Player news from R18 of 2026: Brisbane vs Essendon

Lachie Neale (153/153): Playing inside midfield on Caldwell
Neale contributed with 40 disposals, 13 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Will Ashcroft (142/174): Playing central midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 33 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 3.2.
Dayne Zorko (95/94): At half back
Zorko added 32 disposals and 4 grabs.
Jaspa Fletcher (94/94): Starting on a HBF
Fletcher contributed with 23 possessions, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Draper (92/91): Tandem ruck with Fort
Draper contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks, 23 hit outs and booted 2.0.
Cam Rayner (91/79): Rotating from half forward to mids
Rayner contributed with 23 possessions, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Zac Bailey (82/105): Starting on a HFF on Merrett and joining mids
Bailey contributed with 23 disposals, 4 marks and managed 2.0.
Darcy Wilmot (81/79): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot added 23 disposals and 6 grabs.
Bruce Reville (77/91): Starting on a HFF
Reville contributed with 23 disposals, 7 marks and booted 0.1.
Josh Dunkley (75/75): Playing inside midfield on Durham
Dunkley contributed with 16 disposals, 4 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Levi Ashcroft (71/88): Started on a wing on Duursma
Ashcroft contributed with 19 disposals, 5 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Hugh McCluggage (70/77): Playing in midfield
McCluggage contributed with 16 possessions, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Eric Hipwood (68/48): All his goals in second half garbage time… 2.1 from 13 possessions and 6 marks… aided by 3FF. Up forward on Jones.

Kai Lohmann (67/78): Starting at half forward
Lohmann contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 3.1.
Harris Andrews (67/102): In defence on Wright
Andrews added 18 possessions and 8 marks.
Ryan Lester (66/51): In defence on smalls
Lester added 13 disposals and 10 marks.
Logan Morris (65/53): All his goals in second half garbage time… 2.4 from 12 possessions and 4 marks. Starting at FF on Reid.

Jarrod Berry (61/59): Starting on a wing on Clarke
Berry contributed with 16 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Ty Gallop (59/86): Playing key defender on Caddy
Gallop contributed with 9 touches, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Darcy Fort (57/63): Tandem ruck with Draper
Fort contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks and 17 taps.
Charlie Cameron (56/77): First goal but most of his scoring came in Q4 junk time… Booted 2.1 from 7 grabs and 11 possessions… conceded 3 FA. Starting forward on Prior.

Conor McKenna (55/67): Playing a forward role
McKenna contributed with 10 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 2.2.
Noah Answerth (53/43): Playing small defender
Answerth contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Durham (77/106): Playing central midfield on Dunkley
Durham contributed with 22 disposals, 4 grabs and booted 1.0.
Peter Wright (72/75): Playing a forward role on Andrews
Wright contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks and booted 3.4.
Archie Roberts (69/90): Starting at half back
Roberts also had 23 possessions.
Sullivan Robey (69/86): Starting at half forward… switched on ball in Q3
Robey contributed with 20 disposals, 2 grabs and 5 tackles.
Dyson Sharp (68/64): Playing high half forward
Sharp contributed with 16 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (67/81): Playing inside midfield on Neale
Caldwell contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks and 8 tackles.
Nate Caddy (67/78): Starting forward on Gallop
Caddy contributed with 11 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.1.
Andrew McGrath (61/81): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 15 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Archie Perkins (60/55): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 13 disposals, 7 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Mason Redman (58/69): Floating in defence
Redman contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Parish (55/36): Playing in central midfield
Parish added 17 touches and 4 grabs.
Jaxon Prior (53/47): Minding Cameron
Prior contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jacob Farrow (52/60): Rotating at half back
Farrow contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Harrison Jones (50/55): In defence on Hipwood
Jones contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Nick Bryan (49/56): First ruck
Bryan contributed with 5 possessions, 2 tackles and 29 taps.
Max Kondogiannis (48/42): Rotating at half back
Kondogiannis contributed with 9 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Angus Clarke (45/47): Started on a wing on Berry
Clarke contributed with 10 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Isaac Kako (42/43): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Xavier Duursma (41/45): Copped bootstuds on front of left thigh in Q1 in a clash with Dunkley… 15 possessions and 2 marks. Starting on a wing on Levi Ashcroft.

Zach Merrett (35/49): Sheepdogged the contest most of the night… 11 possessions and 2 tackles. Starting at half back on Bailey and joining mids… shifted forward in Q3.

Zach Reid (27/52): In defence on Morris
Reid added 8 disposals and 2 tackles.
Archer Day-Wicks (26/28): Starting forward
Day-Wicks added 8 possessions and booted 0.1.
Lachie Blakiston (10/7): Playing a forward/ruck role
Blakiston contributed with 3 possessions, 7 hit outs and 4 free kicks given away.