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Player news from R20 of 2026: Hawthorn vs Essendon

News snippets for Hawthorn vs Essendon, R20 of 2026

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Jarman Impey (147/147): Playing a half back role
Impey contributed with 37 possessions, 12 grabs and booted 1.2.
Jack Gunston (129/119): Three goals in Q2 and four more in Q3… Booted 7.2 from 11 grabs and 16 possessions. Starting forward on Ridley … got Redman in Q2 then Reid in Q3.

Josh Ward (122/122): Playing inside midfield
Ward contributed with 33 touches, 9 marks and 4 tackles.
Connor Macdonald (108/93): Starting at half forward with some mid rotations
Macdonald contributed with 26 touches, 9 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Harry Morrison (105/89): Starting on a wing… switched forward in Q2
Morrison contributed with 26 touches, 9 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Cam Mackenzie (105/110): Rotating in midfield
Mackenzie contributed with 23 possessions, 6 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 1.1.
James Sicily (98/110): In defence without a tall to mark… switched to a wing in Q3 then returned to defence in Q4 onto Wright
Sicily contributed with 27 touches, 10 grabs and managed 0.1.
Will Day (94/100): First goal… 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… 2.0 as well. In central midfield on Durham.

Jai Newcombe (94/110): Playing inside midfield… Setterfield moved to him in Q2
Newcombe contributed with 28 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Ginnivan (87/87): Playing a high half forward role
Ginnivan contributed with 20 disposals, 8 grabs and booted 1.1.
Blake Hardwick (85/94): Playing back pocket
Hardwick contributed with 22 possessions, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Dylan Moore (83/90): Playing a high half forward role
Moore contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (81/67): Starting on a wing
D’Ambrosio added 24 possessions and 6 marks.
Nick Watson (79/101): Playing forward pocket on McGrath
Watson contributed with 14 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 3.3.
Lloyd Meek (76/101): Lead ruck
Meek contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 23 ruck taps and 4 frees against.
Josh Battle (73/84): Playing CHB on Wright… moved to Caddy in Q4
Battle contributed with 21 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Noah Mraz (69/82): In defence and has big Cox
Mraz contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks and 4 hit outs.
Oliver Greeves (65/48): Rotating in midfield
Greeves contributed with 16 touches, 8 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Josh Weddle (64/68): Starting at half back
Weddle added 19 possessions and 7 marks.
Mabior Chol (61/56): Looked sore after falling from a contest with Reid in Q2… limped off favouring left leg in Q3 but returned… 2.1 from 9 possessions and 5 marks. Playing a forward/ruck role on Reid then got McKay in Q3.
Chol also had 2 hit outs.
Tom Barrass (51/51): Benched for the entirety of Q4… 6 marks and 11 possessions. At FB on Caddy.

Bailey Macdonald (46/48): Rotating in defence
Macdonald contributed with 12 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Mitch Lewis (4/6): Bleeding over right eye after a headclash with Day-Wicks in Q1 and he was in Koosbane… stretchered off… 2 possessions. Starting forward on McKay.

Dyson Sharp (102/115): Playing half forward with some CBAs
Sharp contributed with 21 touches, 5 marks, 8 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Zach Merrett (95/100): Started forward with many CBAs
Merrett contributed with 21 possessions, 3 marks and 9 tackles.
Archie Roberts (75/76): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 21 possessions, 4 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Blakiston (72/50): Starting in ruck
Blakiston contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 29 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Mason Redman (72/76): Floating in defence… switched to FB onto Gunston in Q2 then returned to half back in Q3
Redman contributed with 19 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jacob Farrow (71/76): Rotating at half back
Farrow contributed with 21 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Durham (70/72): Playing central midfield on Day
Durham contributed with 14 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles, 0.2 and 3 free kicks given away.
Peter Wright (66/65): Playing a forward/ruck role on Battle then got Sicily in Q4
Wright contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 7 taps and 2.0.
Andrew McGrath (64/78): Minding Watson
McGrath contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (63/69): Started on a wing on D’Ambrosio
Prior contributed with 17 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Angus Clarke (62/52): Started forward… switched back in Q2 to cover injury
Clarke added 14 disposals and 5 grabs.
Nate Caddy (53/63): Started in the middle but mostly forward on Barrass
Caddy contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and 3.1 on the scoreboard.
Sullivan Robey (53/59): Carried off with right knee injury after twisting it in a Meek tackle in Q3… iced up and did not return… 12 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting on ball.

Will Setterfield (52/63): Doing jobs in midfield… moved onto Newcombe in Q2
Setterfield contributed with 15 disposals, 6 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Jaxon Artemis (47/43): Rotating at half back
Artemis added 15 disposals and 3 marks.
Hussien El Achkar (43/45): Eye poke by teammate in Q3… 7 possessions and 7 tackles. Rotating forward.

Zach Reid (40/42): In defence on Chol then moved to Gunston in Q3
Reid contributed with 11 touches, 6 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Nik Cox (36/24): Starting forward on Mraz
Cox contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks and 0.1.
Archer Day-Wicks (34/37): Sore on the right side of his torso in Q4… 9 possessions and 3 marks. Rotating forward.

Isaac Kako (32/31): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Max Kondogiannis (27/15): Rotating at half forward
Kondogiannis added 7 possessions and 3 marks.
Ben McKay (23/35): In defence on Lewis then moved to Chol in Q2
McKay contributed with 5 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (3/8): Right foot injury saw him ruled out in Q2. In defence on Gunston.
Ridley also had 1 disposals.

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