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Player news from R16 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Essendon

News snippets for North Melbourne vs Essendon, R16 of 2026

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Harry Sheezel (173/174): Corked quad in Q1 but played on… prolific in Q2 in particular… 0.1 from 43 possessions and 12 marks plus 8 tackles. Starting on ball.

Caleb Daniel (139/144): Starting at half back
Daniel contributed with 40 possessions, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (118/145): First goal and plenty of ball in Q1… 25 possessions and 3 marks plus 11 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing central midfield on Durham then got a tag by Setterfield in Q2.

Luke Parker (110/122): Racked up rebound touches in Q2 in particular… 31 possessions and 8 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting at half back.

Dylan Stephens (81/76): Starting on a HBF
Stephens contributed with 24 touches, 5 marks and 0.2.
Cooper Harvey (81/72): Rotating in defence
Harvey added 24 touches and 6 marks.
Charlie Comben (80/66): In defence on McKay
Comben contributed with 16 possessions, 10 marks and 3 tackles.
Finn O’Sullivan (80/67): Forward tagging Merrett until Q4 when he reverted to a HFF role
O’Sullivan contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Colby McKercher (79/91): Playing midfield
McKercher added 25 disposals and 4 marks.
Cooper Trembath (75/82): Playing a forward/ruck role
Trembath contributed with 13 disposals, 8 grabs, 2 tackles, 5 taps and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Nick Larkey (71/61): Starting forward on Ridley
Larkey contributed with 12 possessions, 7 marks and kicked 1.5.
Tom Blamires (70/55): Starting on a wing
Blamires contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Spargo (68/67): Playing a forward role
Spargo contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Jy Simpkin (66/76): Starting on a wing on Day-Wicks
Simpkin contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks and managed 1.1.
Cameron Zurhaar (66/54): Starting in defence
Zurhaar added 15 disposals and 8 marks.
Josh Goater (64/52): Rotating at half back
Goater contributed with 18 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Darling (62/72): Up forward on Jones then got McKay in Q4
Darling contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
George Wardlaw (60/81): Right knee knock in Q4 but returned… 15 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Jacob Konstanty (60/52): Playing small forward
Konstanty contributed with 9 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 2.1.
Wil Dawson (48/38): In defence on Blakiston
Dawson contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 9 ruck taps and managed 0.1.
Aidan Corr (46/51): Playing key defender on Caddy
Corr added 13 disposals and 5 marks.
Zane Duursma (30/39): Playing a half forward lead up role
Duursma contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs and kicked 0.1.
Callum Coleman-Jones (29/13): Playing a forward/ruck role
Coleman-Jones added 8 possessions and 8 taps.
Mason Redman (118/130): Floating in defence
Redman added 29 possessions and 12 marks.
Sam Durham (108/127): Playing central midfield on Davies-Uniacke
Durham contributed with 25 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles and managed 2.0.
Jordan Ridley (98/80): In defence on Larkey
Ridley added 23 touches and 12 marks.
Zach Merrett (96/101): At half back and was tagged by O’Sullivan… switched to half forward in Q4 and lost the tag
Merrett contributed with 22 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Andrew McGrath (91/103): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 26 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Jacob Farrow (90/85): Rotating at half back
Farrow added 26 disposals and 8 marks.
Will Setterfield (77/80): Moved to tag Davies-Uniacke in Q2
Setterfield contributed with 17 touches, 4 grabs and 6 tackles.
Darcy Parish (75/83): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 25 touches, 2 marks and managed 0.1.
Dyson Sharp (69/62): Playing high half forward
Sharp added 21 touches and 6 marks.
Zach Reid (66/87): In defence… switched forward in Q4
Reid contributed with 16 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Archie Perkins (66/40): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 12 disposals, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 0.4.
Sullivan Robey (65/61): Started at half forward… switched on ball in Q4
Robey contributed with 18 possessions, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Nick Bryan (63/70): First ruck
Bryan contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 28 taps.
Harrison Jones (58/46): In defence on Darling… switched to a wing in Q4
Jones contributed with 9 possessions, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (57/51): Playing a half back role
Prior added 13 possessions and 6 marks.
Jye Caldwell (50/34): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell added 12 disposals and 5 marks.
Xavier Duursma (49/48): Starting on a HFF
Duursma added 12 touches and 6 grabs.
Lachie Blakiston (49/57): In attack on Wil Dawson with ruck support
Blakiston contributed with 8 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 9 hit outs.
Archer Day-Wicks (47/54): Started on a wing on Simpkin
Day-Wicks added 14 possessions and 4 grabs.
Nate Caddy (44/45): Starting forward on Corr
Caddy contributed with 6 possessions, 4 marks and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Ben McKay (42/44): In attack on Comben… switched back in Q4 onto Darling
McKay contributed with 7 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.1.
Hussien El Achkar (36/30): Rotating forward
El Achkar contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 2.0.
Isaac Kako (21/13): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 4 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.

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