Player news from P1 of 2026: St Kilda vs Essendon

Jack Sinclair (149/125): Starting at half back
Sinclair contributed with 39 touches, 10 grabs and 2 tackles.
Marcus Windhager (136/131): Starting on a HBF
Windhager added 41 disposals and 9 marks.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (120/142): Starting on ball with shifts in attack
Wanganeen-Milera contributed with 28 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 4.1.
Tom De Koning (103/113): Copped a Blakiston elbow to the left cheekbone in Q2 which opened up a cut… 24 hit outs… also 18 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well… umps paid him 6FF. Tandem ruck with Marshall.

Sam Flanders (89/92): Starting at half forward
Flanders added 26 disposals and 7 marks.
Mitch Owens (88/111): Playing third key forward on Redman with ruck support
Owens contributed with 20 disposals, 7 grabs and booted 2.2.
Jack Macrae (84/90): Playing midfield
Macrae contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Mattaes Phillipou (76/85): Rotating in attack and midfield
Phillipou added 29 disposals and 2 grabs.
Liam Ryan (69/69): Starting deep forward
Ryan contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Hugo Garcia (67/62): Playing on ball
Garcia contributed with 12 touches, 8 tackles and 1.0.
Alixzander Tauru (67/60): In defence
Tauru contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks and 0.1.
Rowan Marshall (67/94): Starting forward on Reid but rucking tandem with De Koning
Marshall contributed with 15 disposals, 2 grabs, 9 hit outs and 2.1.
Max Hall (65/46): Starting at half forward
Hall contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Jack Higgins (58/70): First goal… 3.0 from 9 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward.

Liam Stocker (58/57): In defence on Langford
Stocker contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Ryan Byrnes (58/64): Limped off with right foot injury in Q3… ankle iced up… 12 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing a wing role.

Jack Carroll (57/59): Playing a new role in defence
Carroll added 16 possessions and 6 grabs.
Hugh Boxshall (51/58): Starting on a wing on Fiorini
Boxshall contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Isaac Keeler (49/43): Was not supposed to play much but came on early for Wilkie… 12 possessions including 7 handballs… also 4 marks and 2 tackles. Playing an unfamiliar key defensive role on Caddy.

Darcy Wilson (39/41): Starting at half forward
Wilson added 14 possessions and 2 marks.
Anthony Caminiti (37/59): In defence on Wright
Caminiti contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Mason Wood (34/33): Starting on a wing
Wood added 10 disposals and 2 marks.
Cooper Sharman (32/46): Playing forward on McKay
Sharman added 6 disposals and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Banfield (23/13): Did not appear until Q3… kicked 1.0. Rotating forward and midfield.
Banfield added 4 disposals and 2 grabs.
Callum Wilkie (19/26): Corked calf in Q1 and did not return… 2 marks and 5 possessions. In defence on Caddy.

Bradley Hill (0/0): Did not appear before HT. Playing a HFF role.
Hill also had 0 disposals.
Archie Roberts (106/97): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 29 possessions, 9 grabs, 4 tackles and 3 frees against.
Brayden Fiorini (88/76): Playing on a wing on Boxshall
Fiorini contributed with 21 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1.
Jye Caldwell (87/82): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell contributed with 20 touches, 2 marks and 8 tackles.
Lachie Blakiston (86/77): Starting in ruck
Blakiston contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 21 hit outs and 4 frees against.
Zak Johnson (86/102): Rotating at half back
Johnson contributed with 24 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Kyle Langford (79/87): Playing tall forward on Stocker
Langford contributed with 20 possessions, 5 marks, 2 hit outs and kicked 2.0.
Zach Merrett (76/78): Rotating in midfield and attack
Merrett contributed with 21 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Sam Durham (75/47): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 19 possessions, 2 grabs and 7 tackles.
Darcy Parish (70/76): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 21 touches, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Andrew McGrath (69/98): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 20 touches, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (67/46): Playing a half back role
Prior contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Mason Redman (64/80): Floating in defence on Owens
Redman contributed with 16 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Zach Reid (57/67): In defence on the resting ruck
Reid contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Nguyen (56/67): Playing back pocket
Nguyen contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Peter Wright (50/54): Up forward on Caminiti
Wright contributed with 7 possessions, 2 grabs, 11 hit outs and managed 2.0.
Dyson Sharp (48/61): Playing high half forward
Sharp added 14 possessions and 4 grabs.
Nate Caddy (47/41): Starting forward on Wilkie then got Keeler in Q1
Caddy contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs and 1.2.
Max Kondogiannis (37/33): Rotating at half back
Kondogiannis added 9 disposals and 3 marks.
Hussien El Achkar (36/38): Rotating forward
El Achkar contributed with 8 touches, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Angus Clarke (31/17): Started on a HBF
Clarke added 9 disposals and managed 1.0.
Jacob Farrow (29/52): Rotating at half back
Farrow also had 11 disposals.
Archer May (26/15): Did not appear until Q4. Starting at FF.
May added 3 possessions and managed 2.0.
Archie Perkins (21/39): Did not appear until Q3… 6 possessions. Starting forward.

Xavier Duursma (14/19): Did not appear after HT… 4 possessions and 0.1. Starting on a HFF.

Saad El-Hawli (12/9): Did not appear until Q4… 4 possessions. Running through midfield.

Ben McKay (10/24): At FB on Sharman
McKay contributed with 4 possessions, 2 marks and 3 free kicks given away.