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Player news from R21 of 2026: Essendon vs Adelaide

News snippets for Essendon vs Adelaide, R21 of 2026

Peter Wright (110/119): Playing a forward/ruck role on Keane
Wright contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks, 8 hit outs and managed 6.1.
Will Setterfield (104/77): Started at half back… moved to mids in Q3 onto Dawson
Setterfield contributed with 28 touches, 3 marks, 8 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Dyson Sharp (91/100): Playing on ball
Sharp contributed with 22 disposals, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Sam Durham (90/87): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 24 disposals, 4 grabs and 6 tackles.
Zach Merrett (87/109): On ball
Merrett contributed with 28 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jaxon Artemis (84/84): Rotating at half back
Artemis contributed with 20 possessions, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Andrew McGrath (81/83): Playing half back on Rachele
McGrath contributed with 21 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Archie Roberts (76/93): Starting at half back
Roberts added 26 touches and 5 marks.
Mason Redman (74/69): Started on ball on Dawson… reverted to defence after HT
Redman contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Kyle Langford (67/71): In defence on Walker
Langford added 19 touches and 6 marks.
Jacob Farrow (63/51): Rotating at half back
Farrow added 16 touches and 7 marks.
Archer Day-Wicks (60/62): Rotating forward
Day-Wicks contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Zak Johnson (50/51): Rotating at half back
Johnson added 15 possessions and 5 grabs.
Zach Reid (49/62): In defence on Thilthorpe
Reid added 11 possessions and 6 grabs.
Hussien El Achkar (49/77): Rotating forward
El Achkar added 13 disposals and kicked 2.0.
Harrison Jones (48/66): Playing key defender on Ludowyke
Jones contributed with 8 disposals, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Nick Bryan (45/53): First ruck
Bryan contributed with 8 disposals, 2 tackles and 21 taps.
Isaac Kako (43/26): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 7 possessions, 6 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jaxon Prior (40/52): Playing a half back role
Prior added 11 possessions and 2 tackles.
Nate Caddy (39/28): Starting forward on Borlase
Caddy contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and 1.3.
Max Kondogiannis (30/19): Rotating on a wing
Kondogiannis added 9 touches and 2 marks.
Rhys Unwin (29/36): Rotating at half forward
Unwin contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Angus Clarke (26/39): First goal… limped off with left knee injury after landing in Q2 but strapped and returned… then a head knock in a clash with Kako soon after and did not return… 3 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.0. Started forward in a defensive role on Worrell.

Riley Thilthorpe (127/146): Three goals in Q1… 5.2 from 15 possessions and 10 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing a forward/ruck role on Reid.
Thilthorpe also had 9 taps.
Izak Rankine (121/158): Rotating from mids to attack
Rankine contributed with 23 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles and booted 3.0.
Billy Dowling (107/100): Several late Q4 junk time specials… 18 possessions including 13 kicks… also 11 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 3.2. Rotating in attack.

Jordan Dawson (96/110): Playing central midfield on Redman then got Setterfield in Q3
Dawson contributed with 30 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jake Soligo (87/68): Playing a forward role with more CBAs than usual today
Soligo contributed with 19 touches, 5 marks, 7 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Lachlan McAndrew (86/75): First ruck
McAndrew contributed with 12 disposals, 3 tackles, 38 hit outs and managed 0.1.
Daniel Curtin (78/89): Starting on ball
Curtin contributed with 18 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Hugo Hall-Kahan (76/77): Rotating at half back
Hall-Kahan contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Oscar Ryan (75/96): First game… 19 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Rotating in defence.

Callum Ah Chee (72/91): Starting at half forward
Ah Chee contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Josh Rachele (62/59): Starting forward on McGrath
Rachele contributed with 11 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Alex Neal-Bullen (62/77): Playing a high half forward role
Neal-Bullen added 19 possessions and 3 marks.
Josh Worrell (59/62): Head hit the turf in a scrap with Kako off the ball in Q2… 14 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing key defender on Clarke.

Luke Nankervis (57/58): Starting on a HBF
Nankervis contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Isaac Cumming (56/55): Coming off a wing
Cumming contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Michalanney (51/67): Takes the best small forward
Michalanney contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Taylor Walker (51/62): In attack on Langford
Walker contributed with 7 disposals, 5 grabs and kicked 2.1.
Archie Ludowyke (50/57): First game… 9 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Playing key forward on Jones.

Ben Keays (50/60): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 10 possessions, 2 grabs and 3.0.
Zac Taylor (49/68): Playing a forward role
Taylor contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Mark Keane (43/43): Constantly whistled for contact… 6 marks and 15 possessions… gave away 5 FA. In defence on Wright.

Brayden Cook (39/36): Rotating on a wing
Cook added 11 touches and 2 marks.
James Borlase (38/50): Hamstring awareness in Q3 saw him not return… 4 marks and 10 possessions. In defence on Caddy.

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