, 4 grabs and managed 1.1.
Liam McMahon (49/40): Playing key forward on Busslinger
McMahon contributed with 8 touches, 4 marks and managed 2.0.
Isaac Kako (47/57): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 7 possessions, 5 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Archie Perkins (46/39): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jade Gresham (43/39): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Matt Guelfi (43/37): Playing a forward role on Dale
Guelfi contributed with 11 possessions, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Angus Clarke (42/40): Started on a wing on Williams… switched back in Q2 to cover injury
Clarke contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Todd Goldstein (41/42): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 8 touches, 28 taps and 4 frees against.
Luamon Lual (38/52): Started on a HFF
Lual added 11 disposals and 2 tackles.
Zak Johnson (37/40): Rotating at half back
Johnson added 9 disposals and 3 marks.
Jordan Ridley (33/28): Hobbled off in Q2 with hamstring tightness and subbed off for Smartt… 4 marks and 9 possessions. In defence on Naughton.

Oskar Smartt (28/17): On in Q2 for Ridley to play forward… left thigh knock in Q4 but returned with strapping… 6 possessions and 2 marks plus 0.2. Started as the sub.

Lachie Blakiston (24/53): In defence on Darcy
Blakiston contributed with 10 possessions, 2 grabs and 3 free kicks given away.
Marcus Bontempelli (150/170): Enjoyed himself in Q4 junk time… 35 possessions and 10 marks plus 4 tackles… 2.2 as well. Leading the inside midfield then resting forward.

Sam Darcy (117/149): Playing a forward/ruck role on Blakiston
Darcy contributed with 16 disposals, 8 marks, 2 tackles and booted 6.2.
Aaron Naughton (111/152): First goal… 7.1 from 15 possessions and 6 marks plus 1 tackles… helped out by 5FF. Starting deep forward on Ridley then got Laverde in Q2 after Ridley was injured.

Matthew Kennedy (101/87): Playing in midfield then resting forward
Kennedy contributed with 23 possessions, 4 grabs and 9 tackles.
Tim English (101/87): First ruck
English contributed with 22 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 26 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Jason Johannisen (100/89): Playing a half back role
Johannisen contributed with 24 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Rhylee West (99/79): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 16 touches, 8 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 3.3.
Ed Richards (98/120): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 24 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Williams (94/94): Playing a wing role on Clarke
Williams contributed with 26 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Lachlan Bramble (90/82): Rotating in defence
Bramble added 23 possessions and 8 marks.
Tom Liberatore (78/92): Pure midfield… 22 possessions and 7 marks. Hobbled off early in Q3 after Perkins stood on his right ankle but soon returned… subbed off at 3QT for Vandermeer but looked precautionary.

Riley Garcia (72/61): Rotating forward
Garcia contributed with 19 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Luke Cleary (71/88): Rotating in defence
Cleary contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Bailey Dale (69/96): In defence with Guelfi on him
Dale contributed with 20 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Ryley Sanders (68/78): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 17 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Caleb Poulter (63/49): Playing third key forward on Laverde then got Prior in Q2
Poulter contributed with 11 possessions, 7 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jedd Busslinger (63/61): Playing key defender on McMahon
Busslinger added 15 possessions and 9 marks.
James O’Donnell (51/53): Playing tall defender on Caddy
O’Donnell contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Oskar Baker (50/79): Playing a wing role on El-Hawli
Baker added 13 possessions and 4 marks.
Rory Lobb (49/71): In defence on Wright
Lobb contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 3 taps.
Joel Freijah (47/52): Starting at half forward
Freijah contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 3 frees against.
Lachlan McNeil (46/49): Rotating at half forward
McNeil contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Laitham Vandermeer (4/2): On after 3QT for Liberatore. Started as the sub.
Vandermeer also had 0 possessions.

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